CB1 3FU

Fen Ditton & Fulbourn · South Cambridgeshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Cambridge
Local authority
South Cambridgeshire
Postcode district
CB1
Postcode sector
CB1 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CB1 3XR 55 m
CB1 3FW 76 m
CB1 3FT 77 m
CB1 3XW 106 m
CB1 3FQ 208 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CB1 3FU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 2025
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CB
Postcode district
CB1
Postcode sector
CB1 3
Latitude
52.197494
Longitude
0.182734
British National Grid easting
549,276
British National Grid northing
257,717

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
South Cambridgeshire · E07000012
Parish or community
E04001845
Westminster constituency
South Cambridgeshire · E14001481
Output area
E00092231
Lower layer super output area
South Cambridgeshire 011D · E01018286
Middle layer super output area
South Cambridgeshire 011 · E02003785

Postcode source versions

Explore CB1

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
3, Melditch Way, Cambridge, CB1 3FU 30 January 2025 £537,995

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
59
Primary
24
Secondary
8
  1. Bewick Bridge Community Primary School

    Community school

    847 m
  2. Cherry Hinton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    865 m
  3. Teversham CofE VA Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    915 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,154
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 443
  • Shoplifting 140
  • Anti social behaviour 135
  • Criminal damage and arson 83
  • Drugs 80

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
CB1 3 residents
20,591

Age bands in CB1 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
12.9%

2,711 residents

Age 15 to 24
15.6%

3,275 residents

Age 25 to 44
40.1%

8,406 residents

Age 45 to 64
20.6%

4,323 residents

Age 65 and over
10.7%

2,254 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

16

within 5 km

  • CHERRY HINTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    34 FISHERS LANE, CHERRY HINTON, CAMBRIDGE, CB1 9HR

    ODS code D81025

    1.2 km

  • EAST BARNWELL HEALTH CENTRE

    DITTON LANE, CAMBRIDGE, CB5 8SP

    ODS code D81086

    2.1 km

  • CORNFORD HOUSE SURGERY

    364 CHERRY HINTON ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB1 8BA

    ODS code D81012

    2.2 km

  • MILL ROAD SURGERY

    279-281 MILL ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB1 3DG

    ODS code D81017

    2.2 km

  • YORK STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    146-148 YORK STREET, CAMBRIDGE, CB1 2PY

    ODS code D81003

    3.0 km

  • QUEEN EDITH MEDICAL PRACTICE

    QUEEN EDITH MEDICAL CENTRE, 59 QUEEN EDITHS WAY, CAMBRIDGE, CB1 8PJ

    ODS code D81066

    3.0 km

  • CAMBRIDGE ACCESS SURGERY

    125 NEWMARKET ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB5 8HB

    ODS code Y00056

    3.3 km

  • PETERSFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    25 MILL ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB1 2AB

    ODS code D81056

    3.4 km

  • NUFFIELD ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    NUFFIELD ROAD, CHESTERTON, CAMBRIDGE, CB4 1GL

    ODS code D81044

    3.7 km

  • WOODLANDS SURGERY

    48-49 BATEMAN STREET, CAMBRIDGE, CB2 1LR

    ODS code D81070

    3.7 km

  • LENSFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    48 LENSFIELD ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB2 1EH

    ODS code D81001

    4.0 km

  • RED HOUSE SURGERY

    96 CHESTERTON ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB4 1ER

    ODS code D81054

    4.1 km

  • TRUMPINGTON STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    56 TRUMPINGTON STREET, CAMBRIDGE, CB2 1RG

    ODS code D81013

    4.5 km

  • BRIDGE STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 ALL SAINTS PASSAGE, OFF BRIDGE ST, CAMBRIDGE, CB2 3LS

    ODS code D81037

    4.5 km

  • ARBURY ROAD SURGERY

    114 ARBURY ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB4 2JG

    ODS code D81016

    4.9 km

  • NEWNHAM WALK SURGERY

    WORDSWORTH GROVE, CAMBRIDGE, CB3 9HS

    ODS code D81005

    4.9 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Cambridge Airport

    GAT · Cambridge

    0.9 miles
  • Cambridge Rail Station

    RLY · Cambridge

    1.9 miles
  • Cambridge North Rail Station

    RLY · Chesterton

    2.1 miles
  • Cambridge South Station

    RSE · Addenbrookes

    2.7 miles
  • Cambridge South Rail Station

    RLY · Cambridge

    2.7 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Cambridgeshire 011D, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

7 of 10

Overall England rank

21,512 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
10 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £537,995 from 1 recorded sale in CB1 3FU. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for South Cambridgeshire is £436,011 in June 2026, up 4.9% year on year.

Schools

59 open schools are in scope, including 24 primary and 8 secondary schools. Bewick Bridge Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 847 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

1,154 published events cover 12 months, averaging 96.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 443 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.