CB3 8PN

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 3PN 9 m
CB23 3PW 513 m
CB23 3PP 598 m
CB23 3PL 619 m
CB23 3PX 657 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CB3 8PN
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 September 2006
Postcode area
CB
Postcode district
CB3
Postcode sector
CB3 8
Latitude
52.199746
Longitude
-0.090720
British National Grid easting
530,582
British National Grid northing
257,440

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
South Cambridgeshire · E07000012
Parish or community
E04012747
Output area
E00170815
Lower layer super output area
South Cambridgeshire 021E · E01033118
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
8
Primary
7
Secondary
1
  1. Bourn CofE Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    1.8 km
  2. Cambourne Village College

    Free schools

    2.1 km
  3. Monkfield Park Primary School

    Community school

    2.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
25
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 9
  • Burglary 6
  • Anti social behaviour 4
  • Other theft 2
  • Criminal damage and arson 2

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

  • BOURN SURGERY

    25 ALMS HILL, BOURN, CAMBRIDGE, CB23 2SH

    ODS code D81041

    2.0 km

  • MONKFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code D81637

    2.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Village Centre

    BCT · Cockayne Hatley

    5.6 miles
  • Hatley Turn

    BCT · Cockayne Hatley

    5.9 miles
  • Hatley Turn

    BCT · Cockayne Hatley

    5.9 miles
  • Alexander Road

    BCT · Wrestlingworth

    6.6 miles
  • Alexander Road

    BCT · Wrestlingworth

    6.6 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Cambridgeshire 021E, 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

26,314 of 33,755

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

8 open schools are in scope, including 7 primary and 1 secondary schools. Bourn CofE Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 1.1 miles.

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

Recorded crime

25 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 9 events.

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