Cambridge (Cambridge)

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• Today: 11° / 7° · 27% rain
• Tomorrow: 11° / 6° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:00Sunset 16:25

9h 25m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

35US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Enfield - Bowes Primary School, United Kingdom

• 7.4 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
• 5.5% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

915 reported · August 2026▲ 22% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences221
• Anti-social behaviour168
• Shoplifting146
• Bicycle theft78

30 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs

Neighbourhood team: Cambridge East · Cambridgeshire

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

215 reported road collisions (2025)

52 killed or seriously injured · 249 casualties · 14.8 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

500+ food businesses within 2 miles

• 424 rated 4–5 ★ (359 top)
• 11 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500

• Nearest station: Cambridge (1.0 km)
• 80 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£470,360 average▼ 2.2% YoY

Across Cambridge · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£1,805 average monthly rent▲ 1.8% YoY

• 1 bed £1,256
• 2 bed £1,613
• 3 bed £1,907

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

10.8× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 10.8 times median annual pay (11.2× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

1,132 property sales in the last 12 months

12 months to May 2026

A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.

Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05

76 charging locations within ~8 km

• 11 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 150 kW
• Nearest: Adam and Eve Street Car Park - e-taxis only (0.3 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres14
• Gyms8
• Swimming pools5
• Sports pitches81
• Playgrounds40

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

145,674 residents in Cambridge · 3,579/km²

• Under 16: 14%
• 16–64: 74%
• 65+: 11%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK18,104
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK21,255
• Net moves−3,151

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

Among the least deprived areas in England

Ranked 255 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£2,467 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band C (34% of 60,770)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

62 schools · 22,264 pupils

27 primary · 8 secondary · 27 other

Ofsted: 17 of 20 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (85%)

42 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Cambridge

595 CQC-registered services

• Care homes139
• GP practices108
• Dentists128
• Homecare agencies139
• Hospitals & hospices20

CQC ratings: 91% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 1 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Cambridgeshire

• In a conservation area (Mill Road)
• Not in the Green Belt
• 639 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

269 applications decided

95.2% granted · 256 granted, 13 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Daniel Zeichner

Labour

Cambridge

Source: UK Parliament

Labour (minority)

• Lab 17
• Con 1
• LD 11
• Grn 12
• Oth 1

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools25
• GPs & clinics12
• Pharmacies10
• Supermarkets20
• Parks & greens215
• Restaurants & cafés336

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

6,810 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

4,099 jobs advertised · £46,121 avg

e.g. Gopuff Delivery Drivers or Riders, Kitchen Assistant, Vehicle Technician

Source: Adzuna

£867 median full-time weekly pay

2.1% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£27,979 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

55% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: C · 68,419 certificates

9.2% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

65% low-carbon electricity

Wind 36% · Gas 34% · Nuclear 15% · Solar 8%

141 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for East England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 85.5 yrs women · 82.2 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy (Cambridgeshire): 61.5 women · 62.3 men

47% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction6.5
• Feeling worthwhile7.4
• Happiness yesterday7.0
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.0

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

7 GP surgeries · 11 pharmacies in CB1

• York Street Medical Practice
• Cornford House Surgery
• Mill Road Surgery

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Cambridge:

• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks561 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills160 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
• Review the 2026 visa brake: Publish evidence & create transitional arrangements133 local signatures · 38,019 nationwide
• Disapprove the draft Equality Act 2010 guidance laid on 21 May 2026127 local signatures · 27,626 nationwide
• Protect legal right to support for children with SEND126 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

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  Anglia Ruskin University · 0.1 km

  Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) is a public research university in the region of East Anglia, United Kingdom. Its origins date back to the Cambridge School of Art (CSA), founded in 1858 by William John Beamont, a Fello…

• University Ground, Barnwell · 0.1 km

  The University Ground was a cricket ground in Barnwell, a suburb in northeast Cambridge, England. The ground was located off Mill Road and served as the University of Cambridge's main ground from 1821 to 1830. It was…

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  St Matthew's Primary School · 0.2 km

  St Matthew's Primary School is a 3–11 mixed community primary school in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England. It is non-denominational, and catering for 615 pupils with an affiliated after-school kids’ club. The school…

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  East Road, Cambridge · 0.2 km

  East Road is a dual-carriageway road in the east of Cambridge, England. It is designated the A603 and forms part of Cambridge's inner ring road. The southwest end of East Road is next to Parker's Piece, at the junctio…

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  Mill Road Cemetery, Cambridge · 0.2 km

  Mill Road Cemetery is a cemetery off Mill Road in the Petersfield area of Cambridge, England. Since 2001 the cemetery has been protected as a Grade II Listed site, and several of the tombs are also listed as of specia…

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  Covent Garden, Cambridge · 0.2 km

  Covent Garden is a street in Cambridge, England, off Mill Road and near The Kite district. The street takes its name from the London market of the same name as there used to be a market garden there.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)