CB3 9EF postcode in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire

CB3 9EF 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. It is a large-user postcode, which Royal Mail gives to a single address that gets a lot of mail.

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 100% of homes and businesses can get it. Cambridge: 95% Typical price £1,182,556 Homes sold in CB3 9, last 12 months. ▲ 21% on the year before Nearest station Cambridge 2.2 km in a straight line

Where CB3 9EF is, and what is near it

Map of CB3 9EF and what is near it Map of CB3 9EF: its centre point, with the 137 other postcodes in the CB3 9 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices, 8 bus stops and 2 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. CB3 9AA: also in CB3 9CB3 9AB: also in CB3 9CB3 9AD: also in CB3 9CB3 9AF: also in CB3 9CB3 9AG: also in CB3 9CB3 9AH: also in CB3 9CB3 9AJ: also in CB3 9CB3 9AL: also in CB3 9CB3 9AN: also in CB3 9CB3 9AP: also in CB3 9CB3 9AQ: also in CB3 9CB3 9AR: also in CB3 9CB3 9AS: also in CB3 9CB3 9AT: also in CB3 9CB3 9AU: 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 9BD: also in CB3 9CB3 9BE: also in CB3 9CB3 9BG: also in CB3 9CB3 9BH: also in CB3 9CB3 9BJ: also in CB3 9CB3 9BL: also in CB3 9CB3 9BN: also in CB3 9CB3 9BQ: also in CB3 9CB3 9BS: also in CB3 9CB3 9BT: also in CB3 9CB3 9BU: also in CB3 9CB3 9BX: also in CB3 9CB3 9DA: also in CB3 9CB3 9DB: also in CB3 9CB3 9DD: also in CB3 9CB3 9DF: also in CB3 9CB3 9DG: also in CB3 9CB3 9DH: also in CB3 9CB3 9DJ: also in CB3 9CB3 9DL: also in CB3 9CB3 9DN: also in CB3 9CB3 9DP: also in CB3 9CB3 9DQ: also in CB3 9CB3 9DR: also in CB3 9CB3 9DS: also in CB3 9CB3 9DU: also in CB3 9CB3 9DW: also in CB3 9CB3 9DY: also in CB3 9CB3 9DZ: also in CB3 9CB3 9EA: also in CB3 9CB3 9EB: also in CB3 9CB3 9ED: also in CB3 9CB3 9EE: also in CB3 9CB3 9EG: also in CB3 9CB3 9EL: also in CB3 9CB3 9ES: also in CB3 9CB3 9ET: also in CB3 9CB3 9EU: also in CB3 9CB3 9EX: also in CB3 9CB3 9EY: also in CB3 9CB3 9EZ: also in CB3 9CB3 9HA: also in CB3 9CB3 9HB: also in CB3 9CB3 9HD: 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 9HU: 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 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 9LP: also in CB3 9CB3 9LQ: also in CB3 9CB3 9LR: also in CB3 9CB3 9LS: also in CB3 9CB3 9LT: also in CB3 9CB3 9LU: also in CB3 9CB3 9LW: also in CB3 9CB3 9LX: also in CB3 9CB3 9LY: also in CB3 9CB3 9PA: also in CB3 9CB3 9QR: also in CB3 9 Cambridge CB3 9EF Map of CB3 9EF and what is near it Map of CB3 9EF: its centre point, with the 137 other postcodes in the CB3 9 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices, 8 bus stops and 2 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. Newnham CB3 9EF
  • CB3 9EF
  • Other postcodes in CB3 9: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 8 bus stops
  • 2 EV charging points
  • 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 52.2020, longitude 0.1086)

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 9EF?

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 9EF?

Every home and business at CB3 9EF can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Cambridge: 95%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% 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 CB3 9EF?

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

Check the bin days for CB3 9EF 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 9EF 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 CB3 9EF.

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 9EF: 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 9EF 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 9EF?

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
12 months to August 2025
£977,500
12 months to August 2026
£1,182,556

▲ 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

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 9EF

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in CB3 9EF 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

What council tax band are homes near CB3 9EF?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,410 homes in the neighbourhood around CB3 9EF. 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 9EF

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 9EF 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 9EF?

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

Primary

Secondary

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

The nearest railway station to the centre of CB3 9EF is Cambridge Rail Station, 2.2 km away in a straight line.

  • Cambridge Rail Station Railway station 2.2 kmCycle
  • Cambridge South Rail Station Railway station 3.5 kmCycle

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

8 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest University Library, 89 m away.

More stations near CB3 9EF, 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 9EF?

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

2 within 1 km 53 within 3 km

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

  • Osprey Charging point · No details mapped 600 mWalk
  • Rolec Charging point · 2 chargers 900 mWalk
  • Evolt Charging point · 2 chargers 1.1 kmWalk

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 9EF?

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

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 9EF?

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

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

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

The centre of CB3 9EF is in 2 areas with planning rules of their 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 CB3 9EF?

Police.uk records 530 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of CB3 9EF in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences149 reports
Anti-social behaviour99 reports
Shoplifting74 reports
Bicycle theft44 reports
Public order36 reports
Other theft36 reports

Also: criminal damage and arson 28, theft from the person 18, drugs 11, vehicle crime 9, possession of weapons 9, burglary 8, robbery 5, other crime 4.

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 9EF

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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