# CB3 0LW: area report for a postcode in South Cambridgeshire

CB3 0LW is a postcode in South Cambridgeshire.

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 South Cambridgeshire. Open the map at CB3 0LW for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [South Cambridgeshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-cambridgeshire) › [CB3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cb3) › [CB3 0](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cb3-0)

## Around this postcode

- **4 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 20% on July. South Cambridgeshire 022E: 44 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.0864,52.2332,CB30LW
- **Cambridge North, 5 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.0864,52.2332,CB30LW
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 560 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.0864,52.2332,CB30LW
- **No property in CB3 0LW 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=0.0864,52.2332,CB30LW
- **England’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, South Cambridgeshire 022E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.0864,52.2332,CB30LW
- **£439,573 average price**: For the whole of South Cambridgeshire, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.0864,52.2332,CB30LW
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.0864,52.2332,CB30LW
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 10 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.0864,52.2332,CB30LW
- **92.9% can get gigabit broadband at CB3 0LW**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.0864,52.2332,CB30LW
- **Loud road and rail noise at CB3 0LW**: Road 66 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.0864,52.2332,CB30LW
- **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=0.0864,52.2332,CB30LW
- **11.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.0864,52.2332,CB30LW

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Girton Glebe Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/girton-glebe-primary-school-e148105) | Primary | 560 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2022 | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Gretton School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/gretton-school-e136047) | Special | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [University of Cambridge Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/university-of-cambridge-primary-school-e141500) | Primary | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, January 2025 | 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Mayfield Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mayfield-primary-school-e110666) | Primary | 2 km (25 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| January 2026 | £792,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 50 m |
| September 2025 | £870,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| March 2026 | £550,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| April 2025 | £472,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 230 m |
| November 2025 | £350,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 250 m |
| February 2023 | £863,651 | Detached, established, freehold | 260 m |
| October 2024 | £680,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 290 m |
| February 2026 | £387,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 390 m |

## Within 1 km

- Supermarkets: Co-op Girton Road (10 m, The Co-operative Group)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £439,573** (July 2026). South Cambridgeshire’s average house price was £439,573 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 2.2% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £48,916** (2025). Full-time workers living in South Cambridgeshire earned a median of £48,916 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 20th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 9.0×** (2025). A home in South Cambridgeshire costs 9.0 times local full-time pay. Joint 87th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 9.3** (2025). South Cambridgeshire has a deprivation score of 9.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 14th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## South Cambridgeshire 022E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 2.2** (2025). South Cambridgeshire 022E has a deprivation score of 2.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 440th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £568,350** (2025). The median price paid for a home in South Cambridgeshire 022E was £568,350 in 2025. 3,223rd most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,227** (2021). South Cambridgeshire 022E had 2,227 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 2,600th 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: 99.0%** (January 2026). In South Cambridgeshire 022E, 99.0% 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.

## CB3 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £624,145** (2025). The median price paid for a home in CB3 was £624,145 in 2025. 133rd most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 23,698** (2021). CB3 had 23,698 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,247th 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 CB3 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: 91.5%** (January 2026). In CB3, 91.5% 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: [South Cambridgeshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-cambridgeshire)
- Centre: 52.2332, 0.0864

Council: [South Cambridgeshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-cambridgeshire) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/st-neots-and-mid-cambridgeshire): Ian Sollom (Liberal Democrat), 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), July 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=0.0864,52.2332,CB30LW

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