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CB23 postcode area · South Cambridgeshire

The CB23 postcode district spans 11 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Cambridge, Peterborough, South Cambridgeshire. Area Scores range from 40 to 93 across them. Every full CB23 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the CB23 district: Bar Hill, Girton & Grantchester scores 94 out of 100 (#437 of 6,856 nationally) while East Barnwell & Abbey sits at 40 — neighbours on the map, 53 points apart on the index. 9 of the 11 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 £250,000 in Walton to £807,500 in Central & West Cambridge — a 3.2× gap within the CB23 district. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — Cambridge, Peterborough and South Cambridgeshire — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£50,240a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime77per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)37
Owner-occupied65%

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 CB23 district

£402,000median home sold over the past year · +18.2% over 5 years · -0.7% over the year · 489 sales
Detached£560,000
Semi-detached£380,000
Terraced£325,000
Flat£180,000
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
Bar Hill, Girton & GrantchesterSouth Cambridgeshire 43794 £480,000
Central & West CambridgeCambridge 46493 £807,500
Hardwick & HighfieldsSouth Cambridgeshire 49293 £486,250
Little Shelford , Foxton & HaslingfieldSouth Cambridgeshire 64291 £570,000
Longstanton, Swavesey & OakingtonSouth Cambridgeshire 75989 £380,000
ColeridgeCambridge 1,04085 £475,000
Papworth, Caxton & Fen DraytonSouth Cambridgeshire 1,15083 £375,000
CambourneSouth Cambridgeshire 1,16383 £380,000
Barrington, Orwell & GamlingaySouth Cambridgeshire 2,08270 £443,750
WaltonPeterborough 3,66546 £250,000
East Barnwell & AbbeyCambridge 4,08440 £426,250

People living in CB23 Census 2021

Residents112,464
Median age (est.)37
Density307per km²
No qualifications11%
Degree or above48%
No car or van18%

Age

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

Tenure

Own outright: 32%Mortgage/shared: 33%Social rent: 16%Private rent: 19%
Own outright 32%Mortgage/shared 33%Social rent 16%Private rent 19%

Households

One person: 27%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 29%Lone parent: 9%Other: 17%
One person 27%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 29%Lone parent 9%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 34% · Managers & directors 14% · Associate professional 13%

All occupation groups
Professional34%
Managers & directors14%
Associate professional13%
Administrative8%
Skilled trades8%
Elementary8%
Caring & leisure7%
Sales & customer service5%
Process & plant4%

Ethnic group

White: 83%Asian: 9%Black: 2%Mixed: 4%Other: 2%
White 83%Asian 9%Black 2%Mixed 4%Other 2%

Religion & identity

No religion 44% · Christian 41% · Muslim 3%

Born outside the UK: 25%

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 CB23.

CB3 CB24 CB4 CB2 CB1 PE27 CB5 CB22

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.