CB4 3XE postcode in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire

CB4 3XE is a postcode in Cambridge, in the Histon & Impington ward of South Cambridgeshire. It is in the St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire parliamentary constituency and the Cambridgeshire police force area, and has been in use since December 1996.

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. South Cambridgeshire: 86% Typical price £487,500 Homes sold in CB4 3, last 12 months. ▲ 2% on the year before Nearest station Cambridge North 3.0 km in a straight line

Where CB4 3XE is, and what is near it

Map of CB4 3XE and what is near it Map of CB4 3XE: its centre point, with the 227 other postcodes in the CB4 3 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), 13 bus stops and 4 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. CB4 3FU: also in CB4 3CB4 3GJ: also in CB4 3CB4 3GP: also in CB4 3CB4 3GR: also in CB4 3CB4 3HS: also in CB4 3CB4 3HT: also in CB4 3CB4 3HU: also in CB4 3CB4 3JG: also in CB4 3CB4 3NB: also in CB4 3CB4 3NE: also in CB4 3CB4 3NF: also in CB4 3CB4 3NG: also in CB4 3CB4 3NH: also in CB4 3CB4 3NJ: also in CB4 3CB4 3NQ: also in CB4 3CB4 3RE: also in CB4 3CB4 3RF: also in CB4 3CB4 3RG: also in CB4 3CB4 3RH: also in CB4 3CB4 3RJ: also in CB4 3CB4 3RL: also in CB4 3CB4 3RQ: also in CB4 3CB4 3RU: also in CB4 3CB4 3RZ: also in CB4 3CB4 3SF: also in CB4 3CB4 3SG: also in CB4 3CB4 3SN: also in CB4 3CB4 3SP: also in CB4 3CB4 3SR: also in CB4 3CB4 3SS: also in CB4 3CB4 3SW: also in CB4 3CB4 3TA: also in CB4 3CB4 3TB: also in CB4 3CB4 3TD: also in CB4 3CB4 3XA: also in CB4 3CB4 3XB: also in CB4 3CB4 3XD: also in CB4 3CB4 3XF: also in CB4 3CB4 3XG: also in CB4 3CB4 3XH: also in CB4 3CB4 3XJ: also in CB4 3CB4 3XL: also in CB4 3CB4 3XN: also in CB4 3CB4 3XP: also in CB4 3CB4 3XQ: also in CB4 3CB4 3XW: also in CB4 3 School 500 m2 places, 1.2–1.9 kmArbury CB4 3XE Map of CB4 3XE and what is near it Map of CB4 3XE: its centre point, with the 227 other postcodes in the CB4 3 sector, 4 schools (2 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), 13 bus stops and 4 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. 3 places, 1.2–4.2 kmArbury CB4 3XE
  • CB4 3XE
  • Other postcodes in CB4 3: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 13 bus stops
  • 4 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 52.2289, longitude 0.1144)

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 CB4 3XE?

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 CB4 3XE?

Every home and business at CB4 3XE can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

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

South Cambridgeshire: 86%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

South Cambridgeshire: 98%

The line marks the figure across South Cambridgeshire.

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 CB4 3XE?

South Cambridgeshire District Council gives bin days for each home rather than each postcode. BinDayBuddy finds yours from your house number, from the council's own system.

Find the bin days for your home 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 CB4 3XE 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 CB4 3XE.

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 South Cambridgeshire

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for CB4 3XE: 3,011 properties in South Cambridgeshire are at high risk (3.1% of all its properties). All the figures for South Cambridgeshire

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 CB4 3XE 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 CB4 3XE?

Homes in CB4 3 sold for a typical £487,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 77 sales, up 2% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£487,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£478,100 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 2% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £805,000 6 sales
  • Semi-detached £500,000 24 sales
  • Terraced £545,000 29 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £250,250 18 sales

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

Across the whole CB4 district: a typical £425,000 from 291 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 CB4 3XE

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in CB4 3XE 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 CB4 3XE?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 570 homes in the neighbourhood around CB4 3XE. Over half of them (54%) are in council tax band C. More were built from 1983 to 1999 than in any other period (44%). 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 CB4 3XE

Band D in South Cambridgeshire for 2026‑27: £2,536. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,973 (band B) to £4,227 (band G); band C, the most common, is £2,254.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Awithheld£1,691
Band Babout 60 (11%)£1,973
Band Cabout 310 (54%)£2,254
Band Dabout 130 (23%)£2,536
Band Eabout 40 (7%)£3,100
Band Fabout 20 (4%)£3,663
Band Gabout 10 (2%)£4,227
Band Hfewer than 5£5,073

When the homes were built

  1. 5% Before 1900
  2. 2% 1900 to 1918
  3. 7% 1919 to 1939
  4. Withheld 1945 to 1964
  5. 5% 1965 to 1982
  6. 44% 1983 to 1999
  7. 22% 2000 to 2009
  8. 8% 2010 to 2019
  9. 7% 2020 or later

Averages for South Cambridgeshire 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 CB4 3XE is in (ONS area E01033120), 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 CB4 3XE?

The nearest open schools to CB4 3XE, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near CB4 3XE, 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 CB4 3XE?

The nearest railway station to the centre of CB4 3XE is Cambridge North Rail Station, 3.0 km away in a straight line.

  • Cambridge North Rail Station Railway station 3.0 kmCycle
  • Cambridge Rail Station Railway station 4.2 kmCycle

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

13 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Sunset Square, 12 m away.

More stations near CB4 3XE, 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 CB4 3XE?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of CB4 3XE, 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 CB4 3XE?

4 within 1 km 65 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of CB4 3XE, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Connected Kerb Charging point · 12 chargers · Type 2 950 mWalk
  • Connected Kerb Charging point · 12 chargers · Type 2 950 mWalk
  • Evolt Charging point · 3 chargers · Type 2, CCS, CHAdeMO · up to 50 kW 950 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 CB4 3XE?

The nearest to the centre of CB4 3XE, 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 CB4 3XE?

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 CB4 3XE?

The nearest care homes to the centre of CB4 3XE, 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 CB4 3XE?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of CB4 3XE, 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 CB4 3XE?

The nearest vets to the centre of CB4 3XE 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 CB4 3XE in a conservation area?

The centre of CB4 3XE 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 CB4 3XE?

Police.uk records 230 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of CB4 3XE in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences84 reports
Anti-social behaviour40 reports
Criminal damage and arson24 reports
Shoplifting16 reports
Vehicle crime14 reports
Public order9 reports

Also: other theft 9, drugs 8, burglary 7, other crime 7, bicycle theft 4, theft from the person 3, possession of weapons 3, robbery 2.

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 CB4 3XE

Ward
Histon & Impington
Parish
Impington
Region
East of England
Country
England
Built-up area
Cambridge
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
December 1996

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

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CB4 3XD90 mCB4 3SW100 mCB4 3SN110 mCB4 3XB110 mCB4 3SP130 mCB4 3XG130 m
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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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