The UK Postcode Database

CB23 8BD

a postcode in Cambridgeshire

Introduced in May 2021
CB23 8BD Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

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Streets Associated with CB23 8BD

Swifts Close - 10 properties, USRN 35305521

Street names are those nearest to properties in this postcode, they are not necessarily the postal address

Coordinates

Latitude: 52.2445 / 52°14'40"N

Longitude: 0.0218 / 0°1'18"E

UTM Reference: 31U 296686 5792408

OS Easting: 538135

OS Northing: 262622

OS Grid: TL381626

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR L6S.6CB

Mapcode Global: VHHJV.BVD8

Open Location Code: 9F4262VC+QP

Maidenhead Locator System: JO02af28

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: F1

  • rural hamlet and isolated dwellings
  • a rural hamlet or isolated dwellings in populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 1c1

  • Retired Professionals
  • Established Mature Families
  • Affluent Mature Families

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 28259 / 32844

  • 9th decile
  • much less deprived

Demographics are based on the LSOA containing this postcode and not necessarily this postcode alone

Sun and Moon Times for CB23 8BD on Thursday 2 July 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 02:37
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 03:55
Sunrise 04:43
Transit (sun is at its highest) 13:04
Sunset 21:24
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:12
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 23:30
Hours of daylight today04:13 to 21:54
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
21:54 to 04:14
Moon Phase Waning Gibbous
Moon Sets 04:34
Moon Rises 21:44

For a full sun and moon calendar for CB23 8BD, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in CB23 8BD

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
5 July 2023 5 Swifts Close, Dry Drayton, Cambridge CB23 8BD Detached Freehold £525,000
19 December 2022 4 Swifts Close, Dry Drayton, Cambridge CB23 8BD Detached Freehold £370,000
16 December 2022 2 Swifts Close, Dry Drayton, Cambridge CB23 8BD Detached Freehold £360,000
26 September 2022 13 Swifts Close, Dry Drayton, Cambridge CB23 8BD Detached Freehold £550,000
23 September 2022 1 Swifts Close, Dry Drayton, Cambridge CB23 8BD Detached Freehold £550,000
8 July 2022 6 Swifts Close, Dry Drayton, Cambridge CB23 8BD Detached Freehold £370,000
6 May 2022 9 Swifts Close, Dry Drayton, Cambridge CB23 8BD Detached Freehold £425,000
8 April 2022 7 Swifts Close, Dry Drayton, Cambridge CB23 8BD Detached Freehold £425,000
22 March 2022 11 Swifts Close, Dry Drayton, Cambridge CB23 8BD Detached Freehold £425,000
17 March 2022 3 Swifts Close, Dry Drayton, Cambridge CB23 8BD Detached Freehold £525,000
2 October 2017 6 Swifts Close, Dry Drayton, Cambridge CB23 8BD Other property type Freehold £950,000

Key to property sale icons:

First sale of newbuild property. This includes new properties created from existing properties, such as residential conversions of commercial or agricultural property, or subdivision of a larger residential property.
Subsequent sale of existing property.
Standard sale at market value to private individual.
Additional (non-standard) sale. This includes repossessions, buy-to-lets and transfers of property sold to non-private individuals.

Elected Representatives for CB23 8BD

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire

MP

Ian Sollom Liberal Democrat

Cambridgeshire County Council
County council electoral division

Bar Hill

Councillor

Edna Murphy Liberal Democrats

South Cambridgeshire District Council
District council ward

Girton

Councillors

Richard Stobart Liberal Democrats

Corinne Garvie Liberal Democrats

CB23 8BD also falls within the Civil Parish of Dry Drayton, which has its own parish council and parish councillors. These are not shown here.

Elected representative data is updated approximately monthly, so may not include recent by-elections or vacancies.

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for CB23 8BD

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00091924 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01018222 South Cambridgeshire 005B Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E02003779 South Cambridgeshire 005 Middle layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 August 2004 ONS
E02007085 South Cambridgeshire 022 Middle layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 21 March 2021 ONS
E04001778 Dry Drayton Civil Parishes Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E05011294 Girton Electoral Wards/Divisions Administrative/Electoral 3 May 2018 DLUHC
E07000012 South Cambridgeshire Non-metropolitan Districts Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E10000003 Cambridgeshire Counties Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E12000006 East of England Regions Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E14001512 St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies Electoral 4 July 2024 LGBC
E23000023 Cambridgeshire Police Force Areas Other 1 January 2009 Home Office
E30000186 Cambridge Travel to Work Areas Other 31 July 2015 ONS
E33026116 Workplace Zones Census 31 December 2011 ONS
E37000059 Greater Cambridge and Greater Peterborough Local Enterprise Partnerships Other 1 April 2021 BEIS
E38000260 NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough ICB - 06H Sub Integrated Care Board Locations Health 1 July 2022 ODS
E40000007 East of England NHS England Regions Health 1 April 2019 ODS
E54000056 NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Integrated Care Board Integrated Care Boards Health 1 April 2024 ODS
E56000035 East of England Cancer Alliances Health 1 April 2024 NHS England
E58000053 Bar Hill ED County Electoral Divisions Electoral 4 May 2017 DLUHC
E63010474 Dry Drayton Built Up Areas Census 17 April 2024 OS
E65000001 England Non-National Park Area England Non-National Park Area Census 27 February 2023 ONS
E92000001 England Country Administrative 1 January 2009 ONS

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