CB8 7RF postcode in Kentford, Suffolk

CB8 7RF is a postcode in Kentford, in the Kentford & Moulton ward of West Suffolk. It is in the West Suffolk parliamentary constituency and the Suffolk police force area, and has been in use since December 2015.

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 100% 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 Kennett 800 m in a straight line

Where CB8 7RF is, and what is near it

Map of CB8 7RF and what is near it Map of CB8 7RF: 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 (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 4 bus stops, over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. A14A11 CB8 7FE: also in CB8 7CB8 7FF: also in CB8 7CB8 7FW: also in CB8 7CB8 7FX: also in CB8 7CB8 7FY: also in CB8 7CB8 7GB: also in CB8 7CB8 7GE: also in CB8 7CB8 7GF: also in CB8 7CB8 7GH: also in CB8 7CB8 7GJ: also in CB8 7CB8 7GR: also in CB8 7CB8 7PL: also in CB8 7CB8 7PN: also in CB8 7CB8 7PP: also in CB8 7CB8 7PR: also in CB8 7CB8 7PT: also in CB8 7CB8 7PU: also in CB8 7CB8 7PW: also in CB8 7CB8 7PX: also in CB8 7CB8 7PY: also in CB8 7CB8 7PZ: also in CB8 7CB8 7QA: also in CB8 7CB8 7QB: also in CB8 7CB8 7QD: also in CB8 7CB8 7QF: also in CB8 7CB8 7QG: also in CB8 7CB8 7QQ: also in CB8 7CB8 7QR: also in CB8 7CB8 7QS: also in CB8 7CB8 7RA: also in CB8 7CB8 7RB: also in CB8 7CB8 7RD: also in CB8 7CB8 7RE: also in CB8 7CB8 7RJ: also in CB8 7CB8 7RQ: also in CB8 7CB8 7UA: also in CB8 7CB8 7US: also in CB8 7CB8 7UU: also in CB8 7CB8 7WD: also in CB8 7CB8 7WE: also in CB8 7CB8 7WF: also in CB8 7CB8 7WL: also in CB8 7CB8 7WN: also in CB8 7CB8 7WP: also in CB8 7CB8 7WQ: also in CB8 7CB8 7WR: also in CB8 7CB8 7WS: also in CB8 7CB8 7WT: also in CB8 7 2 GP practices, 6.2–6.3 kmSchool 6.6 kmNewmarket station 6.6 kmNewmarket Academy 6.7 kmNewmarket North CB8 7RF Map of CB8 7RF and what is near it Map of CB8 7RF: 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 (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 4 bus stops, over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. 4 places, 6.2–6.7 kmNewmarket North CB8 7RF
  • CB8 7RF
  • Other postcodes in CB8 7: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 4 bus stops
  • 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 52.2700, longitude 0.4883)

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; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after CB8 7RF?

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 7RF?

Every home and business at CB8 7RF can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% 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 7RF?

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

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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 7RF 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 7RF.

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 7RF: 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 7RF 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 7RF?

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 7RF

HM Land Registry records 6 standard sales of homes in CB8 7RF from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 31 July 2026. The middle price was £346,250, from £244,000 to £477,500. Across CB8 7, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £315,000. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of 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 CB8 7RF?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,090 homes in the neighbourhood around CB8 7RF. The largest share of them, 27%, are in council tax band D. More were built from 1965 to 1982 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 7RF

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 £4,703 (band H); band D, the most common, is £2,351.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 70 (6%)£1,568
Band Babout 130 (12%)£1,829
Band Cabout 170 (16%)£2,090
Band Dabout 290 (27%)£2,351
Band Eabout 180 (17%)£2,874
Band Fabout 180 (17%)£3,397
Band Gabout 60 (6%)£3,919
Band Habout 10 (1%)£4,703

When the homes were built

  1. 18% Before 1900
  2. 2% 1900 to 1918
  3. 2% 1919 to 1939
  4. 12% 1945 to 1964
  5. 21% 1965 to 1982
  6. 9% 1983 to 1999
  7. 5% 2000 to 2009
  8. 21% 2010 to 2019
  9. 9% 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 7RF is in (ONS area E01029957), 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 7RF?

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

Primary

Secondary

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

The nearest railway station to the centre of CB8 7RF is Kennett Rail Station, 800 metres away in a straight line.

  • Kennett Rail Station Railway station 800 mWalk
  • Newmarket Rail Station Railway station 6.6 kmDrive

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

4 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Business Park, 246 m away.

More stations near CB8 7RF, 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 7RF?

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

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of CB8 7RF on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.

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

Which dentists are near CB8 7RF?

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

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 7RF?

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

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

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

The centre of CB8 7RF 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 7RF?

Police.uk records 6 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of CB8 7RF in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences6 reports

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 7RF

Ward
Kentford & Moulton
Parish
Kentford
Region
East of England
Country
England
Built-up area
Kentford
Rural or urban
Smaller rural, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
December 2015

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

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CB8 7RJ60 mCB8 7RD60 mCB8 8FJ80 mCB8 8FA150 mCB8 8FU160 mCB8 8JY200 m
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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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