CB22 3AX

Balsham · South Cambridgeshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Cambridge
Ward
Balsham
Local authority
South Cambridgeshire
Postcode district
CB22
Postcode sector
CB22 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CB21 6BW 1.5 km
CB22 3AZ 1.8 km
CB22 3AQ 2.0 km
CB22 3UY 2.0 km
CB22 3AH 2.0 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CB22 3AX
Status
Current
Introduced
1 September 2006
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CB
Postcode district
CB22
Postcode sector
CB22 3
Latitude
52.144463
Longitude
0.232902
British National Grid easting
552,886
British National Grid northing
251,924

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
South Cambridgeshire · E07000012
Electoral ward
Balsham · E05011282
Parish or community
E04001759
Westminster constituency
South Cambridgeshire · E14001481
Output area
E00091897
Lower layer super output area
South Cambridgeshire 016B · E01018219
Middle layer super output area
South Cambridgeshire 016 · E02003790

Postcode source versions

Explore CB22

10 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Worsted Garage, Babraham, Cambridge, CB22 3AX 6 November 2023 £685,000
Worsted Lodge, Babraham, Cambridge, CB22 3AX 21 March 2023 £187,560
Worsted Lodge Farm House, Babraham, Cambridge, CB22 3AX 27 October 2021 £900,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
7
Primary
5
Secondary
0
  1. Babraham CofE (VC) Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.3 km
  2. Great Abington Primary School

    Community school

    3.1 km
  3. Fulbourn Primary School

    Community school

    4.1 km

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
18

9 female, 9 male

Postcode households
6
Residents per household
3.0
CB22 3 residents
8,064

Age bands in CB22 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.5%

1,478 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.5%

681 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.3%

2,021 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.6%

2,040 residents

Age 65 and over
22%

1,758 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CB22 3 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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+
90%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
80%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
80%
Gigabit-capable
80%
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.

Nearby transport

  • Whittlesford Parkway Rail Station

    RLY · Whittlesford

    4.0 miles
  • The Kings Head

    BCT · Hadstock

    4.8 miles
  • The Library

    BCT · Hadstock

    4.9 miles
  • Cambridge Airport

    GAT · Cambridge

    5.2 miles
  • St John's Cross

    BCT · Great Chesterford

    5.8 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Cambridgeshire 016B, 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

21,519 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
5 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
1
Low risk addresses
1
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £685,000 from 3 recorded sales in CB22 3AX. 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

7 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 0 secondary schools. Babraham CofE (VC) Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.4 miles.

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