Cambourne

South Cambridgeshire · East of England · population 9,844 · 6 LSOAs

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

83Area Score / 100 ?
  • #1,163 of 6,856 in England
  • #152 of 746 in East of England
  • #11 of 19 in South Cambridgeshire
  • Least deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents9,889
Median age (est.)34
Density1,542per km²
No qualifications7%
Degree or above52%
No car or van8%

Age

0–14 28%15–24 11%25–44 33%45–64 23%65+ 5%

Tenure

Own outright: 15%Mortgage/shared: 50%Social rent: 17%Private rent: 19%
Own outright 15%Mortgage/shared 50%Social rent 17%Private rent 19%

Households

One person: 20%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 44%Lone parent: 12%Other: 8%
One person 20%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 44%Lone parent 12%Other 8%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 33% · Associate professional 14% · Managers & directors 13%

All occupation groups
Professional33%
Associate professional14%
Managers & directors13%
Caring & leisure8%
Administrative8%
Skilled trades7%
Elementary7%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant4%

Ethnic group

White: 77%Asian: 14%Black: 3%Mixed: 4%Other: 2%
White 77%Asian 14%Black 3%Mixed 4%Other 2%

Religion & identity

No religion 44% · Christian 38% · Muslim 6%

Born outside the UK: 27%

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

Cambourne is in the least-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #1,163 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #11 of 19 in South Cambridgeshire. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Living environment (100) but weak on Housing & access (42). Typical homes here, about £380,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 27% in five years (from 158 sales), 12% below the wider South Cambridgeshire median of £431,000. Typical household take-home income is around £56,312 a year, among England's highest. Recorded crime ran at 50 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 59 · #2,829
Employment 77 · #1,561
Education 83 · #1,184
Health 85 · #1,047
Crime 60 · #2,713
Housing & access 42 · #3,995
Living environment 100 · #12

House prices ?

£380,000median (12m) · -3.8% yr · n=158
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£380,000158-3.8%+26.7%
Detached£516,37560-5.7%+14.1%
Semi-detached£394,25031-0.1%+30.9%
Terraced£354,25044+10.0%+35.0%
Flat£190,00023-17.4%-7.1%
This area£380,000
South Cambridgeshire£431,000
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)£56,312±£9,111 · #364 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£36,726
Price-to-income ?6.7×typical home ÷ net income — less 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 ?

68Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

50 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 494 offences
South Cambridgeshire48
East of England70
England83

Rank #2,141 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences269
Theft66
Burglary20
Vehicle crime27
Criminal damage & arson40
Public order & weapons35
Drugs15
Robbery3
Other19

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 115 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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