CB5 postcode area · South Cambridgeshire
The CB5 postcode district spans 10 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Cambridge, East Cambridgeshire, South Cambridgeshire. Area Scores range from 40 to 93 across them. Every full CB5 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.
In summary
The CB5 district contains both ends of the scale: Central & West Cambridge at 93 out of 100 (#464 of 6,856 in England) against East Barnwell & Abbey at 40, a 53-point gap between neighbouring areas. 8 of the 10 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 £345,000 in Burwell to £807,500 in Central & West Cambridge — a 2.3× gap within the CB5 district. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — Cambridge, East Cambridgeshire 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 CB5 district
| Neighbourhood | Nat. rank | Area score | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central & West CambridgeCambridge | 464 | 93 | £807,500 |
| BurwellEast Cambridgeshire | 882 | 87 | £345,000 |
| Fulbourn & TevershamSouth Cambridgeshire | 923 | 86 | £478,000 |
| ColeridgeCambridge | 1,040 | 85 | £475,000 |
| Milton, Fen Ditton & QuySouth Cambridgeshire | 1,170 | 83 | £463,000 |
| Swaffham & BottishamEast Cambridgeshire | 1,486 | 78 | £411,000 |
| CottenhamSouth Cambridgeshire | 1,657 | 76 | £415,000 |
| Waterbeach and LandbeachSouth Cambridgeshire | 1,732 | 75 | £397,500 |
| Haddenham, Stretham & WitchfordEast Cambridgeshire | 2,781 | 59 | £345,000 |
| East Barnwell & AbbeyCambridge | 4,084 | 40 | £426,250 |
People living in CB5 Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 34% · Managers & directors 13% · Associate professional 13%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 34% |
| Managers & directors | 13% |
| Associate professional | 13% |
| Skilled trades | 8% |
| Elementary | 8% |
| Administrative | 8% |
| Caring & leisure | 7% |
| Sales & customer service | 5% |
| Process & plant | 4% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
No religion 44% · Christian 41% · Muslim 2%
Born outside the UK: 25%
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 CB5.
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.