Amenity availability
Convenience score 100/100
Basis: nearest matching geography. Area local-business counts use postcode tags first and nearest-postcode fallback when the OSM record has no usable postcode tag.
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Median affordability sits at 11.3x in 2025, which reads as high-cost. Gigabit availability is 94.9% with median download at Unavailable. 4G strong coverage reaches 100% and 5G reaches 50% in the current area summary. Nearby planning activity is quiet in the current area radius. 3 featured postcodes are ready for deeper due-diligence follow-up.
Affordability: High-cost at 11.3xSchools: 13 nearby school rowsBroadband: Gigabit 94.9%Mobile: 4G 100% · 5G 50%Planning: No nearby planning
- Median sold price, last 5 years £475,000Based on 8,004 sales · Latest sale in data: 25 Feb 2026
- Affordability High-costMedian ratio 11.3x in 2025
- Gigabit availability 94.9%Ofcom source year 2024
- 4G strong coverage 100%Area-level mobile source year 2025
- Nearby planning QuietCurrent applications plus recent decisions linked to the area radius
Area summary
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Affordability and price
High-cost at 11.3xMedian house-price-to-earnings ratio is 11.3x in 2025, with a median house price of £495,000 and residence earnings of £43,741.
Broadband
Gigabit 94.9%Gigabit availability is 94.9%, with median download at Unavailable and below-USO share at 0%.
Mobile
4G 100% · 5G 50%4G strong-coverage share is 100%, with 5G at 50% in the current area-level summary.
Planning watch
No nearby matchesNo nearby planning rows matched Cambridge in the current live coverage yet.
Schools
13 nearby school rows13 nearby school rows matched postcode area CB3 1BR for Cambridge. Use the schools flow to compare them in more detail.
Transport
564 mapped stopsCambridge currently links 564 mapped transport stops, including 561 local bus or tram access points and 3 rail or metro stops. Where NaPTAN status is present, 522 stops are marked active and 42 inactive. Top localities include Cambridge (335), Chesterton (63), Trumpington (43).
Local business
Score 100/100Cambridge currently links 987 mapped local businesses across 8 tracked categories. Top amenity groups include 429 food and drink, 131 personal services, 128 grocery. The current amenity availability signal scores 100/100.
Postcode follow-up
3 featured postcodes3 featured postcodes are ready for deeper due-diligence follow-up under Cambridge.
Crime
Latest month 1,106Cambridge recorded 1,106 crimes in Feb 2026. Rolling twelve month context shows 14,701, with no comparable prior twelve month baseline yet and violence and sexual offences as the top recorded type. Cambridgeshire Constabulary contributes the largest matched force share in the latest month.
Local business
This area-level OSM snapshot shows the amenity mix currently mapped around Cambridge, so you can judge everyday convenience before you spend more time on postcode-level checks.
Amenity group
Food and drink
429 mapped places currently map into this amenity group, led by restaurant (164), cafe (156), fast food (109).
Amenity group
Personal services
131 mapped places currently map into this amenity group, led by hairdresser (94), beauty (37).
Amenity group
Grocery
128 mapped places currently map into this amenity group, led by convenience (74), supermarket (29), bakery (13).
Amenity group
Retail
106 mapped places currently map into this amenity group, led by clothes (68), mobile phone (9), diy (8).
Compare against another area
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Birmingham
Birmingham has 64,699 recorded sales with a median sold price of £220,000.
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Leeds has 62,603 recorded sales with a median sold price of £222,000.
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North Yorkshire has 62,345 recorded sales with a median sold price of £260,000.
Open area researchPostcodes worth checking next
These are the best current postcode follow-up routes from the live area brief, so use them to move from early shortlist thinking into deeper due diligence.
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CB3 1BR
CB3 1BR has 74 recorded sales with a median sold price of £393,451.
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CB1 2GE
CB1 2GE has 69 recorded sales with a median sold price of £420,000.
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CB2 9GY
CB2 9GY has 54 recorded sales with a median sold price of £439,500.
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