CB23 8DS postcode in South Cambridgeshire, Cambridgeshire

CB23 8DS is a postcode in South Cambridgeshire, in the Longstanton ward. It is in the St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire parliamentary constituency and the Cambridgeshire police force area, and has been in use since September 2006.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 0% of homes and businesses at CB23 8DS can get it Across South Cambridgeshire: 86% Typical price £360,000 Homes sold in CB23 8, last 12 months. ▲ 7.5% on the year before Nearest station Cambridge North 9.7 km in a straight line

Where CB23 8DS is, and what is near it

Map of CB23 8DS and what is near it Map of CB23 8DS: its centre point, with the 107 other postcodes in the CB23 8 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. CB23 8AP: also in CB23 8CB23 8BH: also in CB23 8CB23 8DP: also in CB23 8CB23 8DT: also in CB23 8CB23 8DU: also in CB23 8CB23 8DX: also in CB23 8CB23 8DY: also in CB23 8CB23 8DZ: also in CB23 8CB23 8EA: also in CB23 8CB23 8ED: also in CB23 8CB23 8EE: also in CB23 8CB23 8EF: also in CB23 8CB23 8EH: also in CB23 8CB23 8EJ: also in CB23 8CB23 8EL: also in CB23 8CB23 8EN: also in CB23 8CB23 8EP: also in CB23 8CB23 8EQ: also in CB23 8CB23 8ER: also in CB23 8CB23 8ES: also in CB23 8CB23 8EU: also in CB23 8CB23 8HB: also in CB23 8CB23 8HL: also in CB23 8CB23 8SA: also in CB23 8CB23 8SD: also in CB23 8CB23 8SE: also in CB23 8CB23 8SF: also in CB23 8CB23 8SG: also in CB23 8CB23 8SJ: also in CB23 8CB23 8SL: also in CB23 8CB23 8SP: also in CB23 8CB23 8SQ: also in CB23 8CB23 8SW: also in CB23 8CB23 8SZ: also in CB23 8CB23 8TA: also in CB23 8CB23 8TL: also in CB23 8CB23 8TQ: also in CB23 8CB23 8TU: also in CB23 8CB23 8UA: also in CB23 8CB23 8UD: also in CB23 8 School 2.5 kmSchool 3.4 kmSwavesey Surgery 3.8 kmCambridge North station 9.7 kmBar Hill CB23 8DS Map of CB23 8DS and what is near it Map of CB23 8DS: its centre point, with the 107 other postcodes in the CB23 8 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. School 2.5 km2 schools, 3.3–3.4 kmCambridge North station 9.7 kmBar Hill CB23 8DS
  • CB23 8DS
  • Other postcodes in CB23 8: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 52.2611, longitude 0.0300)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after CB23 8DS?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. What each council does: GOV.UK. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at CB23 8DS?

None of the homes and businesses at CB23 8DS can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

CB23 8DS 0% South Cambridgeshire 86%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

CB23 8DS 0% South Cambridgeshire 98%
Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at CB23 8DS?

South Cambridgeshire District Council gives bin days for each home rather than each postcode. BinDayBuddy finds yours from your house number, from the council's own system.

Find the bin days for your home on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is CB23 8DS at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include CB23 8DS.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across South Cambridgeshire

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for CB23 8DS: 3,011 properties in South Cambridgeshire are at high risk (3.1% of all its properties). All the figures for South Cambridgeshire

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of CB23 8DS is in one of the Environment Agency's flood warning areas. No warning or alert was in force for it at 18:21 on 22 October 2026.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026; warnings in force checked at 18:21 on 22 October 2026, using Environment Agency flood and river level data from the real-time data API (Beta). Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near CB23 8DS?

Homes in CB23 8 sold for a typical £360,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 63 sales, up 7.5% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£360,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£335,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 7.5% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £507,500 26 sales
  • Semi-detached £325,000 23 sales
  • Terraced £281,000 14 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole CB23 district: a typical £390,000 from 368 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in CB23 8DS

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in CB23 8DS from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near CB23 8DS?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 970 homes in the neighbourhood around CB23 8DS. The largest share of them, 25%, are in council tax band D. More were built in 2020 or later than in any other period (42%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around CB23 8DS

Band D in South Cambridgeshire for 2026‑27: £2,536. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,691 (band A) to £4,227 (band G); band D, the most common, is £2,536.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 110 (11%)£1,691
Band Babout 120 (12%)£1,973
Band Cabout 210 (22%)£2,254
Band Dabout 240 (25%)£2,536
Band Eabout 180 (19%)£3,100
Band Fabout 80 (8%)£3,663
Band Gabout 30 (3%)£4,227
Band Hwithheld£5,073

When the homes were built

  1. 2% Before 1900
  2. Withheld 1900 to 1918
  3. 1% 1919 to 1939
  4. 10% 1945 to 1964
  5. 12% 1965 to 1982
  6. 6% 1983 to 1999
  7. 11% 2000 to 2009
  8. 15% 2010 to 2019
  9. 42% 2020 or later

Averages for South Cambridgeshire before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of CB23 8DS is in (ONS area E01035558), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near CB23 8DS?

The nearest open schools to CB23 8DS, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near CB23 8DS, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to CB23 8DS?

The nearest railway station to the centre of CB23 8DS is Cambridge North Rail Station, 9.7 km away in a straight line.

  • Cambridge North Rail Station Railway station 9.7 kmDrive
  • Cambridge Rail Station Railway station 10.5 kmDrive

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

No bus stop within 400 metres in the Department for Transport's register.

More stations near CB23 8DS, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near CB23 8DS?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of CB23 8DS, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near CB23 8DS?

0 within 1 km 4 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of CB23 8DS, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Cambridge Supercharger Charging point · 12 chargers · CCS · up to 250 kW 1.0 kmWalk
  • Pod Point Charging point · No details mapped 1.1 kmWalk
  • Gridserve Charging point · 5 chargers · Type 2, CCS, CHAdeMO · up to 50 kW 2.8 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near CB23 8DS?

The nearest to the centre of CB23 8DS, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to CB23 8DS?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near CB23 8DS?

The nearest care homes to the centre of CB23 8DS, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

  • Chamarel Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report December 2018, over 3 years old · Phone 01954 789856 2.3 kmCycle
  • Midfield Lodge Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report May 2019, over 3 years old · Phone 01223 232267 2.7 kmCycle

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near CB23 8DS?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of CB23 8DS, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near CB23 8DS?

The nearest vets to the centre of CB23 8DS on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is CB23 8DS in a conservation area?

The centre of CB23 8DS is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near CB23 8DS?

Police.uk records 14 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of CB23 8DS in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Shoplifting5 reports
Anti-social behaviour4 reports
Vehicle crime3 reports
Public order1 report
Other crime1 report

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for CB23 8DS

Ward
Longstanton
Parish
Longstanton
Region
East of England
Country
England
Rural or urban
Smaller rural, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
September 2006

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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CB23 8EU730 mCB23 8EF740 mCB23 8UD740 mCB23 8EJ800 mCB23 8BH830 mCB23 8TU860 m
All of CB23

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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