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Cambridge

LOCAL AUTHORITY
Avg IMD
Low deprivation
Population
145,732
Households
52,516
Crimes · Jun '26
1,414
52,516
Households
White Brit. · 53%
Ethnicity
No religion · 45%
Religion
Low deprivation
Avg IMD
1,414
Crimes · Jun '26
£555,327
Median property price
£1,613
Median rent
2,958
Postcodes
52,516
Households
White Brit. · 53%
Ethnicity
No religion · 45%
Religion
Low deprivation
Avg IMD
1,414
Crimes · Jun '26
£555,327
Median property price
£1,613
Median rent
2,958
Postcodes

Sold prices in Cambridge

England & Wales
Property sales · Cambridge
HM Land Registry · Cambridge
Average price
£574,649
YoY: -0.9%
Median price: £564,493
View district CB1
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '24 – Jul '26Jul '26: 37 sales · avg £508,674
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£697k£589k£482k
Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Feb '26Jul '26
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Police Recorded Crime in Cambridge

England & Wales
Crime trends · Cambridge

Counts are the sum of electoral wards in this area, not a 1-mile street search around a point.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
398
YoY +15%
433355277
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
221
YoY stable
247185123
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
49
YoY stable
855219
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
34
YoY -23%
614427
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
97
YoY +20%
1098765
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Bicycle Theft
114
YoY +97%
1147943
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Robbery
27
YoY —
27177
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Possession Of Weapons
20
YoY +18%
24156
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Other Crime
28
YoY +56%
322313
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Shoplifting
208
YoY +33%
259195131
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Public Order
84
YoY -13%
1359453
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26

1 of 5 key categories improving · bicycle theft up sharply · criminal damage rising

1,414
incidents · Jun '26

Flood risk in Cambridge

High flood risk in part of this area

1 of 9 sampled points in Zone 3

Not in a flood zoneZone 2Zone 3

Zone 3 is land with a 1 in 100 (1%) or greater chance of flooding in any year.

Recorded as Fluvial Models

Environment Agency flood map for planning · 9-point area sample, not a check on any one property

School applications

We've matched this area to Cambridgeshire.

You apply through this education local authority even if the school is in another council area.

Cambridge is the district council. School applications go through Cambridgeshire.

Apply for a primary place via Cambridgeshire
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GOV.UK is the official apply and admissions handoff. We do not link a generic council homepage. Per-LA composite prospectus URLs are not in the API yet.

Schools in Cambridge

Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.

Best schools in CambridgeFilter and map

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.

Transport in Cambridge

Cambridge is a 13-minute walk from the centre

Rail · 1.0 km

  • Cambridge

    Rail

    1.0 km

  • Cambridge North

    Rail

    2.9 km

  • Cambridge South

    Rail

    3.2 km

  • Shelford (Cambs)

    Rail

    6.0 km

  • Waterbeach

    Rail

    7.9 km

NaPTAN · walking distance from the area centre · rail, Underground, tram, and ferry only

Amenities in Cambridge

Universities make up most of the mapped places

92 Universities · 42 Libraries · 28 GPs · 183 in all

  • Universities92
  • Libraries42
  • GPs28
  • Museums13
  • Hospitals8

OpenStreetMap · selected tags only · council totals; wards use the parent figure

Private rents in Cambridge

Median private rent

£1,613/month

VOA / ONS Price Index of Private Rents · as of 2026-05-31 — 2-bed median where published.

£1,255
1 bed
£1,613
2 bed
£1,906
3 bed
£2,661
4 bed

VOA private rental statistics · local authority aggregate, not an asking rent

Overview of Cambridge

Coordinates52.2031, 0.1336
Postcodes
2,958
Population (Census)
145,732
Households (Census)
52,516
Recorded crime · Jun '26
1,414

Demographics in Cambridge

Ethnicity

Total residents: 145,673
White Brit.53.0%
Other White19.6%
Chinese4.4%
Indian4.0%
Other Asian3.4%
+ 7 other groups · 15.6%

Religion

Total residents: 145,661
No religion44.7%
Christian35.2%
Not answered9.8%
Muslim5.1%
Hindu2.3%
+ 1 other religions · 2.9%

Age groups

Total residents: 145,732
25–3420.4%
35–4919.0%
20–2413.9%
50–6413.8%
16–197.1%
+ 6 other age groups · 25.8%

Households

Total households: 52,516
Other21.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children14.9%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over10.7%
Any member 66+10.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.4%
+ 7 other households · 33.3%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Cambridge

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Low deprivation
Mean decile 7.64 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Low deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 7.64 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).