CB3 9EE postcode in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire

CB3 9EE is a postcode in Cambridge, in the Newnham ward. It is in the Cambridge parliamentary constituency and the Cambridgeshire police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Low flood risk 5 of 56 homes and businesses at low risk, from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 95% of homes and businesses at CB3 9EE can get it Across Cambridge: 95% Typical price £1,182,556 Homes sold in CB3 9, last 12 months. ▲ 21% on the year before Nearest station Cambridge 2.7 km in a straight line

Where CB3 9EE is, and what is near it

Map of CB3 9EE and what is near it Map of CB3 9EE: its centre point, with the 137 other postcodes in the CB3 9 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 5 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. CB3 9AS: also in CB3 9CB3 9AT: also in CB3 9CB3 9AW: also in CB3 9CB3 9AX: also in CB3 9CB3 9AY: also in CB3 9CB3 9BA: also in CB3 9CB3 9BB: also in CB3 9CB3 9BT: also in CB3 9CB3 9BU: also in CB3 9CB3 9DU: also in CB3 9CB3 9DY: also in CB3 9CB3 9EA: also in CB3 9CB3 9EB: also in CB3 9CB3 9ED: also in CB3 9CB3 9EG: also in CB3 9CB3 9HA: also in CB3 9CB3 9HB: also in CB3 9CB3 9HE: also in CB3 9CB3 9HF: also in CB3 9CB3 9HG: also in CB3 9CB3 9HH: also in CB3 9CB3 9HJ: also in CB3 9CB3 9HN: also in CB3 9CB3 9HP: also in CB3 9CB3 9HQ: also in CB3 9CB3 9HR: also in CB3 9CB3 9HS: also in CB3 9CB3 9HW: also in CB3 9CB3 9HX: also in CB3 9CB3 9HY: also in CB3 9CB3 9HZ: also in CB3 9CB3 9JA: also in CB3 9CB3 9JB: also in CB3 9CB3 9JD: also in CB3 9CB3 9JE: also in CB3 9CB3 9JF: also in CB3 9CB3 9JG: also in CB3 9CB3 9JH: also in CB3 9CB3 9JJ: also in CB3 9CB3 9JL: also in CB3 9CB3 9JN: also in CB3 9CB3 9JP: also in CB3 9CB3 9JQ: also in CB3 9CB3 9JR: also in CB3 9CB3 9JS: also in CB3 9CB3 9JT: also in CB3 9CB3 9JU: also in CB3 9CB3 9JW: also in CB3 9CB3 9JY: also in CB3 9CB3 9JZ: also in CB3 9CB3 9LA: also in CB3 9CB3 9LB: also in CB3 9CB3 9LE: also in CB3 9CB3 9LF: also in CB3 9CB3 9LG: also in CB3 9CB3 9LH: also in CB3 9CB3 9LL: also in CB3 9CB3 9LN: also in CB3 9CB3 9LQ: also in CB3 9CB3 9LR: also in CB3 9CB3 9LS: also in CB3 9CB3 9LT: also in CB3 9CB3 9LW: also in CB3 9CB3 9LY: also in CB3 9CB3 9PA: also in CB3 9CB3 9QR: also in CB3 9 King's College School 1.1 kmCambridge South station 3.3 kmNewnham CB3 9EE Map of CB3 9EE and what is near it Map of CB3 9EE: its centre point, with the 137 other postcodes in the CB3 9 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 5 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Newnham CB3 9EE
  • CB3 9EE
  • Other postcodes in CB3 9: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 5 bus stops
  • 1 EV charging point
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 52.1955, longitude 0.0986)

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 CB3 9EE?

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 CB3 9EE?

Every home and business at CB3 9EE can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 95% can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

CB3 9EE 95% Cambridge 95%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

CB3 9EE 100% Cambridge 99%
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 CB3 9EE?

BinDayBuddy has not read Cambridge City Council's days for CB3 9EE today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for CB3 9EE 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 CB3 9EE at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

Low risk

The Environment Agency counts 56 homes and businesses at CB3 9EE. 5 are in an area at low risk of flooding from rivers or the sea.

56 homes and businesses at CB3 9EE Low: 5Not in an area at risk: 51

High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.

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 CB3 9EE: 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 CB3 9EE 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 CB3 9EE?

Homes in CB3 9 sold for a typical £1,182,556 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 26 sales, up 21% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£1,182,556 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£977,500 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 21% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £1,931,000 8 sales
  • Semi-detached 1 sale, too few to price
  • Terraced £1,182,556 12 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £490,000 5 sales

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

Across the whole CB3 district: a typical £621,000 from 107 sales.

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 CB3 9EE

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in CB3 9EE from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 13 June 2025. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of 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

What council tax band are homes near CB3 9EE?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,410 homes in the neighbourhood around CB3 9EE. The largest share of them, 28%, are in council tax band G. More were built from 2000 to 2009 than in any other period (22%). 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 CB3 9EE

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 G, the most common, is £4,112.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 40 (3%)£1,645
Band Babout 250 (18%)£1,919
Band Cabout 130 (9%)£2,193
Band Dabout 130 (9%)£2,467
Band Eabout 180 (13%)£3,015
Band Fabout 160 (11%)£3,563
Band Gabout 400 (28%)£4,112
Band Habout 120 (9%)£4,934

When the homes were built

  1. 9% Before 1900
  2. 9% 1900 to 1918
  3. 15% 1919 to 1939
  4. 10% 1945 to 1964
  5. 21% 1965 to 1982
  6. 9% 1983 to 1999
  7. 22% 2000 to 2009
  8. 2% 2010 to 2019
  9. 3% 2020 or later

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 CB3 9EE is in (ONS area E01035516), 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 CB3 9EE?

The nearest open schools to CB3 9EE, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near CB3 9EE, 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 CB3 9EE?

The nearest railway station to the centre of CB3 9EE is Cambridge Rail Station, 2.7 km away in a straight line.

  • Cambridge Rail Station Railway station 2.7 kmCycle
  • Cambridge South Rail Station Railway station 3.3 kmCycle

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

5 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Selwyn Road, 125 m away.

More stations near CB3 9EE, 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 CB3 9EE?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of CB3 9EE, 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 CB3 9EE?

1 within 1 km 30 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of CB3 9EE, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Osprey Charging point · No details mapped 700 mWalk
  • Rolec Charging point · 2 chargers 1.6 kmCycle
  • Evolt Charging point · 2 chargers 1.7 kmCycle

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 CB3 9EE?

The nearest to the centre of CB3 9EE, 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 CB3 9EE?

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 CB3 9EE?

The nearest care homes to the centre of CB3 9EE, 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 CB3 9EE?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of CB3 9EE, 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 CB3 9EE?

The nearest vets to the centre of CB3 9EE 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 CB3 9EE in a conservation area?

The centre of CB3 9EE is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

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 CB3 9EE?

Police.uk records 42 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of CB3 9EE in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences9 reports
Bicycle theft8 reports
Other theft6 reports
Theft from the person6 reports
Anti-social behaviour3 reports
Burglary3 reports

Also: vehicle crime 3, public order 2, drugs 1, robbery 1.

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 CB3 9EE

Ward
Newnham
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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