Neighbourhood snapshot for CB23 8HB
Schools, crime headlines, environment signals, and RightRoof pillar scores — centred on this postcode’s representative point, not a specific address.
Good Match
This property appears to be a solid fit overall, with manageable trade-offs to validate during due diligence.
Electoral ward Longstanton Matched from postcode directory data for this unit.
- Centroid: representative centre for this postcode (not a doorstep).
- Schools: institutions with coordinates stored in RightRoof (ordering refines inside full reports).
- Policing summaries: open-data headline locations where coordinates exist — illustrative, not live dispatch data.
In plain English
Everything here describes the general area around CB23 8HB — a neighbourhood snapshot centred on the postcode. It is not about one specific property unless you later run an address-level report. For crime, policing open data shows 5 recorded incidents across roughly the last six months for the neighbourhood zone linked to this postcode. “Incidents” covers many issue types shown in police logs — useful orientation, not a personal safety promise. We currently list 3 school(s) from searches around this postcode’s centre — names only here; distances and fuller context unlock with credits. Skim the flooding and noise bullets below — do not infer “silent” or “no flood risk” from absence on this teaser alone. The pillar scores bundle many datasets with neutral weighting — a full unlock lets you personalise what drives the verdict.
Across the 5 policing rows we show, counts bunch under “Violence and sexual offences”, “Anti-social behaviour”, and “Possession of weapons” (together about 100% of this sample) — handy orientation, not a moral verdict.
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Neighbourhood score pillars
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What’s working locally
- No major strengths identified from available data.
Risks to weigh up
- Active flood warning area
- Transport noise exposure
Local census cues
- Population density
- 173.2 persons per hectare
- Multiple deprivation overlap
- 100 of 165 local dimensions show no deprivation, 65 show some overlap
Environment & flood signals
- Environmental: Live flood guidance includes Oakington Brook and Beck Brook at Oakington and Westwick for this postcode area.
- Environmental: Road daytime/evening noise band (LDEN) around this postcode centroid is graded 55.0-59.9.
- Flood Warning: Oakington Brook and Beck Brook at Oakington and Westwick: Dry Drayton Road, The Broadway, Cambridge Road, Orchard Way, Longstanton Road, Mead View, The Drift, Lowbury Cresent, Water Lane, Kettles Close, Holme Close, Arcadia Gardens, Cherry Orchard and Station Road in Oakington and Oakington Road in Westwick
Recent recorded crime (headline sample)
5 incidents in the last six months for the local data zone served to this postcode.
| Month | Type |
|---|---|
| 2026-01 | Violence and sexual offences |
| 2026-02 | Anti-social behaviour |
| 2026-02 | Possession of weapons |
| 2026-02 | Violence and sexual offences |
| 2026-02 | Violence and sexual offences |
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This slice is a deliberate skim for quick orientation. Credits unlock charts, timelines, and map overlays for the same policing slice inside a postcode or property report — ready-to-print PDFs and report-assistant follow‑ups unlock with the pack.
Start from the postcode search Buy creditsSchools surfaced (3)
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- Bar Hill Community Primary School — Primary Academy
- Dry Drayton CofE (C) Primary School — Primary Maintained school
- Oakington CofE Primary School — Primary Academy
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Frequently asked questions
- What does this postcode page show?
- A neighbourhood-oriented blend of census, crime, schooling references, amenities, environmental signals, and RightRoof pillars — centred on CB23 8HB, not a named property.
- Why is the map marker approximate?
- The pin follows the postcode centroid used for lookups. It does not trace garden boundaries or title extents.
- How do scores differ from a full report?
- We use the same engine with neutral priorities. A paid run lets you weight what matters to you and unlocks deeper layers.
- Is this advice to buy or rent?
- No. Treat it as orientation from aggregated sources; verify anything critical independently.
Sources include national statistics, policing open data (monthly granularity), schooling references, curated environmental overlays, and RightRoof’s scoring engine — aggregated for postal unit CB23 8HB, not individual dwellings. Not financial or legal advice. Always cross-check critical decisions independently.