CB3 8DJ

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 3DJ 3 m
CB23 3RR 72 m
CB23 3RT 102 m
CB23 3DL 109 m
CB23 3XQ 141 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CB3 8DJ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 2001
Terminated
1 September 2006
Postcode area
CB
Postcode district
CB3
Postcode sector
CB3 8
Latitude
52.252396
Longitude
-0.120650
British National Grid easting
528,385
British National Grid northing
263,242

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
South Cambridgeshire · E07000012
Parish or community
E04001833
Output area
E00092189
Lower layer super output area
South Cambridgeshire 021A · E01018276
Middle layer super output area
South Cambridgeshire 021 · E02006874

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
5
Primary
3
Secondary
1
  1. Pendragon Community Primary School

    Community school

    144 m
  2. Papworth Hall School

    Other independent special school

    479 m
  3. Elsworth CofE VA Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    3.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
171
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 59
  • Anti social behaviour 31
  • Vehicle crime 19
  • Criminal damage and arson 16
  • Shoplifting 11

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

1

within 5 km

  • PAPWORTH SURGERY

    THE SURGERY, CHEQUERS LANE, PAPWORTH EVERARD, CAMBRIDGE, CB23 3QQ

    ODS code D81085

    220 m

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

  • St Neots Rail Station

    RLY · St Neots

    5.6 miles
  • Huntingdon Rail Station

    RLY · Huntingdon

    6.1 miles
  • Village Centre

    BCT · Cockayne Hatley

    8.6 miles
  • Hatley Turn

    BCT · Cockayne Hatley

    8.8 miles
  • Hatley Turn

    BCT · Cockayne Hatley

    8.8 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Cambridgeshire 021A, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

18,804 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
9 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

5 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 1 secondary schools. Pendragon Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 144 m.

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

Recorded crime

171 published events cover 12 months, averaging 14.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 59 events.

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