CB3 postcode area · South Cambridgeshire
The CB3 postcode district spans 13 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Cambridge, Huntingdonshire, South Cambridgeshire. Area Scores range from 40 to 97 across them. Every full CB3 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.
In summary
There is a sharp split within the CB3 district: Eddington & Castle scores 98 out of 100 (#142 of 6,856 nationally) while East Barnwell & Abbey sits at 40 — neighbours on the map, 58 points apart on the index. 11 of the 13 rank in the least-deprived third of England; none falls in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £363,000 in Little Paxton, Love's Farm & Great Gransden to £807,500 in Central & West Cambridge — a 2.2× gap within the CB3 district. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — Cambridge, Huntingdonshire and South Cambridgeshire — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.
Living here
Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.
House prices in the CB3 district
| Neighbourhood | Nat. rank | Area score | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eddington & CastleCambridge | 142 | 98 | £590,000 |
| Bar Hill, Girton & GrantchesterSouth Cambridgeshire | 437 | 94 | £480,000 |
| Central & West CambridgeCambridge | 464 | 93 | £807,500 |
| Hardwick & HighfieldsSouth Cambridgeshire | 492 | 93 | £486,250 |
| Little Shelford , Foxton & HaslingfieldSouth Cambridgeshire | 642 | 91 | £570,000 |
| Longstanton, Swavesey & OakingtonSouth Cambridgeshire | 759 | 89 | £380,000 |
| ColeridgeCambridge | 1,040 | 85 | £475,000 |
| Papworth, Caxton & Fen DraytonSouth Cambridgeshire | 1,150 | 83 | £375,000 |
| CambourneSouth Cambridgeshire | 1,163 | 83 | £380,000 |
| Little Paxton, Love's Farm & Great GransdenHuntingdonshire | 1,396 | 80 | £363,000 |
| Barrington, Orwell & GamlingaySouth Cambridgeshire | 2,082 | 70 | £443,750 |
| ArburyCambridge | 3,021 | 56 | £475,000 |
| East Barnwell & AbbeyCambridge | 4,084 | 40 | £426,250 |
People living in CB3 Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 36% · Managers & directors 14% · Associate professional 13%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 36% |
| Managers & directors | 14% |
| Associate professional | 13% |
| Administrative | 7% |
| Elementary | 7% |
| Skilled trades | 7% |
| Caring & leisure | 7% |
| Sales & customer service | 5% |
| Process & plant | 4% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
No religion 45% · Christian 39% · Muslim 3%
Born outside the UK: 27%
Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.
Nearby areas
Postcode districts around CB3.
A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.