Hills Avenue, Cambridge, CB1 7XB

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding CB1 7XB, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 54.6% of residents being female. Several factors can contribute to this. Women generally live longer than men, resulting in a higher proportion of women in neighborhoods with significant elderly populations. Typically, as people grow older, they tend to relocate from city center addresses to suburban areas, smaller towns, and rural locations. Consequently, these areas often have a higher number of females. A higher female population can also be found in areas with industries that employ more women, such as healthcare, education, and retail.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	48.3%	54.6%	6.3%	51.0%	3.6%
Male	51.7%	45.4%	-6.3%	49.0%	-3.6%

Partnership Status

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

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	34%	39.5%	5.5%	37.9%	1.6%
Married: Opposite sex	46%	46%	0.0%	44.2%	1.8%
Married: Same sex	2.1%	0.4%	-1.7%	0.3%	0.1%
Separated	3%	4.3%	1.3%	2.2%	2.1%
Divorced	8.7%	6.5%	-2.2%	9.1%	-2.6%
Widowed	6.3%	3.3%	-3.0%	6.1%	-2.8%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	57.1%	46.1%	-11.0%	48.4%	-2.3%
Good health	28.3%	32.7%	4.4%	33.6%	-0.9%
Fair health	11.2%	15%	3.8%	12.7%	2.3%
Bad health	2.9%	2.1%	-0.8%	4.0%	-1.9%
Very bad health	0.4%	4%	3.6%	1.2%	2.8%

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.

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 43.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	9.6%	23%	13.4%	18.2%	4.8%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	9.3%	5.1%	-4.2%	9.6%	-4.5%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	11.9%	15.6%	3.7%	13.4%	2.2%
Apprenticeship	4.8%	2.3%	-2.5%	5.3%	-3.0%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9.9%	9.7%	-0.2%	16.9%	-7.2%
Degree or Similar	46.9%	43.4%	-3.5%	33.8%	9.6%
Other	7.8%	1%	-6.8%	2.8%	-1.8%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 70.3% 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	3.1%	3.7%	0.6%	1.1%	2.6%
Chinese	2.5%	5.2%	2.7%	0.7%	4.5%
Indian	0%	1.9%	1.9%	3.1%	-1.2%
Pakistani	1.1%	0.3%	-0.8%	2.7%	-2.4%
Other Asian	2.2%	3.4%	1.2%	1.6%	1.8%
Black African	0.7%	0.5%	-0.2%	2.5%	-2.0%
Black Caribbean	0%	0.5%	0.5%	1.0%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	1.1%	1.3%	0.2%	0.8%	0.5%
Mixed White and African	0%	1%	1.0%	0.4%	0.6%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.2%	11.1%	10.9%	0.9%	10.2%
Mixed Other	1.1%	0.8%	-0.3%	0.8%	0.0%
White	87.6%	70.3%	-17.3%	81.4%	-11.1%
Arab	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.6%	-0.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, 52.8% 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	79.3%	52.8%	-26.5%	83.2%	-30.4%
European Union	8.1%	14.7%	6.6%	6.1%	8.6%
Rest of Europe	0.9%	1.6%	0.7%	0.8%	0.8%
Africa	0.7%	0.8%	0.1%	2.7%	-1.9%
Middle East and Asia	7%	11%	4.0%	5.6%	5.4%
The Americas and the Caribbean	3.1%	19.1%	16.0%	1.3%	17.8%
Oceania	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.3%	-0.3%
British Overseas	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.0%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	78.7%	52.8%	-25.9%	83.2%	-30.4%
10+ Years	1.6%	26%	24.4%	9.8%	16.2%
5-10 Years	2.5%	5.3%	2.8%	2.9%	2.4%
2-5 Years	6.7%	5.3%	-1.4%	2.2%	3.1%
Less than 2 years	10.6%	10.5%	-0.1%	1.9%	8.6%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	64.7%	76.7%	-12.0%
Ireland	2.3%	0.6%	1.7%
France	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Germany	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Italy	1.4%	0.6%	0.8%
Portugal	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Spain	10.3%	0.4%	9.9%
Poland	0.5%	1.3%	-0.8%
Other EU countries	1.6%	1.5%	0.1%
Turkey	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Other Europe	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
North Africa	1.6%	0.1%	1.5%
Eastern Asia	2.9%	0.3%	2.6%
Southern Asia	0.6%	1.2%	-0.6%
South-East Asia	2.7%	0.2%	2.5%
North America and the Caribbean	4.5%	0.3%	4.2%
Central and South America	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Oceania	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
No passport held	4.7%	13.5%	-8.8%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	45.9%	37.2%	8.7%
Christian	42.6%	46.2%	-3.6%
Buddhist	0.8%	0.5%	0.3%
Hindu	0.5%	1.7%	-1.2%
Muslim	5.2%	6.5%	-1.3%
Sikh	0.8%	0.9%	-0.1%
Not answered	4.2%	6.0%	-1.8%

Safety

Is Hills Avenue Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Hills Avenue was 17.1 per 1,000 residents, which is 81.4% lower than the Coleridge average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Hills Avenue has the 8th lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Coleridge and the 36th lowest crime rate of 394 local areas in Cambridge .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 8.5 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 12.0%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a much higher level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 96% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£68,900

Income Rank
10/10

Household Income in CB1 7XB, 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 - 5/10 (average )
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 - 3/10 (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 - 3/10 (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 - 4/10 (below average )
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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 3/10 (low )
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 - 6/10 (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) - 5/10 (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) - 6/10 (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 Hills Avenue are based on 125 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 Hills Avenue, Cambridge, CB1 7XB

Estimated Average Property Prices for CB1 7XB

Average Price
£866,287

Semi-Detached
£880,611

Terraced
£722,736

Detached
£1,584,359

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Hills Avenue

Average Price
£934,872

Semi-Detached
£837,968

Terraced
£736,042

Detached
£1,702,761

Flats/Maisonettes
£378,168

Other
£712,771

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Hills AvenueStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
80 Hills Avenue, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£760,000	2024-01-19	£784,766
60 Hills Avenue, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£982,000	2022-10-20	£952,869
52 Hills Avenue, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£725,000	2018-06-01	£839,212
60 Hills Avenue, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£780,000	2017-10-30	£905,979
40 Hills Avenue, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£830,000	2017-05-09	£984,351

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for CB1 7XB

Employment

CB1 7XB area has a high unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 9% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. High levels of unemployment lead to more frequent crime and reduce the quality of life in this area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	154
Long-Term Sick or disabled	65
Looking after home or family	65
Retired	59
Unemployed	44
Self-Employed	44
Part-Time Employee	39
Student (economically inactive)	29
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	9
Other	2

Employment Industry

Education	47
Human health and social work activities	38
Professional, scientific and technical activities	33
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	25
Accommodation and food service activities	18
Manufacturing	16
Construction	15
Information and communication	15
Other	10
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	8
Administrative and support service activities	7
Financial and insurance activities	4
Real estate activities	3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	3
Transport and storage	2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	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	529 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Brunswick Nursery School Young Street , CB1 2LZ	4out of 4	2,778 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Fields Nursery School Galfrid Road , CB5 8ND	4out of 4	3,074 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Colleges Nursery School Campkin Road , CB4 2LD	4out of 4	5,296 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	256 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Queen Edith Primary School Godwin Way , CB1 8QP	3out of 4	760 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ridgefield Primary School Radegund Road , CB1 3RJ	3out of 4	1,098 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Queen Emma Primary School Gunhild Way , CB1 8QY	3out of 4	1,276 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Spinney Primary School Hayster Drive , Cherry Hinton CB1 9PB	4out of 4	1,908 yd	Community school	No	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	1,098 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Cambridge Academy for Science and Technology Robinson Way , CB2 0SZ	3out of 4	1,413 yd	University technical college	No	Mixed	More About School
St Bede's Inter-Church School Birdwood Road , CB1 3TD	4out of 4	1,438 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Netherhall School Queen Edith's Way , CB1 8NN	3out of 4	1,453 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Trumpington Community College Lime Avenue , CB2 9FD	- not rated	1,878 yd	Academy converter	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	873 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Long Road Sixth Form College Long Road , CB2 8PX	- not rated	1,208 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Perse School Hills Road , Trumpington CB2 8QF	- not rated	660 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Abbey College Cambridge Homerton Gardens , Purbeck Road CB2 8EB	- not rated	987 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Oaks International School Cherry Hinton Hall , Cherry Hinton Road CB1 8DW	- not rated	1,470 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Cambridge International School Cherry Hinton Hall , Cherry Hinton Road CB1 8DW	- not rated	1,470 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Holme Court School Cherry Hinton Hall , Cherry Hinton Road CB1 8DW	- not rated	1,470 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Pabulum Ltd	Morley Memorial Primary School Blinco Grove	361 yd
Maharani Takeaway	210 Cherry Hinton Road	406 yd
NapolEAT	190 - 196 Cherry Hinton Road	435 yd
The Coffee House	132 Wulfstan Way	508 yd
Fireaway	1, Adkins Corner Perne Road	573 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Rock	The Rock, 200 Cherry Hinton Road	426 yd
Cherry Hinton Constitutional Club	142 - 144 Cherry Hinton Road	552 yd
Monty's Catering @ Queen Ediths PH	Queen Edith Public House Wulfstan Way	618 yd
Queen Edith Public House	Queen Edith Public House Wulfstan Way	618 yd
The Rathmore Club	The Rathmore Club, 70 Cherry Hinton Road	786 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
New Golden Buddha	212 Cherry Hinton Road	410 yd
Fishnchickn / Serial Grill	202 Cherry Hinton Road	423 yd
MAIDO HOUSE	217A Cherry Hinton Road	465 yd
Khang's Fish Shop	140 Wulfstan Way	518 yd
Sarina’s Desserts	105A Cherry Hinton Road	709 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Co-op	5 - 6, Adkins Corner Perne Road	573 yd
Co-operative Food	Unit 1, Marque House, 143 Hills Road	1,007 yd
Tesco	1, Market Rise Cherry Hinton Road	1,034 yd
Co-operative Food	115 - 117 Perne Road	1,050 yd
Sainsbury's	4 - 5, Cambridge Leisure Park Clifton Way	1,087 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Queen Edith Primary School GODWIN WAY	grass pitches, swimming pool	636 yd
Homerton College HILLS ROAD	grass pitches, health and fitness suite, squash courts, tennis courts	770 yd
Nightingale Recreation Ground Nightingale Avenue	grass pitches, tennis courts	813 yd
The Perse Upper School HILLS ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, squash courts	839 yd
Hills Road Sports & Tennis Centre PURBECK ROAD	health and fitness suite, indoor tennis centre, squash courts, tennis courts	1,053 yd
Coleridge Recreation Ground Davy Road	grass pitches, tennis courts	1,060 yd
Pure Gym (Cambridge) Clifton Way	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	1,079 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	96.2%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	92.3%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	92.3%

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	153.5 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	12.7 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	17.2 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of CB1 7XB