Is Cambridge a good place to live?
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Cambridge, from official data · 9 postcode districts · 2,960 postcodes
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Cambridge, from official data · 9 postcode districts · 2,960 postcodes
England average £293,479 (+1.1% in a year, +17.1% in five).
Source: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index. Averages for the whole council area (July 2026).
The average home in Cambridge sold for £475,151 in the latest House Price Index, up 0.0% on a year earlier. Across Cambridge, police record 114 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, above the England and Wales rate of 97.
From the middle of Cambridge, the nearest primary school is St Matthew's Primary School, 0.1 mi away, about a 2 minute walk (Ofsted: good); the nearest secondary is Parkside Community College, 0.2 mi away, about a 5 minute walk; the nearest GP surgery is Petersfield Medical Practice, 0.1 mi away, about a 2 minute walk.
Cambridge station is 0.6 mi away, about a 13 minute walk; the nearest park, Petersfield, is 20 m away, about a 1 minute walk.
Across Cambridge, police record 114 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, above the England and Wales rate of 97. Figures are crimes reported to the police over the latest 12 months; they can't tell you how safe a particular street feels.
The average home in Cambridge sold for £475,151 in the latest House Price Index, up 0.0% on a year earlier. By type: detached £979,438, semi-detached £603,225, terraced £493,851, flats £298,575. Prices are council-wide averages from HM Land Registry.
The nearest primary school is St Matthew's Primary School, 0.1 mi away, about a 2 minute walk (Ofsted: good). The nearest secondary school is Parkside Community College, 0.2 mi away, about a 5 minute walk. Being nearest doesn't guarantee a place; check each school's admissions criteria.
Cambridge is 0.6 mi away, about a 13 minute walk.
The ONS estimates average household income of £65,703 a year for the neighbourhood (April 2022 to March 2023), compared with £53,636 across England.