Arbury

Cambridge · East of England · population 9,676 · 6 LSOAs

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

56Area Score / 100 ?
  • #3,021 of 6,856 in England
  • #414 of 746 in East of England
  • #11 of 14 in Cambridge
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents9,720
Median age (est.)36
Density6,507per km²
No qualifications15%
Degree or above52%
No car or van34%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 12%25–44 35%45–64 22%65+ 14%

Tenure

Own outright: 27%Mortgage/shared: 21%Social rent: 26%Private rent: 26%
Own outright 27%Mortgage/shared 21%Social rent 26%Private rent 26%

Households

One person: 32%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 24%Lone parent: 9%Other: 20%
One person 32%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 24%Lone parent 9%Other 20%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 35% · Associate professional 13% · Elementary 12%

All occupation groups
Professional35%
Associate professional13%
Elementary12%
Managers & directors9%
Caring & leisure8%
Skilled trades7%
Administrative6%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 75%Asian: 16%Black: 2%Mixed: 4%Other: 3%
White 75%Asian 16%Black 2%Mixed 4%Other 3%

Religion & identity

No religion 43% · Christian 35% · Muslim 11%

Born outside the UK: 35%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Arbury is close to the England average for deprivation, ranked #3,021 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #11 of 14 in Cambridge. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Education (67) and lowest on Crime (26). Typical homes here, about £475,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 26% in five years (from 82 sales), in line with the wider Cambridge median of £495,000. Typical household take-home income is around £46,526 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 78 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, close to the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 52 · #3,323
Employment 52 · #3,288
Education 67 · #2,247
Health 59 · #2,788
Crime 26 · #5,098
Housing & access 66 · #2,363
Living environment 45 · #3,775

House prices ?

£475,000median (12m) · -3.6% yr · n=82
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£475,00082-3.6%+26.0%
Detached£592,50010-10.8%+40.7%
Semi-detached£500,00021-1.3%+17.6%
Terraced£475,00035-3.1%+28.7%
Flat£243,75016-2.5%+7.4%
This area£475,000
Cambridge£495,000
East of England£348,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£46,526±£6,656 · #1,725 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£38,215
Price-to-income ?10.2×typical home ÷ net income — more stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

29Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

78 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 757 offences
Cambridge93
East of England70
England83

Rank #3,976 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences330
Theft154
Burglary42
Vehicle crime45
Criminal damage & arson64
Public order & weapons66
Drugs25
Robbery9
Other22

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 151 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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