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CB3 0BH local report: crime, schools, demographics and planning in Cambridge

Q: Is CB3 0BH a good area to live?

LocaleIQ rates local change pressure as 19/100 (High Change Pressure).

LocaleIQ report for CB3 0BH: crime, schools, demographics, planning and local change, property prices with source dates, nearby context and links to broader area pages.

Short verdict for CB3 0BH

Generated 26 Apr 2026

CB3 0BH sits in Castle, Cambridge. LocaleIQ rates current local change pressure as high change pressure (19/100). Planning applications are the strongest local change signal right now. Use this as a local report: the figures below are postcode, radius, small-area or district-level depending on source.

Key facts

LocaleIQ score19/100High Change Pressure change pressure

Crime context315Crime trend is flat or improving month on month.

Population density3,806people per sq km, Census area

Schools within 1 mile12open state schools matched nearby

Neighbourhood wellbeingDecile 10/10 in EnglandEnglish Indices of Deprivation 2025

Property context£840kCB3 district / sector proxy

Data says

Sources shown per section - snapshot 26 Apr 2026

LocaleIQ change-pressure score is 19/100 (High Change Pressure).
Crime trend: Crime trend is flat or improving month on month. (-5% vs previous month).
Census 2021 population density is 3,806 people per sq km.
12 state schools are within 1 mile; 10 have an inspection rating in LocaleIQ.
153 planning records are currently matched to the report radius.
14 roadworks or street-disruption records are matched nearby.
200 licensed HMO records are visible in the local housing context.

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Planning and local change

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Planning at Babbage House Castle Park Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0AT

S73 to vary conditions 2 (approved drawings), 3 (approval of materials) and 28 (approval of details of the trellis on the northeastern boundary) of ref: 23/04037/FUL (Refurbishment and retrofit of existing building with new fourth storey, rooftop plant and rear extension, new cycle parking and landscaping adjacent to the building together with new cycle hub in existing basement car park under Castle Court) for removal of the substation, increase to the approved single storey flat roofed extension, cycle parking changes, removal of the approved bin storage, relocation of the disabled driver parking space, additional landscaping and minor alterations to windows and doors.

13 Feb 2026 - 225 m - Greater Cambridge Planning

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