East Barnwell & Abbey
Cambridge · East of England · population 10,317 · 6 LSOAs
Postcode CB1 · CB2 · CB21 · CB22 · CB23 · CB24 · CB25 · CB3 · CB4 · CB5
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #4,084 of 6,856 in England
- #557 of 746 in East of England
- #13 of 14 in Cambridge
- Around the England average
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 31% · Elementary 12% · Associate professional 12%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 31% |
| Elementary | 12% |
| Associate professional | 12% |
| Managers & directors | 10% |
| Caring & leisure | 9% |
| Sales & customer service | 7% |
| Skilled trades | 7% |
| Administrative | 6% |
| Process & plant | 5% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
No religion 46% · Christian 34% · Muslim 6%
Born outside the UK: 33%
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
East Barnwell & Abbey is close to the England average for deprivation, ranked #4,084 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #13 of 14 in Cambridge. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (60) and lowest on Crime (19). Typical homes here sold for about £426,250 over the past year, up 20% across five years (from 82 sales), 14% below the wider Cambridge median of £495,000. Typical household take-home income is around £41,582 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 121 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, 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 | £426,250 | 82 | -5.3% | +20.1% |
| Detached | Too few sales to report (n=3) | |||
| Semi-detached | £467,500 | 28 | +1.6% | +17.6% |
| Terraced | £420,000 | 29 | -19.1% | +18.8% |
| Flat | £283,000 | 22 | +2.0% | +13.7% |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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 ?
- #4,841 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 #5,484 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 424 |
| Theft | 390 |
| Burglary | 49 |
| Vehicle crime | 83 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 80 |
| Public order & weapons | 114 |
| Drugs | 73 |
| Robbery | 13 |
| Other | 25 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 207 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.
- Herne Bay South & GreenhillCanterbury40£348,650
- NewtownDartford40£345,000
- South HaylingHavant40£320,000
- Little Cawthorpe & South WoldsEast Lindsey40£285,000
- Corbett EstateLewisham40£607,000
- BrockhurstGosport40£230,000