CB4 postcode area · Cambridge
The CB4 postcode district spans 15 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Cambridge, South Cambridgeshire. Area Scores range from 38 to 97 across them. Every full CB4 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.
In summary
The CB4 district contains both ends of the scale: Eddington & Castle at 98 out of 100 (#142 of 6,856 in England) against Kings Hedges at 38, a 60-point gap between neighbouring areas. 11 of the 15 rank in the least-deprived third of England; none falls in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £365,000 in Kings Hedges to £807,500 in Central & West Cambridge — a 2.2× gap within the CB4 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Cambridge and South Cambridgeshire — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.
Living here
Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.
House prices in the CB4 district
| Neighbourhood | Nat. rank | Area score | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eddington & CastleCambridge | 142 | 98 | £590,000 |
| Central & West CambridgeCambridge | 464 | 93 | £807,500 |
| Longstanton, Swavesey & OakingtonSouth Cambridgeshire | 759 | 89 | £380,000 |
| Willingham & OverSouth Cambridgeshire | 1,006 | 85 | £380,000 |
| ColeridgeCambridge | 1,040 | 85 | £475,000 |
| HIston, Impington & Orchard ParkSouth Cambridgeshire | 1,088 | 84 | £430,000 |
| West ChestertonCambridge | 1,095 | 84 | £543,500 |
| Papworth, Caxton & Fen DraytonSouth Cambridgeshire | 1,150 | 83 | £375,000 |
| Milton, Fen Ditton & QuySouth Cambridgeshire | 1,170 | 83 | £463,000 |
| CottenhamSouth Cambridgeshire | 1,657 | 76 | £415,000 |
| Waterbeach and LandbeachSouth Cambridgeshire | 1,732 | 75 | £397,500 |
| ArburyCambridge | 3,021 | 56 | £475,000 |
| East ChestertonCambridge | 3,439 | 50 | £455,000 |
| East Barnwell & AbbeyCambridge | 4,084 | 40 | £426,250 |
| Kings HedgesCambridge | 4,234 | 38 | £365,000 |
People living in CB4 Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 37% · Associate professional 13% · Managers & directors 12%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 37% |
| Associate professional | 13% |
| Managers & directors | 12% |
| Elementary | 9% |
| Administrative | 7% |
| Caring & leisure | 7% |
| Skilled trades | 7% |
| Sales & customer service | 5% |
| Process & plant | 4% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
No religion 45% · Christian 38% · Muslim 4%
Born outside the UK: 29%
Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.
Nearby areas
Postcode districts around CB4.
A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.