CB3 8PT

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 3PT 3 m
CB23 3PS 72 m
CB23 3PA 184 m
CB23 3PQ 198 m
CB23 3PJ 287 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CB3 8PT
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1995
Terminated
1 September 2006
Postcode area
CB
Postcode district
CB3
Postcode sector
CB3 8
Latitude
52.209654
Longitude
-0.095155
British National Grid easting
530,250
British National Grid northing
258,534

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
South Cambridgeshire · E07000012
Parish or community
E04012747
Output area
E00091960
Lower layer super output area
South Cambridgeshire 021D · E01033116
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
9
Primary
7
Secondary
1
  1. Cambourne Village College

    Free schools

    1.3 km
  2. Monkfield Park Primary School

    Community school

    1.9 km
  3. Jeavons Wood Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
217
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 109
  • Anti social behaviour 23
  • Criminal damage and arson 19
  • Burglary 16
  • Vehicle crime 13

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

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • MONKFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code D81637

    2.2 km

  • BOURN SURGERY

    25 ALMS HILL, BOURN, CAMBRIDGE, CB23 2SH

    ODS code D81041

    2.8 km

  • PAPWORTH SURGERY

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

    ODS code D81085

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Village Centre

    BCT · Cockayne Hatley

    6.1 miles
  • Hatley Turn

    BCT · Cockayne Hatley

    6.3 miles
  • Hatley Turn

    BCT · Cockayne Hatley

    6.4 miles
  • Alexander Road

    BCT · Wrestlingworth

    7.2 miles
  • Alexander Road

    BCT · Wrestlingworth

    7.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Cambridgeshire 021D, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

27,709 of 33,755

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

9 open schools are in scope, including 7 primary and 1 secondary schools. Cambourne Village College is the nearest published school at 0.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

217 published events cover 12 months, averaging 18.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 109 events.

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