Central & West Cambridge

Cambridge · East of England · population 16,917 · 5 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

93Area Score / 100 ?
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In summary

Central & West Cambridge is one of the least-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #464 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #3 of 14 in Cambridge. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Employment (100) but weak on Living environment (18). Typical homes here sold for about £807,500 over the past year, up 12% across five years (from 68 sales), 63% above the wider Cambridge median of £495,000. It pairs low deprivation with well-above-average prices, so on our affordability-adjusted measure it lands at #6,518 of 6,851 — you pay for the postcode here.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 100 · #1
Employment 100 · #1
Education 95 · #320
Health 99 · #39
Crime 60 · #2,726
Housing & access 85 · #1,040
Living environment 18 · #5,612

House prices ?

£807,500median (12m) · +13.7% yr · n=68
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£807,50068+13.7%+12.1%
Detached£1,895,25010+13.5%+83.1%
Semi-detached£800,0005-10.9%
Terraced£847,50036+13.0%+10.1%
Flat£475,00017+21.0%+7.0%
This area£807,500
Cambridge£495,000
East of England£348,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

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Affordability-adjusted Score ?

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