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Property market | £406,211 for a semi-detached property |
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Airport access | Closest airport is London Stansted (21.7 miles) |
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Broadband | 77.3mbps average broadband speeds (fast broadband for UK) |
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Ethnic diversity | White: 89.0% residents (vs 81.7% England & Wales) Other: 10.9% residents (vs 18.3% England & Wales) |
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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) |
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Community | Median age is 43.1 | Population of 540 | Happiness is Below Average for Cambridgeshire, Average for UK |
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Crime | 4.0 burglaries per 1k people (South Cambridgeshire) |
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Commute (approx) | - Cambridge (9 mins) - Kings Cross (53 mins) - Highbury & Islington (56 mins) - London St Pancras (65 mins) - London Liverpool Street (73 mins) - London Bridge (80 mins)... (view more here) |
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£406,211 for a semi-detached property |
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Closest airport is London Stansted (21.7 miles) |
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77.3mbps average broadband speeds (fast broadband for UK) |
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Median age is 43.1 | 540 | Happiness is Below Average for Cambridgeshire, Average for UK |
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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) |
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4.0 burglaries per 1k people (South Cambridgeshire) |
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Click icons on the map for more detail.Grantchester has a few stores nearby for groceries, including: M&S Cambridge, M&S Cambridge Sat, Sainsburys Cambridge Trumpington Meadows Local, Sainsburys Sidney St, Tesco Cambridge Christs Lane Express, Waitrose Cambridge. There are a few pubs and bars nearby, including: Blue Ball Inn, Hudson's Ale House, Lord Byron Inn, Red Lion Public House, The Green Man, The Red Bull, The Rupert Brooke. Regarding restaurants and other types of eateries, there are a few nearby, including: Bread & Meat, Foodies, Funky Feast, Lunchtime UK - Ridley Hall, Meadows, Millworks, Rice Boat. We found one nearby cafe: Espresso Lane. Grantchester has a range of train stations and schools nearby, as shown in the map below.
The property market in Grantchester has had a steady increase over the last few years and accelerating growth. Based on data published on 14 August 2024, on average a detached house costs £612,487, which is up 5.9% on last year. A semi-detached house on average costs £406,211 (up 7.5% on last year) , a terraced house £329,378 (up 4.7% on last year) and a flat £223,398. Renting a two bedroom flat will cost you approximately £948 per month. Property prices in Grantchester 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 Grantchester, prices have risen a little quicker than the annual average price change seen across the Cambridgeshire region.
Property data is based on South Cambridgeshire level pricing data and is as at June 2024 (publicised 14 August 2024)
Detached and Semi-detached House Trend (£) to June 2024
| County | Avg Detached Price | Annual Change | Avg Semi-Detached Price | Annual Change |
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| Northumberland | £341,537 | +9.1% | £193,799 | +9.1% |
| Oxfordshire | £681,167 | +7.2% | £446,842 | +8.5% |
| Warwickshire | £497,044 | +5.4% | £296,606 | +4.9% |
| Lancashire | £327,674 | +5.0% | £202,231 | +4.7% |
| Staffordshire | £368,206 | +4.6% | £231,129 | +5.4% |
| Buckinghamshire | £827,077 | +4.6% | £460,901 | +6.3% |
| Derbyshire | £337,829 | +4.5% | £211,624 | +3.9% |
| West Northamptonshire | £468,120 | +4.2% | £282,342 | +5.3% |
| East Riding of Yorkshire | £330,614 | +4.2% | £211,375 | +4.4% |
| Nottinghamshire | £339,334 | +4.2% | £214,324 | +4.5% |
| Leicestershire | £411,159 | +3.8% | £258,580 | +4.0% |
| Worcestershire | £449,059 | +3.7% | £281,497 | +4.8% |
| West Yorkshire | £351,674 | +3.7% | £216,569 | +4.4% |
| South Yorkshire | £291,325 | +3.7% | £192,231 | +4.7% |
| North Yorkshire | £413,652 | +3.6% | £267,964 | +4.5% |
| Greater Manchester | £405,945 | +3.6% | £266,387 | +3.8% |
| Shropshire | £395,032 | +3.3% | £256,716 | +5.5% |
| Gloucestershire | £525,561 | +3.1% | £333,967 | +3.5% |
| Herefordshire | £432,901 | +2.8% | £285,029 | +5.2% |
| West Sussex | £651,933 | +2.8% | £426,962 | +3.6% |
| Merseyside | £340,799 | +2.6% | £220,544 | +2.5% |
| Cambridgeshire | £468,546 | +2.2% | £329,883 | +4.2% |
| Hertfordshire | £909,469 | +2.0% | £535,434 | +2.5% |
| Devon | £483,813 | +1.7% | £334,482 | +4.3% |
| Essex | £566,401 | +1.4% | £375,725 | +2.5% |
| West Midlands | £407,451 | +1.2% | £251,243 | +2.2% |
| North Northamptonshire | £411,956 | +1.2% | £254,927 | +2.6% |
| Somerset | £440,632 | +0.9% | £290,138 | +3.0% |
| Suffolk | £432,182 | +0.6% | £274,497 | +0.9% |
| Wiltshire | £494,939 | +0.6% | £322,678 | +2.7% |
| Kent | £582,570 | +0.3% | £371,997 | +1.2% |
| Dorset | £512,149 | +0.2% | £345,395 | +2.6% |
| Hampshire | £605,590 | +0.2% | £380,521 | +1.3% |
| Norfolk | £385,381 | 0.0% | £261,753 | +2.2% |
| East Sussex | £567,509 | -0.2% | £375,770 | +1.6% |
| London | £1,032,371 | -0.7% | £680,157 | +2.6% |
| Surrey | £916,153 | -0.8% | £535,732 | +1.0% |
| Cornwall | £432,953 | -1.1% | £293,238 | +1.3% |
| Lincolnshire | £294,743 | -1.3% | £201,941 | +1.1% |
| Isle of Wight | £412,903 | -3.6% | £289,954 | -1.5% |
| Rutland | £496,567 | -5.6% | £313,758 | -3.6% |
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 Grantchester, or click here to browse the longer list of Grantchester property transactions from 2023.
| Address | Details |
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| 35, Grantchester Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire , CB3 9ED | Semi-Detached - Sold for £1,100,000 in January 2023 |
| 47, Coton Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire , CB3 9NT | Semi-Detached - Sold for £950,000 in September 2023 |
| 8, Broadway, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire , CB3 9NQ | Detached - Sold for £740,000 in March 2023 |
| 43, Mill Way, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire , CB3 9ND | Detached - Sold for £559,000 in January 2023 |
| 38, Grantchester Rise, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire , CB25 0BE | Flat - Sold for £149,000 in January 2023 |
| 34, Grantchester Rise, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire , CB25 0BE | Flat - Sold for £140,000 in December 2023 |
| 62, Grantchester Rise, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire , CB25 0BE | Flat - Sold for £136,000 in April 2023 |
Grantchester has a high number of nearby schools, so there is plenty of choice although there may also be a lot of competition for spaces too. There are a mix of both primary and secondary schools nearby, including Mander Portman Woodward, which was was rated as outstanding in 2017. Example schools in the area are listed below, with some information on their rating and access criteria.
Click here to view the full list of nearby schools. or view a full screen school map which provides a wider radius of school options.
| School | Type | Outstanding? |
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| St Alban's Catholic Primary School | Primary Voluntary aided school - Mixed | Yes - 2015 |
| Mander Portman Woodward | Secondary school Other independent school - Mixed | Yes - 2017 |
| Newnham Croft Primary School | Primary Community school - Mixed | No |
| Hauxton Primary School | Primary Community school - Mixed | No |
| Fawcett Primary School | Primary Foundation school - Mixed | No |
| Coton Church of England (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School | Primary Voluntary controlled school - Mixed | No |
| Park Street CofE Primary School | Primary Voluntary aided school - Mixed | No |
| St Pauls CofE VA Primary School | Primary Voluntary aided school - Mixed | No |
| King's College School | Primary & Secondary Other independent school - Mixed | No |
| St Mary's School | Primary & Secondary Other independent school - Girls | No |
| St Faith's School | Primary & Secondary Other independent school - Mixed | No |
| The Leys School | Secondary school Other independent school - Mixed | No |
| St John's College School | Primary & Secondary Other independent school - Mixed | No |
| The Stephen Perse Foundation | Primary & Secondary Other independent school - Mixed | No |
| SPF International | Secondary school Other independent school - Mixed | No |
| Heritage School | Primary & Secondary Other independent school - Mixed | No |
| Trumpington Meadows Primary School | Primary Foundation school - Mixed | No |
| Trumpington Park Primary School | Primary Free schools - Mixed | No |
| Trumpington Community College | Secondary school Academy converter - Mixed | No |
| School | Type | Latest Rating | Parent View Reviews (if available) | Ofsted Report (if available) | Address |
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| Coton Church of England (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School Save school | Primary Voluntary controlled school - Mixed | 1: Outstanding (10/23/2008) | Ofsted Report Link | Cambridge | |
| St Alban's Catholic Primary School Save school | Primary Voluntary aided school - Mixed | 1: Outstanding (11/26/2014) | Ofsted Report Link | Cambridge | |
| Mander Portman Woodward Save school | Secondary school Other independent school - Mixed | 1: Outstanding (21/11/2019) | Ofsted Report Link | Cambridge | |
| Park Street CofE Primary School Save school | Primary Voluntary aided school - Mixed | 2: Good (1/29/2014) | 12 submissions 100.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy | Ofsted Report Link | Cambridge |
| St Pauls CofE VA Primary School Save school | Primary Voluntary aided school - Mixed | 2: Good (6/11/2021) | Ofsted Report Link | Cambridge | |
| Newnham Croft Primary School Save school | Primary Community school - Mixed | 2: Good (6/6/2014) | Ofsted Report Link | Cambridge | |
| Trumpington Park Primary School Save school | Primary Free schools - Mixed | 2: Good (2/9/2022) | 135 submissions 97.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy | Ofsted Report Link | Cambridge |
| Trumpington Meadows Primary School Save school | Primary Foundation school - Mixed | 2: Good (2/22/2018) | Ofsted Report Link | Cambridge | |
| Hauxton Primary School Save school | Primary Community school - Mixed | 2: Good (11/22/2013) | Ofsted Report Link | Cambridge | |
| Fawcett Primary School Save school | Primary Foundation school - Mixed | 2: Good (10/4/2011) | Ofsted Report Link | Cambridge | |
| Trumpington Community College Save school | Secondary school Academy converter - Mixed | 3: Requires Improvement (11/28/2019) | Ofsted Report Link | Cambridge | |
| St John's College School Save school | Primary & Secondary Other independent school - Mixed | Cambridge | |||
| The Stephen Perse Foundation Save school | Primary & Secondary Other independent school - Mixed | Cambridge | |||
| The Leys School Save school | Secondary school Other independent school - Mixed | Cambridge | |||
| SPF International Save school | Secondary school Other independent school - Mixed | Cambridge | |||
| Heritage School Save school | Primary & Secondary Other independent school - Mixed | Cambridge | |||
| St Faith's School Save school | Primary & Secondary Other independent school - Mixed | Cambridge | |||
| St Mary's School Save school | Primary & Secondary Other independent school - Girls | Cambridge | |||
| King's College School Save school | Primary & Secondary Other independent school - Mixed | Cambridge |
| Station | Distance from Grantchester | Commute options |
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| Cambridge A busy station. Station footfall changed -3% from the previous year. | 2 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 |
| Foxton A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed +3% from the previous year. | 6 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 - Charing Cross (1 change(s) - 97 mins - Southeastern - £485 monthly fare) View details - London Liverpool Street (1 change(s) - 97 mins - Greater Anglia - £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 - Birmingham New Street (1 change(s) - 186 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Reading (1 change(s) - 197 mins - Great Western Railway) View details - Edinburgh Waverley (1 change(s) - 277 mins - London North Eastern Railway) View details |
| Shepreth A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed +1% from the previous year. | 7 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 - Birmingham New Street (1 change(s) - 190 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Edinburgh Waverley (1 change(s) - 290 mins - London North Eastern Railway) View details |
| Meldreth A relatively quiet station. Station footfall changed +3% from the previous year. | 9 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 - Birmingham New Street (1 change(s) - 193 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Edinburgh Waverley (1 change(s) - 287 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). Grantchester 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 Grantchester.
Flood warningsThere are no live flood warnings in the area, according to our interpretation of the DEFRA API.
Flood areasThe 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.
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| East Anglia | River Cam | River Cam from Stapleford to Waterbeach |
| East Anglia | Great Ouse, Lodes | River Great Ouse and the Cambridgeshire Lodes |
| East Anglia | Bourn Brook | Bourn Brook from Caxton to Comberton |
| East Anglia | Bourn Brook | Caxton End, Alms Hill, Kingfisher Close and Toft Road in Bourn, Brookside in Toft, and Royston Lane in Comberton |
| East Anglia | River Cam | Mill Way in Grantchester, Grantchester Meadows, Newnham Road, Newnham Terrace, Granta Place, Laundress Lane, Silver Street, Queens Lane, Trinity College, St Johns College, Bridge Street, Magdalene Street and Thompsons Lane in Cambridge |
| East Anglia | River Cam | Mill Way in Grantchester, Grantchester Meadows, Grantchester Street, Eltisley Avenue, Chaucer Road, Causewayside, Newnham Road, Newnham Terrace, Queens Road, Granta Place, Mill Lane, Bridge Street, Magdalene Street and Portugal Street in Cambridge |
| Name | Property market | Crimes per 1,000 | Schools nearby | Socio Economic |
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| Grantchester, Cambridgeshire Affordability: Expensive Low Crime Hot property market | Semi-detached: £406,211 Detached: £612,487 | 47 | Primary: 4Secondary: 1 | 23.7% residents in higher managerial positions 4.4% residents long-term unemployed |
| Cambridge, Cambridgeshire Affordability: Expensive Outstanding schools Hot property market Local Waitrose Local John Lewis Local M&S | Semi-detached: £591,569 Detached: £972,634 | 113 | Primary: 20Secondary: 18 | 23.7% residents in higher managerial positions 4.4% residents long-term unemployed |
| Bourn, Cambridgeshire Affordability: Expensive Low Crime Hot property market | Semi-detached: £406,211 Detached: £612,487 | 47 | Primary: Secondary: | 23.7% residents in higher managerial positions 4.4% residents long-term unemployed |
| Linton, Cambridgeshire Affordability: Expensive Low Crime Outstanding schools Hot property market | Semi-detached: £406,211 Detached: £612,487 | 47 | Primary: 3Secondary: 2 | 19.4% residents in higher managerial positions 5.0% residents long-term unemployed |
| Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire Affordability: Expensive Low Crime Hot property market | Semi-detached: £406,211 Detached: £612,487 | 47 | Primary: 1Secondary: | 23.7% residents in higher managerial positions 4.4% residents long-term unemployed |
| Ramsey, Cambridgeshire Affordability: Average Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £296,442 Detached: £468,801 | 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: £319,528 Detached: £465,762 | 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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| Grantchester, Cambridgeshire Affordability: Expensive Low Crime Hot property market | Semi-detached: £406,211 Detached: £612,487 | 47 | Primary: 4Secondary: 1 |
| Cambridge, Cambridgeshire Affordability: Expensive Outstanding schools Hot property market Local Waitrose Local John Lewis Local M&S | Semi-detached: £591,569 Detached: £972,634 | 113 | Primary: 20Secondary: 18 |
| Bourn, Cambridgeshire Affordability: Expensive Low Crime Hot property market | Semi-detached: £406,211 Detached: £612,487 | 47 | Primary: Secondary: |
| Linton, Cambridgeshire Affordability: Expensive Low Crime Outstanding schools Hot property market | Semi-detached: £406,211 Detached: £612,487 | 47 | Primary: 3Secondary: 2 |
| Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire Affordability: Expensive Low Crime Hot property market | Semi-detached: £406,211 Detached: £612,487 | 47 | Primary: 1Secondary: |
| Ramsey, Cambridgeshire Affordability: Average Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £296,442 Detached: £468,801 | 59 | Primary: 2Secondary: 1 |
| Ely, Cambridgeshire Affordability: Expensive Low Crime Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Local Waitrose Local M&S | Semi-detached: £319,528 Detached: £465,762 | 45 | Primary: 7Secondary: 3 |
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