CB3 9NU

Harston & Comberton · South Cambridgeshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Cambridge
Local authority
South Cambridgeshire
Postcode district
CB3
Postcode sector
CB3 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CB3 9NZ 62 m
CB3 9NN 117 m
CB3 9NH 147 m
CB3 9NS 151 m
CB3 9NT 159 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CB3 9NU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CB
Postcode district
CB3
Postcode sector
CB3 9
Latitude
52.181830
Longitude
0.090410
British National Grid easting
543,017
British National Grid northing
255,789

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
South Cambridgeshire · E07000012
Parish or community
E04012734
Westminster constituency
South Cambridgeshire · E14001481
Output area
E00091933
Lower layer super output area
South Cambridgeshire 022G · E01018225
Middle layer super output area
South Cambridgeshire 022 · E02007085

Postcode source versions

Explore CB3

4 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
2, Symonds Lane, Grantchester, Cambridge, CB3 9NU 28 July 2016 £475,000
1, Symonds Lane, Grantchester, Cambridge, CB3 9NU 22 November 2012 £380,000
3, Symonds Lane, Grantchester, Cambridge, CB3 9NU 17 March 2004 £260,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
51
Primary
24
Secondary
5
  1. Trumpington Meadows Primary School

    Foundation school

    1.7 km
  2. Fawcett Primary School

    Foundation school

    2.0 km
  3. Newnham Croft Primary School

    Community school

    2.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
103
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 27
  • Drugs 19
  • Anti social behaviour 18
  • Vehicle crime 12
  • Other theft 8

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
4

3 female, 1 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
1.3
CB3 9 residents
6,566

Age bands in CB3 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
7.5%

554 residents

Age 15 to 24
45.9%

3,390 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.3%

1,648 residents

Age 45 to 64
12.4%

914 residents

Age 65 and over
11.9%

879 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CB3 9 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

15

within 5 km

  • NEWNHAM WALK SURGERY

    WORDSWORTH GROVE, CAMBRIDGE, CB3 9HS

    ODS code D81005

    2.4 km

  • LENSFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    48 LENSFIELD ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB2 1EH

    ODS code D81001

    3.0 km

  • TRUMPINGTON STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    56 TRUMPINGTON STREET, CAMBRIDGE, CB2 1RG

    ODS code D81013

    3.0 km

  • WOODLANDS SURGERY

    48-49 BATEMAN STREET, CAMBRIDGE, CB2 1LR

    ODS code D81070

    3.0 km

  • BRIDGE STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 ALL SAINTS PASSAGE, OFF BRIDGE ST, CAMBRIDGE, CB2 3LS

    ODS code D81037

    3.5 km

  • PETERSFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    25 MILL ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB1 2AB

    ODS code D81056

    3.7 km

  • HUNTINGDON ROAD SURGERY

    1 HUNTINGDON ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB3 0DB

    ODS code D81002

    3.8 km

  • QUEEN EDITH MEDICAL PRACTICE

    QUEEN EDITH MEDICAL CENTRE, 59 QUEEN EDITHS WAY, CAMBRIDGE, CB1 8PJ

    ODS code D81066

    4.1 km

  • YORK STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    146-148 YORK STREET, CAMBRIDGE, CB1 2PY

    ODS code D81003

    4.4 km

  • MILL ROAD SURGERY

    279-281 MILL ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB1 3DG

    ODS code D81017

    4.5 km

  • CAMBRIDGE ACCESS SURGERY

    125 NEWMARKET ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB5 8HB

    ODS code Y00056

    4.5 km

  • RED HOUSE SURGERY

    96 CHESTERTON ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB4 1ER

    ODS code D81054

    4.5 km

  • CORNFORD HOUSE SURGERY

    364 CHERRY HINTON ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB1 8BA

    ODS code D81012

    4.6 km

  • HARSTON SURGERY

    11 CHURCH STREET, HARSTON, CAMBRIDGE, CB22 7NP

    ODS code D81058

    5.0 km

  • COMBERTON SURGERY

    58 GREEN END, COMBERTON, CAMBRIDGE, CB23 7DY

    ODS code D81035

    5.0 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Cambridge South Station

    RSE · Addenbrookes

    1.8 miles
  • Cambridge South Rail Station

    RLY · Cambridge

    1.8 miles
  • Cambridge South Station

    RSE · Addenbrookes

    1.8 miles
  • Cambridge Rail Station

    RLY · Cambridge

    2.2 miles
  • Shelford (Cambs) Rail Station

    RLY · Great Shelford

    3.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Cambridgeshire 022G, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

22,120 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
1 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
1
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

51 open schools are in scope, including 24 primary and 5 secondary schools. Trumpington Meadows Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.1 miles.

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

Recorded crime

103 published events cover 12 months, averaging 8.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 27 events.

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