South Cambridgeshire: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£636,197

Semi-detached

£403,783

Terraced

£329,171

Flat or maisonette

£199,495

First-time buyers

£349,026

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

  121,912 in 1991 → 172,544 in 2024 (+41.5%)

  England over the same years: +22.4%

• Average house price

  £220,692 in 2005 → £439,573 in 2026 (+99.2%)

  England over the same years: +85.9%

• Median weekly pay

  £440 in 2008 → £796 in 2025 (+80.8%)

  England over the same years: +63.7%

• Employment rate

  83.3% in 2004 → 80.3% in 2023 (−3.6%)

  England over the same years: +4.4%

• Claimant count

  0.7% in 2001 → 1.9% in 2025 (+171.4%)

  England over the same years: +60.0%

• Disposable income per head

  £14,211 in 1997 → £32,205 in 2024 (+126.6%)

  England over the same years: +143.8%

40 official indicators are published for South Cambridgeshire; 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

• New homes · Housing24.0 per 1,000 (2024/25) · 3rd highest of 296
• No qualifications · Education & skills2.3% (2023) · 10th lowest of 293
• Claimant count · Economy & work1.9% (2025) · 17th lowest of 361
• Obesity in Year 6 · Health & wellbeing14.8% (2024/25) · 14th lowest of 292

Where it ranks worst

• Greenhouse gas emissions · Environment7.4 t per person (2024) · 295th lowest of 361
• Business births · Economy & work8.9% (2024) · 290th highest of 361
• Library within a 30-minute walk · Connectivity & access57% (May 2024) · 254th highest of 318
• Time to a job centre · Connectivity & access14 min (2019) · 238th lowest of 326

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