Cambridge
Cambridge is a district council in Cambridgeshire, in the East of England. All 24 figures Groundsense publishes are available here. Figures fetched 3 October 2026.
Cambridge has the lowest average life satisfaction of any council in the UK, 6.5 out of 10. 76.4% of residents were at the same address a year earlier, the lowest share in the East of England. Pupils at sixteen average an Attainment 8 score of 54.0, higher than 96% of councils in England. Two bedroom rent of £1,613 is the 2nd highest in the region, against £1,281 in South Cambridgeshire next door.
Furthest from the middle
- Life satisfaction, mean out of 10 6.5 The lowest of the 347 councils in the UK it is published for. The lowest of the 5 districts in Cambridgeshire. The lowest of the 43 councils in the East of England.
- Residents at the same address a year earlier 76.4% Lower than 99% of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for. The lowest of the 5 districts in Cambridgeshire. The lowest of the 45 councils in the East of England.
- Energy efficiency score of the typical home 73 Higher than 96% of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for. The highest of the 5 districts in Cambridgeshire. The highest of the 45 councils in the East of England.
Each line runs from the council with the lowest figure to the one with the highest. The dot is Cambridge and the tick is the council in the middle.
Cost of living
Higher than 59% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.
The lowest of the 5 districts in Cambridgeshire.
10th highest of the 45 councils in the East of England.
MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026-27, Table 9 · 2026-27 · How this is measured
Housing
Higher than 87% of the 360 councils in the UK it is published for.
The highest of the 5 districts in Cambridgeshire.
7th highest of the 45 councils in the East of England.
Down 1.2% since June 2025
UK House Price Index · June 2026 · How this is measured
Higher than 91% of the 316 councils in England and Wales it is published for.
The highest of the 5 districts in Cambridgeshire.
2nd highest of the 45 councils in the East of England.
Up 1.8% since August 2025
ONS Price Index of Private Rents · August 2026 · How this is measured
Higher than 89% of the 348 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.
The highest of the 5 districts in Cambridgeshire.
Joint 5th highest of the 45 councils in the East of England.
UK House Price Index average price (June 2026) over ASHE median gross annual pay, full time workers (2025) · June 2026 prices, 2025 pay · How this is measured
Higher than 96% of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for.
The highest of the 5 districts in Cambridgeshire.
The highest of the 45 councils in the East of England.
ONS, Energy efficiency of housing, median score by local authority, from MHCLG certificates · to March 2025 · How this is measured
Transport
Higher than 92% of the 329 councils in England, Wales and Northern Ireland it is published for.
The highest of the 5 districts in Cambridgeshire.
The highest of the 45 councils in the East of England.
Census 2021: ONS TS045 for England and Wales, NISRA for Northern Ireland · 2021 · How this is measured
Higher than 54% of the 350 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.
The highest of the 5 districts in Cambridgeshire.
DfT NaPTAN active stations, read at every census area · October 2026 · How this is measured
Amenities
Higher than 85% of the 358 councils in the UK it is published for.
The highest of the 5 districts in Cambridgeshire.
7th highest of the 45 councils in the East of England.
Food Standards Agency register of food businesses, read at every census area · October 2026 · How this is measured
Higher than 78% of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for.
The highest of the 5 districts in Cambridgeshire.
8th highest of the 45 councils in the East of England.
NHS organisation register, dispensing contractors, read at every census area · October 2026 · How this is measured
Higher than 79% of the 359 councils in the UK it is published for.
The highest of the 5 districts in Cambridgeshire.
6th highest of the 45 councils in the East of England.
Ofcom Connected Nations 2025, fixed broadband residential coverage by local authority · July 2025 · How this is measured
Education
Higher than 57% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.
The highest of the 5 districts in Cambridgeshire.
Down 1 point since 2018/19
DfE, Key stage 2 attainment by pupil residency · 2025/26 · How this is measured
Higher than 96% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.
The highest of the 5 districts in Cambridgeshire.
2nd highest of the 45 councils in the East of England.
DfE, Key stage 4 performance, local authority district data by pupil residency · 2024/25 · How this is measured
Health
Higher than 52% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.
NHS England, General Practice Workforce, practice level, August 2026 · August 2026 · How this is measured
Lower than 89% of the 293 councils in England it is published for.
Published for Cambridgeshire as a whole, so every district in it shows this figure.
Joint 3rd lowest of the 45 councils in the East of England.
CQC Syndication API, GP practices (inspection category P2) · October 2026 · How this is measured
Safety
Higher than 74% of the 305 councils in England and Wales it is published for.
The highest of the 5 districts in Cambridgeshire.
7th highest of the 45 councils in the East of England.
Down 5% since 2022-23
Home Office recorded crime by community safety partnership, over ONS population estimates for June 2025 · 2025-26 · How this is measured
Higher than 72% of the 305 councils in England and Wales it is published for.
The highest of the 5 districts in Cambridgeshire.
4th highest of the 45 councils in the East of England.
Home Office recorded crime by community safety partnership, over Census 2021 household counts · 2025-26 · How this is measured
Higher than 63% of the 350 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.
Published for Cambridgeshire as a whole, so every district in it shows this figure.
Joint 8th highest of the 45 councils in the East of England.
DfT RAS0403, adjusted casualties by highway authority, 2023 to 2025, over ONS population estimates for June 2025 · 2023 to 2025 · How this is measured
Community
Lower than 99% of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for.
The lowest of the 5 districts in Cambridgeshire.
The lowest of the 45 councils in the East of England.
ONS Census 2021, TS019 Migrant indicator · 2021 · How this is measured
Higher than 67% of the 361 councils in the UK it is published for.
The highest of the 5 districts in Cambridgeshire.
9th highest of the 45 councils in the East of England.
Up 4.8% since 2021
ONS UK Business Counts, SIC 56301 and 56302, over ONS population estimates for June 2025 · 2026 · How this is measured
Wellbeing
The lowest of the 347 councils in the UK it is published for.
The lowest of the 5 districts in Cambridgeshire.
The lowest of the 43 councils in the East of England.
ONS, personal wellbeing estimates by local authority · 2022-23 · How this is measured
Lower than 76% of the 347 councils in the UK it is published for.
11th lowest of the 43 councils in the East of England.
ONS, personal wellbeing estimates by local authority · 2022-23 · How this is measured
Lower than 49% of the 359 councils in the UK it is published for.
Published for Cambridgeshire as a whole, so every district in it shows this figure.
Down 5.3 years since 2011 to 2013
ONS, Healthy life expectancy, UK · 2022 to 2024 · How this is measured
Environment
Higher than 72% of the 343 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.
The highest of the 5 districts in Cambridgeshire.
ONS, Access to public parks and playing fields, from OS Open Greenspace · April 2020 · How this is measured
Higher than 60% of the 361 councils in the UK it is published for.
The highest of the 5 districts in Cambridgeshire.
Down 37.9% since 2019
Defra Pollution Climate Mapping, background NO2 on the 1km grid, read at every census area · 2024 · How this is measured
Next door, side by side
Cambridge shares a boundary with South Cambridgeshire. Lowest first.
- Average monthly rent, two bedrooms
- South Cambridgeshire£1,281
- Cambridge£1,613
- Average house price, all homes
- South Cambridgeshire£436k
- Cambridge£471k
- Council tax, band D
- Cambridge£2,467
- South Cambridgeshire£2,536
- Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
- South Cambridgeshire46.3
- Cambridge91.4
- Patients per fully qualified GP
- South Cambridgeshire1,808
- Cambridge2,193
- Eleven year olds at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
- South Cambridgeshire62%
- Cambridge64%
- Nitrogen dioxide where people live, annual mean
- South Cambridgeshire5.9 µg/m³
- Cambridge8.7 µg/m³
- Residents within 1km of a train, Underground or tram station
- South Cambridgeshire8.1%
- Cambridge27.2%
What changed
- Average house price, change over a year, June 2025 to June 2026Down 1.2% since June 2025
- Two bedroom rent, change over a year, August 2025 to August 2026Up 1.8% since August 2025
- Recorded crime, change in the count, 2022-23 to 2025-26Down 5% since 2022-23
- Healthy life expectancy for women, change, between 2011 to 2013 and 2022 to 2024Down 5.3 years since 2011 to 2013
- Pubs, bars and licensed clubs, change in the count, 2021 to 2026Up 4.8% since 2021
- Eleven year olds at the expected standard, change, 2018/19 to 2025/26Down 1 point since 2018/19
- Nitrogen dioxide where people live, change, 2019 to 2024Down 37.9% since 2019
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