CB2 3DY

Market · Cambridge · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Market
Local authority
Cambridge
Constituency
Cambridge
Postcode district
CB2
Postcode sector
CB2 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CB2 3DZ 0 m
CB2 3EA 0 m
CB2 3EB 0 m
CB2 3EG 0 m
CB2 3EH 0 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CB2 3DY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CB
Postcode district
CB2
Postcode sector
CB2 3
Latitude
52.202900
Longitude
0.121546
British National Grid easting
545,077
British National Grid northing
258,194

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Cambridge · E07000008
Electoral ward
Market · E05013057
Parish or community
E43000042
Westminster constituency
Cambridge · E14001149
Output area
E00090710
Lower layer super output area
Cambridge 007J · E01035517
Middle layer super output area
Cambridge 007 · E02003725

Postcode source versions

Explore CB2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
73
Primary
35
Secondary
9
  1. University of Cambridge

    Higher education institutions

    430 m
  2. Cardiff Sixth Form College, Cambridge

    Other independent school

    482 m
  3. Parkside Community College

    Academy converter

    508 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,640
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,721
  • Shoplifting 1,405
  • Anti social behaviour 660
  • Bicycle theft 543
  • Other theft 496

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
CB2 3 residents
1,573

Age bands in CB2 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
0.7%

13 residents

Age 15 to 24
83%

1,550 residents

Age 25 to 44
14%

261 residents

Age 45 to 64
1.7%

32 residents

Age 65 and over
0.6%

11 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

18

within 5 km

  • TRUMPINGTON STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    56 TRUMPINGTON STREET, CAMBRIDGE, CB2 1RG

    ODS code D81013

    239 m

  • LENSFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    48 LENSFIELD ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB2 1EH

    ODS code D81001

    542 m

  • BRIDGE STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code D81037

    574 m

  • PETERSFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    25 MILL ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB1 2AB

    ODS code D81056

    852 m

  • NEWNHAM WALK SURGERY

    WORDSWORTH GROVE, CAMBRIDGE, CB3 9HS

    ODS code D81005

    853 m

  • WOODLANDS SURGERY

    48-49 BATEMAN STREET, CAMBRIDGE, CB2 1LR

    ODS code D81070

    964 m

  • CAMBRIDGE ACCESS SURGERY

    125 NEWMARKET ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB5 8HB

    ODS code Y00056

    1.3 km

  • YORK STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    146-148 YORK STREET, CAMBRIDGE, CB1 2PY

    ODS code D81003

    1.4 km

  • RED HOUSE SURGERY

    96 CHESTERTON ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB4 1ER

    ODS code D81054

    1.4 km

  • HUNTINGDON ROAD SURGERY

    1 HUNTINGDON ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB3 0DB

    ODS code D81002

    1.5 km

  • MILL ROAD SURGERY

    279-281 MILL ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB1 3DG

    ODS code D81017

    2.1 km

  • ARBURY ROAD SURGERY

    114 ARBURY ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB4 2JG

    ODS code D81016

    2.6 km

  • CORNFORD HOUSE SURGERY

    364 CHERRY HINTON ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB1 8BA

    ODS code D81012

    3.0 km

  • QUEEN EDITH MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code D81066

    3.2 km

  • NUFFIELD ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    NUFFIELD ROAD, CHESTERTON, CAMBRIDGE, CB4 1GL

    ODS code D81044

    3.3 km

  • EAST BARNWELL HEALTH CENTRE

    DITTON LANE, CAMBRIDGE, CB5 8SP

    ODS code D81086

    3.4 km

  • CHERRY HINTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code D81025

    4.2 km

  • FIRS HOUSE SURGERY

    FIRS HOUSE, STATION ROAD, IMPINGTON, HISTON, CAMBRIDGE, CB24 9NP

    ODS code D81028

    4.8 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 Rail Station

    RLY · Cambridge

    0.9 miles
  • Cambridge South Station

    RSE · Addenbrookes

    2.0 miles
  • Cambridge South Rail Station

    RLY · Cambridge

    2.0 miles
  • Cambridge South Station

    RSE · Addenbrookes

    2.0 miles
  • Cambridge North Rail Station

    RLY · Chesterton

    2.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cambridge 007J, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

25,969 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
2 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

Schools

73 open schools are in scope, including 35 primary and 9 secondary schools. University of Cambridge is the nearest published school at 430 m.

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

Recorded crime

6,640 published events cover 12 months, averaging 553.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,721 events.

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