CB3 postcode area
The CB3 postcode district spans 13 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Cambridge, Huntingdonshire, South Cambridgeshire. Area Scores range from 40 to 97 across them.
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.
| 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 |
Nearby areas
Postcode districts around CB3.
A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so figures are shown per neighbourhood rather than as a single postcode average — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.