CB POSTCODE AREA · 9 DISTRICTS SAMPLED

Cambridge mobile coverage Three indoors runs from 60% to 100% by district CB postcode area

No network wins Cambridge on overall coverage: all four are within 1 point, but indoors EE and O2 reach 96% of sampled addresses and Three 90%.

Cambridge as a whole

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EE
Overall: 99/100
5G
100%
4G
100%
Indoor
96%
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O2
Overall: 99/100
5G
100%
4G
100%
Indoor
96%
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Vodafone
Overall: 99/100
5G
100%
4G
100%
Indoor
93%
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Three
Overall: 98/100
5G
100%
4G
100%
Indoor
90%

Ofcom Mobile Coverage data (May 2025), measured across 1,081 addresses in 46 sampled postcodes, pooled from 9 districts. Methodology.

What differs inside Cambridge

Where the networks split most

  • CB8 Newmarket, Exning, Fordham: indoors EE, O2 and Vodafone 100%, Three 60%.
  • CB6 Manea, Sutton, Stretham: indoors O2 100%, Vodafone 66%.
  • CB7 Soham, Fordham, Isleham: indoors EE 100%, Vodafone 66%.

Each network's weakest and strongest district

NetworkIndoor
EE 69% in CB3 Girton; 100% in 6 districts
O2 68% in CB7 Soham; 100% in 8 districts
Three 60% in CB8 Newmarket; 100% in 5 districts
Vodafone 66% in CB6 Manea, CB7 Soham; 100% in 7 districts

Middle of the area against its edges

The 3 districts nearest the middle (CB1 Fulbourn, CB4 Chesterton, CB5 Fen Ditton) against the 3 furthest out (CB6 Manea, CB7 Soham, CB9 Haverhill):

  • Vodafone indoors: 100% in the middle, 80% at the edges.
  • O2 indoors: 100% in the middle, 88% at the edges.

District by district

DistrictPlacesIndoor, low to highAddresses
CB1 Fulbourn, Cambourne, Fen Ditton 100% on all four 97
CB2 South Trumpington, Market, Harston 100% on all four 87
CB3 Girton, Grantchester, Market EE 69%; O2 and Vodafone 100% 108
CB4 Chesterton, Milton, Impington 100% on all four 94
CB5 Fen Ditton, Teversham, Market EE 95%; the rest 100% 165
CB6 Manea, Sutton, Stretham Vodafone 66%; O2 100% 79
CB7 Soham, Fordham, Isleham Vodafone 66%; EE 100% 140
CB8 Newmarket, Exning, Fordham Three 60%; the rest 100% 164
CB9 Haverhill, Kedington, Withersfield 100% on all four 147

Guide: Best Mobile Network in Cambridge (2026): CB1 to CB9 Compared

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