CB3 1AW

Girton · South Cambridgeshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Cambridge
Ward
Girton
Local authority
South Cambridgeshire
Postcode district
CB3
Postcode sector
CB3 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CB3 1AZ 26 m
CB3 1AY 50 m
CB3 1BB 74 m
CB3 1AX 111 m
CB3 1BD 112 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CB3 1AW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 2023
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CB
Postcode district
CB3
Postcode sector
CB3 1
Latitude
52.221830
Longitude
0.087632
British National Grid easting
542,699
British National Grid northing
260,232

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
South Cambridgeshire · E07000012
Electoral ward
Girton · E05011294
Parish or community
E04001788
Output area
E00092050
Lower layer super output area
South Cambridgeshire 022E · E01018248
Middle layer super output area
South Cambridgeshire 022 · E02007085

Postcode source versions

Explore CB3

10 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
9, Huxley Row, Cambridge, CB3 1AW 16 April 2024 £1,060,000
7, Huxley Row, Cambridge, CB3 1AW 7 March 2024 £999,950
5, Huxley Row, Cambridge, CB3 1AW 5 March 2024 £999,950

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
52
Primary
23
Secondary
4
  1. University of Cambridge Primary School

    Free schools

    721 m
  2. Mayfield Primary School

    Community school

    1.5 km
  3. Girton Glebe Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
548
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 127
  • Anti social behaviour 68
  • Shoplifting 59
  • Vehicle crime 57
  • Other theft 48

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.

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

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

  • ARBURY ROAD SURGERY

    114 ARBURY ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB4 2JG

    ODS code D81016

    2.8 km

  • RED HOUSE SURGERY

    96 CHESTERTON ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB4 1ER

    ODS code D81054

    2.9 km

  • NEWNHAM WALK SURGERY

    WORDSWORTH GROVE, CAMBRIDGE, CB3 9HS

    ODS code D81005

    3.0 km

  • TRUMPINGTON STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    56 TRUMPINGTON STREET, CAMBRIDGE, CB2 1RG

    ODS code D81013

    3.0 km

  • FIRS HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code D81028

    3.0 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

    4.1 km

  • YORK STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    146-148 YORK STREET, CAMBRIDGE, CB1 2PY

    ODS code D81003

    4.1 km

  • NUFFIELD ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    NUFFIELD ROAD, CHESTERTON, CAMBRIDGE, CB4 1GL

    ODS code D81044

    4.5 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

    2.9 miles
  • Cambridge North Rail Station

    RLY · Chesterton

    3.0 miles
  • Cambridge Airport

    GAT · Cambridge

    3.8 miles
  • Cambridge South Station

    RSE · Addenbrookes

    3.8 miles
  • Cambridge South Rail Station

    RLY · Cambridge

    3.8 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Cambridgeshire 022E, 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

33,300 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
5 of 10
Living environment
9 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 £1,049,950 from 10 recorded sales in CB3 1AW. 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

52 open schools are in scope, including 23 primary and 4 secondary schools. University of Cambridge Primary School is the nearest published school at 721 m.

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

Recorded crime

548 published events cover 12 months, averaging 45.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 127 events.

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