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CB22 postcode area · South Cambridgeshire

The CB22 postcode district spans 9 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Cambridge, South Cambridgeshire. Area Scores range from 40 to 97 across them. Every full CB22 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the CB22 district: Great Shelford & Stapleford scores 97 out of 100 (#183 of 6,856 nationally) while East Barnwell & Abbey sits at 40 — neighbours on the map, 57 points apart on the index. 8 of the 9 rank in the least-deprived third of England; none falls in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £400,500 in Linton & Balsham to £711,500 in Addenbrooke's & Queen Edith's — a 1.8× gap within the CB22 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Cambridge and South Cambridgeshire — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£49,667a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime52per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)41
Owner-occupied62%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the CB22 district

£481,500median home sold over the past year · +11.0% over 5 years · +2.4% over the year · 312 sales
Detached£706,500
Semi-detached£425,000
Terraced£360,000
Flat£282,000
South Cambridgeshire£431,000
East of England£348,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Great Shelford & StaplefordSouth Cambridgeshire 18397 £617,000
Addenbrooke's & Queen Edith'sCambridge 27996 £711,500
Little Shelford , Foxton & HaslingfieldSouth Cambridgeshire 64291 £570,000
Duxford, Whittlesford & the AbingtonsSouth Cambridgeshire 96586 £497,500
ColeridgeCambridge 1,04085 £475,000
SawstonSouth Cambridgeshire 1,17083 £402,000
Linton & BalshamSouth Cambridgeshire 1,32181 £400,500
Barrington, Orwell & GamlingaySouth Cambridgeshire 2,08270 £443,750
East Barnwell & AbbeyCambridge 4,08440 £426,250

People living in CB22 Census 2021

Residents80,239
Median age (est.)41
Density229per km²
No qualifications12%
Degree or above51%
No car or van19%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 12%25–44 28%45–64 26%65+ 19%

Tenure

Own outright: 34%Mortgage/shared: 28%Social rent: 20%Private rent: 18%
Own outright 34%Mortgage/shared 28%Social rent 20%Private rent 18%

Households

One person: 27%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 27%Lone parent: 8%Other: 19%
One person 27%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 27%Lone parent 8%Other 19%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 35% · Managers & directors 14% · Associate professional 13%

All occupation groups
Professional35%
Managers & directors14%
Associate professional13%
Elementary7%
Skilled trades7%
Administrative7%
Caring & leisure7%
Sales & customer service5%
Process & plant4%

Ethnic group

White: 84%Asian: 9%Black: 2%Mixed: 3%Other: 2%
White 84%Asian 9%Black 2%Mixed 3%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 43% · No religion 43% · Muslim 3%

Born outside the UK: 24%

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.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around CB22.

CB21 CB1 CB2 CB3 CB4 CB5 CB24 CB10

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.