CB3 8HS

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 4HS 1 m
CB23 4JE 243 m
CB23 4JD 266 m
CB23 4JF 356 m
CB23 4HY 361 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CB3 8HS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 September 1991
Terminated
1 September 2006
Postcode area
CB
Postcode district
CB3
Postcode sector
CB3 8
Latitude
52.258337
Longitude
-0.076381
British National Grid easting
531,389
British National Grid northing
263,982

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
South Cambridgeshire · E07000012
Parish or community
E04012748
Output area
E00092183
Lower layer super output area
South Cambridgeshire 021B · E01018277
Middle layer super output area
South Cambridgeshire 021 · E02006874

Postcode source versions

Explore CB3

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
7
Primary
5
Secondary
1
  1. Elsworth CofE VA Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    171 m
  2. Papworth Hall School

    Other independent special school

    3.0 km
  3. Pendragon Community Primary School

    Community school

    3.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
21
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Anti social behaviour 6
  • Violence and sexual offences 5
  • Burglary 4
  • Drugs 3
  • Public order 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

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • PAPWORTH SURGERY

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

    ODS code D81085

    2.9 km

  • MONKFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code D81637

    4.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Huntingdon Rail Station

    RLY · Huntingdon

    6.9 miles
  • Village Centre

    BCT · Cockayne Hatley

    9.5 miles
  • Hatley Turn

    BCT · Cockayne Hatley

    9.7 miles
  • Hatley Turn

    BCT · Cockayne Hatley

    9.7 miles
  • Alexander Road

    BCT · Wrestlingworth

    10.6 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Cambridgeshire 021B, 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

24,542 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
4 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

7 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 1 secondary schools. Elsworth CofE VA Primary School is the nearest published school at 171 m.

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

Recorded crime

21 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Anti social behaviour with 6 events.

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