CB5 8HL maps, stats, and open data
CB5 8HL lies on Riverside in Cambridge. CB5 8HL is located in the Abbey electoral ward, within the local authority district of Cambridge and the English Parliamentary constituency of Cambridge. The Sub Integrated Care Board (ICB) Location is NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough ICB - 06H and the police force is Cambridgeshire. This postcode has been in use since January 1980.
CB5 8HL maps
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)
CB5 8HL geodata
| Easting | 546241 |
| Northing | 259111 |
| Latitude | 52.210818 |
| Longitude | 0.138934 |
Where is CB5 8HL?
| Street | Riverside |
| Town/City | Cambridge |
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | CB5 |
CB5 8HL Elevation
Elevation or altitude of CB5 8HL as distance above sea level:
| Metres | Feet | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 10m | 33ft |
Elevation is measured from the approximate centre of the postcode, to the nearest point on an OS contour line from OS Terrain 50, which has contour spacing of ten vertical metres.
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Politics
| Ward | Abbey |
|---|---|
| Constituency | Cambridge |
House Prices
Sales of detached houses in CB5 8HL
2010 23 NOV £460,000 |
2004 12 AUG £296,500 |
1995 29 SEP £123,000 |
Licence: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Transport
Nearest bus stops to CB5 8HL
| Elizabeth Way (Newmarket Road) | Cambridge | 246m |
| Elizabeth Way (Newmarket Road) | Cambridge | 250m |
| River Lane (Newmarket Road) | Cambridge | 277m |
| New Street (Coldham's Lane) | Cambridge | 357m |
| River Lane (Newmarket Road) | Cambridge | 375m |
Nearest railway stations to CB5 8HL
| Cambridge Station | 1.9km |
Broadband
Broadband access in CB5 8HL (2020 data)
| Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access | 59.6% |
| Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband | 59.6% |
| Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband | 59.6% |
| Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband | 0.0% |
Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps
Broadband speed in CB5 8HL (2019 data)
Download
| Median download speed | 70.0Mbps |
| Average download speed | 89.3Mbps |
| Maximum download speed | 350.00Mbps |
Upload
| Median upload speed | 7.3Mbps |
| Average upload speed | 7.1Mbps |
| Maximum upload speed | 19.98Mbps |
Broadband limitations in CB5 8HL (2020 data)
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps | 0.0% |
CB5 8HL gas and electricity consumption
Estimated total energy consumption in CB5 8HL by fuel type, 2015.
Gas
| Consumption (kWh) | 452,977 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 29 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 15,620 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 13,768 |
Electricity
| Consumption (kWh) | 95,590 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 27 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 3,540 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 3,559 |
- Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in CB5 8HL, for 2015.
- Meter count: The total number of meters in CB5 8HL.
- Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
- Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Licence: Open Government Licence
Deprivation
48% of English postcodes are less deprived than CB5 8HL:Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene ratings to CB5 8HL (metres)
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Nearest post box to CB5 8HL
| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| Priory Road | 18:00 | 12:00 | 22m |
| Newmarket Road Post Office | 18:00 | 12:00 | 228m |
| Logans Way | 18:15 | 12:30 | 297m |
Environment
| Risk of CB5 8HL flooding from rivers and sea | Low |
CB5 8HL ITL and CB5 8HL LAU
The below table lists the International Territorial Level (ITL) codes (formerly Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) codes) and Local Administrative Units (LAU) codes for CB5 8HL:
| ITL 1 Code | Name |
|---|---|
| TLH | East |
| ITL 2 Code | Name |
| TLH1 | East Anglia |
| ITL 3 Code | Name |
| TLH12 | Cambridgeshire CC |
| LAU 1 Code | Name |
| E07000008 | Cambridge |
CB5 8HL census areas
The below table lists the Census Output Area (OA), Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA), and Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA) for CB5 8HL:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | E00090536 | |
| LSOA | E01017943 | Cambridge 006A |
| MSOA | E02003724 | Cambridge 006 |
Nearest postcodes to CB5 8HL
| CB5 8HT | Priory Road | 69m |
| CB5 8HS | Saxon Road | 93m |
| CB5 8HQ | Abbey Road | 109m |
| CB4 1BJ | Capstan Close | 140m |
| CB5 8HX | Beche Road | 141m |
| CB5 8HH | Abbey Road | 151m |
| CB5 8HU | Beche Road | 165m |
| CB5 8HJ | The Mallards | 182m |
| CB4 1BN | Mariners Way | 191m |
| CB5 8NZ | Kingsley Walk | 197m |
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