CB postcode area

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Cambridge postcode area
Postcode area CB
Postcode area name Cambridge
Post towns 5
Postcode districts 16
Postcode sectors 82
Postcodes (live) 10,355
Postcodes (total) 17,299
Statistics as at October 2006 [1]

The CB postcode area, also known as the Cambridge postcode area[2], is a group of postal districts around Cambridge, Ely, Haverhill, Newmarket and Saffron Walden in England.

The districts CB21 to CB25 were created in September 2006 from parts of the districts CB1 to CB5.[3].[4]

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[edit] Coverage

The approximate coverage of the postal districts:

Postal district Post town Coverage Local authority
CB1 CAMBRIDGE
CB2 CAMBRIDGE
CB3 CAMBRIDGE
CB4 CAMBRIDGE
CB5 CAMBRIDGE
CB6 ELY
CB7 ELY
CB8 NEWMARKET
CB9 HAVERHILL
CB10 SAFFRON WALDEN
CB11 SAFFRON WALDEN
CB21 CAMBRIDGE
CB22 CAMBRIDGE
CB23 CAMBRIDGE
CB24 CAMBRIDGE
CB25 CAMBRIDGE

[edit] Adjacent areas

The adjacent postcode areas are (clockwise from east) - IP (Ipswich) - CO (Colchester) - CM (Chelmsford) - SG (Stevenage) - PE (Peterborough) .
Adjacent postcode areas
PE


CB
 IP
SG
CM
 CO

[edit] References

  1. ^ National Statistics, Postcode Directory Version Notes, (2006)
  2. ^ Royal Mail, Address Management Guide, (2004)
  3. ^ Proposed Changes to CB1-5 Postcode Addresses (HTML). www.miltonvillage.org.uk. Retrieved on January 29, 2007.
  4. ^ Conversion tool between old and new postcodes (HTML). http://www.whatgas.com. Retrieved on February 28, 2007.

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