CB1 3TN Cambridge
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Cherry Hinton. Region: East of England.
Streets
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 (41% of about 580 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
- The Paddocks Trading Estate, Cherry Hinton Road, not permissioned (470 m)
- Housing allocation at, The Paddocks Trading Estate, Cherry Hinton Road, Cambridge, CB1: up to 123 homes, not permissioned (480 m)
- Land to the Rear of 268 Queen Edith's Way, permissioned (700 m)
- 130, Queen Ediths Way, CAMBRIDGE, CB1 8NW: up to 4 homes, permissioned (760 m)
- 1 Rectory Terrace High Street Cherry Hinton Cambridge CB1 9HU: up to 8 homes, permissioned (790 m)
- 72 High Street Cherry Hinton Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 9HZ: up to 6 homes, permissioned (820 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 (870 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 16 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 addresses are about 9 m above sea level.
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 | 1.9 km |
| Cambridge North 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.2 km | |
| Shelford (Cambs) 222,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.5 km | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m, 49 within 800 m; nearest St Thomas's Square Cambridge | 30 m |
| Bus or coach station | Hospital Bus Station Addenbrookes | 1.7 km |
| Car parks | Cruk car park | 1.6 km |
| EV charging points | 6 within 1.6 km; nearest Connected Kerb Charging Stations | 140 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Stansted Airport STN | 33.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Cornford House Surgery | 380 m |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Cherry Hinton Pharmacy | 750 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Gables Dental Practice | 600 m |
| Hospital | Brookfields Hospital | 1.4 km |
| Police station | Parkside Police Station | 2.9 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest MFG - Orchard Cashzone | 180 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 13 ha | 30 m |
| Play area | 9 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5,820 m² | 60 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Cherry Hinton Recreation Ground 2.9 ha | 750 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.1 ha | 430 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 13 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Mill Road Cemetery, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 2.5 km north-west. 6 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 | 2.5 km north-west |
| Botanic Garden, Cambridge | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.5 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Giants Grave | Valley | 710 m east |
| Limekiln Close | Wood | 760 m south-east |
| Missleton Hill | Hill | 1.7 km south-east |
| Beechwood | Wood | 2.0 km south |
| Mill Pit | Lake or reservoir | 3.6 km north-west |
| Chesterton Fen | Wetland | 4.8 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.9 | 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 | 19 | 19 |
None of the postcode's 19 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 | 49 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 27% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 29% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 17% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 61% | 17% |
| Private rented | 9% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 52% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 24% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 33% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 42% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 18% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 81% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 35% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 26% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 91% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 6 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.