# CB1 3QW: area report for a postcode in Cambridge

CB1 3QW is a postcode in Cambridge.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Cambridge. Open the map at CB1 3QW for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Cambridge](https://openindex.co.uk/cambridge) › [CB1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cb1) › [CB1 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cb1-3)

## Around this postcode

- **39 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 13% on July. Cambridge 010A: 64 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.1441,52.1937,CB13QW
- **Cambridge, 450 m**: About 6 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.1441,52.1937,CB13QW
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 410 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.1441,52.1937,CB13QW
- **No property in CB1 3QW listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=0.1441,52.1937,CB13QW
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Cambridge 010A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.1441,52.1937,CB13QW
- **£470,360 average price**: For the whole of Cambridge, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.1441,52.1937,CB13QW
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 590 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.1441,52.1937,CB13QW
- **11 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 440 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.1441,52.1937,CB13QW
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at CB1 3QW**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.1441,52.1937,CB13QW
- **Low road and rail noise at CB1 3QW**: Road 50 dB, rail 41 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.1441,52.1937,CB13QW
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=0.1441,52.1937,CB13QW
- **10.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.1441,52.1937,CB13QW

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Cambridge Muslim Secondary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cambridge-muslim-secondary-school-e151870) | Independent | 410 m (5 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Ridgefield Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ridgefield-primary-school-e133311) | Primary | 530 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2023 | 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Coleridge Community College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/coleridge-community-college-e136650) | Secondary | 530 m (7 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, December 2024 | Attainment 8 of 58.7 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Cambridge Maths School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cambridge-maths-school-e149596) | Sixth form and further education | 670 m (8 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Morley Memorial Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/morley-memorial-primary-school-e110657) | Primary | 800 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2024 | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St. Andrew's College Cambridge](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-andrews-college-cambridge-e110932) | Independent | 830 m (10 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Hills Road Sixth Form College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hills-road-sixth-form-college-e152061) | Sixth form and further education | 850 m (11 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [St Philip's CofE Aided Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-philips-cofe-aided-primary-school-e110840) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | 26% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| December 2023 | £585,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| August 2024 | £500,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |
| May 2026 | £300,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| August 2023 | £390,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| July 2024 | £172,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| April 2024 | £455,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 170 m |
| December 2025 | £462,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 200 m |
| March 2026 | £560,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 200 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Cambridge (450 m, 6 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: MILL ROAD SURGERY (590 m)
- Pharmacies: MILL ROAD PHARMACY (440 m); NUMARK PHARMACY (640 m); PETERSFIELD PHARMACY (940 m)
- Dental practices: HOMERTON STREET (DENTAL SURGERY) (790 m); ANTWERP HOUSE DENTAL PRACTICE (800 m); BROOKFIELDS HEALTH CENTRE (860 m); DENTAL SURGERY (940 m); CAMBRIDGE DENCARE (970 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Mill Road (440 m, The Co-operative Group); M&S Cambridge Rail SF (450 m, Marks and Spencer); Sainsburys Cambridge Station Rd Local (510 m, Sainsburys); Tesco Cambridge Station Express (540 m, Tesco); Tesco Cambridge Clifton Rd Express (690 m, Tesco)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £470,360** (August 2026). Cambridge’s average house price was £470,360 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 2.2% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £43,741** (2025). Full-time workers living in Cambridge earned a median of £43,741 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 69th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 10.8×** (2025). A home in Cambridge costs 10.8 times local full-time pay. Joint 38th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 11.5** (2025). Cambridge has a deprivation score of 11.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 40th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Cambridge 010A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 10.6** (2025). Cambridge 010A has a deprivation score of 10.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 9,428th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £529,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Cambridge 010A was £529,000 in 2025. Joint 4,049th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,737** (2021). Cambridge 010A had 1,737 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 12,038th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 99.6%** (January 2026). In Cambridge 010A, 99.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## CB1 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £490,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in CB1 was £490,000 in 2025. Joint 299th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 54,846** (2021). CB1 had 54,846 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 133rd most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in CB1 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 96.8%** (January 2026). In CB1, 96.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Cambridge](https://openindex.co.uk/cambridge)
- Centre: 52.1937, 0.1441

Council: [Cambridge](https://openindex.co.uk/cambridge) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Cambridge](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/cambridge): Daniel Zeichner (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), August 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=0.1441,52.1937,CB13QW

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