Cambridge: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£979,438

Semi-detached

£603,225

Terraced

£493,851

Flat or maisonette

£298,575

First-time buyers

£397,573

The claimant count is people claiming unemployment-related benefits as a share of residents aged 16 to 64; the unemployment rate is the survey measure of people out of work and looking. Pay is for full-time employees who live in the area.

• Residents

  106,680 in 1991 → 149,352 in 2024 (+40.0%)

  England over the same years: +22.4%

• Average house price

  £225,930 in 2005 → £475,151 in 2026 (+110.3%)

  England over the same years: +85.9%

• Median weekly pay

  £433 in 2008 → £764 in 2025 (+76.2%)

  England over the same years: +63.7%

• Employment rate

  74.2% in 2004 → 76.3% in 2023 (+2.8%)

  England over the same years: +4.4%

• Claimant count

  1.4% in 2001 → 2.1% in 2025 (+50.0%)

  England over the same years: +60.0%

• Disposable income per head

  £11,691 in 1997 → £27,979 in 2024 (+139.3%)

  England over the same years: +143.8%

40 official indicators are published for Cambridge; 30 of them have a better and a worse direction and are ranked here. A rank of 1st is the best (lowest unemployment, highest pay, and so on).

Where it ranks best

• Obesity in Year 6 · Health & wellbeing12.7% (2024/25) · 4th lowest of 292
• Adult obesity · Health & wellbeing14.3% (2024/25) · 6th lowest of 296
• Qualified to A level or above · Education & skills83.4% (2023) · 10th highest of 348
• Job density · Economy & work1.19 jobs per resident (2024) · 14th highest of 350

Where it ranks worst

• Life satisfaction · Health & wellbeing6.5 out of 10 (2022/23) · 363rd highest of 363
• Housing affordability · Housing11.3× earnings (April 2025) · 292nd lowest of 316
• Fuel poverty · Economy & work10.5% (2024) · 194th lowest of 296
• Three-year business survival · Economy & work55.3% (2021) · 212th highest of 374

These figures are published for county councils, so they are for Cambridgeshire, which includes Cambridge.

• Life expectancy (male) (2025)81.5 years · England 80.0 · 26th highest of 151
• Life expectancy (female) (2025)85.0 years · England 83.8 · 28th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (male) (2022 - 24)62.3 years · England 60.9 · 52nd highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (female) (2022 - 24)61.5 years · England 61.3 · 62nd highest of 151
• Under-75 mortality, all causes (2025)265.4 per 100k · England 321.0 · 22nd lowest of 151
• Adult smoking prevalence (2024)10.0% · England 10.4 · 67th lowest of 148
• Adults overweight or obese (2024/25)56.8% · England 64.6 · 19th lowest of 153

These figures are published for county councils, so they are for Cambridgeshire, which includes Cambridge.

• School readiness (good development at Reception) (2024/25)67.6% · England 68.3 · 93rd highest of 153
• GCSE Attainment 8 score (2024/25)48.1 score · England 46.0 · 45th highest of 153
• 16–17 year-olds NEET or activity not known (2025/26)3.7% · England 5.8 · 42nd lowest of 150
• Children in absolute low-income families (2024/25)12.6% · England 19.8 · 26th lowest of 153