CB1 3PN Cambridge
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Coleridge. Region: East of England.
Streets
- Coleridge Road, Cambridge: 52 addresses
- Radegund Road, Cambridge: 1 address
- Davy Road, 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 B (37% of about 820 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: 1 protected tree within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Family Centre Malta Road Cambridge CB1 3LW: up to 9 homes, permissioned (340 m)
- 149 Cherry Hinton Road and Telephone Exchange, Coleridge Road: up to 33 homes, not permissioned (430 m)
- Sorrento Hotel 190 - 196, Cherry Hinton Road, Cambridge, CB1: up to 16 homes, permissioned (550 m)
- Sorrento Hotel 190 - 196, Cherry Hinton Road, Cambridge, CB1: up to 16 homes, permissioned (550 m)
- Clifton Road Area: up to 550 homes, not permissioned (560 m)
- Cambridge Carpets, 213, Mill Road, CAMBRIDGE, CB1 3BE: up to 14 homes, permissioned (570 m)
- 315-349 Mill Road and Brookfields: up to 78 homes, not permissioned (730 m)
- Murdoch House 40 - 44 Station Road And Remains Of Former Silo Associated With Fosters Mill Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 2JH: up to 89 homes, permissioned (740 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 1 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 54 addresses are between 13 m and 17 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 | 670 m |
| Cambridge North 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.7 km | |
| Shelford (Cambs) 222,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m, 49 within 800 m; nearest Radegund Road Cambridge | 30 m |
| Bus or coach station | Hospital Bus Station Addenbrookes | 1.8 km |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m; nearest Cambridge Station Car Park | 700 m |
| EV charging points | 9 within 1.6 km; nearest Connected Kerb Charging Stations | 1.0 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Stansted Airport STN | 34.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Mill Road Surgery | 590 m |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Numark Pharmacy | 560 m |
| NHS dentists | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Antwerp House Dental Practice | 700 m |
| Hospital | Brookfields Hospital | 550 m |
| Police station | Parkside Police Station | 1.7 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Mill Road Cashzone | 600 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 690 m² | 780 m |
| Play area | 8 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 90 m² | 180 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Coleridge Recreation Ground 5.1 ha | 50 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,400 m² | 290 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Mill Road Cemetery, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 1.3 km north-west. 4 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Mill Road Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.3 km north-west |
| Botanic Garden, Cambridge | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.3 km west |
| Hobson's Conduit | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Giants Grave | Valley | 1.9 km south-east |
| Longroad Plantation | Wood | 1.9 km south-west |
| Limekiln Close | Wood | 2.0 km south-east |
| Mill Pit | Lake or reservoir | 2.4 km north-west |
| Missleton Hill | Hill | 2.8 km south-east |
| Chesterton Fen | Wetland | 4.4 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 11 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 42 | 54 |
12 of the postcode's 54 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 25 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 10% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 73% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 43% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 26% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 55% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 10% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 9% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 46% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 19% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 30% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 72% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 14% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 51% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 5% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 85% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 8 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 Coleridge Road.