Poppy Close, Cambridge, CB1 9BX

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around CB1 9BX is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.5%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	53.1%	50.5%	-2.6%	51.0%	-0.5%
Male	46.9%	49.5%	2.6%	49.0%	0.5%

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 9BX, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 43.8% 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	34.1%	43.8%	9.7%	37.9%	5.9%
Married: Opposite sex	48.6%	40.9%	-7.7%	44.2%	-3.3%
Married: Same sex	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	0.3%	-0.3%
Civil partnership: Opposite sex	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
Separated	1.8%	2.2%	0.4%	2.2%	0.0%
Divorced	10.5%	8.6%	-1.9%	9.1%	-0.5%
Widowed	4.3%	3.8%	-0.5%	6.1%	-2.3%

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 (86.5%) 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	47.8%	53%	5.2%	48.4%	4.6%
Good health	35.6%	33.5%	-2.1%	33.6%	-0.1%
Fair health	14.2%	10.4%	-3.8%	12.7%	-2.3%
Bad health	2.2%	2%	-0.2%	4.0%	-2.0%
Very bad health	0.3%	1%	0.7%	1.2%	-0.2%

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 54.1%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	24.3%	11.5%	-12.8%	18.2%	-6.7%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	9.4%	5.1%	-4.3%	9.6%	-4.5%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	14.5%	8.3%	-6.2%	13.4%	-5.1%
Apprenticeship	5.1%	3.5%	-1.6%	5.3%	-1.8%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9.1%	15%	5.9%	16.9%	-1.9%
Degree or Similar	32.2%	54.1%	21.9%	33.8%	20.3%
Other	5.4%	2.5%	-2.9%	2.8%	-0.3%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 63% 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	0.3%	3%	2.7%	1.1%	1.9%
Chinese	1.1%	1%	-0.1%	0.7%	0.3%
Indian	7.2%	7.6%	0.4%	3.1%	4.5%
Pakistani	1.4%	2.3%	0.9%	2.7%	-0.4%
Other Asian	8.3%	9.1%	0.8%	1.6%	7.5%
Black African	0.3%	4.1%	3.8%	2.5%	1.6%
Black Caribbean	0.3%	0.8%	0.5%	1.0%	-0.2%
Mixed White and Asian	0.3%	2%	1.7%	0.8%	1.2%
Mixed White and African	0%	1%	1.0%	0.4%	0.6%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.6%	1.8%	1.2%	0.9%	0.9%
Mixed Other	0.6%	2%	1.4%	0.8%	1.2%
White	77.2%	63%	-14.2%	81.4%	-18.4%
Arab	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Other	2.5%	2%	-0.5%	1.6%	0.4%

Country of Birth

In this area, 57.7% 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	72.5%	57.7%	-14.8%	83.2%	-25.5%
European Union	8.3%	15.6%	7.3%	6.1%	9.5%
Rest of Europe	0.6%	1.3%	0.7%	0.8%	0.5%
Africa	4.7%	4.8%	0.1%	2.7%	2.1%
Middle East and Asia	12.5%	17.1%	4.6%	5.6%	11.5%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.4%	3.3%	1.9%	1.3%	2.0%
Oceania	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	72.2%	58%	-14.2%	83.2%	-25.2%
10+ Years	6.4%	22.3%	15.9%	9.8%	12.5%
5-10 Years	5.6%	7.8%	2.2%	2.9%	4.9%
2-5 Years	6.7%	7.6%	0.9%	2.2%	5.4%
Less than 2 years	9.2%	4.3%	-4.9%	1.9%	2.4%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	64.5%	76.7%	-12.2%
France	2%	0.3%	1.7%
Germany	1.5%	0.2%	1.3%
Italy	2.5%	0.6%	1.9%
Portugal	2.8%	0.5%	2.3%
Spain	2%	0.4%	1.6%
Poland	1.3%	1.3%	0.0%
Romania	0.3%	0.9%	-0.6%
Other EU countries	1.5%	1.5%	0.0%
Other Europe	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Central and Western Africa	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
South and Eastern Africa	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Eastern Asia	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Southern Asia	4.3%	1.2%	3.1%
South-East Asia	2%	0.2%	1.8%
North America and the Caribbean	2.5%	0.3%	2.2%
Central and South America	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
No passport held	10.3%	13.5%	-3.2%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	40.8%	37.2%	3.6%
Christian	42.3%	46.2%	-3.9%
Buddhist	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%
Hindu	4.6%	1.7%	2.9%
Muslim	6.1%	6.5%	-0.4%
Not answered	5.8%	6.0%	-0.2%

Safety

Is Poppy Close Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Poppy Close was 94.6 per 1,000 residents, which is 46.3% higher than the Cherry Hinton average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Poppy Close has the 8th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Cherry Hinton and the 143rd highest crime rate of 394 local areas in Cambridge .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 54.4 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -7.4%.

🔎 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. 83% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£56,600

Income Rank
9/10

Household Income in CB1 9BX, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 5/10 (average )
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 - 6/10 (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 - 6/10 (average )
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 - 4/10 (below average )
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 - 6/10 (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 - 6/10 (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 - 4/10 (below average )
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) - 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 Poppy Close are based on 6 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 Poppy Close, Cambridge, CB1 9BX

Estimated Average Property Prices for CB1 9BX

Average Price
£503,168

Semi-Detached
£503,168

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Poppy Close

Average Price
£496,211

Semi-Detached
£496,211

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Poppy CloseStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
3 Poppy Close, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£475,000	2020-12-07	£530,452
1 Poppy Close, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£440,000	2020-02-07	£495,183
3 Poppy Close, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire Semi-Detached, a newly built property	£415,000	2018-03-23	£483,134
2 Poppy Close, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire Semi-Detached, a newly built property	£410,000	2017-12-20	£481,738
4 Poppy Close, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire Semi-Detached, a newly built property	£425,000	2017-12-18	£499,363

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for CB1 9BX

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	152
Part-Time Employee	43
Retired	36
Student (economically inactive)	20
Self-Employed	14
Unemployed	12
Looking after home or family	12
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	10
Long-Term Sick or disabled	8
Other	7

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	40
Education	35
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	27
Professional, scientific and technical activities	14
Construction	13
Information and communication	11
Accommodation and food service activities	11
Administrative and support service activities	8
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	7
Manufacturing	7
Transport and storage	4
Other	3
Real estate activities	1
Financial and insurance 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	2,295 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Fields Nursery School Galfrid Road , CB5 8ND	4out of 4	2,610 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Brunswick Nursery School Young Street , CB1 2LZ	4out of 4	3,558 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Colville Primary School Colville Road , Cherry Hinton CB1 9EJ	3out of 4	187 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Cherry Hinton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School High Street , Cherry Hinton CB1 9HH	3out of 4	347 yd	Voluntary controlled school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Spinney Primary School Hayster Drive , Cherry Hinton CB1 9PB	4out of 4	528 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Bewick Bridge Community Primary School Fulbourn Old Drift , Cherry Hinton CB1 9ND	2out of 4	646 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Queen Emma Primary School Gunhild Way , CB1 8QY	3out of 4	1,061 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Bede's Inter-Church School Birdwood Road , CB1 3TD	4out of 4	981 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Netherhall School Queen Edith's Way , CB1 8NN	3out of 4	1,185 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Coleridge Community College Radegund Road , CB1 3RJ	3out of 4	1,820 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Cambridge Academy for Science and Technology Robinson Way , CB2 0SZ	3out of 4	3,062 yd	University technical college	No	Mixed	More About School
Parkside Community College Parkside , CB1 1EH	4out of 4	3,992 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	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	2,926 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Long Road Sixth Form College Long Road , CB2 8PX	- not rated	3,344 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Oaks International School Cherry Hinton Hall , Cherry Hinton Road CB1 8DW	- not rated	745 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Cambridge International School Cherry Hinton Hall , Cherry Hinton Road CB1 8DW	- not rated	745 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Holme Court School Cherry Hinton Hall , Cherry Hinton Road CB1 8DW	- not rated	745 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Pilgrim Pathways School Block 19 , Ida Darwin CB21 5EE	4out of 4	1,937 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Cambridge Steiner School Hinton Road , CB21 5DZ	- not rated	2,518 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
Indish	43 High Street, Cherry Hinton	290 yd
Indian Palace	15 High Street, Cherry Hinton	387 yd
Cambridge Water Plc	90 Fulbourn Road	553 yd
T(n)S Catering	110 Fulbourn Road	727 yd
The Cafe	Tesco Superstore Yarrow Road	730 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
The Red Lion	Red Lion, 20 Mill End Road		403 yd
Eating Inn	Robin Hood, 1 Fulbourn Road		529 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Dorringtons Ltd	100 High Street, Cherry Hinton		166 yd
Cherry House	53 High Street, Cherry Hinton		290 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Tesco	Tesco Superstore Yarrow Road		730 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Cherry Hinton Village Leisure Centre COLVILLE ROAD	health and fitness suite	175 yd
Cherry Hinton Playing Fields CHEQUERS CLOSE	grass pitches	234 yd
David Lloyd Club (Cambridge) UNIT 21-25 UNIT 21-25 NORMAN WAY	health and fitness suite, indoor tennis centre, squash courts, swimming pool, tennis courts	1,054 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%

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

Overview of CB1 9BX