Is South Cambridgeshire a good place to live?
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in South Cambridgeshire, from official data · 17 postcode districts · 4,172 postcodes
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in South Cambridgeshire, from official data · 17 postcode districts · 4,172 postcodes
The average home in South Cambridgeshire sold for £439,573 in the latest House Price Index, up 2.2% on a year earlier. Across South Cambridgeshire, police record 60 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below the England and Wales rate of 97.
From the middle of South Cambridgeshire, the nearest primary school is Barton CofE VA Primary School, 0.6 mi away, about a 12 minute walk; the nearest secondary is Trumpington Community College, 2.2 mi away (Ofsted: good); the nearest GP surgery is Newnham Walk Surgery, 2.0 mi away.
Cambridge South station is 2.7 mi away; the nearest park, Coton Countryside Reserve, is 0.7 mi away, about a 14 minute walk.
Across South Cambridgeshire, police record 60 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below 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 South Cambridgeshire sold for £439,573 in the latest House Price Index, up 2.2% on a year earlier. By type: detached £636,197, semi-detached £403,783, terraced £329,171, flats £199,495. Prices are council-wide averages from HM Land Registry.
The nearest primary school is Barton CofE VA Primary School, 0.6 mi away, about a 12 minute walk. The nearest secondary school is Trumpington Community College, 2.2 mi away (Ofsted: good). Being nearest doesn't guarantee a place; check each school's admissions criteria.
Cambridge South is 2.7 mi away.
The ONS estimates average household income of £88,718 a year for the neighbourhood (April 2022 to March 2023), compared with £53,636 across England.
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).