CB3 8LR

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 4LR 32 m
CB23 4LP 411 m
CB23 4LT 492 m
CB23 4LN 649 m
CB23 4LW 674 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CB3 8LR
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 September 2006
Postcode area
CB
Postcode district
CB3
Postcode sector
CB3 8
Latitude
52.276109
Longitude
-0.068414
British National Grid easting
531,880
British National Grid northing
265,973

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
South Cambridgeshire · E07000012
Parish or community
E04001773
Output area
E00092181
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
6
Primary
4
Secondary
1
  1. Elsworth CofE VA Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    2.2 km
  2. Fenstanton and Hilton Primary School

    Community school

    2.9 km
  3. Fen Drayton Primary School

    Community school

    3.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
8
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 4
  • Anti social behaviour 2
  • Drugs 1
  • Vehicle crime 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

    4.3 km

  • SWAVESEY SURGERY

    58 BOXWORTH END, SWAVESEY, CAMBRIDGE, CB24 4RA

    ODS code D81607

    4.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Huntingdon Rail Station

    RLY · Huntingdon

    6.4 miles
  • St Neots Rail Station

    RLY · St Neots

    8.2 miles
  • Village Centre

    BCT · Cockayne Hatley

    10.8 miles
  • Hatley Turn

    BCT · Cockayne Hatley

    11.0 miles
  • Hatley Turn

    BCT · Cockayne Hatley

    11.0 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

6 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 1 secondary schools. Elsworth CofE VA Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.4 miles.

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

Recorded crime

8 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 4 events.

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