CB postcode area

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Coordinates: 52°12′29″N0°12′40″E / 52.208°N 0.211°E / 52.208; 0.211
CountryUnited Kingdom
Postcode area
CB
Postcode area name
Cambridge
Post towns 5
Postcode districts 16
Postcode sectors83
Postcodes (live)10,542
Postcodes (total)19,101
Statistics as at May 2020 [1]

The CB postcode area, also known as the Cambridge postcode area, [2] is a group of sixteen postcode districts in the east of England, within five post towns. These cover much of south and east Cambridgeshire (including Cambridge and Ely), plus parts of west Suffolk (including Newmarket and Haverhill) and north-west Essex (including Saffron Walden).

Contents

Districts CB21 to CB25 were formed in September 2006 from the parts of districts CB1 to CB5 lying outside of the city of Cambridge. [3] [4] [5]

Coverage

The approximate coverage of the postcode districts:

Postcode district Post town CoverageLocal authority area(s)
CB1CAMBRIDGECambridge (Central, South), Teversham (parts of) Cambridge, South Cambridgeshire
CB2CAMBRIDGECambridge (West)Cambridge, South Cambridgeshire
CB3CAMBRIDGECambridge (North-West), GirtonCambridge, South Cambridgeshire
CB4CAMBRIDGECambridge (North)Cambridge, South Cambridgeshire
CB5CAMBRIDGECambridge (East)Cambridge, South Cambridgeshire
CB6ELY Ely (west), Aldreth, Apes Hall, Chettisham, Coveney, Haddenham, Little Downham, Little Thetford, Littleport, Mepal, Pymore, Stretham, Sutton, Wardy Hill, Wentworth, Wilburton, Witcham, Witchford East Cambridgeshire
CB7ELYEly (east and city centre), Barway, Brandon Bank, Brandon Creek, Broad Hill, Chippenham, Down Field, Fordham, Isleham, Prickwillow, Queen Adelaide, River Bank, Soham, Stuntney, Upware, WickenEast Cambridgeshire
CB8NEWMARKET Newmarket, Ashley, Brinkley, Burrough End, Burrough Green, Carlton, Cheveley, Clopton Green, Cowlinge, Dalham, Denston, Ditton Green, Dullingham, Dunstall Green, Exning, Gazeley, Great Bradley, Kennett, Kentford, Kirtling, Kirtling Green, Lady's Green, Landwade, Lidgate, Moulton, Ousden, Saxon Street, Six Mile Bottom, Snailwell, Stetchworth, Stradishall, Thorns, Upend, Westley Waterless, Wickhambrook, Woodditton West Suffolk, East Cambridgeshire, South Cambridgeshire
CB9HAVERHILL Haverhill, Barnardiston, Great Thurlow, Great Wratting, Helions Bumpstead, Kedington, Little Bradley, Little Thurlow, Little Wratting, Steeple Bumpstead, Sturmer, WithersfieldWest Suffolk, Braintree
CB10SAFFRON WALDEN Saffron Walden (north and town centre), Ashdon, Church End, Great Chesterford, Great Sampford, Hempstead, Hinxton, Howlett End, Ickleton, Little Chesterford, Little Sampford, Little Walden, Radwinter, Red Oaks Hill, Sewards End, Wimbish, Wimbish Green Uttlesford, South Cambridgeshire
CB11SAFFRON WALDENSaffron Walden (south), Arkesden, Audley End, Clavering, Debden, Debden Green, Duddenhoe End, Elmdon, Langley, Littlebury, Littlebury Green, Newport, Pond Street, Quendon, Rickling, Rickling Green, Shortgrove, Starling's Green, Strethall, Upper Green, Wendens Ambo, Wicken Bonhunt, WiddingtonUttlesford
CB21CAMBRIDGEFulbourn, Great and Little Wilbraham, West Wratting, Weston Colville, Teversham (parts of), Abington (incl. Little), Hildersham, Bartlow, Hadstock, Horseheath, Shudy Camps, West Wickham, Castle Camps, Balsham, LintonSouth Cambridgeshire, Uttlesford
CB22CAMBRIDGE Sawston, Great Shelford, Duxford, Stapleford, Harston, Whittlesford, Foxton, Barrington, Little Shelford, Hauxton, Newton, Pampisford, Babraham South Cambridgeshire
CB23CAMBRIDGECambourne (Great, Lower and Upper), Barton, Comberton, Harlton, Great and Little Eversden, Bourn, Highfields Caldecote, Coton, Haslingfield, Kingston, Hardwick, Toft, Longstowe, Madingley, Dry Drayton, Papworth Everard, Lolworth, Bar Hill, Elsworth, Knapwell, Conington, Boxworth, Caxton, Papworth Saint AgnesSouth Cambridgeshire, Cambridge
CB24CAMBRIDGE Cottenham, Milton, Histon, Impington, Willingham, Longstanton, Over, Swavesey, Northstowe, Oakington, Fen Drayton, Rampton South Cambridgeshire
CB25CAMBRIDGE Burwell, Waterbeach, Bottisham, Lode, Landbeach, Swaffham Prior, Swaffham Bulbeck, Stow cum Quy, Horningsea, Reach, Chittering, Cottenham (parts of)South Cambridgeshire, East Cambridgeshire

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References

  1. ↑ "ONS Postcode Directory Version Notes" (ZIP). National Statistics Postcode Products. Office for National Statistics. May 2020. Table 2. Retrieved 19 June 2020. Coordinates from mean of unit postcode points, "Code-Point Open". OS OpenData. Ordnance Survey. February 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
  2. ↑ Royal Mail, Address Management Guide, (2004)
  3. ↑ "Proposed Changes to CB1-5 Postcode Addresses". www.miltonvillage.org.uk. Archived from the original on 15 October 2006. Retrieved 29 January 2007.
  4. ↑ "Conversion tool between old and new postcodes". www.whatgas.com. Retrieved 28 February 2007.
  5. ↑ Royal Mail Postcode Update 43 [ permanent dead link ]
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