CB2 3AR postcode in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire

CB2 3AR is a postcode in Cambridge, in the Market ward. It is in the Cambridge parliamentary constituency and the Cambridgeshire police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 77% of homes and businesses can get it. Cambridge: 95% Typical price £553,750 Homes sold in the CB2 district, last 12 months. ▲ 8% on the year before Nearest station Cambridge 1.4 km in a straight line

Where CB2 3AR is, and what is near it

Map of CB2 3AR and what is near it Map of CB2 3AR: its centre point, with the 64 other postcodes in the CB2 3 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices, 37 bus stops and 8 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. CB2 3AE: also in CB2 3CB2 3AH: also in CB2 3CB2 3AP: also in CB2 3CB2 3AS: also in CB2 3CB2 3AX: also in CB2 3CB2 3BJ: also in CB2 3CB2 3BU: also in CB2 3CB2 3BZ: also in CB2 3CB2 3DS: also in CB2 3CB2 3DT: also in CB2 3CB2 3DY: also in CB2 3CB2 3EL: also in CB2 3CB2 3ER: also in CB2 3CB2 3ET: also in CB2 3CB2 3HG: also in CB2 3CB2 3HH: also in CB2 3CB2 3HU: also in CB2 3CB2 3HW: also in CB2 3CB2 3HX: also in CB2 3CB2 3JU: also in CB2 3CB2 3JX: also in CB2 3CB2 3LL: also in CB2 3CB2 3LP: also in CB2 3CB2 3LR: also in CB2 3CB2 3LS: also in CB2 3CB2 3NA: also in CB2 3CB2 3NB: also in CB2 3CB2 3ND: also in CB2 3CB2 3NE: also in CB2 3CB2 3NH: also in CB2 3CB2 3NJ: also in CB2 3CB2 3NR: also in CB2 3CB2 3NZ: also in CB2 3CB2 3PA: also in CB2 3CB2 3PE: also in CB2 3CB2 3PF: also in CB2 3CB2 3PJ: also in CB2 3CB2 3PP: also in CB2 3CB2 3PQ: also in CB2 3CB2 3PT: also in CB2 3CB2 3QA: also in CB2 3CB2 3QB: also in CB2 3CB2 3QD: also in CB2 3CB2 3QE: also in CB2 3CB2 3QF: also in CB2 3CB2 3QJ: also in CB2 3CB2 3QN: also in CB2 3CB2 3QY: also in CB2 3CB2 3QZ: also in CB2 3CB2 3RD: also in CB2 3CB2 3RF: also in CB2 3CB2 3RH: also in CB2 3CB2 3RQ: also in CB2 3CB2 3RR: also in CB2 3 Cambridge South station 3.2 kmCambridge CB2 3AR Map of CB2 3AR and what is near it Map of CB2 3AR: its centre point, with the 64 other postcodes in the CB2 3 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices, 37 bus stops and 8 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Cambridge CB2 3AR
  • CB2 3AR
  • Other postcodes in CB2 3: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 37 bus stops
  • 8 EV charging points
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 52.2030, longitude 0.1237)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after CB2 3AR?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. What each council does: GOV.UK. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at CB2 3AR?

77% of the homes and businesses at CB2 3AR can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 77% gigabit, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)77% can get it

Cambridge: 95%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)77% can get it

Cambridge: 99%

The line marks the figure across Cambridge.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at CB2 3AR?

BinDayBuddy reads bin days from councils' own collection systems. It may have the days for CB2 3AR.

Check the bin days for CB2 3AR on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is CB2 3AR at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include CB2 3AR.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Cambridge

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for CB2 3AR: 5,669 properties in Cambridge are at high risk (7.9% of all its properties). All the figures for Cambridge

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of CB2 3AR is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near CB2 3AR?

Homes in the CB2 district sold for a typical £553,750 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 170 sales, up 8% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£553,750 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£512,500 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 8% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £920,000 27 sales
  • Semi-detached £690,000 23 sales
  • Terraced £639,000 50 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £382,751 70 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in CB2 3AR

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in CB2 3AR from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Food hygiene ratings at CB2 3AR

The Food Standards Agency lists 8 food businesses at CB2 3AR. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near CB2 3AR?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 730 homes in the neighbourhood around CB2 3AR. The largest share of them, 22%, are in council tax band C. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (41%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around CB2 3AR

Band D in Cambridge for 2026‑27: £2,467. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,645 (band A) to £4,934 (band H); band C, the most common, is £2,193.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 30 (4%)£1,645
Band Babout 70 (10%)£1,919
Band Cabout 160 (22%)£2,193
Band Dabout 120 (16%)£2,467
Band Eabout 120 (16%)£3,015
Band Fabout 90 (12%)£3,563
Band Gabout 110 (15%)£4,112
Band Habout 30 (4%)£4,934

When the homes were built

  1. 41% Before 1900
  2. 7% 1900 to 1918
  3. None 1919 to 1939
  4. None 1945 to 1964
  5. 7% 1965 to 1982
  6. 7% 1983 to 1999
  7. 6% 2000 to 2009
  8. 26% 2010 to 2019
  9. 6% 2020 or later

1919 to 1939, 1945 to 1964: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Cambridge before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of CB2 3AR is in (ONS area E01035517), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near CB2 3AR?

The nearest open schools to CB2 3AR, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near CB2 3AR, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to CB2 3AR?

The nearest railway station to the centre of CB2 3AR is Cambridge Rail Station, 1.4 km away in a straight line.

  • Cambridge Rail Station Railway station 1.4 kmCycle
  • Cambridge South Rail Station Railway station 3.2 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

37 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest The Busway Regent Street, 52 m away.

More stations near CB2 3AR, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near CB2 3AR?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of CB2 3AR, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near CB2 3AR?

13 within 1 km 54 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of CB2 3AR, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Connected Kerb Charging point · 5 chargers 500 mWalk
  • Connected Kerb Charging point · 5 chargers 500 mWalk
  • Connected Kerb Charging point · 15 chargers 500 mWalk

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near CB2 3AR?

The nearest to the centre of CB2 3AR, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to CB2 3AR?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near CB2 3AR?

The nearest care homes to the centre of CB2 3AR, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near CB2 3AR?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of CB2 3AR, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near CB2 3AR?

The nearest vets to the centre of CB2 3AR on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is CB2 3AR in a conservation area?

The centre of CB2 3AR is in one area with planning rules of its own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near CB2 3AR?

Police.uk records 860 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of CB2 3AR in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences216 reports
Anti-social behaviour162 reports
Shoplifting123 reports
Bicycle theft70 reports
Public order65 reports
Other theft63 reports

Also: criminal damage and arson 54, burglary 26, theft from the person 20, drugs 16, vehicle crime 15, possession of weapons 12, robbery 11, other crime 7.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for CB2 3AR

Ward
Market
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
East of England
Country
England
Built-up area
Cambridge
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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