East Cambridgeshire: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£493,382

Semi-detached

£329,529

Terraced

£276,548

Flat or maisonette

£171,057

First-time buyers

£301,003

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

  60,853 in 1991 → 92,906 in 2024 (+52.7%)

  England over the same years: +22.4%

• Average house price

  £169,025 in 2005 → £346,413 in 2026 (+104.9%)

  England over the same years: +85.9%

• Median weekly pay

  £404 in 2008 → £671 in 2025 (+66.2%)

  England over the same years: +63.7%

• Employment rate

  79.2% in 2004 → 81.8% in 2023 (+3.3%)

  England over the same years: +4.4%

• Claimant count

  1.1% in 2001 → 2.1% in 2025 (+90.9%)

  England over the same years: +60.0%

• Disposable income per head

  £11,785 in 1997 → £27,657 in 2024 (+134.7%)

  England over the same years: +143.8%

40 official indicators are published for East Cambridgeshire; 29 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

• Anxiety · Health & wellbeing2.3 out of 10 (2022/23) · 5th lowest of 363
• Life satisfaction · Health & wellbeing8.0 out of 10 (2022/23) · 9th highest of 363
• Three-year business survival · Economy & work65.2% (2021) · 20th highest of 374
• New homes · Housing15.0 per 1,000 (2024/25) · 21st highest of 296

Where it ranks worst

• High-growth businesses · Economy & work1.4% (2024) · 356th highest of 361
• Business births · Economy & work7.8% (2024) · 350th highest of 361
• Greenhouse gas emissions · Environment15.1 t per person (2024) · 350th lowest of 361
• Time to a job centre · Connectivity & access15 min (2019) · 273rd lowest of 326

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

• 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 East Cambridgeshire.

• 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