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CB3 8RA

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 3FA 31 m
CB23 3HW 33 m
CB23 3RA 33 m
CB23 3QN 43 m
CB23 3HJ 64 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CB3 8RA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 September 2006
Postcode area
CB
Postcode district
CB3
Postcode sector
CB3 8
Latitude
52.248669
Longitude
-0.120954
British National Grid easting
528,375
British National Grid northing
262,827

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
E04001833
Westminster constituency
St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire · E14001512
Output area
E00187674
Lower layer super output area
South Cambridgeshire 021C · E01018278
Middle layer super output area
South Cambridgeshire 021 · E02006874

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
6
Primary
4
Secondary
1

  1. Papworth Hall School

    Other independent special school

    261 m

  2. Pendragon Community Primary School

    Community school

    494 m

  3. Elsworth CofE VA Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    3.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
171
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 59
  • Anti social behaviour 31
  • Vehicle crime 19
  • Criminal damage and arson 16
  • Shoplifting 11

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

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • PAPWORTH SURGERY

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

    ODS code D81085

    448 m

Nearby transport

  • St Neots Rail Station

    RLY · St Neots

    5.5 miles

  • Huntingdon Rail Station

    RLY · Huntingdon

    6.3 miles

  • Village Centre

    BCT · Cockayne Hatley

    8.4 miles

  • Hatley Turn

    BCT · Cockayne Hatley

    8.5 miles

  • Hatley Turn

    BCT · Cockayne Hatley

    8.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Cambridgeshire 021C, 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

27,626 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
10 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. Papworth Hall School is the nearest published school at 261 m.

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

Recorded crime

171 published events cover 12 months, averaging 14.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 59 events.

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