CB3 8AE

Girton · South Cambridgeshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Girton
Local authority
South Cambridgeshire
Postcode district
CB3
Postcode sector
CB3 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CB23 8AE 2 m
CB23 8AD 239 m
CB23 8AL 402 m
CB23 8AB 459 m
CB23 8AA 544 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CB3 8AE
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 September 2006
Postcode area
CB
Postcode district
CB3
Postcode sector
CB3 8
Latitude
52.229730
Longitude
0.040557
British National Grid easting
539,459
British National Grid northing
261,019

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
E04001824
Output area
E00091935
Lower layer super output area
South Cambridgeshire 022F · E01018224
Middle layer super output area
South Cambridgeshire 022 · E02007085

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
12
Primary
9
Secondary
0
  1. Dry Drayton CofE (C) Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.7 km
  2. Coton Church of England (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.5 km
  3. Hardwick and Cambourne Community Primary School

    Community school

    2.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
29
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 11
  • Anti social behaviour 5
  • Burglary 4
  • Vehicle crime 3
  • Other crime 2

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

  • MAPLE SURGERY BAR HILL HEALTH CENTRE

    HANOVER CLOSE, BAR HILL, CAMBRIDGE, CB23 8EH

    ODS code D81078

    3.0 km

  • SAS - C&P - MKGP PLUS LTD

    MAPLE SURGERY, HANOVER CLOSE, BAR HILL, CAMBRIDGE, CB23 8EH

    ODS code Y07024

    3.0 km

  • COMBERTON SURGERY

    58 GREEN END, COMBERTON, CAMBRIDGE, CB23 7DY

    ODS code D81035

    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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Cambridge Rail Station

    RLY · Cambridge

    4.8 miles
  • Cambridge North Rail Station

    RLY · Chesterton

    5.0 miles
  • Cambridge South Station

    RSE · Addenbrookes

    5.4 miles
  • Cambridge South Rail Station

    RLY · Cambridge

    5.4 miles
  • Cambridge South Station

    RSE · Addenbrookes

    5.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Cambridgeshire 022F, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

27,071 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
6 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

12 open schools are in scope, including 9 primary and 0 secondary schools. Dry Drayton CofE (C) Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.1 miles.

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

Recorded crime

29 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 11 events.

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