CB3 8BB

Caldecote · 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 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CB23 8BA 0 m
CB23 8BE 1.2 km
CB23 4NL 1.2 km
CB23 4NJ 1.5 km
CB23 8AS 1.6 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CB3 8BB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 September 2006
Postcode area
CB
Postcode district
CB3
Postcode sector
CB3 8
Latitude
52.235750
Longitude
-0.015597
British National Grid easting
535,606
British National Grid northing
261,582

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
South Cambridgeshire · E07000012
Electoral ward
Caldecote · E05011286
Parish or community
E04001771
Output area
E00091965
Lower layer super output area
South Cambridgeshire 010A · E01018231
Middle layer super output area
South Cambridgeshire 010 · E02003784

Postcode source versions

Explore CB3

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
9
Primary
8
Secondary
1
  1. Dry Drayton CofE (C) Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.6 km
  2. Hardwick and Cambourne Community Primary School

    Community school

    3.0 km
  3. Caldecote Primary School

    Community school

    3.1 km

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

  • MONKFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code D81637

    3.9 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

    7.1 miles
  • Cambridge North Rail Station

    RLY · Chesterton

    7.4 miles
  • Cambridge South Station

    RSE · Addenbrookes

    7.5 miles
  • Cambridge South Rail Station

    RLY · Cambridge

    7.6 miles
  • Cambridge South Station

    RSE · Addenbrookes

    7.6 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Cambridgeshire 010A, 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

28,941 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
8 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

9 open schools are in scope, including 8 primary and 1 secondary schools. Dry Drayton CofE (C) Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.6 miles.

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