United Kingdom · East of England · Local Authority
Cambridge
Non-metropolitan district · East of England, England · population ~125k · 42 state-funded schools
High pay meets extreme housing costs in Cambridge. While median weekly earnings of £866.90 sit above the regional median, they struggle to keep pace with a property market where the median house price is 11 times annual gross pay. Renting is similarly punishing, consuming 47.8% of median gross earnings. These financial pressures are compounded by a crime rate of 92.6 per 1,000 residents, which is among the highest in the East of England. While the city offers strong school performance, matching the regional median with 92.3% of pupils in Good or Outstanding settings, the sheer cost of entry remains the defining feature. This location suits high earners who can absorb significant housing overheads, but it remains inaccessible for those on more modest incomes.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-10 data.
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How Cambridge ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£45,079/yr
Very high
Better than 83% of UK LAs
House price
£495,000
Very expensive
Worse than 90% of UK LAs
Rent
£1,795/mo
Very expensive
Worse than 91% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,467/yr
Mid
Worse than 60% of UK LAs
Crime
92.6/1k
High
Worse than 78% of UK LAs
Deprivation
14.9
Low
Better than 67% of UK LAs
Schools
92.9%
Mid
Around UK average
Colour shows quintile position against 361 UK Local Authorities. Green is the best position for someone moving here; red is the worst. Direction is set per indicator — higher pay, lower rent, less crime, less deprivation are all green.
Schools
51 state-funded schools · Ofsted Sep 2026
39 of 42 (92.9%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. 9 schools are on the post-2024 report-card framework and don't roll up into the legacy total. How we count →
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42 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Grades, phase and pupil numbers for all 42 schools, sortable and filterable.
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Commute times · GP appointment availability · broadband speeds · air quality at LA level · green-space proximity · public transport coverage. These matter for a relocation decision. We'll add them when the source data is reliable nationally and consistent across LA boundaries.