The typical property in CB3
CB3 covers Newnham, Madingley Road and West Cambridge, the University's western campus and the Cambridge cricket ground.
Area summary
CB3 sits in Cambridge City Council and South Cambridgeshire District Council. The outcode covers Newnham, Madingley Road, Girton, the West Cambridge campus and the M11/A14 fringe. The University of Cambridge's West Cambridge research park (housing the Cavendish Laboratory and the Computer Science department) is in CB3. Girton College and Newnham College are both in the outcode. Housing is mixed: large Victorian and Edwardian villas in Newnham, postwar academic housing, and newer apartment development around the West Cambridge campus.
Cambridge station is in adjacent CB1; the M11 at junction 13 provides motorway access. The A14 runs along the northern edge.
Employment is dominated by the University, the West Cambridge research park and the wider tech and biomedical cluster.
Cambridge City Council operates additional HMO licensing in defined areas. The Renters' Rights Act 2026 has abolished Section 21 evictions. The proposed 2030 EPC C standard, if enacted, will be a substantial cost on Victorian villa stock.
What the data shows
Researched facts
Buyer notes
- Larger Victorian villas have high absolute EPC upgrade costs
- Student rental demand significant but subject to additional HMO licensing
- University catchment drives premium values
The full CB3 data page
Sold price history, crime totals, EPC distribution, council tax bands and more, pulled live from HM Land Registry, Police UK and the EPC Register.
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