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CB3 8NU

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 4NU 26 m
CB24 4UG 1.3 km
CB24 4SE 1.4 km
CB24 4UL 1.4 km
CB23 4NG 1.5 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CB3 8NU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1981
Terminated
1 September 2006
Postcode area
CB
Postcode district
CB3
Postcode sector
CB3 8
Latitude
52.278055
Longitude
-0.029423
British National Grid easting
534,534
British National Grid northing
266,261

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
E04001773
Westminster constituency
St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire · E14001512
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

View all nearby schools
Open schools
6
Primary
5
Secondary
1

  1. Fen Drayton Primary School

    Community school

    2.4 km

  2. Swavesey Village College

    Academy converter

    2.5 km

  3. Swavesey Primary School

    Community school

    2.7 km

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

4

within 5 km straight-line

  • SWAVESEY SURGERY

    58 BOXWORTH END, SWAVESEY, CAMBRIDGE, CB24 4RA

    ODS code D81607

    2.0 km

  • MAPLE SURGERY BAR HILL HEALTH CENTRE

    HANOVER CLOSE, BAR HILL, CAMBRIDGE, CB23 8EH

    ODS code D81078

    4.3 km

  • SAS - C&P - MKGP PLUS LTD

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

    ODS code Y07024

    4.3 km

  • OVER SURGERY

    1 DRINGS CLOSE, OVER, CAMBRIDGE, CB24 5NZ

    ODS code D81033

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Huntingdon Rail Station

    RLY · Huntingdon

    7.7 miles

  • Cambridge North Rail Station

    RLY · Chesterton

    8.8 miles

  • Cambridge Rail Station

    RLY · Cambridge

    9.2 miles

  • Cambridge South Station

    RSE · Addenbrookes

    9.9 miles

  • Cambridge South Rail Station

    RLY · Cambridge

    9.9 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 5 primary and 1 secondary schools. Fen Drayton Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.5 miles.

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