CB3 6BS

Cambourne · South Cambridgeshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
South Cambridgeshire
Postcode district
CB3
Postcode sector
CB3 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CB23 6BS 8 m
CB23 5DX 59 m
CB23 5DG 63 m
CB23 6DE 70 m
CB23 6BT 112 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CB3 6BS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 2002
Terminated
1 September 2006
Postcode area
CB
Postcode district
CB3
Postcode sector
CB3 6
Latitude
52.218114
Longitude
-0.080096
British National Grid easting
531,254
British National Grid northing
259,502

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
South Cambridgeshire · E07000012
Electoral ward
Cambourne · E05014031
Parish or community
E04012746
Output area
E00170818
Lower layer super output area
South Cambridgeshire 021E · E01033118
Middle layer super output area
South Cambridgeshire 021 · E02006874

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
10
Primary
8
Secondary
1
  1. Cambourne Village College

    Free schools

    180 m
  2. Monkfield Park Primary School

    Community school

    637 m
  3. Jeavons Wood Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
501
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 229
  • Anti social behaviour 66
  • Criminal damage and arson 36
  • Other theft 32
  • Burglary 24

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
Postcode sector residents
Not available

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 not available.

GP practices

3

within 5 km

  • MONKFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    SACKVILLE HOUSE, SACKVILLE WAY, GREAT CAMBOURNE, CAMBRIDGE, CB23 6HL

    ODS code D81637

    969 m

  • BOURN SURGERY

    25 ALMS HILL, BOURN, CAMBRIDGE, CB23 2SH

    ODS code D81041

    3.0 km

  • PAPWORTH SURGERY

    THE SURGERY, CHEQUERS LANE, PAPWORTH EVERARD, CAMBRIDGE, CB23 3QQ

    ODS code D81085

    4.6 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

  • Village Centre

    BCT · Cockayne Hatley

    6.9 miles
  • Hatley Turn

    BCT · Cockayne Hatley

    7.2 miles
  • Hatley Turn

    BCT · Cockayne Hatley

    7.2 miles
  • Alexander Road

    BCT · Wrestlingworth

    8.0 miles
  • Alexander Road

    BCT · Wrestlingworth

    8.0 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Cambridgeshire 021E, 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

26,314 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
3 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

10 open schools are in scope, including 8 primary and 1 secondary schools. Cambourne Village College is the nearest published school at 180 m.

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

Recorded crime

501 published events cover 12 months, averaging 41.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 229 events.

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