On average Cambridge has low deprivation and high crime levels, with around 77 crimes per 1,000 residents per year, in line with the East of England average of 82 per 1,000. Approximately 20.4% of homes in this area are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. The average income per household in Cambridge is £70,893 per year. The median sale price in Cambridge is £479,000 (around £540 per square foot), with typical sale prices between £370,000 and £660,000. There are 35 schools in Cambridge: 27 primary (2 Outstanding and 21 Good) and 8 secondary (3 Outstanding and 5 Good). Cambridge is home to around 145,674 people, with a population density of about 3,579.2 per km².
Based on 1,063 recent sales, the median property price is £479,000 (about £540 per square foot) in Cambridge area, with individual transactions ranging from £105,000 up to £5,000,000.
| Type | Sales | Median | £/sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 120 | £799,975 | £568 |
| Semi-Detached | 239 | £556,000 | £552 |
| Terraced | 404 | £490,750 | £555 |
| Flats | 300 | £316,000 | £502 |
Sale price
| Year | Detached | Flats | Semi-Detached | Terraced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | £872,500 | £322,498 | £449,000 | £485,000 |
| 2017 | £735,000 | £363,500 | £470,000 | £460,650 |
| 2018 | £817,500 | £332,000 | £445,000 | £475,000 |
| 2019 | £697,498 | £308,322 | £475,000 | £447,500 |
| 2020 | £622,473 | £315,000 | £475,000 | £475,000 |
| 2021 | £730,051 | £320,000 | £511,000 | £479,000 |
| 2022 | £770,000 | £364,752 | £619,000 | £500,000 |
| 2023 | £817,500 | £365,500 | £555,000 | £525,000 |
| 2024 | £725,000 | £321,800 | £560,000 | £525,000 |
| 2025 | £725,000 | £340,000 | £565,000 | £500,000 |
| 2026 | £799,975 | £305,000 | £540,000 | £485,000 |
Price per sq ft
| Year | Detached | Flats | Semi-Detached | Terraced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | £486 | £552 | £441 | £494 |
| 2017 | £497 | £512 | £467 | £477 |
| 2018 | £470 | £507 | £448 | £459 |
| 2019 | £486 | £490 | £449 | £464 |
| 2020 | £504 | £488 | £450 | £514 |
| 2021 | £539 | £496 | £485 | £512 |
| 2022 | £567 | £549 | £564 | £570 |
| 2023 | £572 | £561 | £550 | £543 |
| 2024 | £579 | £512 | £536 | £569 |
| 2025 | £563 | £517 | £550 | £560 |
| 2026 | £571 | £495 | £542 | £565 |
Annual council tax rates for Cambridge district.
Council tax bands are based on the value of your property. Most homes fall into bands A to D.
Members of Parliament for the constituencies covering Cambridge.
Daniel Zeichner
Cambridge - Elected 4 Jul 2024
Pippa Heylings
South Cambridgeshire - Elected 4 Jul 2024
Cambridge records about 77 crimes per 1,000 residents per year, which is a high crime rate for England: it scores 7 out of 10 on the Area360 crime scale, where 10 is the highest crime level.
Among the 14 wards of Cambridge, Newnham has the lowest crime rate, with about 45 crimes per 1,000 residents per year (the Cambridge average is 77 per 1,000) based on official Police.uk data.
The median sale price in Cambridge is £479,000 (about £540 per square foot) based on 1,063 registered sales according to HM Land Registry data.
Cambridge has 27 primary schools (2 rated Outstanding, 21 Good) and 8 secondary schools (3 rated Outstanding, 5 Good). Ratings are official Ofsted judgements or Area360 summaries of the latest available inspection grades.
Cambridge scores 3 out of 10 on the deprivation scale, where 10 is the most deprived. The typical neighbourhood in Cambridge sits around rank 24,031 of 32,844 in England on the official Index of Multiple Deprivation (rank 1 is the most deprived).
The average household income in Cambridge is around £70,893 per year, and 20% of homes are social housing (ONS data).
Cambridge spans 2 parliamentary constituencies, represented by Cambridge: Daniel Zeichner (Labour Party) and South Cambridgeshire: Pippa Heylings (Liberal Democrats).
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