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Thinking of living at CB24 5HG? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willingham Primary School | Primary | 850 m | 51% met the expected standard |
| Pathfinder CofE Primary School | Primary | 1000 m | 65% met the expected standard |
| Over Primary School | Primary | 2.6 km | 21% met the expected standard |
| Hatton Park Primary School | Primary | 2.6 km | 68% met the expected standard |
| Northstowe Learning Community | Primary | 2.9 km | Attainment 8: 51.4 · 23.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Northstowe Learning Community | Secondary | 2.9 km | Attainment 8: 51.4 · 23.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Swavesey Village College | Secondary | 4.1 km | Attainment 8: 54.6 · 22.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Cottenham Village College | Secondary | 5.5 km | Attainment 8: 52 · 18.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near CB24 5HG, 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.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Western Park | 2.1 km | 7 |
| Football | 4g sports pitch | 2.2 km | 3 |
| Bowls | Longstanton Bowls Club | 2.1 km | 2 |
| Multi-sport | Pavillion | 1.3 km | 1 |
| Netball | MUGA | 2.1 km | 1 |
| Touch rugby | 4g sports pitch | 2.2 km | 1 |
| Skateboard | Over Skate Park | 3.0 km | 1 |
| Cycling | Pump Track | 3.2 km | 1 |
| Squash | Swavesey Village College Sports Centre | 4.1 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: 42% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Waterbeach, a drive away (11 km), with 372k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Cambridge.
The nearest bus stop is Millfield, 300 m away, with a bus about every 35 minutes on weekdays (routes T12, 5A); 7 departures an hour from the 4 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 44 minutes away by public transport (29 by car).
This is car country: only 9% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Willingham Primary School, about a 10-minute walk (850 m); 51% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Northstowe Learning Community, 2.9 km away; Attainment 8: 51.4 · 23.2% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Swavesey Village College (3.8 km).
The nearest supermarket is Co-Operative Retail Services, 1.1 km away, with The Bushel Box Farm Shop closer still (200 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Willingham Medical Practice (1.1 km), with Willingham Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (1.1 km).
For a haircut, Skatz Hair Design is 2.5 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Hinchingbrooke Hospital, 17 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 61% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 60% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 14 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 7 restaurants and cafés, 6 pubs and bars.
Willingham Auctions Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (850 m), and The Porterhouse the nearest pub (650 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 54 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 69 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 55% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1973-1982.
It's growing: about 178 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is The Green, 1.3 km away; for exercise, Willingham Gym and Wellness (950 m).
2 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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The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 5.3 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, London Stansted is 49 km away.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 40% of households own their home outright.
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.