United Kingdom · East of England · Local Authority
South Cambridgeshire
Non-metropolitan district · East of England, England · population ~161k · 76 state-funded schools
High pay comes with high housing costs. South Cambridgeshire offers median weekly earnings of £909.50, higher than 90% of England authorities, but this is offset by a median house price 9.1 times annual pay and median monthly rent taking 35.5% of gross median earnings. While council tax is among the highest in the region, recorded crime is low at 45.8 per 1,000, and deprivation is also low, below the East of England median. This suits those prioritising high earnings and low crime over affordability.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-08 data.
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How South Cambridgeshire ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£47,294/yr
Very high
Better than 91% of UK LAs
House price
£428,250
Very expensive
Worse than 81% of UK LAs
Rent
£1,399/mo
Expensive
Worse than 78% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,536/yr
Expensive
Worse than 77% of UK LAs
Crime
45.8/1k
Safest
Better than 92% of UK LAs
Deprivation
8.5
Least deprived
Better than 95% of UK LAs
Schools
90.8%
Weak
Worse than 68% of UK LAs
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
76 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
69 of 76 (90.8%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. How we count →
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76 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Grades, phase and pupil numbers for all 76 schools, sortable and filterable.
Schools in South Cambridgeshire →Places with similar signatures
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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.