CB3 8RN

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 3RN 11 m
CB23 3RL 79 m
CB23 3RJ 100 m
CB23 3RW 110 m
CB23 3RP 125 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CB3 8RN
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 September 2006
Postcode area
CB
Postcode district
CB3
Postcode sector
CB3 8
Latitude
52.255595
Longitude
-0.120529
British National Grid easting
528,384
British National Grid northing
263,598

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
South Cambridgeshire · E07000012
Parish or community
E04001833
Output area
E00092193
Lower layer super output area
South Cambridgeshire 021A · E01018276
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
5
Primary
3
Secondary
1
  1. Pendragon Community Primary School

    Community school

    318 m
  2. Papworth Hall School

    Other independent special school

    805 m
  3. Elsworth CofE VA Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    2.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
175
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 60
  • 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

    443 m

Nearby transport

  • St Neots Rail Station

    RLY · St Neots

    5.6 miles
  • Huntingdon Rail Station

    RLY · Huntingdon

    5.9 miles
  • Village Centre

    BCT · Cockayne Hatley

    8.8 miles
  • Hatley Turn

    BCT · Cockayne Hatley

    9.0 miles
  • Hatley Turn

    BCT · Cockayne Hatley

    9.0 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Cambridgeshire 021A, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

18,804 of 33,755

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

5 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 1 secondary schools. Pendragon Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 318 m.

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

Recorded crime

175 published events cover 12 months, averaging 14.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 60 events.

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