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Thinking of living at CB24 5NU? 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 and supermarket are further.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Over Primary School | Primary | 450 m | 21% met the expected standard |
| Willingham Primary School | Primary | 2.6 km | 51% met the expected standard |
| Swavesey Primary School | Primary | 2.8 km | 73% met the expected standard |
| Pathfinder CofE Primary School | Primary | 3.1 km | 65% met the expected standard |
| Holywell CofE Primary School | Primary | 3.8 km | 63% met the expected standard |
| Swavesey Village College | Secondary | 3.1 km | Attainment 8: 54.6 · 22.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Northstowe Learning Community | Secondary | 5.2 km | Attainment 8: 51.4 · 23.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near CB24 5NU, 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 | Swavesey Village College Sports Centre | 3.1 km | 5 |
| Football | The Green | 2.6 km | 4 |
| Bowls | Holwell-cum-Needingworth Bowls Club | 3.7 km | 2 |
| Skateboard | Over Skate Park | 850 m | 1 |
| Multi-sport | Pavillion | 2.4 km | 1 |
| Squash | Swavesey Village College Sports Centre | 3.1 km | 1 |
| Netball | MUGA | 4.0 km | 1 |
| Touch rugby | 4g sports pitch | 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 (13 km), with 372k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Cambridge.
The nearest bus stop is Willingham Road, 300 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 5A); 3 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 Over Primary School, a few minutes' walk (450 m); 21% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Swavesey Village College, 3.1 km away; Attainment 8: 54.6 · 22.7% of GCSEs at 8–9.
The nearest supermarket is Co-Operative Retail Services, 2.5 km away, with ART Convenience closer still (350 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Over Surgery (700 m), with Over Healthcare the closest pharmacy (700 m).
For a haircut, Images Hair & Beauty is 350 m 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.
Teabellies is the closest café or restaurant (350 m), and The Admiral the nearest pub (350 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 Constable's Rood, 2.7 km away; for exercise, Neil Marsh Health and Fitness (1.9 km).
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.
12 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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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.