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CB1 8SQ

Nightingale Avenue

Queen Edith's

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Detailed insights for CB1 8SQ

Overview

Postcode CB1 8SQ is located in an urban city, within the Queen Edith's ward of Cambridge in the East of England region, and forms part of the Addenbrooke's & Queen Edith's area. It has very low deprivation and very high crime levels, with around 128.3 crimes per 1,000 residents per year. The average income per household in Addenbrooke's & Queen Edith's is £82,067 per year. The nearest station is Cambridge located about 1.2 miles away. There are 4 primary and 4 secondary schools in the area.

Crime rate
9/10
Crimes per 1k residents
128
Deprivation level
1/10
Income level
10/10
Social housing
1.7%
Connectivity
N/A
Flood Risk
No risk
Noise Level
Medium

Deprivation level

1/10

Addenbrooke's & Queen Edith's has a very low level of deprivation, ranked at position 32,545 out of 32,844 areas in the United Kingdom — placing it within the bottom 1% least deprived areas in England.

Crime level

9/10

Addenbrooke's & Queen Edith's has a very high crime rate, with approximately 128.3 reported incidents per 1,000 population each year.

Social housing

1.7%

Approximately 1.7% of homes on this street are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. Across the surrounding area, around 22.4% of dwellings are socially rented.

Income level

10/10

The average income per household in Addenbrooke's & Queen Edith's is £82,067 per year.

Noise Level

Medium

Medium noise level (60.0-64.9 dB) from road, approximately 297 ft away from CB1 8SQ.

Flood risk

No risk

Addenbrooke's & Queen Edith's near CB1 8SQ has no flood risk (less than 0.1% chance of a flood each year) from rivers and sea.

Transport

The nearest station is Cambridge located about 1.2 miles away. There are no other stations nearby.

Parks

No parks nearby

Area Profile

Population
303
Population density
2,904.2 per km²

Crime

Crime per 1,000 population

Violence and sexual offences
60.15(+93%)
Other theft
21.62(+289%)
Anti-social behaviour
14.57(+26%)
Public order
11.75(+126%)
Criminal damage and arson
7.99(+25%)
East of England average

Demographics

Ethnic groups

British
146
48.34%
Other White
58
19.21%
Indian
22
7.28%
Chinese
17
5.63%
White and Asian (mixed)
11
3.64%
Total population: 302

Economics

Education (age 16+)

Level 4+ (Degree)
187
77.27%
Level 2 (GCSEs 9-4)
14
5.79%
No qualifications
13
5.37%
Level 1 (GCSEs 3-1)
10
4.13%
Level 3 (A level)
8
3.31%
Total 16+ residents: 242

Housing

Housing tenure

Owns outright
60
52.17%
Owns with a mortgage
30
26.09%
Private landlord or letting agency
22
19.13%
Other social rented
2
1.74%
Shared ownership
1
0.87%
Total households: 115

Property prices in Queen Edith's

Based on 68 recent sales, the median property price is £708,250 in Queen Edith's area, with individual transactions ranging from £295,000 up to £2,300,000.

Price distribution per property type (last year)

Price distribution by property type for Queen Edith's in the last year.

Median sale price and percentiles per property type (last year)

Median sale price, sales count, and percentile information for each property type in Queen Edith's over the last year.
TypeSalesMedian
Detached15£1,250,000
Flats14£385,000
Semi-Detached17£670,000
Terraced22£720,750

10 year median price trend in Queen Edith's

Ten year median sale price trend for each property type in Queen Edith's.

Schools

In the CB1 8SQ postcode area, located within Addenbrooke's & Queen Edith's, there are 4 primary and 4 secondary schools in close proximity.

Nearby primary and secondary schools for CB1 8SQ
DistancePhaseNameTypeRating
0.2 miNurseryHomerton Early Years CentreLocal authority nursery school

Outstanding

0.3 miPrimaryQueen Edith Primary SchoolFoundation school

Good

0.5 miPrimaryQueen Emma Primary SchoolFoundation school

Good

Local amenities

3 nearby supermarkets & convenience stores within mi of CB1 8SQ

Nearby supermarkets & convenience stores for CB1 8SQ
DistanceNameAddressDirections
0.1 miWinfield Chinese Supermarket144 Wulfstan Way, Cambridge, CB1 8QJWalking directions to Winfield Chinese Supermarket
0.2 miM&H General Stores136 Wulfstan Way, Cambridge, CB1 8QJWalking directions to M&H General Stores
0.2 miExpress38 Wulfstan Court, Cambridge, CB1 8REWalking directions to Express

Council Tax Bands

Annual council tax rates for Cambridge district (2025-26).

Band A£1,570
Band B£1,832
Band C£2,094
Band D£2,355
Band E£2,879
Band F£3,402
Band G£3,926
Band H£4,711

Council tax bands are based on the value of your property. Most homes fall into bands A to D.

Geographic Information

RegionEast of EnglandUKH
DistrictCambridgeE07000008
Parliamentary ConstituencySouth CambridgeshireE14001481
WardQueen Edith'sE05013060
ParishCambridge, unparished areaE43000042
MSOA (Middle Layer Super Output Area)Addenbrooke's & Queen Edith'sE02003731
LSOA (Lower Layer Super Output Area)Cambridge 013DE01017995
Police ForceCambridgeshire
Postcode Introduced1998-12-01

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Data Sources

All data is sourced from official UK government agencies and public datasets. Last updated: 16/01/2026.