CB3 8TF

Bar Hill · 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 8TF 3 m
CB23 8TH 120 m
CB23 8TQ 138 m
CB23 8SZ 151 m
CB23 8TA 196 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CB3 8TF
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 September 1991
Terminated
1 September 2006
Postcode area
CB
Postcode district
CB3
Postcode sector
CB3 8
Latitude
52.249535
Longitude
0.028324
British National Grid easting
538,562
British National Grid northing
263,198

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
South Cambridgeshire · E07000012
Electoral ward
Bar Hill · E05011283
Parish or community
E04001760
Output area
E00091916
Lower layer super output area
South Cambridgeshire 022B · E01018222
Middle layer super output area
South Cambridgeshire 022 · E02007085

Postcode source versions

Explore CB3

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
11
Primary
8
Secondary
0
  1. Bar Hill Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    611 m
  2. Dry Drayton CofE (C) Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.2 km
  3. Oakington CofE Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    3.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
246
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 70
  • Anti social behaviour 40
  • Shoplifting 26
  • Criminal damage and arson 23
  • Public order 20

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

  • MAPLE SURGERY BAR HILL HEALTH CENTRE

    HANOVER CLOSE, BAR HILL, CAMBRIDGE, CB23 8EH

    ODS code D81078

    778 m

  • SAS - C&P - MKGP PLUS LTD

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

    ODS code Y07024

    778 m

  • SWAVESEY SURGERY

    58 BOXWORTH END, SWAVESEY, CAMBRIDGE, CB24 4RA

    ODS code D81607

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Cambridge North Rail Station

    RLY · Chesterton

    5.8 miles
  • Cambridge Rail Station

    RLY · Cambridge

    6.0 miles
  • Cambridge Airport

    GAT · Cambridge

    6.8 miles
  • Cambridge South Station

    RSE · Addenbrookes

    6.8 miles
  • Cambridge South Rail Station

    RLY · Cambridge

    6.8 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Cambridgeshire 022B, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

31,655 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
4 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

11 open schools are in scope, including 8 primary and 0 secondary schools. Bar Hill Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 611 m.

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

Recorded crime

246 published events cover 12 months, averaging 20.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 70 events.

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