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CB3 8BQ

Caxton & Papworth · South Cambridgeshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Caxton & Papworth
Local authority
South Cambridgeshire
Constituency
St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire
Postcode district
CB3
Postcode sector
CB3 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CB23 4NL 153 m
CB23 8BE 683 m
CB23 4NJ 949 m
CB23 8BA 1.2 km
CB23 4GG 1.4 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CB3 8BQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 September 2006
Postcode area
CB
Postcode district
CB3
Postcode sector
CB3 8
Latitude
52.236497
Longitude
-0.032787
British National Grid easting
534,430
British National Grid northing
261,633

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
South Cambridgeshire · E07000012
Electoral ward
Caxton & Papworth · E05014032
Parish or community
E04001766
Westminster constituency
St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire · E14001512
Output area
E00091923
Lower layer super output area
South Cambridgeshire 022C · E01018223
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
9
Primary
8
Secondary
1

  1. Jeavons Wood Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.7 km

  2. The Vine Inter-Church Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    2.7 km

  3. Caldecote Primary School

    Community school

    3.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
13
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 1
  • Possession of weapons 1

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

    3.0 km

  • MAPLE SURGERY BAR HILL HEALTH CENTRE

    HANOVER CLOSE, BAR HILL, CAMBRIDGE, CB23 8EH

    ODS code D81078

    3.9 km

  • SAS - C&P - MKGP PLUS LTD

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

    ODS code Y07024

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

Nearby transport

  • Cambridge South Station

    RSE · Addenbrookes

    8.2 miles

  • Shepreth Rail Station

    RLY · Shepreth

    8.9 miles

  • Foxton Rail Station

    RLY · Foxton

    8.9 miles

  • Village Centre

    BCT · Cockayne Hatley

    9.1 miles

  • Hatley Turn

    BCT · Cockayne Hatley

    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. Jeavons Wood Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

13 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.083 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.