Hills Road, Cambridge, CB2 1PG

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding CB2 1PG has a female population much higher than UK average, with 58.7% of the population 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	46%	58.7%	12.7%	51.0%	7.7%
Male	54%	41.3%	-12.7%	49.0%	-7.7%

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 CB2 1PG, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 77.3% 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	56.9%	77.3%	20.4%	37.9%	39.4%
Married: Opposite sex	28.2%	14.3%	-13.9%	44.2%	-29.9%
Separated	2.4%	0.6%	-1.8%	2.2%	-1.6%
Divorced	11%	7.1%	-3.9%	9.1%	-2.0%
Widowed	1.4%	0.6%	-0.8%	6.1%	-5.5%

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	56.2%	46.2%	-10.0%	48.4%	-2.2%
Good health	31.9%	35.3%	3.4%	33.6%	1.7%
Fair health	7.5%	10.9%	3.4%	12.7%	-1.8%
Bad health	3.5%	5.8%	2.3%	4.0%	1.8%
Very bad health	0.9%	1.9%	1.0%	1.2%	0.7%

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 CB2 1PG this area, 9% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly lower than the UK average of 18.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	2.9%	9%	6.1%	18.2%	-9.2%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	5.7%	1.9%	-3.8%	9.6%	-7.7%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	9.1%	7.1%	-2.0%	13.4%	-6.3%
Apprenticeship	1.4%	3.2%	1.8%	5.3%	-2.1%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	8.1%	39.7%	31.6%	16.9%	22.8%
Degree or Similar	59.3%	37.8%	-21.5%	33.8%	4.0%
Other	13.4%	1.3%	-12.1%	2.8%	-1.5%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 75% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Chinese	9.7%	1.9%	-7.8%	0.7%	1.2%
Indian	1.8%	3.8%	2.0%	3.1%	0.7%
Pakistani	1.3%	2.6%	1.3%	2.7%	-0.1%
Other Asian	5.3%	4.5%	-0.8%	1.6%	2.9%
Black African	2.2%	3.2%	1.0%	2.5%	0.7%
Black Caribbean	0%	1.3%	1.3%	1.0%	0.3%
Other Black	0.4%	0.6%	0.2%	0.5%	0.1%
Mixed White and Asian	0.4%	1.9%	1.5%	0.8%	1.1%
Mixed White and African	0%	1.3%	1.3%	0.4%	0.9%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.9%	-0.9%
Mixed Other	1.8%	0%	-1.8%	0.8%	-0.8%
White	72.1%	75%	2.9%	81.4%	-6.4%
Roma	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Arab	2.7%	0.6%	-2.1%	0.6%	0.0%
Other	1.8%	2.6%	0.8%	1.6%	1.0%

Country of Birth

In this area, 69.2% 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	46.9%	69.2%	22.3%	83.2%	-14.0%
European Union	19%	13.5%	-5.5%	6.1%	7.4%
Rest of Europe	4.4%	3.2%	-1.2%	0.8%	2.4%
Africa	3.1%	2.6%	-0.5%	2.7%	-0.1%
Middle East and Asia	19%	9%	-10.0%	5.6%	3.4%
The Americas and the Caribbean	5.8%	1.3%	-4.5%	1.3%	0.0%
Oceania	1.8%	1.3%	-0.5%	0.3%	1.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	46%	69.2%	23.2%	83.2%	-14.0%
10+ Years	16.8%	11.5%	-5.3%	9.8%	1.7%
5-10 Years	13.7%	5.1%	-8.6%	2.9%	2.2%
2-5 Years	10.2%	5.1%	-5.1%	2.2%	2.9%
Less than 2 years	13.3%	9%	-4.3%	1.9%	7.1%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	72.1%	76.7%	-4.6%
Ireland	1.3%	0.6%	0.7%
France	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Germany	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Portugal	3.2%	0.5%	2.7%
Spain	1.3%	0.4%	0.9%
Lithuania	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Poland	1.3%	1.3%	0.0%
Other EU countries	4.5%	1.5%	3.0%
Turkey	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
Other Europe	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Central and Western Africa	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
South and Eastern Africa	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Middle East	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
Eastern Asia	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Southern Asia	1.3%	1.2%	0.1%
South-East Asia	1.3%	0.2%	1.1%
North America and the Caribbean	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Oceania	1.3%	0.1%	1.2%
No passport held	5.8%	13.5%	-7.7%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	50.6%	37.2%	13.4%
Christian	28.8%	46.2%	-17.4%
Buddhist	1.9%	0.5%	1.4%
Hindu	0.6%	1.7%	-1.1%
Jewish	1.3%	0.5%	0.8%
Muslim	3.8%	6.5%	-2.7%
Sikh	1.3%	0.9%	0.4%
Other religion	1.3%	0.6%	0.7%
Not answered	10.3%	6.0%	4.3%

Safety

Is Hills Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Hills Road was 75.5 per 1,000 residents, which is 78.6% lower than the Market average. The most reported crime type was Drugs.

Hills Road has the 26th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Market and the 188th highest crime rate of 394 local areas in Cambridge .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 25.2 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -81.8%.

🔎 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. 93% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£64,100

Income Rank
10/10

Household Income in CB2 1PG, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 4/10 (below 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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 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 - 1/10 (very 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 - 1/10 (very low )
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 - 10/10 (very high )
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 Hills Road are based on 551 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 Road, Cambridge, CB2 1PG

Estimated Average Property Prices for CB2 1PG

Average Price
£676,943

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£742,735

Detached
£438,375

Flats/Maisonettes
£335,684

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Hills Road

Average Price
£1,100,391

Semi-Detached
£1,536,142

Terraced
£907,804

Detached
£1,836,322

Flats/Maisonettes
£484,506

Other
£5,105,195

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Hills Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
89 Hills Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire Terraced, an established residential building	£700,000	2024-08-09	£726,608
87 Hills Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire Terraced, an established residential building	£810,000	2023-07-18	£851,579
101 Hills Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire Terraced, an established residential building	£850,000	2022-04-12	£915,319
109 Hills Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire Terraced, an established residential building	£600,000	2017-07-05	£693,059
Lower Ground Floor And Ground Floor Flat 115 Hills Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£390,000	2017-02-28	£427,064

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for CB2 1PG

Employment

CB2 1PG area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 1% 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.

The percentage of student residents living in CB2 1PG area is much higher than the country's average. Usually places with high percentage of students are near Universities and near entertainment places.

Economic Activity

Student (economically inactive)	51
Full-Time Employee	27
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	26
Retired	19
Part-Time Employee	11
Long-Term Sick or disabled	6
Looking after home or family	5
Self-Employed	5
Other	2
Unemployed	2

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities	33
Education	17
Information and communication	15
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	14
Human health and social work activities	10
Other	10
Accommodation and food service activities	9
Financial and insurance activities	5
Manufacturing	5
Administrative and support service activities	5
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	3
Transport and storage	2
Construction	2
Real estate activities	2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Brunswick Nursery School Young Street , CB1 2LZ	4out of 4	1,681 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Homerton Early Years Centre Holbrook Road , CB1 7ST	4out of 4	1,996 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Fields Nursery School Galfrid Road , CB5 8ND	4out of 4	2,816 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Colleges Nursery School Campkin Road , CB4 2LD	4out of 4	4,022 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
King's Hedges Nursery School Northfield Avenue , CB4 2HU	3out of 4	4,703 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Pauls CofE VA Primary School Coronation Street , CB2 1HJ	2out of 4	499 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Alban's Catholic Primary School Lensfield Road , CB2 1EN	4out of 4	629 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Morley Memorial Primary School Blinco Grove , CB1 7TX	3out of 4	1,314 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Matthew's Primary School 19 Norfolk Street , CB1 2LD	4out of 4	1,355 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Newnham Croft Primary School Chedworth Street , CB3 9JF	3out of 4	1,477 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Parkside Community College Parkside , CB1 1EH	4out of 4	1,327 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Coleridge Community College Radegund Road , CB1 3RJ	3out of 4	1,501 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Trumpington Community College Lime Avenue , CB2 9FD	- not rated	1,758 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Bede's Inter-Church School Birdwood Road , CB1 3TD	4out of 4	2,324 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Cambridge Academy for Science and Technology Robinson Way , CB2 0SZ	3out of 4	2,611 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	749 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Long Road Sixth Form College Long Road , CB2 8PX	- not rated	1,836 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Cambridge Regional College Science Park Campus , Kings Hedges Road CB4 2QT	- not rated	5,021 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	195 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Mary's School Bateman Street , CB2 1LY	- not rated	483 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Girls	More About School
Sancton Wood School 2 St Pauls Road , CB1 2EZ	- not rated	554 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Stephen Perse Foundation Stephen Perse Foundation , Union Road CB2 1HF	- not rated	617 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Mander Portman Woodward 3-4 Brookside , CB2 1JE	- not rated	675 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
La Maison du Steak	125 Hills Road	72 yd
Mina steakhouse	3, Bragg House Brookgate	123 yd
Fora	20 Station Road	144 yd
Subway	Station Road	185 yd
Tawa Kitchen	Unit 52, 50 - 60 Station Road	200 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Earl Of Derby	Earl Of Derby, 129 Hills Road	144 yd
The Station Tavern	Unit 1, 2 Station Square	303 yd
The Junction	The Junction, 1 Clifton Way	442 yd
The Emperor Public House	The Emperor, 21 Hills Road	553 yd
Salisbury Arms	The Salisbury Arms, 76 Tenison Road	634 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Adilias Station Road Bakery	7 Station Road	267 yd
Wasabi	Unit 3, 1 Station Square	303 yd
The Old Ticket Office	Cambridge Railway Station Station Road	380 yd
Upper Crust	Kiosk, Cambridge Railway Station Station Road	380 yd
Deliveroo HOP Ltd	Units 29 To 30 Clifton Road	385 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sainsbury's	Unit 5, 1 Station Square	303 yd
Retour Supermarket	42 Clifton Road	427 yd
Sainsbury's	4 - 5, Cambridge Leisure Park Clifton Way	472 yd
Co-Operative	52 Hills Road	527 yd
Tesco	1, Market Rise Cherry Hinton Road	529 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Pure Gym (Cambridge) Clifton Way	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	523 yd
Cambridge & County Bowls Club BROOKLANDS AVENUE	indoor bowls	532 yd
St Marys School BATEMAN STREET	tennis courts	643 yd
Stephen Perse Foundation UNION ROAD	health and fitness suite	749 yd
Cass Centre GILPIN ROAD	grass pitches, health and fitness suite, squash courts, tennis courts	795 yd
Coleridge Recreation Ground Davy Road	grass pitches, tennis courts	803 yd
Hills Road Sports & Tennis Centre PURBECK ROAD	health and fitness suite, indoor tennis centre, squash courts, tennis courts	809 yd
Fenners Cricket And Tennis Ground FENNERS CRICKET GROUND FENNERS CRICKET GROUND MORTIMER ROAD	grass pitches, health and fitness suite, tennis courts	908 yd
Ymca (Cambridge) QUEEN ANNE HOUSE QUEEN ANNE HOUSE GONVILLE PLACE	health and fitness suite	940 yd
St Faiths School TRUMPINGTON ROAD	grass pitches	988 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	96.9%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	96.9%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	96.9%

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	145.1 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	600 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	600 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	19.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	40 Mbit/s

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

Overview of CB2 1PG