CB3 8DG

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 8DG 3 m
CB23 8BY 107 m
CB23 8BS 143 m
CB23 8BW 155 m
CB23 8BZ 188 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CB3 8DG
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 September 2006
Postcode area
CB
Postcode district
CB3
Postcode sector
CB3 8
Latitude
52.240922
Longitude
0.019289
British National Grid easting
537,972
British National Grid northing
262,223

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
E04001778
Output area
E00091924
Lower layer super output area
South Cambridgeshire 022B · E01018222
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
0
  1. Dry Drayton CofE (C) Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    211 m
  2. Bar Hill Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.4 km
  3. Hardwick and Cambourne Community Primary School

    Community school

    3.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
238
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 71
  • Anti social behaviour 39
  • Shoplifting 26
  • Criminal damage and arson 21
  • Public order 20

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

2

within 5 km

  • MAPLE SURGERY BAR HILL HEALTH CENTRE

    HANOVER CLOSE, BAR HILL, CAMBRIDGE, CB23 8EH

    ODS code D81078

    1.3 km

  • SAS - C&P - MKGP PLUS LTD

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

    ODS code Y07024

    1.3 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

    6.0 miles
  • Cambridge North Rail Station

    RLY · Chesterton

    6.0 miles
  • Cambridge South Station

    RSE · Addenbrookes

    6.6 miles
  • Cambridge South Rail Station

    RLY · Cambridge

    6.6 miles
  • Cambridge South Station

    RSE · Addenbrookes

    6.6 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Cambridgeshire 022B, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

31,655 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
10 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 0 secondary schools. Dry Drayton CofE (C) Primary School is the nearest published school at 211 m.

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

Recorded crime

238 published events cover 12 months, averaging 19.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 71 events.

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