CB25 postcode area · East Cambridgeshire

The CB25 postcode district spans 7 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Cambridge, East Cambridgeshire, South Cambridgeshire. Area Scores range from 40 to 87 across them. Every full CB25 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The CB25 district contains both ends of the scale: Burwell at 87 out of 100 (#882 of 6,856 in England) against East Barnwell & Abbey at 40, a 47-point gap between neighbouring areas. 5 of the 7 rank in the least-deprived third of England; none falls in the most-deprived third. Median prices range from £345,000 in Burwell to £463,000 in Milton, Fen Ditton & Quy. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — Cambridge, East Cambridgeshire and South Cambridgeshire — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£45,755a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime68per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)42
Owner-occupied67%

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 CB25 district

£390,000median home sold over the past year · +16.4% over 5 years · -1.3% over the year · 244 sales
Detached£515,000
Semi-detached£375,000
Terraced£335,000
Flat£205,000
East Cambridgeshire£345,000
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
BurwellEast Cambridgeshire 88287 £345,000
Milton, Fen Ditton & QuySouth Cambridgeshire 1,17083 £463,000
Swaffham & BottishamEast Cambridgeshire 1,48678 £411,000
CottenhamSouth Cambridgeshire 1,65776 £415,000
Waterbeach and LandbeachSouth Cambridgeshire 1,73275 £397,500
Haddenham, Stretham & WitchfordEast Cambridgeshire 2,78159 £345,000
East Barnwell & AbbeyCambridge 4,08440 £426,250

People living in CB25 Census 2021

Residents52,701
Median age (est.)42
Density176per km²
No qualifications15%
Degree or above43%
No car or van15%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 10%25–44 27%45–64 27%65+ 20%

Tenure

Own outright: 36%Mortgage/shared: 31%Social rent: 16%Private rent: 17%
Own outright 36%Mortgage/shared 31%Social rent 16%Private rent 17%

Households

One person: 28%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 27%Lone parent: 8%Other: 17%
One person 28%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 27%Lone parent 8%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 28% · Managers & directors 14% · Associate professional 13%

All occupation groups
Professional28%
Managers & directors14%
Associate professional13%
Skilled trades10%
Administrative9%
Caring & leisure8%
Elementary8%
Sales & customer service5%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 90%Asian: 5%Black: 1%Mixed: 3%Other: 1%
White 90%Asian 5%Black 1%Mixed 3%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 45% · No religion 44% · Muslim 2%

Born outside the UK: 17%

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 CB25.

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.