CB2 3JU Cambridge
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Market. 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 G (29% of about 660 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Historic Core (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 49.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- CHURCH OF ST MICHAEL, grade I
- SIDNEY SUSSEX COLLEGE, THE BUILDINGS SURROUNDING HALL COURT AND CHAPEL COURT, grade I
- 13, TRINITY STREET, grade II*
- 14, TRINITY STREET, grade II*
- 30 AND 31, TRINITY STREET, grade II*
- CHURCH OF THE HOLY TRINITY, grade II*
- GONVILLE AND CAIUS COLLEGE, THE NORTH AND EAST RANGES OF TREE COURT AND SOUTH WALL, grade II*
- 1 AND 2, GREEN STREET, grade II
- 1-11, ROSE CRESCENT, grade II
- 1, MARKET STREET, grade II
- 10, GREEN STREET, grade II
- 10, TRINITY STREET, grade II
- 15, TRINITY STREET, grade II
- 16 AND 16A, TRINITY STREET, grade II
- 19, TRINITY STREET, grade II
- 2, ALL SAINTS PASSAGE, grade II
- 2, MARKET STREET, grade II
- 20 AND 21, TRINITY STREET, grade II
- 23, GREEN STREET, grade II
- 24, GREEN STREET, grade II
- 25, GREEN STREET, grade II
- 26 AND 27, GREEN STREET, grade II
- 26 Trinity Street, grade II
- 27 AND 28, TRINITY STREET, grade II
- 29, TRINITY STREET, grade II
- 3-7, GREEN STREET, grade II
- 32, TRINITY STREET, grade II
- 33 AND 34, TRINITY STREET, grade II
- 35-37, TRINITY STREET, grade II
- 35, 36 and 37, Sidney Street, grade II
And 19 more.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Land Rear Of 5-17 New Square Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 1EY: up to 8 homes, permissioned (600 m)
- Carlyle Lodge 71A Chesterton Road Cambridge CB4 3AN: up to 6 homes, permissioned (730 m)
- Henry Giles House Chesterton Road, not permissioned (790 m)
- Housing allocation at, Henry Giles House, Chesterton Road, Cambridge, CB4: up to 48 homes, not permissioned (790 m)
- 18 Chesterton Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire: up to 8 homes, permissioned (840 m)
- Essex House 71 Regent Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire: up to 13 homes, permissioned (850 m)
- Warkworth Lodge Warkworth Terrace Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 1EG: up to 9 homes, permissioned (850 m)
- Housing Allocation, Land at Parkside Police Station and Fire and Rescue Station, Parkside, Cambridge, CB1: up to 50 homes, not 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 4 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 10 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 25%, ultrafast 25%, gigabit 25% 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 | 3.3 km | |
| Shelford (Cambs) 222,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 13 stops within 400 m, 55 within 800 m; nearest All Saints Passage Cambridge | 120 m |
| Bus or coach station | Drummer St Bus Station Cambridge | 340 m |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m; nearest Park Street Car Park | 290 m |
| EV charging points | 13 within 1.6 km; nearest Connected Kerb Charging Stations | 260 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Stansted Airport STN | 36.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 10 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Bridge Street Medical Centre | 120 m |
| Pharmacies | 9 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Superdrug Pharmacy | 60 m |
| NHS dentists | 14 practices within 1.6 km; nearest New Square Dental Practice | 630 m |
| Hospital | Nuffeild Health Cambridge Hospital | 1.9 km |
| Police station | Parkside Police Station | 850 m |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest M&S ATM | 120 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 11 within 800 m; nearest Christ's Pieces 4.8 ha | 310 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Midsummer Common 14 ha | 590 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 710 m² | 340 m |
| Playing field | University Rugby Ground 3.0 ha | 1.1 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,330 m² | 1.0 km |
Within 800 m: 11 parks and gardens, 62 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is 14, Trinity Street, a listed building (Grade II*), 60 m west. 610 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 61 of them Grade I and 33 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| 14, Trinity Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 60 m west |
| 13, Trinity Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 60 m south-west |
| 30 and 31, Trinity Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 80 m west |
| Sidney Sussex College, the Buildings Surrounding Hall Court and Chapel Court | Listed building, Grade I | 100 m north-east |
| Christ's College | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 250 m east |
| Trinity Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 300 m south-west |
| Cambridge Castle mound | Scheduled monument | 680 m north-west |
| Hobson's Conduit | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km south |
| Cambridge Museum Of Technology (formerly Cheddars Lane Sewage Pumping Station) | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Grove | Wood | 550 m south-west |
| The Backs | Lake or reservoir | 570 m south-west |
| Castle Hill | Hill | 660 m north-west |
| Mill Pit | Lake or reservoir | 670 m south-west |
| Chesterton Fen | Wetland | 4.1 km north-east |
| Giants Grave | Valley | 4.4 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.0 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 29 | 29 |
None of the postcode's 29 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 | 22 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 1% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 1% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 14% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 6% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 9% | 17% |
| Private rented | 77% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 16% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | under 1% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 64% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 9% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 21% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 83% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 11% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 27% | 34% |
| No qualifications | under 1% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | under 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 86% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 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.