Cherry Hinton

Cambridge · East of England · population 9,327 · 6 LSOAs

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

77Area Score / 100 ?
  • #1,547 of 6,856 in England
  • #208 of 746 in East of England
  • #10 of 14 in Cambridge
  • Less deprived (top 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents9,342
Median age (est.)39
Density2,538per km²
No qualifications15%
Degree or above51%
No car or van24%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 9%25–44 32%45–64 24%65+ 16%

Tenure

Own outright: 29%Mortgage/shared: 28%Social rent: 23%Private rent: 20%
Own outright 29%Mortgage/shared 28%Social rent 23%Private rent 20%

Households

One person: 26%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 29%Lone parent: 9%Other: 19%
One person 26%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 29%Lone parent 9%Other 19%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 38% · Associate professional 11% · Caring & leisure 9%

All occupation groups
Professional38%
Associate professional11%
Caring & leisure9%
Managers & directors9%
Elementary9%
Administrative8%
Skilled trades6%
Sales & customer service5%
Process & plant4%

Ethnic group

White: 69%Asian: 22%Black: 2%Mixed: 4%Other: 4%
White 69%Asian 22%Black 2%Mixed 4%Other 4%

Religion & identity

Christian 43% · No religion 36% · Muslim 6%

Born outside the UK: 36%

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

Cherry Hinton is in the less-deprived top third of England, ranked #1,547 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #10 of 14 in Cambridge. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (89) and lowest on Crime (55). Typical homes here, about £470,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 26% in five years (from 101 sales), 5% below the wider Cambridge median of £495,000. Typical household take-home income is around £48,730 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 63 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 60 · #2,713
Employment 68 · #2,185
Education 74 · #1,760
Health 68 · #2,171
Crime 55 · #3,090
Housing & access 71 · #1,979
Living environment 89 · #766

House prices ?

£470,000median (12m) · +0.4% yr · n=101
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£470,000101+0.4%+25.7%
Detached£690,00028+17.5%+9.0%
Semi-detached£474,99633-3.5%+19.5%
Terraced£425,00025+3.7%+9.7%
Flat£295,00015-1.7%+24.2%
This area£470,000
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)£48,730±£6,868 · #1,296 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£38,812
Price-to-income ?9.6×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 ?

40Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

63 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 591 offences
Cambridge93
East of England70
England83

Rank #3,091 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences275
Theft68
Burglary37
Vehicle crime25
Criminal damage & arson55
Public order & weapons50
Drugs62
Robbery7
Other12

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 126 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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