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CB4 2 in Cambridge

Cambridge council area · CB4 2 postcode sector

Explore recorded housing and local services for postcode sector CB4 2 in Cambridge. Check the data sources, coverage and nearby sectors.

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Area guideCB4 2 · CB4 district6 of 6 evidence categories available

A first look at CB4 2

Start with the home, then the everyday details. These records describe a postcode sector; check the address before deciding.

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Recorded sale median
£375,000115 sales · 2025
Nearest recorded station
1.9 kmUndated · straight line from the approximate centre
Evidence available
6 / 6Data categories, not an area rating

The house median is £419,500 from 78 sales; the flat median is £260,000 from 37 sales in CB4 2. These are different property groups, and the transactions are from 2025. Different property mixes can change the medians.

What stands out in the records

  • Broadband availability

    Gigabit availability averages 98.7% across 286 residential postcode records in CB4 2, using Ofcom's January 2026 snapshot. This gives each postcode equal weight, not each home. Check the exact address for service.

  • Mapped parks nearby

    The nearest mapped park is 0.1 km from the CB4 2 sector centre, with 51 mapped parks within 1 km. These are map counts and straight-line distances, not a measure of park quality or access routes.

  • Station and supermarket distances

    From the CB4 2 sector centre, the nearest mapped station is 1.9 km away and supermarket 0.3 km away in a straight line. These are not journey times.

Streets and surroundings

See streets and nearby places within about 1 km of the approximate postcode sector centre. The marker does not show a specific address or the sector boundary.

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Housing

What homes have sold for

These are recorded sale medians for CB4 2. They are not current asking prices or valuations.

Hover or tap a bar to see the sales sample.

115 sales in sample
78 sales in sample
9 sales in sample
23 sales in sample
46 sales in sample
37 sales in sample
Land Registry source

Transfers dated 2025. A small sample can move the median sharply.

The dated rent series below covers a wider local authority, not this postcode sector. Use live rental searches below to check current asking rents.

How prices have changed nearby

ONS monthly averages for Cambridge local authority. This is a wider area than the postcode sector above, whose recorded sale figures are medians for 2025.

This sector overlaps more than one council area

ONS boundaries dated December 2025 put the largest share of the mapped sector overlap in Cambridge, about 61.1%. This compares land area, not homes or addresses.

Other overlaps of at least 5%: South Cambridgeshire 38.9%. The charts cover Cambridge only.

The boundaries cover about 100% of the stored sector shape. Coastlines, simplified boundaries and source dates can leave gaps or small overlaps. ONS boundary source, Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025.

Average monthly private rent

£1,805Latest observed month · Aug 2026

Average monthly private rent, Sept 2020 to Aug 2026Monthly values from £1,370 to £1,806. Missing months leave gaps. Tap the chart or use the month slider to inspect an observation.£1.8k£1.6k£1.4k202020232026
Aug 2026£1,805

Sept 2020 to Aug 2026 · Latest figure provisional · Not a current asking rent.

How to read these figures

The ONS rent measure includes new and existing tenancies. Missing source months remain gaps. No later months are estimated.

ONS release: 16 September 2026. Read the source data.

View all 72 monthly figures
Average monthly private rent, Sept 2020 to Aug 2026
MonthAverage
Aug 2026£1,805
Jul 2026£1,806
Jun 2026£1,804
May 2026£1,805
Apr 2026£1,800
Mar 2026£1,795
Feb 2026£1,793
Jan 2026£1,797
Dec 2025£1,793
Nov 2025£1,783
Oct 2025£1,774
Sept 2025£1,772
Aug 2025£1,773
Jul 2025£1,773
Jun 2025£1,773
May 2025£1,769
Apr 2025£1,766
Mar 2025£1,763
Feb 2025£1,760
Jan 2025£1,759
Dec 2024£1,750
Nov 2024£1,738
Oct 2024£1,719
Sept 2024£1,705
Aug 2024£1,685
Jul 2024£1,669
Jun 2024£1,654
May 2024£1,652
Apr 2024£1,647
Mar 2024£1,639
Feb 2024£1,629
Jan 2024£1,618
Dec 2023£1,607
Nov 2023£1,592
Oct 2023£1,581
Sept 2023£1,570
Aug 2023£1,561
Jul 2023£1,553
Jun 2023£1,547
May 2023£1,540
Apr 2023£1,528
Mar 2023£1,520
Feb 2023£1,507
Jan 2023£1,499
Dec 2022£1,489
Nov 2022£1,483
Oct 2022£1,475
Sept 2022£1,469
Aug 2022£1,464
Jul 2022£1,462
Jun 2022£1,459
May 2022£1,455
Apr 2022£1,448
Mar 2022£1,439
Feb 2022£1,432
Jan 2022£1,426
Dec 2021£1,420
Nov 2021£1,415
Oct 2021£1,407
Sept 2021£1,398
Aug 2021£1,390
Jul 2021£1,387
Jun 2021£1,387
May 2021£1,385
Apr 2021£1,387
Mar 2021£1,389
Feb 2021£1,391
Jan 2021£1,389
Dec 2020£1,387
Nov 2020£1,380
Oct 2020£1,376
Sept 2020£1,370

Average house price

£475,151Latest observed month · Jul 2026

Average house price, Aug 2020 to Jul 2026Monthly values from £440,688 to £521,404. Missing months leave gaps. Tap the chart or use the month slider to inspect an observation.£521.4k£481k£440.7k202020232026
Jul 2026£475,151

Aug 2020 to Jul 2026 · Latest figure provisional · Not a current asking price or valuation.

How to read these figures

The UK House Price Index uses a geometric mean for this local authority. It differs from the sector sale median above in geography, period and calculation. Missing source months remain gaps. No later months are estimated.

ONS release: 16 September 2026. Read the source data.

View all 72 monthly figures
Average house price, Aug 2020 to Jul 2026
MonthAverage
Jul 2026£475,151
Jun 2026£469,993
May 2026£467,721
Apr 2026£465,632
Mar 2026£467,924
Feb 2026£472,139
Jan 2026£469,160
Dec 2025£482,971
Nov 2025£482,071
Oct 2025£488,895
Sept 2025£481,037
Aug 2025£480,901
Jul 2025£475,119
Jun 2025£476,594
May 2025£474,445
Apr 2025£482,516
Mar 2025£482,224
Feb 2025£483,396
Jan 2025£488,920
Dec 2024£498,223
Nov 2024£504,652
Oct 2024£505,831
Sept 2024£499,418
Aug 2024£495,874
Jul 2024£486,286
Jun 2024£483,266
May 2024£475,390
Apr 2024£474,466
Mar 2024£471,772
Feb 2024£479,573
Jan 2024£486,081
Dec 2023£493,334
Nov 2023£494,134
Oct 2023£490,972
Sept 2023£484,079
Aug 2023£496,148
Jul 2023£500,452
Jun 2023£500,004
May 2023£491,030
Apr 2023£488,803
Mar 2023£493,866
Feb 2023£491,393
Jan 2023£494,740
Dec 2022£511,484
Nov 2022£521,404
Oct 2022£518,718
Sept 2022£508,588
Aug 2022£503,016
Jul 2022£494,197
Jun 2022£490,181
May 2022£483,822
Apr 2022£492,498
Mar 2022£489,014
Feb 2022£486,633
Jan 2022£466,918
Dec 2021£455,877
Nov 2021£454,327
Oct 2021£455,388
Sept 2021£456,035
Aug 2021£454,840
Jul 2021£453,379
Jun 2021£448,409
May 2021£440,688
Apr 2021£441,362
Mar 2021£443,405
Feb 2021£452,932
Jan 2021£456,616
Dec 2020£457,700
Nov 2020£456,502
Oct 2020£452,466
Sept 2020£457,699
Aug 2020£455,218
Everyday life

Connections and nearby services

Service distances are straight lines from an approximate sector centre. They do not measure a route or journey time.

Broadband and mobile

  • Gigabit availability across postcodesEstimate98.7%Mean across 286 residential postcode percentages · January 2026
  • 4G outdoor coverage100%Local authority: Cambridge; 61,788 premises; at least one operator · January 2026
  • 5G outdoor coverage100%Local authority: Cambridge; 61,788 premises; at least one operator · January 2026
Sources and limits
  • Gigabit availability across postcodesMean across 286 residential postcode percentages · January 2026Source: Ofcom Connected Nations · Source dataUnweighted mean of postcode availability percentages, not the percentage of sector premises. Check availability at the address.
  • 4G outdoor coverageLocal authority: Cambridge; 61,788 premises; at least one operator · January 2026Source: Ofcom Connected Nations · Source dataPredicted percentage of local-authority premises with outdoor coverage from at least one operator. Not every network or a sector-level estimate.
  • 5G outdoor coverageLocal authority: Cambridge; 61,788 premises; at least one operator · January 2026Source: Ofcom Connected Nations · Source dataHigh-confidence predicted outdoor coverage of local-authority premises from at least one operator. Check the actual network and address.

Broadband is a mean of residential postcode percentages, not a sector premises rate. Mobile figures describe outdoor coverage from at least one operator across the named local authority. Check your network and address.

Transport and amenities

Scale: 0 to 5 km · Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshot

  • Nearest train station1.9 km
  • Nearest supermarket0.4 km
  • Nearest post office0.6 km
  • Nearest GP practice0.5 km
  • Nearest hospital4.4 km
  • Nearest gym0.6 km
  • Nearest restaurant0.6 km
  • Nearest community centre0.3 km
  • Nearest mapped free parking0 km
  • Nearest Waitrose2.6 km
  • Mapped pubs in sector2 pubsInside postcode sector boundary · Undated snapshot
Sources and limits
  • Nearest train stationStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap rail stationsDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest supermarketStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap supermarketsDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest post officeStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap post officesDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest GP practiceStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: Government GP practice locationsDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest hospitalStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: Government hospital locations in EnglandDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest gymStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap gymsDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest restaurantStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap restaurantsDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest community centreStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap community centresDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest mapped free parkingStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap parkingDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest WaitroseStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: Waitrose and OpenStreetMap location dataDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Mapped pubs in sectorInside postcode sector boundary · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap pubsA mapped venue count, not a guarantee that venues are currently open.

Outdoor access

Scale: 0 to 5 km · Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshot

  • Nearest park0.1 km
  • Distance-weighted green space within 1 km0 weighted haWithin 1 km of sector centroid · Undated snapshot
  • Parks within 1 km51 parksWithin 1 km of sector centroid · Undated snapshot
Sources and limits
  • Nearest parkStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap parksDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Distance-weighted green space within 1 kmWithin 1 km of sector centroid · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap-derived sector statisticsWeighted access measure, not the actual land area of the sector.
  • Parks within 1 kmWithin 1 km of sector centroid · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap-derived sector statisticsCounts mapped parks near the sector centre.
Local details

Places in the records

Explore named places in the available records. Map links appear only where the source includes a location.

Supermarket brand distances

Waitrose
6.63 km
Tesco
0.35 km
Sainsbury's
2.65 km
Aldi
1.83 km
Lidl
2.55 km
M&S
2.88 km

Straight-line distance from the sector centre. A nearby shop may be outside the sector.

About these records

SourceStored supermarket brand locations, mainly OpenStreetMap; Waitrose also uses a brand location file

Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. A value under 1 km does not prove a shop is inside the boundary. Locations and opening status are undated.

Listed buildings

Recorded listed buildings
4
Grade II
4

Recorded points inside this sector. The dataset covers England.

About these records

SourceHistoric England listed-building points

Recorded points inside this sector. The source covers England; absence of this block does not establish that there are no listed buildings.

Mapped bathing-water site

Sheep's Green, River Cam
3.89 km

Nearest mapped bathing-water site, not necessarily the nearest beach. No current water-quality claim.

About these records

SourceEnvironment Agency bathing-water locations in England

Nearest site in this dataset, measured in a straight line from the sector centre. It is not necessarily the nearest beach. The stored classification has no verified year, so no current water-quality claim is made.

Named pubs recorded in the sector

The Carlton Arms
Mapped in sectorSee location
The Ship
Mapped in sectorSee location

Undated map records. Check that a pub still exists and is open before visiting.

About these records

SourceOpenStreetMap pub locations

Up to six names from an undated map snapshot. Check whether a venue still exists or is open before visiting.

Schools

School evidence

Recorded school locations, not catchment areas or a promise of admission.

5Primaryrecorded inside sector
Nearest recorded in England dataset0.2 kmStraight line from approximate sector centre
Historical inspection ratings

100% of rated schools in the source dataset were rated Good or better. The rated-school denominator and inspection dates are unknown, so this is not a current rating for the schools counted above.

1Secondaryrecorded inside sector
Nearest recorded in England dataset0.5 kmStraight line from approximate sector centre
Historical inspection ratings

100% of rated schools in the source dataset were rated Good or better. The rated-school denominator and inspection dates are unknown, so this is not a current rating for the schools counted above.

0Grammarrecorded inside sector
Nearest recorded in England dataset59.1 kmStraight line from approximate sector centre
0Independentrecorded inside sector
Nearest recorded in England dataset1.5 kmStraight line from approximate sector centre

This dataset does not establish school coverage outside England. A school inside the sector or nearby does not establish admission eligibility. Check current inspection reports and admissions rules with the school or local authority.

Recorded crime

Undated crime records

The observation period is unknown. These figures cannot tell you current crime levels or personal safety.

For a current picture, check police information for the address. Services and coverage vary across the UK.

View undated recorded incidents

These are raw counts, not population-adjusted risk rates. Coverage is not fully verified and counts depend on reporting and police recording practices.

1,472recorded incidents in the available dataset
Violence and sexual offences
538
Anti-social behaviour
243
Criminal damage and arson
140
Vehicle crime
92
Other theft
86
Burglary
70
Public order
70
Drugs
56
Bicycle theft
53
Other crime
41
Shoplifting
27
Possession of weapons
25
Robbery
22
Theft from the person
9

Current listings

See what is on the market

These links open live searches on external property sites. They search the wider CB4 postcode district, which contains other sectors. Listing availability and prices change on those sites.

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Places to compare

These are evidence matches from across the nationwide postcode sector dataset. Some may be far from CB4 2. Compare the recorded measures and distance before deciding which guides to open.

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Postcode sectorSale median (2025)Sales in sampleFrom CB4 2Shared evidence
CB4 2ChestertonThis area · Cambridge
£375,000
115
This area
Reference sector
BN14 9BN14 9 in Worthing area guideWorthing
£375,000Same recorded median as this area
103
159.1 km
MeasureHereThere
Nearest park0.1 km0.1 km
Nearest station1.9 km1.8 km
SS9 4SS9 4 in Southend-on-Sea area guideSouthend-on-Sea
£376,250£1,250 higher than this area
172
82.5 km
MeasureHereThere
Gigabit availability99%99%
Nearest park0.1 km0 km
GL51 6GL51 6 in Tewkesbury area guideTewkesbury
£375,500£500 higher than this area
154
158.9 km
MeasureHereThere
Nearest park0.1 km0.1 km
Nearest supermarket0.4 km0.4 km
BN41 2BN41 2 in Brighton and Hove area guideBrighton and Hove
£370,000£5,000 lower than this area
187
155.6 km
MeasureHereThere
Nearest supermarket0.4 km0.4 km
Gigabit availability99%98%

Recorded sales cover 2025; these medians are not current asking prices. Distances are straight lines between approximate sector centres, not travel routes. Missing values remain unknown.

How these comparisons were made

Sale medians come from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data for England and Wales. Suggestion reasons use the available sale medians, Ofcom January 2026 residential broadband availability, calculated as an unweighted mean of postcode percentages and undated OpenStreetMap station, supermarket and park locations. Distances to mapped places are also straight lines from approximate sector centres. A suggestion shares several measures with this sector; it is not a suitability score.

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About the evidence

Sources and limits

This guide covers postcode sector CB4 2, not the whole of Cambridge. 6 of 6 evidence categories are available. Missing values mean unknown.

See metric sources and dates

Sector sale medians come from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data for England and Wales. The guide shows standard residential transactions for 2025, grouped by property type, with at least five sales per published median. School locations were processed from Get Information about Schools with OpenStreetMap fallback where needed. Check current English school inspection reports with Ofsted. Recorded crime counts use Police.uk open data; the processed sector file does not retain an observation period.

  • Gigabit availability across postcodes. Ofcom Connected Nations; January 2026; Mean across 286 residential postcode percentages. Unweighted mean of postcode availability percentages, not the percentage of sector premises. Check availability at the address.
  • 4G outdoor coverage. Ofcom Connected Nations; January 2026; Local authority: Cambridge; 61,788 premises; at least one operator. Predicted percentage of local-authority premises with outdoor coverage from at least one operator. Not every network or a sector-level estimate.
  • 5G outdoor coverage. Ofcom Connected Nations; January 2026; Local authority: Cambridge; 61,788 premises; at least one operator. High-confidence predicted outdoor coverage of local-authority premises from at least one operator. Check the actual network and address.
  • Nearest train station. OpenStreetMap rail stations; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest supermarket. OpenStreetMap supermarkets; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest post office. OpenStreetMap post offices; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest GP practice. Government GP practice locations; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest hospital. Government hospital locations in England; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest park. OpenStreetMap parks; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest gym. OpenStreetMap gyms; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest restaurant. OpenStreetMap restaurants; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest community centre. OpenStreetMap community centres; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest mapped free parking. OpenStreetMap parking; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest Waitrose. Waitrose and OpenStreetMap location data; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Mapped pubs in sector. OpenStreetMap pubs; Undated snapshot; Inside postcode sector boundary. A mapped venue count, not a guarantee that venues are currently open.
  • Distance-weighted green space within 1 km. OpenStreetMap-derived sector statistics; Undated snapshot; Within 1 km of sector centroid. Weighted access measure, not the actual land area of the sector.
  • Parks within 1 km. OpenStreetMap-derived sector statistics; Undated snapshot; Within 1 km of sector centroid. Counts mapped parks near the sector centre.

Housing figures are recorded sale medians. Service distances, where shown, are straight lines from an approximate postcode-sector centre. School ratings may have changed. Crime figures are raw recorded counts with no verified period in this model.

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