CB24 postcode area · South Cambridgeshire

The CB24 postcode district spans 8 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Cambridge, South Cambridgeshire. Area Scores range from 40 to 88 across them. Every full CB24 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The CB24 district contains both ends of the scale: Longstanton, Swavesey & Oakington at 89 out of 100 (#759 of 6,856 in England) against East Barnwell & Abbey at 40, a 49-point gap between neighbouring areas. 7 of the 8 rank in the least-deprived third of England; none falls in the most-deprived third. Median prices range from £375,000 in Papworth, Caxton & Fen Drayton to £475,000 in Coleridge. 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£48,117a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime68per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)39
Owner-occupied64%

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 CB24 district

£414,500median home sold over the past year · +11.0% over 5 years · +4.9% over the year · 564 sales
Detached£560,000
Semi-detached£365,000
Terraced£310,000
Flat£201,347
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
Longstanton, Swavesey & OakingtonSouth Cambridgeshire 75989 £380,000
Willingham & OverSouth Cambridgeshire 1,00685 £380,000
ColeridgeCambridge 1,04085 £475,000
HIston, Impington & Orchard ParkSouth Cambridgeshire 1,08884 £430,000
Papworth, Caxton & Fen DraytonSouth Cambridgeshire 1,15083 £375,000
Milton, Fen Ditton & QuySouth Cambridgeshire 1,17083 £463,000
CottenhamSouth Cambridgeshire 1,65776 £415,000
East Barnwell & AbbeyCambridge 4,08440 £426,250

People living in CB24 Census 2021

Residents72,864
Median age (est.)39
Density307per km²
No qualifications12%
Degree or above49%
No car or van18%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 11%25–44 31%45–64 25%65+ 16%

Tenure

Own outright: 31%Mortgage/shared: 33%Social rent: 17%Private rent: 19%
Own outright 31%Mortgage/shared 33%Social rent 17%Private rent 19%

Households

One person: 28%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 28%Lone parent: 8%Other: 17%
One person 28%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 28%Lone parent 8%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

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

All occupation groups
Professional33%
Associate professional13%
Managers & directors13%
Elementary8%
Administrative8%
Skilled trades8%
Caring & leisure7%
Sales & customer service5%
Process & plant4%

Ethnic group

White: 85%Asian: 8%Black: 2%Mixed: 3%Other: 2%
White 85%Asian 8%Black 2%Mixed 3%Other 2%

Religion & identity

No religion 45% · Christian 41% · Muslim 3%

Born outside the UK: 23%

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 CB24.

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.