CB3 0LS South Cambridgeshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Girton. Region: East of England.
Streets
- Girton Road, Girton: 21 addresses
- Pepys Way, Girton: 1 address
- Thornton Road, Girton: 1 address
- Wellbrook Way, Girton: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in South Cambridgeshire in 2026-27: Band D £2,536 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,691 | £1,973 | £2,254 | £2,536 | £3,100 | £3,663 | £4,227 | £5,073 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band E (28% of about 1,340 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
- Burnt Farm, High Street, Harlton, Cambridgeshire, CB23 1ES, permissioned (250 m)
- 17-19, Bandon Road,Girton, Cambridgeshire, CB3 OLU, permissioned (830 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 7 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 7 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.
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 North 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 5.1 km |
| Cambridge 11 million journeys in 2024–25 | 5.6 km | |
| Waterbeach 372,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 11 within 800 m; nearest Pepys Way Girton | 50 m |
| Bus or coach station | Drummer St Bus Station Cambridge | 4.0 km |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 2.0 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Stansted Airport STN | 40.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Firs House Surgery | 2.1 km |
| Pharmacies | Well | 2.1 km |
| NHS dentists | Townsend House Dental Surgery | 2.1 km |
| Hospital | Spire Cambridge Lea Hospital | 2.3 km |
| Police station | Histon Police Station | 2.3 km |
| Cash machines | Highway Stops - Girton Service Station Cashzone | 1.0 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,170 m² | 180 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 170 m² | 260 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6.6 ha | 760 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.5 ha | 270 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 0.4 hectares in all.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 74 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 57% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 53% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 42% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 10% | 1% |
| Social rented | 26% | 17% |
| Private rented | 11% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 31% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 55% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 44% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 37% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 62% | 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) | 56% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 10 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 Girton Road.