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Thinking of living at CB25 9HT? 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 supermarket is further.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waterbeach Community Primary School | Primary | 650 m | 57% met the expected standard |
| Milton Church of England Primary School | Primary | 2.9 km | 69% met the expected standard |
| Fen Ditton Primary School | Primary | 4.7 km | 63% met the expected standard |
| Shirley Community Primary School | Primary | 4.9 km | 43% met the expected standard |
| Kings Hedges Primary School | Primary | 5.6 km | 79% met the expected standard |
| Cottenham Village College | Secondary | 5.1 km | Attainment 8: 52 · 18.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Bottisham Village College | Secondary | 5.9 km | Attainment 8: 51.1 · 16.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| North Cambridge Academy | Secondary | 6.2 km | Attainment 8: 43.9 · 10.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Red Balloon Learner Centre - Cambridge | Independent | 3.1 km | 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Hope Tree School | Independent | 4.3 km | – |
Every primary near CB25 9HT, 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 | Waterbeach Tennis Courts | 320 m | 4 |
| Horse riding | Outdoor Arena | 2.6 km | 2 |
| Football | Two Goal Football Pitch | 3.0 km | 2 |
| Basketball | Waterbeach Basketball Court | 260 m | 1 |
| Skateboard | Waterbeach Skate Park | 330 m | 1 |
| Bowls | Waterbeach Bowls Green | 340 m | 1 |
| Footballgolf | Cambridge FootGolf Centre | 2.1 km | 1 |
| Bmx | BMX Track | 3.7 km | 1 |
| Cricket | Cricket Training Nets | 4.0 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 few minutes' walk (250 m), with 372k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Cambridge.
The nearest bus stop is Lode Avenue, 150 m away, with a bus about every 32 minutes on weekdays (route 100); 12 departures an hour from the 6 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Waterbeach Community Primary School, about a 10-minute walk (650 m); 57% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Cottenham Village College, 5.1 km away; Attainment 8: 52 · 18.3% of GCSEs at 8–9.
The nearest supermarket is Tesco (Main Shop), 3.8 km away, with Rosemary Newsagents closer still (200 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Waterbeach And Cottenham Surgeries (800 m), with Waterbeach Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (400 m).
For a haircut, JB's Hair Salon is 300 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Addenbrooke's and the Rosie Hospitals, 11 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: 13 restaurants and cafés, 5 pubs and bars.
Pharmacie is the closest café or restaurant (250 m), and The Sun Inn the nearest pub (300 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 69 per 1,000 residents a year.
There are 47 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 9% flats and 35% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1973-1982.
It's growing: about 146 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Waterbeach Green, 400 m away; for exercise, Squash Court (1.1 km).
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 6.2 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, London Stansted is 43 km away.
Most households own their home, 17% rent privately.
It's highly educated: 46% of adults have a degree.
27 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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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.