Property market | £409,914 for a semi-detached property | |
Airport access | Closest airport is London Stansted (26.0 miles) | |
Broadband | 77.3mbps average broadband speeds (fast broadband for UK) | |
Ethnic diversity | White: 89.0% residents (vs 81.7% England & Wales) Other: 10.9% residents (vs 18.3% England & Wales) | |
Socio-economic status | Ranked 17 out of 573 in England & Wales for % of residents in higher managerial positions and 564 out of 573 for residents who are long-term unemployed (South Cambridgeshire level) | |
Community | Median age is 43.1 | Population of 643 | Happiness is Below Average for Cambridgeshire, Average for UK | |
Crime | 4.0 burglaries per 1k people (South Cambridgeshire) | |
Commute (approx) | - Cambridge (10 mins) - Kings Cross (53 mins) - London St Pancras (65 mins) - London Liverpool Street (73 mins) - London Bridge (80 mins) - Highbury & Islington (84 mins)... (view more here) | |
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£409,914 for a semi-detached property | |
Closest airport is London Stansted (26.0 miles) | |
77.3mbps average broadband speeds (fast broadband for UK) | |
Median age is 43.1 | 643 | Happiness is Below Average for Cambridgeshire, Average for UK | |
Ranked 17 out of 573 in England & Wales for % of residents in higher managerial positions and 564 out of 573 for residents who are long-term unemployed (South Cambridgeshire level) | |
4.0 burglaries per 1k people (South Cambridgeshire) | |
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Dry Drayton has one main store nearby, Tesco Cambridge Bar Hill Extra. We found one nearby bar: The Black Horse Public House. We found one nearby restaurant: Frankie's Snack Bar.
The property market in Dry Drayton has had a steep increase over the last few years but slowing growth. Based on data published on 15 November 2023, on average a detached house costs £643,144, which is up 0.4% on last year. A semi-detached house on average costs £409,914 (down -0.1% on last year) , a terraced house £336,274 (down -1.4% on last year) and a flat £226,085. Renting a two bedroom flat will cost you approximately £948 per month. Property prices in Dry Drayton are a little higher than the average property prices across Cambridgeshire and are a little higher compared to other locations with a similar density in England. When looking at the annual change in property prices in Dry Drayton, prices have decreased, while prices increased across the Cambridgeshire region.
Property data is based on South Cambridgeshire level pricing data and is as at September 2023 (publicised 15 November 2023)
Detached and Semi-detached House Trend (£) to September 2023
County | Avg Detached Price | Annual Change | Avg Semi-Detached Price | Annual Change |
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Rutland | £557,774 | +11.3% | £341,529 | +11.7% |
Northumberland | £333,743 | +7.3% | £183,403 | +6.1% |
Lancashire | £326,887 | +4.3% | £195,848 | +3.4% |
Leicestershire | £432,076 | +3.9% | £262,308 | +3.0% |
Derbyshire | £340,545 | +3.7% | £209,276 | +2.9% |
Oxfordshire | £706,629 | +3.5% | £450,305 | +3.5% |
Merseyside | £340,051 | +3.4% | £214,398 | +2.4% |
Gloucestershire | £536,963 | +3.4% | £330,457 | +3.4% |
Nottinghamshire | £334,429 | +2.8% | £206,257 | +2.8% |
Wiltshire | £521,688 | +2.7% | £328,877 | +3.0% |
Greater Manchester | £396,806 | +2.7% | £254,125 | +2.3% |
West Yorkshire | £351,673 | +2.5% | £210,889 | +2.0% |
West Midlands | £407,684 | +2.2% | £245,250 | +2.4% |
East Riding of Yorkshire | £326,098 | +2.2% | £203,163 | +2.1% |
Staffordshire | £364,884 | +2.1% | £221,783 | +2.1% |
Herefordshire | £434,518 | +2.1% | £276,148 | +2.2% |
South Yorkshire | £284,409 | +2.0% | £182,869 | +1.9% |
West Sussex | £686,980 | +1.9% | £441,716 | +2.3% |
Kent | £619,795 | +1.8% | £386,201 | +1.4% |
Shropshire | £404,408 | +1.8% | £252,891 | +1.8% |
Warwickshire | £515,326 | +1.8% | £299,238 | +1.3% |
Devon | £503,963 | +1.6% | £337,624 | +2.3% |
North Yorkshire | £422,027 | +1.5% | £265,231 | +1.2% |
Norfolk | £406,137 | +1.4% | £267,820 | +1.2% |
North Northamptonshire | £426,370 | +1.3% | £254,947 | +1.2% |
Buckinghamshire | £853,940 | +1.2% | £460,891 | +1.2% |
West Northamptonshire | £478,844 | +0.9% | £279,006 | +0.7% |
Hampshire | £628,455 | +0.6% | £386,140 | +1.0% |
Lincolnshire | £307,354 | +0.6% | £205,466 | +1.4% |
Worcestershire | £455,558 | +0.6% | £276,201 | +0.9% |
Essex | £586,972 | +0.4% | £379,804 | 0.0% |
Somerset | £465,131 | +0.3% | £296,160 | +0.7% |
Suffolk | £454,636 | +0.2% | £283,920 | +0.6% |
East Sussex | £595,763 | +0.1% | £385,074 | +0.4% |
Cambridgeshire | £486,349 | 0.0% | £330,028 | +0.2% |
Surrey | £957,680 | -0.2% | £546,201 | +0.7% |
Isle of Wight | £435,441 | -0.4% | £298,787 | 0.0% |
Hertfordshire | £939,983 | -0.7% | £542,021 | -0.2% |
Cornwall | £453,159 | -1.1% | £300,170 | -0.6% |
Dorset | £528,863 | -1.3% | £348,080 | -0.8% |
Recent property transactions in the area
Listed below are some recent property purchases in the area, to give you an idea of the market. Click on a postcode if you would like to see data on that specific area of Dry Drayton, or click here to browse the longer list of Dry Drayton property transactions from 2023.
Address | Details |
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SHERMAN OAKS, Park Lane, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire , CB23 8DB | Detached - Sold for £905,000 on 08/14/2023 |
6, View Farm Close, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire , CB23 8BP | Detached - Sold for £895,000 on 07/19/2023 |
49, Park Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire , CB23 8DA | Detached - Sold for £750,000 on 07/14/2023 |
11, Park Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire , CB23 8DA | Detached - Sold for £630,000 on 06/22/2023 |
16, Scotland Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire , CB23 8BN | Semi-Detached - Sold for £460,000 on 03/24/2023 |
1, Oak Crescent, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire , CB23 8BY | Semi-Detached - Sold for £300,000 on 04/28/2023 |
Dry Drayton has a few schools nearby to choose from. We did not find any secondary schools, but there are some primary school options, including Bar Hill Community Primary School (Academy) which is a primary school based in Gladeside, Cambridge. Example schools in the area are listed below, with some information on their rating and access criteria.
School | Type | Latest Rating | Parent View Reviews (if available) | Ofsted Report (if available) | Address |
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Hardwick and Cambourne Community Primary School Save school | Primary Community school - Mixed | 2: Good (3/20/2012) | Ofsted Report Link | Cambridge | |
Bar Hill Community Primary School Save school | Primary Academy converter - Mixed | 2: Good (9/13/2013) | 58 submissions 90.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy | Ofsted Report Link | Cambridge |
Dry Drayton CofE (C) Primary School Save school | Primary Voluntary controlled school - Mixed | 3: Requires Improvement (6/20/2019) | 12 submissions 100.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy | Ofsted Report Link | Cambridge |
School | Type |
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Hardwick and Cambourne Community Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (3/20/2012) |
Bar Hill Community Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (9/13/2013) 58 submissions 90.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy |
Dry Drayton CofE (C) Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 3: Requires Improvement (6/20/2019) 12 submissions 100.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy |
Station | Distance from Dry Drayton | Commute options |
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Cambridge A busy station. Station footfall changed -3% from the previous year. | 7 miles |
- Kings Cross (64 mins - Govia Thameslink Railway (Great Northern) - £570 monthly fare) View details - London St Pancras (66 mins - Thameslink - £570 monthly fare) View details - London Liverpool Street (83 mins - Greater Anglia - £570 monthly fare) View details - London Bridge (1 change(s) - 81 mins - Thameslink - £535 monthly fare) View details - East Croydon (1 change(s) - 100 mins - Thameslink - £570 monthly fare) View details - Brighton (1 change(s) - 154 mins - Thameslink) View details - Birmingham New Street (168 mins - CrossCountry) View details |
Waterbeach A relatively quiet station. Station footfall changed -7% from the previous year. | 10 miles |
- Cambridge (13 mins - Govia Thameslink Railway (Great Northern) - £64 monthly fare) View details - Kings Cross (1 change(s) - 72 mins - Govia Thameslink Railway (Great Northern) - £516 monthly fare) View details - Highbury & Islington (1 change(s) - 84 mins - Govia Thameslink Railway (Great Northern) - £516 monthly fare) View details - London St Pancras (1 change(s) - 88 mins - Thameslink - £516 monthly fare) View details - London Liverpool Street (1 change(s) - 98 mins - Greater Anglia - £516 monthly fare) View details - London Bridge (1 change(s) - 103 mins - Thameslink - £547 monthly fare) View details - East Croydon (1 change(s) - 117 mins - Thameslink - £516 monthly fare) View details - York (1 change(s) - 150 mins - London North Eastern Railway) View details - Brighton (1 change(s) - 166 mins - Thameslink) View details - Leeds (1 change(s) - 172 mins - London North Eastern Railway) View details |
Foxton A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed +3% from the previous year. | 11 miles |
- Cambridge (11 mins - Govia Thameslink Railway (Great Northern) - £96 monthly fare) View details - Kings Cross (53 mins - Govia Thameslink Railway (Great Northern) - £485 monthly fare) View details - Highbury & Islington (1 change(s) - 56 mins - Govia Thameslink Railway (Great Northern) - £485 monthly fare) View details - London St Pancras (59 mins - Thameslink - £485 monthly fare) View details - London Bridge (1 change(s) - 74 mins - Thameslink - £516 monthly fare) View details - East Croydon (1 change(s) - 93 mins - Thameslink - £485 monthly fare) View details - Cannon Street (1 change(s) - 92 mins - Southeastern - £485 monthly fare) View details - London Liverpool Street (1 change(s) - 97 mins - Greater Anglia - £485 monthly fare) View details - Charing Cross (1 change(s) - 97 mins - Southeastern - £485 monthly fare) View details - Wimbledon (1 change(s) - 109 mins - Thameslink - £485 monthly fare) View details - Victoria (1 change(s) - 115 mins - Southern - £485 monthly fare) View details - York (1 change(s) - 120 mins - London North Eastern Railway) View details - Brighton (1 change(s) - 146 mins - Thameslink) View details - Leeds (1 change(s) - 142 mins - London North Eastern Railway) View details |
Shepreth A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed +1% from the previous year. | 11 miles |
- Cambridge (26 mins - Thameslink - £99 monthly fare) View details - Kings Cross (72 mins - Thameslink - £485 monthly fare) View details - London St Pancras (1 change(s) - 74 mins - Thameslink - £485 monthly fare) View details - Highbury & Islington (1 change(s) - 84 mins - Govia Thameslink Railway (Great Northern) - £485 monthly fare) View details - London Bridge (1 change(s) - 89 mins - Thameslink - £516 monthly fare) View details - London Liverpool Street (1 change(s) - 101 mins - Greater Anglia - £485 monthly fare) View details - East Croydon (1 change(s) - 103 mins - Thameslink - £485 monthly fare) View details - York (1 change(s) - 133 mins - London North Eastern Railway) View details - Brighton (1 change(s) - 152 mins - Thameslink) View details - Leeds (1 change(s) - 155 mins - London North Eastern Railway) View details |
Meldreth A relatively quiet station. Station footfall changed +3% from the previous year. | 13 miles |
- Cambridge (31 mins - Thameslink - £99 monthly fare) View details - Kings Cross (69 mins - Thameslink - £485 monthly fare) View details - London St Pancras (1 change(s) - 71 mins - Thameslink - £485 monthly fare) View details - Highbury & Islington (1 change(s) - 81 mins - Govia Thameslink Railway (Great Northern) - £485 monthly fare) View details - London Bridge (1 change(s) - 86 mins - Thameslink - £516 monthly fare) View details - East Croydon (1 change(s) - 100 mins - Thameslink - £485 monthly fare) View details - London Liverpool Street (1 change(s) - 104 mins - Greater Anglia - £485 monthly fare) View details - York (1 change(s) - 130 mins - London North Eastern Railway) View details - Brighton (1 change(s) - 149 mins - Thameslink) View details - Leeds (1 change(s) - 152 mins - London North Eastern Railway) View details |
The table below lists ethnicities living in the local authority (South Cambridgeshire) as per the data published in December 2022. Source: ethnicity-facts-figures.service.gov.uk
Ethnicity | % of South Cambridgeshire residents | Benchmark:% of England & Wales residents |
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White | 89.0% | 81.7% |
Asian | 5.8% | 9.3% |
Mixed | 2.8% | 2.9% |
Black | 1.2% | 4.0% |
Other | 1.1% | 2.1% |
The table below lists the types of occupations that residents have, at the South Cambridgeshire consituency level. Source: commonslibrary.parliament.uk
Type of occupation | % of residents (over 16 years old) | Rank within England & Wales |
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Intermediate occupations | 10.9% | |
Small employers and own account workers | 10.3% | |
Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations | 23.7% | 17 out of 573 |
Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations | 23.8% | |
Lower supervisory and technical occupations | 4.2% | |
Semi-routine occupations | 8.0% | |
Routine occupations | 7.1% | |
Never worked / long-term unemployed | 4.4% | 564 out of 573 |
Full-time students | 7.6% |
Relative to the UK average, the average broadband download speed in Cambridgeshire is fast (74mbps). Dry Drayton is consistent with this, with average download speeds of 77.3mbps. You can also view really detailed broadband information at the South Cambridgeshire level, via data.parliament.uk, here.
Average speed | 77.3 mbps |
% households with superfast broadband access | 95.3% |
% households unable to access decent broadband | 0.3% |
Crime stats were found at the South Cambridgeshire level:
Type | South Cambridgeshire | UK |
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Total Crimes (per thousand people) | 47 | 93 |
Burglaries (per thousand people) | 4 | 5 |
Public Order Offences (per thousand people) | 5 | 10 |
Bicycle Thefts (per thousand people) | 1 | 1 |
Violence Against People (per thousand people) | 17 | 36 |
We use an API provided by Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) to identify any live flood warnings to be aware of and we also provide insight into whether flooding could occur from rivers, sea and groundwater within 1km of Dry Drayton.
There are no live flood warnings in the area, according to our interpretation of the DEFRA API.
The areas in the table below have been identified by the DEFRA API as areas where it is possible for flooding to occur from rivers, sea and in some locations, groundwater. Some of these areas will have measures in place to minimise the risk of flooding and they may be monitored by the Flood Warning Service.
Area | Cause | Description |
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East Anglia | Cottenham Lode | Cottenham Lode including Oakington Brook, Wash Pit Brook and Beck Brook |
East Anglia | River Great Ouse | River Great Ouse from Brampton to Earith, including Back Brook, Hall Green Brook, Parsons Drove Drain, Swavesey Drain and Wadsbys Folly |
Name | Property market | Crimes per 1,000 | Schools nearby | Socio Economic |
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Dry Drayton, Cambridgeshire Affordability: Expensive Low Crime Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £409,914 Detached: £643,144 | 47 | Primary: 3Secondary: | 23.7% residents in higher managerial positions 4.4% residents long-term unemployed |
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire Affordability: Expensive Outstanding schools Slowing property market Local Waitrose Local John Lewis Local M&S | Semi-detached: £621,893 Detached: £1,059,215 | 113 | Primary: 20Secondary: 18 | 23.7% residents in higher managerial positions 4.4% residents long-term unemployed |
Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire Affordability: Expensive Low Crime Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £409,914 Detached: £643,144 | 47 | Primary: 1Secondary: | 23.7% residents in higher managerial positions 4.4% residents long-term unemployed |
Bourn, Cambridgeshire Affordability: Expensive Low Crime Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £409,914 Detached: £643,144 | 47 | Primary: Secondary: | 23.7% residents in higher managerial positions 4.4% residents long-term unemployed |
Grantchester, Cambridgeshire Affordability: Expensive Low Crime Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £409,914 Detached: £643,144 | 47 | Primary: 4Secondary: 1 | 23.7% residents in higher managerial positions 4.4% residents long-term unemployed |
Linton, Cambridgeshire Affordability: Expensive Low Crime Outstanding schools Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £409,914 Detached: £643,144 | 47 | Primary: 3Secondary: 2 | 19.4% residents in higher managerial positions 5.0% residents long-term unemployed |
Ramsey, Cambridgeshire Affordability: Average Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £306,064 Detached: £498,559 | 59 | Primary: 2Secondary: 1 | 14.0% residents in higher managerial positions 6.1% residents long-term unemployed |
Ely, Cambridgeshire Affordability: Expensive Low Crime Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Local Waitrose Local M&S | Semi-detached: £320,235 Detached: £482,384 | 45 | Primary: 7Secondary: 3 | 19.4% residents in higher managerial positions 5.0% residents long-term unemployed |
Name | Property | Crimes per 1,000 | Schools nearby |
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Dry Drayton, Cambridgeshire Affordability: Expensive Low Crime Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £409,914 Detached: £643,144 | 47 | Primary: 3Secondary: |
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire Affordability: Expensive Outstanding schools Slowing property market Local Waitrose Local John Lewis Local M&S | Semi-detached: £621,893 Detached: £1,059,215 | 113 | Primary: 20Secondary: 18 |
Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire Affordability: Expensive Low Crime Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £409,914 Detached: £643,144 | 47 | Primary: 1Secondary: |
Bourn, Cambridgeshire Affordability: Expensive Low Crime Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £409,914 Detached: £643,144 | 47 | Primary: Secondary: |
Grantchester, Cambridgeshire Affordability: Expensive Low Crime Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £409,914 Detached: £643,144 | 47 | Primary: 4Secondary: 1 |
Linton, Cambridgeshire Affordability: Expensive Low Crime Outstanding schools Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £409,914 Detached: £643,144 | 47 | Primary: 3Secondary: 2 |
Ramsey, Cambridgeshire Affordability: Average Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £306,064 Detached: £498,559 | 59 | Primary: 2Secondary: 1 |
Ely, Cambridgeshire Affordability: Expensive Low Crime Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Local Waitrose Local M&S | Semi-detached: £320,235 Detached: £482,384 | 45 | Primary: 7Secondary: 3 |
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