# CB3 9AQ: area report for a postcode in Cambridge

CB3 9AQ 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 9AQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Cambridge](https://openindex.co.uk/cambridge) › [CB3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cb3) › [CB3 9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cb3-9)

## Around this postcode

- **37 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 12% on July. Cambridge 005H: 31 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.1121,52.2097,CB39AQ
- **Cambridge, 2.5 km**: About 31 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.1121,52.2097,CB39AQ
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 430 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.1121,52.2097,CB39AQ
- **No property in CB3 9AQ 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=0.1121,52.2097,CB39AQ
- **England’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Cambridge 005H. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.1121,52.2097,CB39AQ
- **£470,360 average price**: For the whole of Cambridge, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.1121,52.2097,CB39AQ
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 500 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.1121,52.2097,CB39AQ
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 580 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.1121,52.2097,CB39AQ
- **No gigabit broadband at CB3 9AQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.1121,52.2097,CB39AQ
- **Low road and rail noise at CB3 9AQ**: Road 52 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.1121,52.2097,CB39AQ
- **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=0.1121,52.2097,CB39AQ
- **11.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.1121,52.2097,CB39AQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St John's College School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-johns-college-school-e110915) | Independent | 430 m (5 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Park Street CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/park-street-cofe-primary-school-e110837) | Primary | 530 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2023 | 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [King's College School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kings-college-school-e110911) | Independent | 750 m (9 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [St Luke's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-lukes-cofe-primary-school-e146965) | Primary | 960 m (12 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), March 2023 | 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Chesterton Community College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chesterton-community-college-e136887) | Secondary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 65.4 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Parkside Community College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/parkside-community-college-e136636) | Secondary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, April 2023 | Attainment 8 of 65.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Castle School, Cambridge](https://openindex.co.uk/school/castle-school-cambridge-e134972) | Special | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), May 2024 | – |
| [Mayfield Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mayfield-primary-school-e110666) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2026 | £395,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |
| July 2026 | £271,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 160 m |
| January 2026 | £930,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| August 2025 | £390,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 290 m |
| March 2026 | £375,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 310 m |
| December 2023 | £840,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 340 m |
| July 2023 | £250,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 360 m |
| September 2024 | £265,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 360 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: HUNTINGDON ROAD SURGERY (500 m); BRIDGE STREET MEDICAL CENTRE (510 m); TRUMPINGTON STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE (910 m)
- Pharmacies: SUPERDRUG PHARMACY (640 m); BOOTS (750 m)
- Supermarkets: Sainsburys Sidney St (580 m, Sainsburys); M&S Cambridge Sat (710 m, Marks and Spencer); M&S Cambridge (750 m, Marks and Spencer); Tesco Petty Cury Express (750 m, Tesco); Tesco Cambridge Christs Lane Express (900 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 005H (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 4.7** (2025). Cambridge 005H has a deprivation score of 4.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 2,481st least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £572,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Cambridge 005H was £572,500 in 2025. Joint 3,126th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 8,227** (2021). Cambridge 005H had 8,227 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 2nd 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: 94.5%** (January 2026). In Cambridge 005H, 94.5% 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.

## 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: 52.2097, 0.1121

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=0.1121,52.2097,CB39AQ

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