CB4 3JA

Castle · Cambridge · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Castle
Local authority
Cambridge
Constituency
Cambridge
Postcode district
CB4
Postcode sector
CB4 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CB3 0DB 41 m
CB3 0BN 44 m
CB3 0AT 53 m
CB4 3BF 54 m
CB3 0AY 77 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CB4 3JA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 February 1990
Terminated
1 May 1994
Postcode area
CB
Postcode district
CB4
Postcode sector
CB4 3
Latitude
52.213939
Longitude
0.110698
British National Grid easting
544,300
British National Grid northing
259,400

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Cambridge · E07000008
Electoral ward
Castle · E05013052
Parish or community
E43000042
Westminster constituency
Cambridge · E14001149
Output area
E00090574
Lower layer super output area
Cambridge 005H · E01035514
Middle layer super output area
Cambridge 005 · E02003723

Postcode source versions

Explore CB4

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
72
Primary
32
Secondary
7
  1. St Luke's CofE Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    537 m
  2. St John's College School

    Other independent school

    574 m
  3. Chesterton Community College

    Academy converter

    768 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,699
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,268
  • Shoplifting 1,090
  • Anti social behaviour 430
  • Other theft 340
  • Bicycle theft 296

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
CB4 3 residents
11,792

Age bands in CB4 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.7%

1,875 residents

Age 15 to 24
13.5%

1,716 residents

Age 25 to 44
34%

4,325 residents

Age 45 to 64
22.6%

2,874 residents

Age 65 and over
15.1%

1,922 residents

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.

GP practices

18

within 5 km straight-line

  • HUNTINGDON ROAD SURGERY

    1 HUNTINGDON ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB3 0DB

    ODS code D81002

    41 m

  • BRIDGE STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code D81037

    884 m

  • RED HOUSE SURGERY

    96 CHESTERTON ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB4 1ER

    ODS code D81054

    1.3 km

  • TRUMPINGTON STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    56 TRUMPINGTON STREET, CAMBRIDGE, CB2 1RG

    ODS code D81013

    1.4 km

  • NEWNHAM WALK SURGERY

    WORDSWORTH GROVE, CAMBRIDGE, CB3 9HS

    ODS code D81005

    1.6 km

  • ARBURY ROAD SURGERY

    114 ARBURY ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB4 2JG

    ODS code D81016

    1.8 km

  • LENSFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    48 LENSFIELD ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB2 1EH

    ODS code D81001

    2.0 km

  • CAMBRIDGE ACCESS SURGERY

    125 NEWMARKET ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB5 8HB

    ODS code Y00056

    2.0 km

  • PETERSFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    25 MILL ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB1 2AB

    ODS code D81056

    2.1 km

  • YORK STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    146-148 YORK STREET, CAMBRIDGE, CB1 2PY

    ODS code D81003

    2.3 km

  • WOODLANDS SURGERY

    48-49 BATEMAN STREET, CAMBRIDGE, CB2 1LR

    ODS code D81070

    2.4 km

  • NUFFIELD ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    NUFFIELD ROAD, CHESTERTON, CAMBRIDGE, CB4 1GL

    ODS code D81044

    3.1 km

  • MILL ROAD SURGERY

    279-281 MILL ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB1 3DG

    ODS code D81017

    3.3 km

  • FIRS HOUSE SURGERY

    FIRS HOUSE, STATION ROAD, IMPINGTON, HISTON, CAMBRIDGE, CB24 9NP

    ODS code D81028

    3.5 km

  • EAST BARNWELL HEALTH CENTRE

    DITTON LANE, CAMBRIDGE, CB5 8SP

    ODS code D81086

    3.9 km

  • CORNFORD HOUSE SURGERY

    364 CHERRY HINTON ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB1 8BA

    ODS code D81012

    4.4 km

  • QUEEN EDITH MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code D81066

    4.7 km

  • MILTON SURGERY

    87 COLES ROAD, MILTON, CAMBRIDGE, CB24 6BL

    ODS code D81612

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Cambridge Rail Station

    RLY · Cambridge

    1.8 miles
  • Cambridge North Rail Station

    RLY · Chesterton

    2.2 miles
  • Cambridge Airport

    GAT · Cambridge

    2.7 miles
  • Cambridge South Station

    RSE · Addenbrookes

    2.9 miles
  • Cambridge South Rail Station

    RLY · Cambridge

    2.9 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cambridge 005H, 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

31,241 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
2 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

72 open schools are in scope, including 32 primary and 7 secondary schools. St Luke's CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 537 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,699 published events cover 12 months, averaging 391.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,268 events.

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