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

CB3 9HF 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 9HF 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

- **15 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 57% on July. Cambridge 007E: 87 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.1129,52.1994,CB39HF
- **Cambridge, 1.8 km**: About 22 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.1129,52.1994,CB39HF
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 510 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.1129,52.1994,CB39HF
- **1 of 11 properties in CB3 9HF at medium risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Also 9 at low risk. Flood zones, which ignore defences: in flood zone 2. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=0.1129,52.1994,CB39HF
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Cambridge 007E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.1129,52.1994,CB39HF
- **£475,151 average price**: For the whole of Cambridge, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.1129,52.1994,CB39HF
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 160 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.1129,52.1994,CB39HF
- **7 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 410 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.1129,52.1994,CB39HF
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at CB3 9HF**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.1129,52.1994,CB39HF
- **Moderate road and rail noise at CB3 9HF**: Road 59 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.1129,52.1994,CB39HF
- **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=0.1129,52.1994,CB39HF
- **11.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.1129,52.1994,CB39HF

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Newnham Croft Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/newnham-croft-primary-school-e110658) | Primary | 510 m (6 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2024 | 81% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [King's College School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kings-college-school-e110911) | Independent | 630 m (8 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [The Leys School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-leys-school-e110914) | Independent | 660 m (8 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Heritage School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/heritage-school-e135404) | Independent | 740 m (9 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Mander Portman Woodward](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mander-portman-woodward-e110930) | Independent | 820 m (10 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [The Stephen Perse Foundation](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-stephen-perse-foundation-e110924) | Independent | 890 m (11 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Cardiff Sixth Form College, Cambridge](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cardiff-sixth-form-college-cambridge-e149027) | Independent | 950 m (12 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [St Alban's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-albans-catholic-primary-school-e150571) | Primary | 990 m (12 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade | 83% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| May 2024 | £4,500,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| June 2023 | £5,000,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 210 m |
| February 2026 | £2,490,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 350 m |
| August 2025 | £650,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 370 m |
| September 2024 | £485,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 400 m |
| March 2025 | £373,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 410 m |
| October 2025 | £1,230,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 430 m |
| May 2026 | £1,300,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 450 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: NEWNHAM WALK SURGERY (160 m); TRUMPINGTON STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE (490 m); LENSFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE (800 m)
- Pharmacies: FITZWILLIAM PHARMACY (500 m); JANK NK (CHEMIST) (620 m); BOOTS (870 m); SUPERDRUG PHARMACY (950 m)
- Dental practices: GRANTA DENTAL (40 m); ANGLIA ORTHODONTICS (380 m); DENTAL SURGERY (610 m); DENTAL SURGERY (910 m); DOVE DENTAL (910 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Grantchester Street - Newnham (410 m, The Co-operative Group); Tesco Petty Cury Express (790 m, Tesco); M&S Cambridge Sat (820 m, Marks and Spencer); Sainsburys Cambridge St Andrews Street Local (880 m, Sainsburys); M&S Cambridge (910 m, Marks and Spencer)

## 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 007E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 5.8** (2025). Cambridge 007E has a deprivation score of 5.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 3,714th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £975,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Cambridge 007E was £975,000 in 2025. Joint 487th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,887** (2021). Cambridge 007E had 1,887 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 7,506th 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: 88.5%** (January 2026). In Cambridge 007E, 88.5% 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: 52.1994, 0.1129

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=0.1129,52.1994,CB39HF

## How to cite

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