How many schools are near CB4 2DE?

There are 40 schools within a 2-mile catchment of CB4 2DE, including 4 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. Data from DfE GIAS / Ofsted.

21 crimes were reported within 400m of CB4 2DE in the most recent month of UK Police API data. The area sits in IMD crime decile 5/10 nationally. For detailed crime breakdowns, visit the NestScope interactive map.

What transport is near CB4 2DE?

There are no public transport stops within 0.5 miles of CB4 2DE.

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CB4 2DE · Neighbourhood Report

Area Report

Last updated 15 JUN 2026

CB4 2DE

Neighbourhood Report

What's nearby — across walking, short-drive and school catchment distance. Data from official UK government sources.

NestScope Score

58/ 100

An above-average neighbourhood

Anchored on official IMD data — decile 5/10, ranked 13,945 of 32,844 neighbourhoods in England.

How this score is calculated

65Schools

40Safety

76Health

50Transport

61Green

91Amenities

01 — Snapshot

Around CB4 2DE.

The large figure is how many we found nearby; the chip beside each label is that category’s NestScope score out of 100 — higher beats more of the UK.

Schools65/100

11Good/Outstanding within 1 mi

21 rated Good or better within 2 mi · 40 schools in total

Arbury Primary SchoolGood · 0.1 mi Castle School, CambridgeRequires Improvement · 0.3 mi Colleges Nursery SchoolOutstanding · 0.4 mi Chesterton Community College0.4 mi North Cambridge AcademyGood · 0.4 mi OA - CambridgeGood · 0.4 mi

Nearest top-rated: Arbury Primary School (Good) — 0.1 mi

Safety40/100

21crimes last month

IMD crime decile 2/10 · 21 crimes in 400m last month (residential-weighted: 17.2)

Crimes reported last month · UK Police API

Healthcare76/100

9GP & hospitals

IMD health decile 4/10 · 8 GP, 1 hospital, 14 dentists, pharmacy 0.3 mi within 1.5 mi

Nearest GP: ARBURY ROAD SURGERY — 0.4 mi

Transport50/100

No rail stations within 0.5 miles

Green space61/100

18green spaces

IMD environment decile 3/10 · 9.9 ha total — largest park 4 ha (0.45 mi away)

Nearest: Playground (0.12 ha) — 0.2 mi

Amenities91/100

35supermarkets

35 supermarkets within 2 mi — Budgens, The Co-operative Group, Iceland, Aldi… — nearest 0.3 mi — library 0.3 mi

Nearest: Budgens Chesterton Cambridge — 0.3 mi

02 — Environment

Environment & risk near CB4 2DE.

Official risk flags for context — deliberately not part of the NestScope score (they’re categorical hazards, not amenities).

Flood risk

Zone 1 (low)

Flood Zone 1 — low risk (less than 1 in 1,000 annual chance) · Source: Environment Agency Flood Map for Planning

Zone 1

Zone 2

Zone 3

Air qualityWithin WHO guideline

8.2µg/m³

NO₂ annual mean · WHO guideline 10 · UK limit 40 · Source: DEFRA UK-AIR 2024

<10

10–20

20–30

30–40

≥40

Road noiseQuiet

54dB Lden

Road traffic, day-evening-night average · Source: DEFRA strategic noise mapping

<55

55–64

65–74

≥75

03 — House prices

Sold prices in CB4.

Average sold price by property type across the CB4 district, 2021–2026 — 2,477 sales.

Detached
Semi-detached
Terraced
Flat

Detached£694k▲ 1.6%

Semi-detached£580k▲ 8.4%

Terraced£477k▲ 0.1%

Flat£274k▲ 7.1%

District-level averages (CB4) — broad enough to show a reliable trend. A single postcode usually sees too few sales to chart. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data (Crown Copyright / OGL v3.0).

About CB4 2DE

CB4 2DE scores 58/100 on the NestScope Score, with its strongest showing in local amenities and healthcare — with Budgens Chesterton Cambridge about 6 minutes' walk away. The main trade-off is its safety score. The breakdown below draws on official UK data covering schools, safety, healthcare, transport, environment and local amenities.

In national context, CB4 2DE is an above-average neighbourhood — IMD decile 5/10, ranked 13,945 of 32,844 neighbourhoods in England. The Index of Multiple Deprivation is the UK government's official measure of relative deprivation, refreshed roughly every five years. Housing pressure here is moderate (IMD housing decile 7/10).

There are 40 schools within the typical catchment area, including 4 rated Outstanding by Ofsted and 17 rated Good. The nearest school is Arbury Primary School (Ofsted: Good), within a short walk.

There were 21 crimes reported on the surrounding streets in the most recent month, indicating a moderate level of immediate-area crime.

Healthcare access is good, with 8 GP surgeries, 1 hospital and 14 dental practices in the wider neighbourhood. The nearest GP practice is ARBURY ROAD SURGERY, about 7 minutes' walk away. The nearest hospital is SPIRE (LEA) HOSPITAL, 1.5 mi away. A pharmacy is about 7 minutes' walk away.

There are no public transport stops near CB4 2DE, making this a more car-dependent location.

The location is in Flood Zone 1 (low risk — less than a 1 in 1,000 annual chance of river or sea flooding). road traffic noise is low (about 54 dB Lden).

There are 18 green spaces within walking distance, totalling 9.9 hectares of parks and outdoor space. The nearest is Playground (0.12 ha), about 4 minutes' walk away. It also lies just beside a open access land (0.7 mi away), adding open countryside that isn't recorded as a formal park.

There are 35 supermarkets in the wider area, including Budgens, The Co-operative Group, Iceland, Aldi and others. The nearest is Budgens Chesterton Cambridge, about 6 minutes' walk away. A public library is about 7 minutes' walk away.

Sources: DfE/Ofsted, UK Police API, NHS ODS, NaPTAN, Environment Agency, Ordnance Survey, Natural England, DEFRA, Geolytix and Arts Council England. For an interactive map view, explore CB4 2DE on NestScope.

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