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Thinking of living at CB24 9LF? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Histon and Impington Brook Primary School | Primary | 800 m | 90% met the expected standard |
| Orchard Park Community Primary School | Primary | 1.4 km | 41% met the expected standard |
| Histon and Impington Park Primary School | Primary | 1.5 km | 85% met the expected standard |
| St Laurence Catholic Primary School | Primary | 1.8 km | 63% met the expected standard |
| Girton Glebe Primary School | Primary | 1.8 km | 61% met the expected standard |
| Impington Village College | Secondary | 600 m | Attainment 8: 58.6 · 32.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| North Cambridge Academy | Secondary | 2.7 km | Attainment 8: 43.9 · 10.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Chesterton Community College | Secondary | 3.1 km | Attainment 8: 68 · 48.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Cottenham Village College | Secondary | 4.3 km | Attainment 8: 52 · 18.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Parkside Community College | Secondary | 4.7 km | Attainment 8: 63.5 · 32.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Gretton School | Independent | 1.7 km | Attainment 8: 6.1 · 3.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Hope Tree School | Independent | 1.8 km | – |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rowing | Christ's College Boat Club | 3.7 km | 24 |
| Tennis | Histon And Impington Recreation Ground | 290 m | 20 |
| Multi-sport | Girton Playing Fields and Trim Track | 1.5 km | 9 |
| Swimming | Impington Village College And Sports Centre | 460 m | 8 |
| Bowls | Histon Bowls Club | 320 m | 6 |
| Squash | Cambridge Regional College Sports Centre | 2.0 km | 5 |
| Football | Histon Football Club | 410 m | 4 |
| Cycling | Nuns Way Recreation Ground | 2.3 km | 4 |
| Cricket | Histon Cricket Club | 330 m | 3 |
| Skateboard | Orchard Park Skatepark | 1.2 km | 3 |
| Bmx | Brown's Field Pump Track | 3.2 km | 3 |
| Golf | Girton Golf Club Clubhouse | 2.2 km | 2 |
| Table tennis | The Oakington and Westwick Sports Pavilion | 3.0 km | 2 |
| Horse riding | Outdoor Arena | 3.8 km | 2 |
| Pilates | Latona Studios | 2.9 km | 1 |
| Gymnastics | The Oakington and Westwick Sports Pavilion | 3.0 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 26. 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: 47% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Cambridge North, a drive away (4.0 km), with 1.5m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Kings Cross.
The nearest bus stop is The Busway Histon and Impington, 300 m away, with a bus about every 8 minutes on weekdays (routes A, B, T1).
The nearest primary school is Histon and Impington Brook Primary School, about a 10-minute walk (800 m); 90% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Histon and Impington Park Primary School (1.4 km).
The nearest secondary is Impington Village College, 600 m away; Attainment 8: 58.6 · 32.1% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Parkside Community College (4.7 km).
The nearest supermarket is Co-Operative Retail Services, 750 m away, with Station Stores closer still (400 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Firs House Surgery (50 m), with Well the closest pharmacy (50 m).
For a haircut, Iconic Health & Beauty is 100 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Addenbrooke's and the Rosie Hospitals, 8.1 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: 9 restaurants and cafés, 8 pubs and bars.
Spire Cambridge Lea Hospital is the closest café or restaurant (250 m), and The Railway Vue the nearest pub (300 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 82 per 1,000 residents a year.
There are 38 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 17% flats and 29% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1973-1982.
It's growing: about 165 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Homefield Park, 350 m away; for exercise, ELA Active Impington (450 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 7.4 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Stansted is 41 km away.
34 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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| Red Balloon Learner Centre - Cambridge | Independent | 3.6 km | 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
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Every primary near CB24 9LF, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
Most households own their home, 16% rent privately.
It's highly educated: 51% of adults have a degree.
The nearest university is University of Cambridge, 4.5 km away (TEF Gold).
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.