CB5 8LU maps, stats, and open data
CB5 8LU lies on Whitehill Road in Cambridge. CB5 8LU 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 8LU maps
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)
CB5 8LU geodata
| Easting | 547480 |
| Northing | 258970 |
| Latitude | 52.209221 |
| Longitude | 0.156992 |
Where is CB5 8LU?
| Street | Whitehill Road |
| Town/City | Cambridge |
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | CB5 |
CB5 8LU Elevation
Elevation or altitude of CB5 8LU 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 8LU
17, WHITEHILL ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB5 8LU 2014 16 OCT £335,000 |
2006 11 AUG £130,000 |
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 8LU
| Pool Way (Whitehill Road) | Cambridge | 25m |
| Stanesfield Road (Whitehill Road) | Cambridge | 154m |
| Gerard Road (Stanesfield Road) | Cambridge | 175m |
| Stanesfield Road (Whitehill Road) | Cambridge | 186m |
| Thorleye Road (Rawlyn Road) | Cambridge | 290m |
Nearest railway stations to CB5 8LU
| Cambridge Station | 2.2km |
Broadband
Broadband access in CB5 8LU (2020 data)
| Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband | 97.7% |
| Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband | 0.0% |
Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps
Broadband speed in CB5 8LU (2019 data)
Download
| Median download speed | 87.7Mbps |
| Average download speed | 94.8Mbps |
| Maximum download speed | 200.00Mbps |
Upload
| Median upload speed | 8.3Mbps |
| Average upload speed | 8.5Mbps |
| Maximum upload speed | 19.13Mbps |
Broadband limitations in CB5 8LU (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 8LU gas and electricity consumption
Estimated total energy consumption in CB5 8LU by fuel type, 2015.
Gas
| Consumption (kWh) | 440,873 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 44 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 10,020 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 9,601 |
Electricity
| Consumption (kWh) | 118,618 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 45 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 2,636 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 2,322 |
- Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in CB5 8LU, for 2015.
- Meter count: The total number of meters in CB5 8LU.
- 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
61.9% of English postcodes are less deprived than CB5 8LU:Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene ratings to CB5 8LU (metres)
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Nearest post box to CB5 8LU
| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| Whitehall Road | 18:15 | 12:15 | 113m |
| Barnwell Road | 18:45 | 12:30 | 453m |
| Ditton Walk | 18:15 | 12:00 | 527m |
CB5 8LU ITL and CB5 8LU 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 8LU:
| 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 8LU 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 8LU:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | E00090512 | |
| LSOA | E01017945 | Cambridge 006C |
| MSOA | E02003724 | Cambridge 006 |
Nearest postcodes to CB5 8LU
| CB5 8NQ | Gerard Close | 72m |
| CB5 8LX | Whitehill Road | 137m |
| CB5 8NF | Thorleye Road | 137m |
| CB5 8NH | Stanesfield Road | 141m |
| CB5 8NG | Gerard Road | 153m |
| CB5 8NE | Whitehill Close | 173m |
| CB5 8LY | Whitehill Road | 181m |
| CB5 8NJ | Stanesfield Close | 200m |
| CB5 8NB | Whitehill Road | 237m |
| CB5 8NL | Rawlyn Road | 251m |
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