CB postcode area

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::summary Postcode area in Cambridgeshire, England ::

The CB postcode area, also known as the Cambridge postcode area, is a group of sixteen postcode districts in the east of England, within five post towns. These cover much of south and east Cambridgeshire (including Cambridge and Ely), plus parts of west Suffolk (including Newmarket and Haverhill) and north-west Essex (including Saffron Walden), and a very small part of Norfolk.

Districts CB21 to CB25 were formed in September 2006 from the parts of districts CB1 to CB5 lying outside of the city of Cambridge.

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Coverage

The approximate coverage of the postcode districts:

|- ! CB1 | CAMBRIDGE | Cambridge (Central, South), Teversham (parts of)

Cambridge; South Cambridgeshire
! CB2
CAMBRIDGE
Cambridge (West)
Cambridge; South Cambridgeshire
-
! CB3
CAMBRIDGE
Cambridge (North-West), Girton
Cambridge; South Cambridgeshire
-
! CB4
CAMBRIDGE
Cambridge (North)
Cambridge; South Cambridgeshire
-
! CB5
CAMBRIDGE
Cambridge (East)
Cambridge; South Cambridgeshire
-
! CB6
ELY
Ely (west), Aldreth, Apes Hall, Black Horse Drove, Chettisham, Coveney, Haddenham, Little Downham, Little Thetford, Littleport, Mepal, Pymore, Stretham, Sutton, Wardy Hill, Wentworth, Wilburton, Witcham, Witchford
East Cambridgeshire; King's Lynn and West Norfolk
-
! CB7
ELY
Ely (east and city centre), Barway, Brandon Bank, Brandon Creek, Broad Hill, Chippenham, Down Field, Fordham, Isleham, Prickwillow, Queen Adelaide, River Bank, Soham, Stuntney, Upware, Wicken
East Cambridgeshire
-
! CB8
NEWMARKET
Newmarket, Ashley, Brinkley, Burrough End, Burrough Green, Carlton, Cheveley, Clopton Green, Cowlinge, Dalham, Denston, Ditton Green, Dullingham, Dunstall Green, Exning, Gazeley, Great Bradley, Kennett, Kentford, Kirtling, Kirtling Green, Lady's Green, Landwade, Lidgate, Moulton, Ousden, Saxon Street, Six Mile Bottom, Snailwell, Stetchworth, Stradishall, Thorns, Upend, Westley Waterless, Wickhambrook, Woodditton
West Suffolk; East Cambridgeshire; South Cambridgeshire
-
! CB9
HAVERHILL
Haverhill, Barnardiston, Great Thurlow, Great Wratting, Helions Bumpstead, Kedington, Little Bradley, Little Thurlow, Little Wratting, Steeple Bumpstead, Sturmer, Withersfield
West Suffolk; Braintree
-
! CB10
SAFFRON WALDEN
Saffron Walden (north and town centre), Ashdon, Church End, Great Chesterford, Great Sampford, Hempstead, Hinxton, Howlett End, Ickleton, Little Chesterford, Little Sampford, Little Walden, Radwinter, Red Oaks Hill, Sewards End, Wimbish, Wimbish Green
Uttlesford; South Cambridgeshire
-
! CB11
SAFFRON WALDEN
Saffron Walden (south), Arkesden, Audley End, Clavering, Debden, Debden Green, Duddenhoe End, Elmdon, Langley, Littlebury, Littlebury Green, Newport, Pond Street, Quendon, Rickling, Rickling Green, Shortgrove, Starling's Green, Strethall, Upper Green, Wendens Ambo, Wicken Bonhunt, Widdington
Uttlesford
-
! CB21
CAMBRIDGE
Abington, Balsham, Bartlow, Castle Camps, Fulbourn, Great Wilbraham, Hadstock, Hildersham, Horseheath, Linton, Little Abington, Little Wilbraham, Shudy Camps, Teversham (parts of), Weston Colville, West Wickham, West Wratting
South Cambridgeshire; Uttlesford
-
! CB22
CAMBRIDGE
Babraham, Barrington, Duxford, Foxton, Great Shelford, Harston, Hauxton, Little Shelford, Newton, Pampisford, Sawston, Stapleford, Whittlesford
South Cambridgeshire
-
! CB23
CAMBRIDGE
Bar Hill, Barton, Bourn, Boxworth, Caxton, Comberton, Conington, Coton, Dry Drayton, Elsworth, Great Cambourne, Great Eversden, Hardwick, Harlton, Haslingfield, Highfields Caldecote, Kingston, Knapwell, Little Eversden, Lolworth, Longstowe, Lower Cambourne, Madingley, Papworth Everard, Papworth St Agnes, Toft, Upper Cambourne
South Cambridgeshire; Cambridge
-
! CB24
CAMBRIDGE
Cottenham, Fen Drayton, Histon, Impington, Longstanton, Milton, Northstowe, Oakington, Over, Rampton, Swavesey, Willingham
South Cambridgeshire
-
! CB25
CAMBRIDGE
Bottisham, Burwell, Chittering, Cottenham (parts of), Horningsea, Landbeach, Lode, Reach, Stow cum Quy, Swaffham Bulbeck, Swaffham Prior, Waterbeach
South Cambridgeshire; East Cambridgeshire
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Map

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/66/Cambridge_UK_ward_map_2010_coloured_on_Cambridge-Openstreetmap-08-06-13.svg" caption="Postcode districts of Cambridge superimposed on its electoral boundaries"] ::

References

References

1. Royal Mail, ''Address Management Guide'', (2004)
2. "Proposed Changes to CB1-5 Postcode Addresses".
3. "Conversion tool between old and new postcodes".
4. (December 2017)

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