Postcode CB23 7ZB is located in a rural town, within the Caldecote ward of South Cambridgeshire in the East of England region, and forms part of the Hardwick & Highfields area. It has very low deprivation and low crime levels, with around 45 crimes per 1,000 residents per year, about 45% below the East of England average of 82 per 1,000. The average income per household in Hardwick & Highfields is £68,071 per year. The nearest station is Cambridge, about 6.7 miles away. There are 1 primary and no secondary schools in the area.
Hardwick & Highfields has a very low level of deprivation, ranked at position 27,462 out of 32,844 areas in the United Kingdom, placing it within the bottom 16% least deprived areas in England.
Hardwick & Highfields has a low crime rate, with approximately 45 reported incidents per 1,000 population each year.
Approximately 0.8% of homes on this street are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. Across the surrounding area, around 9.1% of dwellings are socially rented.
The average income per household in Hardwick & Highfields is £68,071 per year.
No significant noise sources from railways or roads near CB23 7ZB.
Hardwick & Highfields near CB23 7ZB has no flood risk (less than 0.1% chance of a flood each year) from rivers and sea.
The nearest station is Cambridge located about 6.7 miles away. There are no other stations nearby.
Based on 31 recent sales, the median property price is £560,000 (about £356 per square foot) in Caldecote area, with individual transactions ranging from £250,000 up to £920,000.
| Type | Sales | Median | £/sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 22 | £642,500 | £363 |
| Semi-Detached | 4 | £330,000 | £351 |
| Terraced | 5 | £297,500 | £364 |
Sale price
| Year | Detached | Semi-Detached | Terraced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | £447,500 | £320,000 | £285,000 |
| 2017 | £536,250 | £340,575 | £287,500 |
| 2018 | £589,950 | £299,995 | £248,000 |
| 2019 | £480,000 | £299,950 | £315,500 |
| 2020 | £492,500 | £327,500 | £297,995 |
| 2021 | £532,500 | £379,995 | £317,498 |
| 2022 | £552,495 | £358,995 | £368,495 |
| 2023 | £592,495 | £352,500 | £310,000 |
| 2024 | £627,500 | £475,000 | £274,500 |
| 2025 | £622,500 | £342,500 | £297,500 |
| 2026 | £650,000 | — | £385,000 |
Price per sq ft
| Year | Detached | Semi-Detached | Terraced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | £316 | £302 | £325 |
| 2017 | £361 | £347 | £349 |
| 2018 | £326 | £331 | £311 |
| 2019 | £342 | £358 | £329 |
| 2020 | £342 | £339 | £369 |
| 2021 | £361 | £349 | £333 |
| 2022 | £398 | £391 | £417 |
| 2023 | £413 | £428 | £388 |
| 2024 | £370 | £405 | £379 |
| 2025 | £363 | £361 | £390 |
| 2026 | £408 | — | £354 |
There were 22 recent sold properties in the last 18 months near CB23 7ZB.
| Date | Address | Type | Tenure | Price | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 Dec 2025 | 11, Clare Drive, Cambridge, CB23 7UY | Detached | Freehold | £620,000 | |
| 26 Mar 2025 | 19, Clare Drive, Cambridge, CB23 7UY | Semi-Detached | Freehold | £315,000 | |
| 02 May 2025 | 1, Damms Pastures, Cambridge, CB23 7ZA | Detached | Freehold | £583,500 | |
| 17 Apr 2026 | 32, Highfields Road, Cambridge, CB23 7NX | Detached | Freehold | £650,000 | |
| 17 Oct 2025 | 53, Highfields Road, Cambridge, CB23 7NX | Detached | Freehold | £685,000 |
Annual council tax rates for South Cambridgeshire district (2025-26).
Council tax bands are based on the value of your property. Most homes fall into bands A to D.
Elected local representatives for CB23 7ZB, including ward councillors and the local member of parliament.
John Robert Jefferies
Caldecote - Elected 7 May 2026
Ian Sollom
St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire - Elected 4 Jul 2024
The area around CB23 7ZB records about 45 crimes per 1,000 residents per year, which is a low crime rate for England: it scores 4 out of 10 on the Area360 crime scale, where 10 is the highest crime level. Across East of England as a whole the rate is about 82 per 1,000. The most common offences locally are violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and vehicle crime.
The median sale price around CB23 7ZB in Hardwick & Highfields is £560,000 (about £356 per square foot) based on 31 registered sales according to HM Land Registry data.
There is 1 school close to CB23 7ZB, including Caldecote Primary School (Good). Ratings are from the latest Ofsted inspections.
CB23 7ZB scores 2 out of 10 on the deprivation scale, where 10 is the most deprived. Its neighbourhood ranks 27,462 of 32,844 in England on the official Index of Multiple Deprivation (rank 1 is the most deprived).
The Member of Parliament for St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire covering CB23 7ZB is Ian Sollom (Liberal Democrats), elected at the 2024 general election. The area is represented by 1 local councillor: John Robert Jefferies (Liberal Democrats).
All data is sourced from official UK government agencies and public datasets. Last updated: 16/07/2026. Read more about how our statistics are calculated.