CB5 postcode area guide — Cambridge
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the CB5 postcode district in Cambridge — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in CB5
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
96.1%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
91%
Gigabit-capable
91%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the CB5 postcode district (Cambridge) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 265 postcodes Ofcom measures in CB5, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 96.1% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 91%.
Around 0% of premises in CB5 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in CB5
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| CB5 0LU | 100% | 0% |
| CB5 8AA | 16.7% | 16.7% |
| CB5 8AB | 57.1% | 57.1% |
| CB5 8AD | 100% | 25% |
| CB5 8AE | 100% | 100% |
| CB5 8AF | 100% | 96.9% |
| CB5 8AG | 100% | 100% |
| CB5 8AJ | 100% | 100% |
| CB5 8AL | 100% | 100% |
| CB5 8AN | 93.8% | 93.8% |
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Mobile signal around Cambridge
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Cambridge district (61,788 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
98.8%
4G outdoors — all networks
100%
5G outdoors — all networks
85.1%
Voice indoors — all networks
99.9%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in CB5
Police recorded 303 incidents within about a mile of the centre of CB5 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 97 | 32.0% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 50 | 16.5% |
| Shoplifting | 40 | 13.2% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 18 | 5.9% |
| Vehicle crime | 16 | 5.3% |
| Other theft | 15 | 5.0% |
| Drugs | 13 | 4.3% |
| Public order | 13 | 4.3% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in CB5
Based on 82 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in CB5 is £410,000, down 10.9% on the previous year (£460,000).
Detached
£650,000
5 sales
Semi-detached
£448,000
28 sales
Terraced
£400,000
21 sales
Flat / maisonette
£275,000
27 sales
Latest recorded sales in CB5
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 May 2026 | £775,000 | Terraced | Portugal Place | CB5 8AF |
| 19 May 2026 | £475,000 | Semi-detached | Whitehill Road | CB5 8LX |
| 27 Apr 2026 | £310,000 | Flat | Riverside Place | CB5 8JF |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £445,000 | Semi-detached | Howard Road | CB5 8QT |
| 2 Apr 2026 | £234,000 | Flat | Whitehill Road | CB5 8LY |
| 27 Mar 2026 | £185,000 | Flat | Oyster Row | CB5 8NS |
| 20 Mar 2026 | £335,000 | Flat | Riverside | CB5 8JB |
| 10 Mar 2026 | £280,000 | Semi-detached | Church Street | CB5 8SU |
| 27 Feb 2026 | £231,250 | Flat | Oyster Row | CB5 8NS |
| 27 Feb 2026 | £550,000 | Semi-detached | Tiptree Close | CB5 8UL |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Cambridge demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Cambridge district (145,674 residents, 52,474 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14.4% |
| 15–29 | 41.5% |
| 30–44 | 19% |
| 45–64 | 13.8% |
| 65+ | 11.4% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 44.1% |
| Private rented | 31.6% |
| Social rented | 9.5% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around CB5
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Galfrid School | Primary | 4–11 | 211 | CB5 8ND |
| Marleigh Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 189 | CB5 8BG |
| Fen Ditton Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 119 | CB5 8SZ |
| Park Street CofE Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 116 | CB5 8AR |
| The Fields Nursery School | Nursery | 2–5 | 62 | CB5 8ND |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in CB5
99 rated food businesses operate in CB5. 70 hold the top rating of 5, 17 are rated 4, and none are currently rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Abbey Food Hub, Ace Day Nursery, ADC Theatre, Aldi Store, Amber Lodge.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in CB5
From a sample of 213 Energy Performance Certificates across 9 CB5 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band C). 69% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
10%
Band C
59%
Band D
24%
Band E
7%
Band F
0%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Cambridge
Landlines around CB5 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.