CB5 8AD postcode in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire

CB5 8AD is a postcode in Cambridge, in the Market ward. It is in the Cambridge parliamentary constituency and the Cambridgeshire police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

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 80% of homes and businesses at CB5 8AD can get it Across Cambridge: 95% Typical price £405,000 Homes sold in CB5 8, last 12 months. ▼ 11% on the year before Nearest station Cambridge 2.1 km in a straight line

Where CB5 8AD is, and what is near it

Map of CB5 8AD and what is near it Map of CB5 8AD: its centre point, with the 278 other postcodes in the CB5 8 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices, 11 bus stops and 7 EV charging points (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. CB5 8AB: also in CB5 8CB5 8AF: also in CB5 8CB5 8AG: also in CB5 8CB5 8AJ: also in CB5 8CB5 8AL: also in CB5 8CB5 8AN: also in CB5 8CB5 8AP: also in CB5 8CB5 8AQ: also in CB5 8CB5 8AR: also in CB5 8CB5 8AS: also in CB5 8CB5 8AT: also in CB5 8CB5 8AW: also in CB5 8CB5 8BA: also in CB5 8CB5 8BL: also in CB5 8CB5 8BN: also in CB5 8CB5 8BP: also in CB5 8CB5 8BQ: also in CB5 8CB5 8BS: also in CB5 8CB5 8BW: also in CB5 8CB5 8DA: also in CB5 8CB5 8DD: also in CB5 8CB5 8DE: also in CB5 8CB5 8DG: also in CB5 8CB5 8DH: also in CB5 8CB5 8DJ: also in CB5 8CB5 8DL: also in CB5 8CB5 8DN: also in CB5 8CB5 8DP: also in CB5 8CB5 8DQ: also in CB5 8CB5 8DR: also in CB5 8CB5 8DS: also in CB5 8CB5 8DT: also in CB5 8CB5 8DW: also in CB5 8CB5 8DZ: also in CB5 8CB5 8EA: also in CB5 8CB5 8EG: also in CB5 8CB5 8ER: also in CB5 8CB5 8EU: also in CB5 8CB5 8FS: also in CB5 8CB5 8JP: also in CB5 8CB5 8JX: also in CB5 8CB5 8JY: also in CB5 8CB5 8NY: also in CB5 8CB5 8NZ: also in CB5 8CB5 8TH: also in CB5 8CB5 8TJ: also in CB5 8 Evolt 1.0 kmCambridge station 2.1 kmCambridge CB5 8AD Map of CB5 8AD and what is near it Map of CB5 8AD: its centre point, with the 278 other postcodes in the CB5 8 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices, 11 bus stops and 7 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. School 1.0 kmAbbey CB5 8AD
  • CB5 8AD
  • Other postcodes in CB5 8: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 11 bus stops
  • 7 EV charging points
  • 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 52.2087, longitude 0.1191)

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; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after CB5 8AD?

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 CB5 8AD?

Every home and business at CB5 8AD can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 80% can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

CB5 8AD 80% Cambridge 95%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

CB5 8AD 100% Cambridge 99%
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 CB5 8AD?

BinDayBuddy has not read Cambridge City Council's days for CB5 8AD today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for CB5 8AD 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 CB5 8AD 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 CB5 8AD.

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 Cambridge

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for CB5 8AD: 5,669 properties in Cambridge are at high risk (7.9% of all its properties). All the figures for Cambridge

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 CB5 8AD is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near CB5 8AD?

Homes in CB5 8 sold for a typical £405,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 81 sales, down 11% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£405,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£455,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 11% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £625,000 5 sales
  • Semi-detached £460,000 23 sales
  • Terraced £440,750 26 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £290,000 27 sales

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

Across the whole CB5 district: a typical £405,000 from 81 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 CB5 8AD

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in CB5 8AD 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

Food hygiene ratings at CB5 8AD

The Food Standards Agency lists 2 food businesses at CB5 8AD. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near CB5 8AD?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 660 homes in the neighbourhood around CB5 8AD. The largest share of them, 29%, are in council tax band G. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (53%). 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 CB5 8AD

Band D in Cambridge for 2026‑27: £2,467. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,645 (band A) to £4,934 (band H); band G, the most common, is £4,112.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 40 (6%)£1,645
Band Babout 60 (9%)£1,919
Band Cabout 140 (21%)£2,193
Band Dabout 80 (12%)£2,467
Band Eabout 40 (6%)£3,015
Band Fabout 90 (14%)£3,563
Band Gabout 190 (29%)£4,112
Band Habout 20 (3%)£4,934

When the homes were built

  1. 53% Before 1900
  2. 3% 1900 to 1918
  3. 2% 1919 to 1939
  4. None 1945 to 1964
  5. 21% 1965 to 1982
  6. 16% 1983 to 1999
  7. 2% 2000 to 2009
  8. 2% 2010 to 2019
  9. 2% 2020 or later

1945 to 1964: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Cambridge 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 CB5 8AD is in (ONS area E01035515), 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 CB5 8AD?

The nearest open schools to CB5 8AD, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near CB5 8AD, 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 CB5 8AD?

The nearest railway station to the centre of CB5 8AD is Cambridge Rail Station, 2.1 km away in a straight line.

  • Cambridge Rail Station Railway station 2.1 kmCycle
  • Cambridge North Rail Station Railway station 3.2 kmCycle

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

11 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest The Busway Park Street, 33 m away.

More stations near CB5 8AD, 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 CB5 8AD?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of CB5 8AD, 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 CB5 8AD?

7 within 1 km 61 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of CB5 8AD, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • E B CHARGING Charging point · 1 charger · Type 2, CCS, CHAdeMO · up to 50 kW 800 mWalk
  • E B CHARGING Charging point · 1 charger · Type 2, CCS, CHAdeMO · up to 50 kW 800 mWalk
  • BP Pulse Charging point · 2 chargers · Type 2 800 mWalk

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 CB5 8AD?

The nearest to the centre of CB5 8AD, 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 CB5 8AD?

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 CB5 8AD?

The nearest care homes to the centre of CB5 8AD, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

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 CB5 8AD?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of CB5 8AD, 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 CB5 8AD?

The nearest vets to the centre of CB5 8AD 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 CB5 8AD in a conservation area?

The centre of CB5 8AD is in 2 areas with planning rules of their own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

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 CB5 8AD?

Police.uk records 762 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of CB5 8AD in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences197 reports
Anti-social behaviour146 reports
Shoplifting123 reports
Bicycle theft56 reports
Public order49 reports
Other theft47 reports

Also: criminal damage and arson 44, burglary 23, theft from the person 19, vehicle crime 16, drugs 13, possession of weapons 11, robbery 9, other crime 9.

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 CB5 8AD

Ward
Market
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
East of England
Country
England
Built-up area
Cambridge
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

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

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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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