CB8 7LF postcode in West Suffolk, Suffolk

CB8 7LF is a postcode in West Suffolk, in the Exning ward. It is in the West Suffolk parliamentary constituency and the Suffolk police force area, and has been in use since April 2022.

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 can get it. West Suffolk: 83% Typical price £315,000 Homes sold in CB8 7, last 12 months. ▼ 18.1% on the year before Nearest station Newmarket 4.0 km in a straight line

Where CB8 7LF is, and what is near it

Map of CB8 7LF and what is near it Map of CB8 7LF: its centre point, with the 259 other postcodes in the CB8 7 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. CB8 7AR: also in CB8 7CB8 7AS: also in CB8 7CB8 7AT: also in CB8 7CB8 7AX: also in CB8 7CB8 7AZ: also in CB8 7CB8 7BB: also in CB8 7CB8 7BD: also in CB8 7CB8 7BG: also in CB8 7CB8 7BH: also in CB8 7CB8 7BJ: also in CB8 7CB8 7BN: also in CB8 7CB8 7BQ: also in CB8 7CB8 7BW: also in CB8 7CB8 7EH: also in CB8 7CB8 7EJ: also in CB8 7CB8 7EL: also in CB8 7CB8 7EN: also in CB8 7CB8 7ES: also in CB8 7CB8 7ET: also in CB8 7CB8 7EU: also in CB8 7CB8 7EW: also in CB8 7CB8 7EX: also in CB8 7CB8 7FJ: also in CB8 7CB8 7FN: also in CB8 7CB8 7HA: also in CB8 7CB8 7HB: also in CB8 7CB8 7HE: also in CB8 7CB8 7HF: also in CB8 7CB8 7HP: also in CB8 7CB8 7HS: also in CB8 7CB8 7HT: also in CB8 7CB8 7HU: also in CB8 7CB8 7HX: also in CB8 7CB8 7JE: also in CB8 7CB8 7JF: also in CB8 7CB8 7JN: also in CB8 7CB8 7JP: also in CB8 7CB8 7JR: also in CB8 7CB8 7JS: also in CB8 7CB8 7JT: also in CB8 7CB8 7JU: also in CB8 7CB8 7JW: also in CB8 7CB8 7JZ: also in CB8 7CB8 7LB: also in CB8 7CB8 7LD: also in CB8 7CB8 7LE: also in CB8 7CB8 7LH: also in CB8 7CB8 7LJ: also in CB8 7CB8 7LL: also in CB8 7CB8 7LN: also in CB8 7CB8 7LP: also in CB8 7CB8 7LS: also in CB8 7CB8 7LT: also in CB8 7CB8 7LU: also in CB8 7CB8 7LW: also in CB8 7CB8 7LY: also in CB8 7CB8 7LZ: also in CB8 7CB8 7NA: also in CB8 7CB8 7NJ: also in CB8 7CB8 7NN: also in CB8 7CB8 7NP: also in CB8 7CB8 7NQ: also in CB8 7CB8 7NS: also in CB8 7CB8 7NT: also in CB8 7CB8 7NU: also in CB8 7CB8 7NW: also in CB8 7CB8 7PA: also in CB8 7CB8 7PB: also in CB8 7CB8 7PF: also in CB8 7CB8 7PG: also in CB8 7CB8 7RN: also in CB8 7CB8 7RP: also in CB8 7CB8 7RR: also in CB8 7CB8 7RS: also in CB8 7CB8 7RW: also in CB8 7 School 1.9 kmKennett station 6.8 kmNewmarket North CB8 7LF Map of CB8 7LF and what is near it Map of CB8 7LF: its centre point, with the 259 other postcodes in the CB8 7 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. 2 schools, 1.9–2.7 kmNewmarket North CB8 7LF
  • CB8 7LF
  • Other postcodes in CB8 7: 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 52.2728, longitude 0.3915)

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 CB8 7LF?

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 CB8 7LF?

Every home and business at CB8 7LF can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, but none can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)0% can get it

West Suffolk: 83%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

West Suffolk: 99%

The line marks the figure across West Suffolk.

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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 CB8 7LF?

BinDayBuddy has not read West Suffolk District Council's days for CB8 7LF today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for CB8 7LF 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 CB8 7LF 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 CB8 7LF.

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 West Suffolk

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for CB8 7LF: 9,522 properties in West Suffolk are at high risk (8.2% of all its properties). All the figures for West Suffolk

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 CB8 7LF 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 CB8 7LF?

Homes in CB8 7 sold for a typical £315,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 109 sales, down 18.1% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£315,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
12 months to August 2025
£384,850
12 months to August 2026
£315,000

▼ down 18.1% on the 12 months before

Detached£499,995 45 sales
Semi-detached£295,000 19 sales
Terraced£230,000 36 sales
Flat or maisonette£295,000 9 sales

Across the whole CB8 district: a typical £325,000 from 397 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 CB8 7LF

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in CB8 7LF 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 CB8 7LF

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at CB8 7LF. 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 CB8 7LF?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,270 homes in the neighbourhood around CB8 7LF. The largest share of them, 37%, are in council tax band B. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (21%). 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 CB8 7LF

Band D in West Suffolk for 2026‑27: £2,351. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,568 (band A) to £3,919 (band G); band B, the most common, is £1,829.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 140 (11%)£1,568
Band Babout 470 (37%)£1,829
Band Cabout 100 (8%)£2,090
Band Dabout 250 (20%)£2,351
Band Eabout 150 (12%)£2,874
Band Fabout 80 (6%)£3,397
Band Gabout 80 (6%)£3,919
Band Hwithheld£4,703

When the homes were built

  1. 21% Before 1900
  2. 3% 1900 to 1918
  3. 8% 1919 to 1939
  4. 16% 1945 to 1964
  5. 14% 1965 to 1982
  6. 6% 1983 to 1999
  7. 5% 2000 to 2009
  8. 13% 2010 to 2019
  9. 14% 2020 or later

Averages for West Suffolk 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 CB8 7LF is in (ONS area E01029937), 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 CB8 7LF?

The nearest open schools to CB8 7LF, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near CB8 7LF, 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 CB8 7LF?

The nearest railway station to the centre of CB8 7LF is Newmarket Rail Station, 4.0 km away in a straight line.

  • Newmarket Rail Station Railway station 4.0 kmCycle
  • Kennett Rail Station Railway station 6.8 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 CB8 7LF, 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 CB8 7LF?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of CB8 7LF, 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 CB8 7LF?

0 within 1 km 3 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of CB8 7LF, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Newmarket Supercharger Charging point · 8 chargers · CCS · up to 250 kW 1.2 kmCycle
  • Pod Point Charging point · 6 chargers 1.4 kmCycle
  • InstaVolt Charging point · 2 chargers 1.5 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 CB8 7LF?

The nearest to the centre of CB8 7LF, 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 CB8 7LF?

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 CB8 7LF?

The nearest care homes to the centre of CB8 7LF, 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 CB8 7LF?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of CB8 7LF, 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 CB8 7LF?

The nearest vets to the centre of CB8 7LF 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 CB8 7LF in a conservation area?

The centre of CB8 7LF 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 CB8 7LF?

Police.uk records 18 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of CB8 7LF in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Other theft7 reports
Violence and sexual offences3 reports
Criminal damage and arson2 reports
Vehicle crime2 reports
Shoplifting2 reports
Anti-social behaviour1 report

Also: burglary 1.

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 CB8 7LF

Ward
Exning
Parish
Exning
Region
East of England
Country
England
Rural or urban
Smaller rural, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
April 2022

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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