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Thinking of living at CB8 8AW? 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.
You'll mostly drive: the nearest primary school, station, supermarket, GP are all over 1 km away.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ditton Lodge Primary School | Primary | 1.3 km | 96% met the expected standard |
| All Saints Church of England Primary School, Newmarket | Primary | 1.4 km | 48% met the expected standard |
| St Louis Catholic Academy | Primary | 2.0 km | 64% met the expected standard |
| Cheveley CofE Primary School | Primary | 2.8 km | 74% met the expected standard |
| Newmarket Academy | Secondary | 2.6 km | Attainment 8: 45.9 · 8.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Fairstead House | Independent | 2.0 km | – |
| Cambian Dunbroch School | Independent | 4.7 km | – |
Every primary near CB8 8AW, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swimming | The Health & Fitness Club At Bedford Lodge Hotel | 1.8 km | 3 |
| Squash | Newmarket Leisure Centre | 2.6 km | 3 |
| Horse racing | Newmarket Racecourse | 4.2 km | 3 |
| Tennis | Newmarket Tennis Club | 2.5 km | 2 |
| Golf | Links Golf Club (Newmarket Limited) | 3.4 km | 2 |
| Football | Newmarket Town Football Club | 1.2 km | 1 |
| Real tennis | Newmarket Real Tennis Club | 2.0 km | 1 |
| Gym | Newmarket Liesure Centre | 2.6 km | 1 |
| Team sports | Newmarket Liesure Centre | 2.6 km | 1 |
| Rugby | Newmarket Rugby Club | 3.0 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.
The nearest station is Newmarket, a short drive or bike ride (1.5 km), with 374k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Cambridge.
The nearest bus stop is Ashley Road, 100 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (routes 902, 901, 47); 2 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 73 minutes away by public transport (30 by car).
This is car country: only 8% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Ditton Lodge Primary School, a short drive or bike ride (1.3 km); 96% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Newmarket Academy, 2.6 km away; Attainment 8: 45.9 · 8.6% of GCSEs at 8–9.
The nearest supermarket is Tesco, 1.8 km away, with New Cheveley Store closer still (1.0 km) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is The Rookery Medical Centre (1.8 km), with Boots the closest pharmacy (1.7 km).
For a haircut, King's Scissors is 1.6 km away.
The nearest full A&E is West Suffolk Hospital, 19 km away, rated good by the CQC.
At its trust, 80% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 65% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 13 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 6 restaurants and cafés, 7 pubs and bars.
New Ocean City Chinese Takeaway is the closest café or restaurant (1.5 km), and The New Wellington Public House the nearest pub (800 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 32 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 157 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 55% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
Bungalow country: 28% of homes are bungalows.
It's growing: about 108 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is The Severals, 1.7 km away; for exercise, Racefit Gym (1.9 km).
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 4.5 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, London Stansted is 39 km away.
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.