United Kingdom · East of England · Local Authority
Cambridge
Non-metropolitan district · East of England, England · population ~125k · 42 state-funded schools
Expensive to live in, but with decent pay to match. Cambridge's median house price of £495,000 is 11 times median annual pay, and rent takes a steep 47.8% of gross earnings, both among the highest in the East of England. However, weekly pay at £866.90 is comfortably above the regional median. Crime is also a concern, with recorded crime per 1,000 at 92.6, significantly higher than the regional average. This location suits those prioritising higher earning potential and who can absorb the high housing and rental costs.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-08 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
42 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
39 of 42 (92.9%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. 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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What we don't know yet
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.