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CB3 1AQ

Castle · Cambridge · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Castle
Local authority
Cambridge
Constituency
Cambridge
Postcode district
CB3
Postcode sector
CB3 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CB3 1AG 84 m
CB3 1AT 107 m
CB3 1AR 142 m
CB3 1BH 147 m
CB3 1BT 153 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CB3 1AQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 2017
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CB
Postcode district
CB3
Postcode sector
CB3 1
Latitude
52.219338
Longitude
0.085143
British National Grid easting
542,537
British National Grid northing
259,950

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Cambridge · E07000008
Electoral ward
Castle · E05013052
Parish or community
E43000042
Westminster constituency
Cambridge · E14001149
Output area
E00187805
Lower layer super output area
Cambridge 005F · E01035512
Middle layer super output area
Cambridge 005 · E02003723

Postcode source versions

Explore CB3

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
54
Primary
23
Secondary
5

  1. University of Cambridge Primary School

    Free schools

    644 m

  2. Mayfield Primary School

    Community school

    1.7 km

  3. St John's College School

    Other independent school

    1.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
440
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 108
  • Anti social behaviour 60
  • Vehicle crime 51
  • Bicycle theft 37
  • Other theft 35

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
CB3 1 residents
1,496

Age bands in CB3 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
10%

149 residents

Age 15 to 24
17.8%

266 residents

Age 25 to 44
66.1%

986 residents

Age 45 to 64
4.4%

65 residents

Age 65 and over
1.7%

26 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.

GP practices

13

within 5 km

  • HUNTINGDON ROAD SURGERY

    1 HUNTINGDON ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB3 0DB

    ODS code D81002

    1.8 km

  • BRIDGE STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code D81037

    2.6 km

  • NEWNHAM WALK SURGERY

    WORDSWORTH GROVE, CAMBRIDGE, CB3 9HS

    ODS code D81005

    2.8 km

  • TRUMPINGTON STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    56 TRUMPINGTON STREET, CAMBRIDGE, CB2 1RG

    ODS code D81013

    2.9 km

  • ARBURY ROAD SURGERY

    114 ARBURY ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB4 2JG

    ODS code D81016

    3.0 km

  • RED HOUSE SURGERY

    96 CHESTERTON ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB4 1ER

    ODS code D81054

    3.0 km

  • FIRS HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code D81028

    3.4 km

  • LENSFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    48 LENSFIELD ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB2 1EH

    ODS code D81001

    3.6 km

  • CAMBRIDGE ACCESS SURGERY

    125 NEWMARKET ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB5 8HB

    ODS code Y00056

    3.8 km

  • PETERSFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    25 MILL ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB1 2AB

    ODS code D81056

    3.9 km

  • WOODLANDS SURGERY

    48-49 BATEMAN STREET, CAMBRIDGE, CB2 1LR

    ODS code D81070

    4.0 km

  • YORK STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    146-148 YORK STREET, CAMBRIDGE, CB1 2PY

    ODS code D81003

    4.2 km

  • NUFFIELD ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    NUFFIELD ROAD, CHESTERTON, CAMBRIDGE, CB4 1GL

    ODS code D81044

    4.7 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Cambridge Rail Station

    RLY · Cambridge

    2.8 miles

  • Cambridge North Rail Station

    RLY · Chesterton

    3.1 miles

  • Cambridge South Station

    RSE · Addenbrookes

    3.7 miles

  • Cambridge South Rail Station

    RLY · Cambridge

    3.7 miles

  • Cambridge South Station

    RSE · Addenbrookes

    3.7 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cambridge 005F, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

32,367 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
7 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

54 open schools are in scope, including 23 primary and 5 secondary schools. University of Cambridge Primary School is the nearest published school at 644 m.

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

Recorded crime

440 published events cover 12 months, averaging 36.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 108 events.

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