CB3 8BL

Caxton & Papworth · 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 4NJ 5 m
CB23 4NL 806 m
CB23 4NN 855 m
CB23 4NH 900 m
CB23 4NW 1.0 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CB3 8BL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1997
Terminated
1 December 1998
Postcode area
CB
Postcode district
CB3
Postcode sector
CB3 8
Latitude
52.244965
Longitude
-0.031050
British National Grid easting
534,523
British National Grid northing
262,578

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
South Cambridgeshire · E07000012
Parish or community
E04001766
Output area
E00091923
Lower layer super output area
South Cambridgeshire 022C · E01018223
Middle layer super output area
South Cambridgeshire 022 · E02007085

Postcode source versions

Explore CB3

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
9
Primary
8
Secondary
1
  1. Elsworth CofE VA Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    3.4 km
  2. Jeavons Wood Primary School

    Academy converter

    3.5 km
  3. The Vine Inter-Church Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    3.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
15
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 6
  • Burglary 2
  • Other theft 2
  • Anti social behaviour 2
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

    3.5 km

  • SAS - C&P - MKGP PLUS LTD

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

    ODS code Y07024

    3.5 km

  • MONKFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code D81637

    3.8 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

    8.0 miles
  • Cambridge South Station

    RSE · Addenbrookes

    8.4 miles
  • Cambridge South Rail Station

    RLY · Cambridge

    8.5 miles
  • Cambridge South Station

    RSE · Addenbrookes

    8.5 miles
  • Shepreth Rail Station

    RLY · Shepreth

    9.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Cambridgeshire 022C, 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

25,638 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
6 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. Elsworth CofE VA Primary School is the nearest published school at 2.1 miles.

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

Recorded crime

15 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 6 events.

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