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 town A post town is a required part of all postal addresses in the United Kingdom and Ireland, and a basic unit of the postal delivery system.Royal Mail, ''Address Management Guide'', (2004) Including the correct post town in the address increases ...

s. These cover much of south and east

Cambridgeshire Cambridgeshire (abbreviated Cambs.) is a county in the East of England, bordering Lincolnshire to the north, Norfolk to the north-east, Suffolk to the east, Essex and Hertfordshire to the south, and Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire to the ...

(including

Cambridge Cambridge ( ) is a College town, university city and the county town in Cambridgeshire, England. It is located on the River Cam approximately north of London. As of the 2021 United Kingdom census, the population of Cambridge was 145,700. Cam ...

and Ely), plus parts of west Suffolk (including Newmarket and Haverhill) and north-west

Essex Essex () is a county in the East of England. One of the home counties, it borders Suffolk and Cambridgeshire to the north, the North Sea to the east, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent across the estuary of the River Thames to the south, and Grea ...

(including

Saffron Walden Saffron Walden is a market town in the Uttlesford district of Essex, England, north of Bishop's Stortford, south of Cambridge and north of London. It retains a rural appearance and some buildings of the medieval period. The population was 15, ...

) and a very small part of

Norfolk Norfolk () is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in East Anglia in England. It borders Lincolnshire to the north-west, Cambridgeshire to the west and south-west, and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the No ...

. Districts CB21 to CB25 were formed in September 2006 from the parts of districts CB1 to CB5 lying outside of the city of Cambridge.Royal Mail Postcode Update 43
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Coverage

The approximate coverage of the postcode districts: , - ! CB1 , CAMBRIDGE , Cambridge (Central, South), Teversham (parts of) ,

South Cambridgeshire South Cambridgeshire is a local government district of Cambridgeshire, England, with a population of 162,119 at the 2021 census. It was formed on 1 April 1974 by the merger of Chesterton Rural District and South Cambridgeshire Rural District. ...

, - ! 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 , Aldreth, Apes Hall, Chettisham, Coveney, Ely (west), Haddenham, Little Downham, Little Thetford, Littleport, Mepal, Pymore, Stretham, Sutton, Wardy Hill, Wentworth, Wilburton, Witcham, Witchford ,

East Cambridgeshire East Cambridgeshire (locally known as East Cambs) is a local government district in Cambridgeshire, England. Its council is based in Ely. The population of the District Council at the 2011 Census was 83,818. The district was formed on 1 April 19 ...

, King's Lynn and West Norfolk, Fenland , - ! CB7 , ELY , Barway, Brandon Bank, Brandon Creek, Broad Hill, Chippenham, Down Field, Ely (east), Fordham, Isleham, Prickwillow, Queen Adelaide, River Bank, Soham, Stuntney, Upware, Wicken , East Cambridgeshire,

West Suffolk West Suffolk may refer to the following places in Suffolk, England: * West Suffolk (county), a county until 1974 * West Suffolk District, a local government district established in 2019 * West Suffolk (UK Parliament constituency), an electoral dist ...

, - ! CB8 , 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, Newmarket, Ousden, Saxon Street, Six Mile Bottom, Snailwell, Stetchworth, Stradishall, Thorns, Upend, Westley Waterless, Wickhambrook, Woodditton , West Suffolk, East Cambridgeshire, South Cambridgeshire , - ! CB9 , HAVERHILL , Barnardiston, Great Thurlow, Great Wratting, Haverhill, Helions Bumpstead, Kedington, Little Bradley, Little Thurlow, Little Wratting, Steeple Bumpstead, Sturmer, Withersfield , West Suffolk, Braintree , - ! CB10 , SAFFRON WALDEN , Ashdon, Church End, Great Chesterford, Great Sampford, Hempstead, Hinxton, Howlett End, Ickleton, Little Chesterford, Little Sampford, Little Walden, Radwinter, Red Oaks Hill, Saffron Walden (north), Sewards End, Wimbish, Wimbish Green ,

Uttlesford Uttlesford is a local government district in Essex, England. Its council is based in the market town of Saffron Walden. At the 2011 Census, the population of the district was 79,443. Other notable settlements include Great Dunmow, Elmdon, S ...

, South Cambridgeshire , - ! CB11 , SAFFRON WALDEN , Arkesden, Audley End, Clavering, Debden, Debden Green, Duddenhoe End, Elmdon, Langley, Littlebury,

Littlebury Green __NOTOC__ Littlebury Green is a village in the civil parish of Littlebury and the district of Uttlesford in Essex, England. Littlebury Green is one of three settlements, the others Catmere End and Chapel Green, at the west and south-west of Lit ...

, Newport, Pond Street, Quendon, Rickling, Rickling Green, Saffron Walden (south), Shortgrove, Starling's Green, Strethall, Upper Green, Wendens Ambo, Wicken Bonhunt, Widdington , Uttlesford , - ! CB21 , CAMBRIDGE , Fulbourn, Great and Little Wilbraham, West Wratting, Weston Colville, Teversham (parts of), Abington (incl. Little), Hildersham, Bartlow, Hadstock, Horseheath, Shudy Camps, West Wickham, Castle Camps, Balsham, Linton , South Cambridgeshire, Uttlesford, Cambridge , - ! CB22 , CAMBRIDGE , Babraham,

Sawston Sawston is a large village in Cambridgeshire in England, situated on the River Cam about south of Cambridge. It has a population of 7,260. History Prehistory Although the current village of Sawston has only existed as anything more than a ha ...

, Pampisford, Duxford, Whittlesford, Great and

Little Shelford Little Shelford is a village located to the south of Cambridge, in the county of Cambridgeshire, in eastern England. The River Granta lies between it and the larger village of Great Shelford, and both are served by Shelford railway station, whic ...

, Stapleford, Harston, Barrington, Hauxton, Newton, Foxton , South Cambridgeshire, Cambridge , - ! CB23 , CAMBRIDGE , Cambourne (Great, Lower and Upper), Barton, Comberton, Harlton, Great and Little Eversden, Bourn, Highfields Caldecote, Coton, Haslingfield, Kingston, Hardwick, Toft, Longstowe, Madingley, Dry Drayton, Papworth Everard, Lolworth, Bar Hill, Elsworth, Knapwell, Conington, Boxworth, Caxton, Papworth Saint Agnes , South Cambridgeshire, Cambridge , - ! CB24 , CAMBRIDGE , Impington, Histon, Oakington, Longstanton, Willingham, Swavesey, Over, Fen Drayton, Milton, Rampton, Cottenham (parts of), Northstowe , South Cambridgeshire. Cambridge , - ! CB25 , CAMBRIDGE , Cottenham (parts of), Landbeach, Rampton, Burwell, Swaffham Bulbeck, Swaffham Prior, Stow-Cum-Quy, Bottisham, Lode, Waterbeach, Horningsea, Chittering , South Cambridgeshire, East Cambridgeshire, Cambridge

Map

Cambridge UK ward map 2010 coloured on Cambridge-Openstreetmap-08-06-13

References

External links

*Cambridge Postcode Checke
Royal Mail's Postcode Address FileA quick introduction to Royal Mail's Postcode Address File (PAF)
{{Postcode areas in the United Kingdom Geography of Cambridge Postcode areas covering the East of England

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Map

See also

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