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Thinking of living at CB21 5EP? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
Most daily things are within reach on foot; the station is further.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fulbourn Primary School | Primary | 400 m | 76% met the expected standard |
| Bewick Bridge Community Primary School | Primary | 3.0 km | 90% met the expected standard |
| Great Wilbraham CofE Primary Academy | Primary | 3.0 km | 70% met the expected standard |
| Colville Primary School | Primary | 3.1 km | 62% met the expected standard |
| Cherry Hinton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | Primary | 3.3 km | 52% met the expected standard |
| The Netherhall School | Secondary | 4.1 km | Attainment 8: 45.5 · 15.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St Bede's Inter-Church School | Secondary | 4.3 km | Attainment 8: 61.6 · 37.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Coleridge Community College | Secondary | 5.1 km | Attainment 8: 55.1 · 25.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Bottisham Village College | Secondary | 5.1 km | Attainment 8: 51.1 · 16.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Landmark International School | Independent | 0 m | 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Waldorf Cambridge School | Independent | 1.1 km | 5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Holme Court School | Independent | 4.0 km | Attainment 8: 28.8 · 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Fulbourn Recreation Ground | 480 m | 3 |
| Swimming | Quy Mill Hotel & Spa Cambridge | 3.8 km | 2 |
| Squash | David Lloyd (Cambridge) | 4.1 km | 1 |
| Badminton | David Lloyd Cambridge | 4.1 km | 1 |
| Running | David Lloyd Cambridge | 4.1 km | 1 |
| Fitness | David Lloyd Cambridge | 4.1 km | 1 |
| Cycling | David Lloyd Cambridge | 4.1 km | 1 |
| Ice skating | Cambridge Ice Arena | 4.2 km | 1 |
| Pilates | R3form | 4.4 km | 1 |
| Yoga | R3form | 4.4 km | 1 |
| Barre | R3form | 4.4 km | 1 |
| Golf | The Gog Magog Golf Club | 4.5 km | 1 |
Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
Plenty of people here don't commute at all: 41% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Cambridge North, a drive away (6.4 km), with 1.5m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Kings Cross.
The nearest bus stop is Station Road, 150 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 18); 1 departures an hour from the 5 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 40 minutes away by public transport (14 by car).
Central London is 79 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Fulbourn Primary School, a few minutes' walk (400 m); 76% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is The Netherhall School, 4.1 km away; Attainment 8: 45.5 · 15.7% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: St Bede's Inter-Church School (3.6 km).
The nearest supermarket is Co-Operative Retail Services, 200 m away; Beaumont's Butchers (250 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Fulbourn Health Centre (450 m), with The Village Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (200 m).
For a haircut, Look Ahead is 150 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Addenbrooke's and the Rosie Hospitals, 5.3 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 54% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 66% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 12 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 8 restaurants and cafés, 6 pubs and bars.
St Vigor's Church is the closest café or restaurant (under 50 m), and The Six Bells the nearest pub (200 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 80 per 1,000 residents a year.
There are 116 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 12% flats and 38% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1983-1992.
It's growing: about 248 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Teversham Rec., 2.6 km away; for exercise, David Lloyd Cambridge (4.1 km).
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 6.0 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
25 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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Every primary near CB21 5EP, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
For holidays, London Stansted is 34 km away.
Most households own their home, 23% rent privately.
It's highly educated: 51% of adults have a degree.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.