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Thinking of living at CB24 8UN? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cottenham Primary School | Primary | 500 m | 61% met the expected standard |
| Histon and Impington Park Primary School | Primary | 2.8 km | 85% met the expected standard |
| Histon and Impington Brook Primary School | Primary | 3.4 km | 90% met the expected standard |
| Northstowe Learning Community | Primary | 3.5 km | Attainment 8: 51.4 · 23.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Oakington CofE Primary School | Primary | 4.2 km | 72% met the expected standard |
| Cottenham Village College | Secondary | 400 m | Attainment 8: 52 · 18.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Northstowe Learning Community | Secondary | 3.5 km | Attainment 8: 51.4 · 23.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Impington Village College | Secondary | 3.9 km | Attainment 8: 58.6 · 32.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Hope Tree School | Independent | 3.6 km | – |
| Gretton School | Independent | 4.7 km | Attainment 8: 6.1 · 3.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Red Balloon Learner Centre - Cambridge | Independent | 5.2 km | 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Cottenham Village College | 400 m | 9 |
| Football | Histon Football Club | 4.5 km | 4 |
| Bowls | Cottenham Bowls Club | 480 m | 3 |
| Cycling | Pump Track | 3.2 km | 1 |
| Gymnastics | The Oakington and Westwick Sports Pavilion | 3.9 km | 1 |
| Table tennis | The Oakington and Westwick Sports Pavilion | 3.9 km | 1 |
| Swimming | Impington Village College And Sports Centre | 3.9 km | 1 |
| Cricket | Histon Cricket Club | 4.4 km | 1 |
| Touch rugby | 4g sports pitch | 4.8 km | 1 |
| Netball | MUGA | 4.8 km | 1 |
| Horse riding | Outdoor Arena | 5.0 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: 45% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Waterbeach, a drive away (5.8 km), with 372k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Cambridge.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 43 minutes away by public transport (19 by car).
The nearest primary school is Cottenham Primary School, about a 5-minute walk (500 m); 61% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Cottenham Village College, 400 m away; Attainment 8: 52 · 18.3% of GCSEs at 8–9.
The nearest supermarket is Co-Operative Retail Services, 650 m away, with Premier Express - Cottenham closer still (450 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Telegraph Street Surgery (750 m), with Well the closest pharmacy (650 m).
For a haircut, Cottenham Cutz is 550 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Addenbrooke's and the Rosie Hospitals, 13 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: 6 restaurants and cafés, 5 pubs and bars.
Cottenham Community Centre is the closest café or restaurant (650 m), and Cottenham Parish Council the nearest pub (500 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 70 per 1,000 residents a year.
There are 76 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 44% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1983-1992.
It's growing: about 284 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Milenium Gardens, 400 m away; for exercise, Cottenham Sports Centre (500 m).
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 5.5 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, London Stansted is 46 km away.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 40% of households own their home outright.
It's highly educated: 43% of adults have a degree.
22 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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No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
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.