Flamsteed Close, Cambridge, CB1 3FE

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding CB1 3FE has a slightly higher male population, with 50% of residents being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	52.8%	50%	-2.8%	51.0%	-1.0%
Male	47.2%	50%	2.8%	49.0%	1.0%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

In the immediate area around CB1 3FE, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 56.6% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	43.3%	56.6%	13.3%	37.9%	18.7%
Married: Opposite sex	41.4%	33.2%	-8.2%	44.2%	-11.0%
Married: Same sex	1%	0%	-1.0%	0.3%	-0.3%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Separated	1.9%	1.1%	-0.8%	2.2%	-1.1%
Divorced	5.2%	6.5%	1.3%	9.1%	-2.6%
Widowed	7.1%	2.2%	-4.9%	6.1%	-3.9%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (90.3%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either a younger population or more affluent area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	50.6%	61.1%	10.5%	48.4%	12.7%
Good health	34.9%	29.2%	-5.7%	33.6%	-4.4%
Fair health	12.6%	6.8%	-5.8%	12.7%	-5.9%
Bad health	0.7%	2.6%	1.9%	4.0%	-1.4%
Very bad health	1.1%	0.2%	-0.9%	1.2%	-1.0%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

In the area around CB1 3FE this area, 7.6% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly lower than the UK average of 18.2%. This area stands out for its high percentage of residents with higher education degree or similar. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 72.1%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	15.7%	7.6%	-8.1%	18.2%	-10.6%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	6.7%	3.8%	-2.9%	9.6%	-5.8%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	13.3%	3%	-10.3%	13.4%	-10.4%
Apprenticeship	2.4%	3.3%	0.9%	5.3%	-2.0%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9.5%	8.7%	-0.8%	16.9%	-8.2%
Degree or Similar	44.8%	72.1%	27.3%	33.8%	38.3%
Other	7.6%	1.6%	-6.0%	2.8%	-1.2%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 72.6% of the residents identify as white, which is lower than the UK average of 81.4%, there are significant representations of other ethnic groups.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	0%	0.2%	0.2%	1.1%	-0.9%
Chinese	2.6%	7.7%	5.1%	0.7%	7.0%
Indian	0%	3.9%	3.9%	3.1%	0.8%
Pakistani	1.5%	0.2%	-1.3%	2.7%	-2.5%
Other Asian	2.6%	3.1%	0.5%	1.6%	1.5%
Black African	2.2%	0.4%	-1.8%	2.5%	-2.1%
Black Caribbean	0.4%	0.7%	0.3%	1.0%	-0.3%
Mixed White and Asian	1.5%	3.7%	2.2%	0.8%	2.9%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.4%	0.9%	0.5%	0.9%	0.0%
Mixed Other	1.9%	0.9%	-1.0%	0.8%	0.1%
White	83.3%	72.6%	-10.7%	81.4%	-8.8%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.1%	-0.1%
Roma	0%	1.3%	1.3%	0.2%	1.1%
Arab	3.3%	2%	-1.3%	0.6%	1.4%
Other	0%	2.4%	2.4%	1.6%	0.8%

Country of Birth

In this area, 51.3% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is lower than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	75.1%	51.3%	-23.8%	83.2%	-31.9%
European Union	10%	21.1%	11.1%	6.1%	15.0%
Rest of Europe	1.9%	2.7%	0.8%	0.8%	1.9%
Africa	2.6%	1.3%	-1.3%	2.7%	-1.4%
Middle East and Asia	8.9%	16.2%	7.3%	5.6%	10.6%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0%	6%	6.0%	1.3%	4.7%
Oceania	1.5%	1.3%	-0.2%	0.3%	1.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	72.5%	50.8%	-21.7%	83.2%	-32.4%
10+ Years	5.2%	17.6%	12.4%	9.8%	7.8%
5-10 Years	6.7%	9.5%	2.8%	2.9%	6.6%
2-5 Years	7.8%	10.8%	3.0%	2.2%	8.6%
Less than 2 years	7.8%	11.4%	3.6%	1.9%	9.5%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	48.5%	76.7%	-28.2%
Ireland	0.9%	0.6%	0.3%
France	3.3%	0.3%	3.0%
Germany	2.4%	0.2%	2.2%
Italy	3.5%	0.6%	2.9%
Portugal	1.8%	0.5%	1.3%
Spain	3.5%	0.4%	3.1%
Lithuania	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Poland	2.6%	1.3%	1.3%
Romania	0.2%	0.9%	-0.7%
Other EU countries	6.1%	1.5%	4.6%
Other Europe	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Middle East	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
Eastern Asia	3.5%	0.3%	3.2%
Southern Asia	2.4%	1.2%	1.2%
South-East Asia	1.3%	0.2%	1.1%
North America and the Caribbean	5.7%	0.3%	5.4%
Central and South America	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Oceania	1.1%	0.1%	1.0%
No passport held	10.5%	13.5%	-3.0%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	54.7%	37.2%	17.5%
Christian	27.3%	46.2%	-18.9%
Hindu	3.7%	1.7%	2.0%
Jewish	1.3%	0.5%	0.8%
Muslim	2.4%	6.5%	-4.1%
Other religion	0.7%	0.6%	0.1%
Not answered	9.9%	6.0%	3.9%

Safety

Is Flamsteed Close Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Flamsteed Close was 86.8 per 1,000 residents, which is 5.7% lower than the Coleridge average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Flamsteed Close has the 22nd highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Coleridge and the 160th highest crime rate of 394 local areas in Cambridge .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 36.5 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -30.9%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 84% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£57,300

Income Rank
9/10

Household Income in CB1 3FE, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 3/10 (low )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 3/10 (low )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 2/10 (very low )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 2/10 (very low )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 3/10 (low )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 5/10 (average )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 6/10 (average )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 5/10 (average )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Flamsteed Close are based on 162 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Cambridge.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Flamsteed Close, Cambridge, CB1 3FE

Estimated Average Property Prices for CB1 3FE

Average Price
£410,074

Semi-Detached
£497,931

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£410,220

Other
£312,680

Estimated Average Property Prices for Flamsteed Close

Average Price
£443,005

Semi-Detached
£517,699

Terraced
£630,993

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£435,482

Other
£366,109

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Flamsteed CloseStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
70 Flamsteed Close, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£360,000	2024-07-30	£376,710
138 Flamsteed Close, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£445,000	2024-07-17	£465,656
121 Flamsteed Close, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£275,000	2024-03-08	£297,989
71 Flamsteed Close, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£410,000	2023-12-01	£425,596
123 Flamsteed Close, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£345,000	2022-03-22	£356,340

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for CB1 3FE

Employment

CB1 3FE area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 2% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. A low level of unemployment in an area indicates a strong job market, where most people who are seeking work can find employment. This generally reflects a healthy economy in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	202
Self-Employed	38
Part-Time Employee	30
Student (economically inactive)	23
Retired	20
Looking after home or family	19
Other	15
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	9
Unemployed	7
Long-Term Sick or disabled	6

Employment Industry

Education	21
Human health and social work activities	20
Professional, scientific and technical activities	17
Information and communication	17
Construction	14
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	12
Accommodation and food service activities	10
Other	7
Manufacturing	7
Administrative and support service activities	6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	6
Transport and storage	3
Real estate activities	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Homerton Early Years Centre Holbrook Road , CB1 7ST	4out of 4	1,624 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Brunswick Nursery School Young Street , CB1 2LZ	4out of 4	1,748 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Fields Nursery School Galfrid Road , CB5 8ND	4out of 4	2,539 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Colleges Nursery School Campkin Road , CB4 2LD	4out of 4	4,226 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
King's Hedges Nursery School Northfield Avenue , CB4 2HU	3out of 4	4,887 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Morley Memorial Primary School Blinco Grove , CB1 7TX	3out of 4	871 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Pauls CofE VA Primary School Coronation Street , CB2 1HJ	2out of 4	989 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Ridgefield Primary School Radegund Road , CB1 3RJ	3out of 4	991 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Alban's Catholic Primary School Lensfield Road , CB2 1EN	4out of 4	1,078 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Matthew's Primary School 19 Norfolk Street , CB1 2LD	4out of 4	1,515 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Coleridge Community College Radegund Road , CB1 3RJ	3out of 4	991 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Parkside Community College Parkside , CB1 1EH	4out of 4	1,628 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Bede's Inter-Church School Birdwood Road , CB1 3TD	4out of 4	1,801 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Trumpington Community College Lime Avenue , CB2 9FD	- not rated	1,919 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Cambridge Academy for Science and Technology Robinson Way , CB2 0SZ	3out of 4	2,368 yd	University technical college	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Hills Road Sixth Form College Hills Road , CB2 8PE	- not rated	581 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Long Road Sixth Form College Long Road , CB2 8PX	- not rated	1,743 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Cambridge Regional College Science Park Campus , Kings Hedges Road CB4 2QT	- not rated	5,169 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St. Andrew's College Cambridge 13 Station Road , CB1 2JB	- not rated	572 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Abbey College Cambridge Homerton Gardens , Purbeck Road CB2 8EB	- not rated	844 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Sancton Wood School 2 St Pauls Road , CB1 2EZ	- not rated	929 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Mary's School Bateman Street , CB2 1LY	- not rated	1,010 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Girls	More About School
The Stephen Perse Foundation Stephen Perse Foundation , Union Road CB2 1HF	- not rated	1,121 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Clip 'n' Climb	34 Clifton Road	68 yd
AROMI Caffe Ltd	38 Clifton Road	108 yd
Rainbow Rocket	49 Clifton Road	155 yd
Fitzbillies Bakery	31B Clifton Road	168 yd
The Venetian	21 Station Place	312 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Junction	The Junction, 1 Clifton Way	228 yd
The Station Tavern	Unit 1, 2 Station Square	427 yd
The Rathmore Club	The Rathmore Club, 70 Cherry Hinton Road	430 yd
Earl Of Derby	Earl Of Derby, 129 Hills Road	452 yd
Cherry Hinton Constitutional Club	142 - 144 Cherry Hinton Road	567 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Namaste Cambridge	43 Clifton Road	110 yd
Deliveroo HOP Ltd	Units 29 To 30 Clifton Road	164 yd
The Old Ticket Office	Cambridge Railway Station Station Road	366 yd
Upper Crust	Kiosk, Cambridge Railway Station Station Road	366 yd
The Light Cinema	22 - 26, Cambridge Leisure Park Clifton Way	384 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Retour Supermarket	42 Clifton Road	123 yd
Sainsbury's	4 - 5, Cambridge Leisure Park Clifton Way	384 yd
Tesco	1, Market Rise Cherry Hinton Road	404 yd
Sainsbury's	Unit 5, 1 Station Square	427 yd
Co-operative Food	Unit 1, Marque House, 143 Hills Road	449 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Coleridge Recreation Ground Davy Road	grass pitches, tennis courts	296 yd
Pure Gym (Cambridge) Clifton Way	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	478 yd
Hills Road Sports & Tennis Centre PURBECK ROAD	health and fitness suite, indoor tennis centre, squash courts, tennis courts	805 yd
Homerton College HILLS ROAD	grass pitches, health and fitness suite, squash courts, tennis courts	846 yd
Coleridge Community College RADEGUND ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	871 yd
Cambridge & County Bowls Club BROOKLANDS AVENUE	indoor bowls	1,020 yd
Cass Centre GILPIN ROAD	grass pitches, health and fitness suite, squash courts, tennis courts	1,034 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	100.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	100 Mbit/s
Average download speed	145.5 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	16.8 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.