# CB3 0YJ: area report for a postcode in Cambridge

CB3 0YJ 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 CB3 0YJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Cambridge](https://openindex.co.uk/cambridge) › [CB3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cb3) › [CB3 0](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cb3-0)

## Around this postcode

- **7 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 22% on July. Cambridge 005E: 85 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.0989,52.2214,CB30YJ
- **Cambridge, 4 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.0989,52.2214,CB30YJ
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 690 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.0989,52.2214,CB30YJ
- **No property in CB3 0YJ 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=0.0989,52.2214,CB30YJ
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Cambridge 005E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.0989,52.2214,CB30YJ
- **£475,151 average price**: For the whole of Cambridge, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.0989,52.2214,CB30YJ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.1 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.0989,52.2214,CB30YJ
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 820 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.0989,52.2214,CB30YJ
- **95.2% can get gigabit broadband at CB3 0YJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.0989,52.2214,CB30YJ
- **Low road and rail noise at CB3 0YJ**: Road 46 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.0989,52.2214,CB30YJ
- **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=0.0989,52.2214,CB30YJ
- **10.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.0989,52.2214,CB30YJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Mayfield Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mayfield-primary-school-e110666) | Primary | 690 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [University of Cambridge Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/university-of-cambridge-primary-school-e141500) | Primary | 690 m (9 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, January 2025 | 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Luke's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-lukes-cofe-primary-school-e146965) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), March 2023 | 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St John's College School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-johns-college-school-e110915) | Independent | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Arbury Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/arbury-primary-school-e110664) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2023 | 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Chesterton Community College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chesterton-community-college-e136887) | Secondary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 65.4 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Castle School, Cambridge](https://openindex.co.uk/school/castle-school-cambridge-e134972) | Special | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), May 2024 | – |
| [Orchard Park Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/orchard-park-community-primary-school-e134979) | Primary | 1.8 km (22 minutes on foot) | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding not met, special measures | 41% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| January 2026 | £639,995 | Detached, new build, freehold | 10 m |
| February 2026 | £548,755 | Detached, new build, freehold | 50 m |
| November 2025 | £569,995 | Detached, new build, freehold | 140 m |
| January 2023 | £1,230,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| July 2024 | £445,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| March 2025 | £624,145 | Detached, new build, freehold | 180 m |
| October 2025 | £725,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 240 m |
| October 2025 | £715,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 260 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: JARDINES PHARMACY (870 m)
- Supermarkets: Aldi Chesterton Cambridge (820 m, Aldi); Iceland Histon Road (830 m, Iceland); Co-op Histon Road (860 m, The Co-operative Group); Sainsburys Cambridge Eddington Avenue Superstore (870 m, Sainsburys)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £475,151** (July 2026). Cambridge’s average house price was £475,151 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). No change in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 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: 10.9×** (2025). A home in Cambridge costs 10.9 times local full-time pay. Joint 35th 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: 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 005E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 6.9** (2025). Cambridge 005E has a deprivation score of 6.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 4,960th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £616,995** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Cambridge 005E was £616,995 in 2025. 2,444th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,225** (2021). Cambridge 005E had 1,225 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 13,018th least 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: 69.6%** (January 2026). In Cambridge 005E, 69.6% 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.

## 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: [Cambridge](https://openindex.co.uk/cambridge)
- Centre: 52.2214, 0.0989

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), 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=0.0989,52.2214,CB30YJ

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