Central & West Cambridge
Cambridge · East of England · population 16,917 · 5 LSOAs
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #464 of 6,856 in England
- #52 of 746 in East of England
- #3 of 14 in Cambridge
- Least deprived 10% in England
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 55% · Managers & directors 14% · Associate professional 12%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 55% |
| Managers & directors | 14% |
| Associate professional | 12% |
| Elementary | 5% |
| Administrative | 4% |
| Caring & leisure | 4% |
| Sales & customer service | 3% |
| Skilled trades | 2% |
| Process & plant | 1% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
No religion 48% · Christian 29% · Muslim 3%
Born outside the UK: 38%
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
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. Typical household take-home income is around £53,875 a year, among England's highest. Recorded crime ran at 196 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well above the England rate of 83.
Themed scores ?
Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £807,500 | 68 | +13.7% | +12.1% |
| Detached | £1,895,250 | 10 | +13.5% | +83.1% |
| Semi-detached | £800,000 | 5 | — | -10.9% |
| Terraced | £847,500 | 36 | +13.0% | +10.1% |
| Flat | £475,000 | 17 | +21.0% | +7.0% |
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Household income
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 ?
- #6,518 best value of 6,851 priced areas in England
- Combines this area's Area Score with how affordable its homes are nationally (geometric mean). Higher = a less-deprived area for less money.
Recorded crime ?
Rank #6,168 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 922 |
| Theft | 1,576 |
| Burglary | 64 |
| Vehicle crime | 68 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 201 |
| Public order & weapons | 279 |
| Drugs | 115 |
| Robbery | 57 |
| Other | 38 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 517 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 →
Official sources
Nearby areas
The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.
Other areas in Cambridge
Similar areas across England
Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
- EastcoteHillingdon93£700,000
- Chelsfield & Green Street GreenBromley93£580,000
- Horsham WestHorsham93£420,000
- Cosham NorthPortsmouth93£385,000
- FarnworthHalton93£290,000
- Rushden SouthNorth Northamptonshire93£270,000