CB1 3LA Cambridge
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Cherry Hinton. Region: East of England.
Streets
- Teversham Drift, Cambridge: 33 addresses
- Church End, Cambridge: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Cambridge in 2026-27: Band D £2,467 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,645 | £1,919 | £2,193 | £2,467 | £3,015 | £3,563 | £4,112 | £4,934 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band C (54% of about 830 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Cambridge East Land North of Cherry Hinton: up to 780 homes, permissioned (340 m)
- Colville Road Phase 3 Land At Colville Road And Fishers Lane High Street Cherry Hinton Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 9HT: up to 48 homes, permissioned (840 m)
- 1 Rectory Terrace High Street Cherry Hinton Cambridge CB1 9HU: up to 8 homes, permissioned (860 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 3 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 34 addresses are between 14 m and 16 m above sea level (15 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Cambridge 11 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.8 km |
| Cambridge North 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.6 km | |
| Shelford (Cambs) 222,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m, 20 within 800 m; nearest Teversham Drift Cherry Hinton | 280 m |
| Bus or coach station | Hospital Bus Station Addenbrookes | 3.1 km |
| Car parks | Cambridge Park and Ride | 2.0 km |
| EV charging points | 6 within 1.6 km; nearest Leete Road Car Park | 930 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Stansted Airport STN | 34.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Cherry Hinton Medical Centre | 830 m |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Kumar Pharmacy | 860 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Cherry Hinton Dental Centre | 1.0 km |
| Hospital | Fulbourn Hospital | 1.3 km |
| Police station | Parkside Police Station | 3.4 km |
| Cash machines | Tesco Bank ATM | 890 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Cherry Hinton Community Garden 180 m² | 560 m |
| Play area | 7 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 90 m² | 160 m |
| Playing field | Cherry Hinton Recreation Ground 2.9 ha | 1.0 km |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Wenvoe Close Allotments 7,150 m² | 650 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.0 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Andrew, a listed building (Grade I), 330 m south. 6 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Andrew | Listed building, Grade I | 330 m south |
| Moated site at Manor Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km east |
| Settlement site by Caudle Corner Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km south-east |
| Mill Road Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.9 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Giants Grave | Valley | 1.3 km south |
| Limekiln Close | Wood | 1.4 km south |
| Greenhouse Plantation | Wood | 1.8 km north |
| Missleton Hill | Hill | 2.4 km south |
| Long Reach | Lake or reservoir | 3.1 km north |
| Chesterton Fen | Wetland | 4.0 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.8 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 34 | 34 |
None of the postcode's 34 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 39 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 17% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 44% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 23% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 43% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 18% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 9% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 23% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 38% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 15% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 23% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 83% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 40% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 81% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 7 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Teversham Drift.