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CB8 9 in East Cambridgeshire

East Cambridgeshire council area · CB8 9 postcode sector

Explore recorded housing and local services for postcode sector CB8 9 in East Cambridgeshire. Check the data sources, coverage and nearby sectors.

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Area guideCB8 9 · CB8 district6 of 6 evidence categories available

A first look at CB8 9

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

Compare with other places
Recorded sale median
£475,00097 sales · 2025
Nearest recorded station
5.4 kmUndated · straight line from the approximate centre
Evidence available
6 / 6Data categories, not an area rating

The nearest mapped station is 5.4 km and supermarket 6.2 km from the CB8 9 sector centre in a straight line. Check current routes and services for the address.

What stands out in the records

  • Broadband availability

    Gigabit availability averages 42.0% across 221 residential postcode records in CB8 9, using Ofcom's January 2026 snapshot. This gives each postcode equal weight, not each home. Check the exact address for service.

  • Primary school evidence

    3 primary schools appear inside the CB8 9 sector boundary. 67% of those with a recorded Ofsted rating are Good or Outstanding; the rated subset may be smaller than the total. Location does not determine admission eligibility.

  • Recorded sales

    CB8 9 has a recorded sale median of £475,000 from 97 sales. These 2025 transactions do not establish a price trend or current asking price.

Streets and surroundings

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Housing

What homes have sold for

These are recorded sale medians for CB8 9. They are not current asking prices or valuations.

Hover or tap a bar to see the sales sample.

97 sales in sample
93 sales in sample
57 sales in sample
25 sales in sample
11 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 East Cambridgeshire 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 East Cambridgeshire, about 64.4%. This compares land area, not homes or addresses.

Other overlaps of at least 5%: West Suffolk 30.6%. The charts cover East Cambridgeshire 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

£1,038Latest observed month · Aug 2026

Average monthly private rent, Sept 2020 to Aug 2026Monthly values from £816 to £1,047. Missing months leave gaps. Tap the chart or use the month slider to inspect an observation.£1k£931.5£816202020232026
Aug 2026£1,038

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£1,038
Jul 2026£1,035
Jun 2026£1,029
May 2026£1,024
Apr 2026£1,018
Mar 2026£1,016
Feb 2026£1,014
Jan 2026£1,012
Dec 2025£1,025
Nov 2025£1,037
Oct 2025£1,047
Sept 2025£1,041
Aug 2025£1,033
Jul 2025£1,029
Jun 2025£1,024
May 2025£1,022
Apr 2025£1,019
Mar 2025£1,016
Feb 2025£1,013
Jan 2025£1,010
Dec 2024£1,008
Nov 2024£1,002
Oct 2024£994
Sept 2024£985
Aug 2024£975
Jul 2024£969
Jun 2024£964
May 2024£962
Apr 2024£958
Mar 2024£950
Feb 2024£943
Jan 2024£935
Dec 2023£933
Nov 2023£930
Oct 2023£927
Sept 2023£924
Aug 2023£919
Jul 2023£914
Jun 2023£907
May 2023£902
Apr 2023£897
Mar 2023£893
Feb 2023£889
Jan 2023£885
Dec 2022£881
Nov 2022£878
Oct 2022£874
Sept 2022£870
Aug 2022£864
Jul 2022£861
Jun 2022£859
May 2022£856
Apr 2022£852
Mar 2022£848
Feb 2022£846
Jan 2022£844
Dec 2021£842
Nov 2021£839
Oct 2021£837
Sept 2021£835
Aug 2021£832
Jul 2021£830
Jun 2021£828
May 2021£828
Apr 2021£826
Mar 2021£824
Feb 2021£824
Jan 2021£823
Dec 2020£824
Nov 2020£820
Oct 2020£818
Sept 2020£816

Average house price

£346,413Latest observed month · Jul 2026

Average house price, Aug 2020 to Jul 2026Monthly values from £282,393 to £354,882. Missing months leave gaps. Tap the chart or use the month slider to inspect an observation.£354.9k£318.6k£282.4k202020232026
Jul 2026£346,413

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£346,413
Jun 2026£343,356
May 2026£347,136
Apr 2026£338,547
Mar 2026£342,329
Feb 2026£332,667
Jan 2026£342,314
Dec 2025£344,071
Nov 2025£354,882
Oct 2025£348,237
Sept 2025£342,919
Aug 2025£333,318
Jul 2025£327,298
Jun 2025£324,475
May 2025£328,595
Apr 2025£336,038
Mar 2025£339,960
Feb 2025£336,582
Jan 2025£329,796
Dec 2024£325,934
Nov 2024£325,442
Oct 2024£326,502
Sept 2024£322,589
Aug 2024£315,817
Jul 2024£314,351
Jun 2024£317,771
May 2024£321,968
Apr 2024£322,645
Mar 2024£329,848
Feb 2024£326,448
Jan 2024£326,119
Dec 2023£319,251
Nov 2023£317,584
Oct 2023£319,196
Sept 2023£325,674
Aug 2023£328,228
Jul 2023£326,037
Jun 2023£318,100
May 2023£322,368
Apr 2023£323,333
Mar 2023£319,461
Feb 2023£320,389
Jan 2023£319,960
Dec 2022£325,817
Nov 2022£326,752
Oct 2022£328,504
Sept 2022£326,402
Aug 2022£323,593
Jul 2022£316,630
Jun 2022£313,442
May 2022£306,690
Apr 2022£306,340
Mar 2022£306,514
Feb 2022£302,936
Jan 2022£302,820
Dec 2021£296,712
Nov 2021£302,117
Oct 2021£299,821
Sept 2021£293,509
Aug 2021£293,314
Jul 2021£288,335
Jun 2021£289,435
May 2021£284,341
Apr 2021£288,037
Mar 2021£289,686
Feb 2021£286,949
Jan 2021£282,670
Dec 2020£282,393
Nov 2020£289,052
Oct 2020£294,109
Sept 2020£290,242
Aug 2020£286,068
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 postcodesEstimate42%Mean across 221 residential postcode percentages · January 2026
  • 4G outdoor coverage100%Local authority: East Cambridgeshire; 43,209 premises; at least one operator · January 2026
  • 5G outdoor coverage99.4%Local authority: East Cambridgeshire; 43,209 premises; at least one operator · January 2026
Sources and limits
  • Gigabit availability across postcodesMean across 221 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: East Cambridgeshire; 43,209 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: East Cambridgeshire; 43,209 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 21 km · Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshot

  • Nearest train station5.4 km
  • Nearest supermarket6.2 km
  • Nearest post office2.9 km
  • Nearest GP practice6.6 km
  • Nearest hospital20.7 km
  • Nearest gym6.7 km
  • Nearest restaurant2 km
  • Nearest community centre2 km
  • Nearest mapped free parking5.4 km
  • Nearest Waitrose6.8 km
  • Mapped pubs in sector11 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 21 km · Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshot

  • Nearest park1.8 km
  • Distance-weighted green space within 1 km0 weighted haWithin 1 km of sector centroid · Undated snapshot
  • Parks within 1 km0 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
6.76 km
Tesco
8.52 km
Sainsbury's
11.09 km
Aldi
7.30 km
Lidl
12.42 km
M&S
20.37 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
254
Grade I
6
Grade II*
7
Grade II
241

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
22.23 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 Yard
Mapped in sectorSee location
Three Blackbirds
Mapped in sectorSee location
Marquis of Granby
Mapped in sectorSee location
The Bull
Mapped in sectorSee location
The Crown
Mapped in sectorSee location
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The Reindeer
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.

3Primaryrecorded inside sector
Nearest recorded in England dataset3.2 kmStraight line from approximate sector centre
Historical inspection ratings

67% 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.

0Secondaryrecorded inside sector
Nearest recorded in England dataset7.3 kmStraight line from approximate sector centre
0Grammarrecorded inside sector
Nearest recorded in England dataset45.5 kmStraight line from approximate sector centre
0Independentrecorded inside sector
Nearest recorded in England dataset6.8 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.

412recorded incidents in the available dataset
Violence and sexual offences
234
Other crime
63
Burglary
29
Other theft
25
Criminal damage and arson
16
Anti-social behaviour
14
Public order
13
Vehicle crime
10
Drugs
4
Bicycle theft
3
Robbery
1

Current listings

See what is on the market

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Places to compare

These are evidence matches from across the nationwide postcode sector dataset. Some may be far from CB8 9. Compare the recorded measures and distance before deciding which guides to open.

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Postcode sectorSale median (2025)Sales in sampleFrom CB8 9Shared evidence
CB8 9WooddittonThis area · East Cambridgeshire
£475,000
97
This area
Reference sector
IP6 9IP6 9 in East Suffolk area guideEast Suffolk
£495,000£20,000 higher than this area
77
50.4 km
MeasureHereThere
Gigabit availability42%44%
Nearest station5.4 km5 km
EX14 9EX14 9 in East Devon area guideEast Devon
£507,000£32,000 higher than this area
23
289.3 km
MeasureHereThere
Nearest station5.4 km5.5 km
Nearest park1.8 km1.5 km
Nearest supermarket6.2 km5.4 km
BH20 5BH20 5 in Dorset area guideDorset
£475,000Same recorded median as this area
39
247.5 km
MeasureHereThere
Nearest park1.8 km2.2 km
Gigabit availability42%51%
NP8 1NP8 1 in Powys area guidePowys
£476,250£1,250 higher than this area
56
251.4 km
MeasureHereThere
Gigabit availability42%42%
Nearest park1.8 km2.1 km

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 CB8 9, not the whole of East Cambridgeshire. 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 221 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: East Cambridgeshire; 43,209 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: East Cambridgeshire; 43,209 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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