Barrow Road is in Cambridge and in Cambridge district. CB2 8AS is located in the Trumpington electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Cambridge. This postcode has been in use since 2006-09-01.
StreetScan combines information about Barrow Road, Cambridge, CB2 8AS and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: CB2 8AP, CB2 8EU, CB2 8ET, CB2 8AW, CB2 8AR, CB2 8AQ, CB2 8AU.

Barrow Road Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Barrow Road are based on 62 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.

Estimated Average Property Prices for CB2 8AS

Average Price
£2,602,182
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
£2,602,182
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Barrow Road

Average Price
£2,679,906
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Barrow Road

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
8 Barrow Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Detached, an established residential building
£2,965,0002023-08-04 £2,904,490
34 Barrow Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Detached, an established residential building
£2,400,0002023-03-06 £2,363,885
42 Barrow Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Detached, an established residential building
£4,000,0002023-02-03 £3,918,367
32 Barrow Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Detached, an established residential building
£2,850,0002020-08-26 £3,376,388
26 Barrow Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Detached, an established residential building
£2,015,0002019-06-18 £2,453,930

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Homerton Early Years Centre
Holbrook Road, CB1 7ST
1,955 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Brunswick Nursery School
Young Street, CB1 2LZ
2,973 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4The Fields Nursery School
Galfrid Road, CB5 8ND
4,093 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Colleges Nursery School
Campkin Road, CB4 2LD
5,135 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Fawcett Primary School
Alpha Terrace, Trumpington CB2 9FS
947 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Newnham Croft Primary School
Chedworth Street, CB3 9JF
1,439 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
2out of 4St Pauls CofE VA Primary School
Coronation Street, CB2 1HJ
1,514 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4St Alban's Catholic Primary School
Lensfield Road, CB2 1EN
1,684 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedTrumpington Park Primary School
Hobson Avenue, Trumpington CB2 9EG
1,730 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedTrumpington Community College
Lime Avenue, CB2 9FD
487 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Cambridge Academy for Science and Technology
Robinson Way, CB2 0SZ
2,051 yd University technical college No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Coleridge Community College
Radegund Road, CB1 3RJ
2,444 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4Parkside Community College
Parkside, CB1 1EH
2,455 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4St Bede's Inter-Church School
Birdwood Road, CB1 3TD
3,115 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedLong Road Sixth Form College
Long Road, CB2 8PX
1,106 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedHills Road Sixth Form College
Hills Road, CB2 8PE
1,117 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedSt Faith's School
6 Trumpington Road, CB2 8AG
480 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedAbbey College Cambridge
Homerton Gardens, Purbeck Road CB2 8EB
865 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedSt Mary's School
Bateman Street, CB2 1LY
1,278 yd Other independent school Yes Girls More About School
- not ratedMander Portman Woodward
3-4 Brookside, CB2 1JE
1,321 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedThe Perse School
Hills Road, Trumpington CB2 8QF
1,353 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 Food hygiene rating Distance
Cambridge University PressCambridge University Press Shaftesbury Road540 yd
Peking Restaurant10 Homerton Street1,007 yd
DAMASBRIDGE8 Homerton Street1,022 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Chicken Rush164 Hills Road1,088 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Clare College Sports Ground
Bentley Road
grass pitches, tennis courts300 yd
The Perse Preparatory School
TRUMPINGTON ROAD
grass pitches389 yd
Cambridge Lakes Golf Course
TRUMPINGTON ROAD
golf446 yd
St Faiths School
TRUMPINGTON ROAD
grass pitches524 yd
Cass Centre
GILPIN ROAD
grass pitches, health and fitness suite, squash courts, tennis courts543 yd
Cambridge Stadium
CAMBRIDGE FOOTBALL STADIUM CAMBRIDGE FOOTBALL STADIUM TRUMPINGTON ROAD
grass pitches558 yd
The Leys School Sports Fields
LATHAM ROAD
artificial grass pitch, grass pitches671 yd
Hills Road 6Th Form College Sports Ground
SEDLEY TAYLOR ROAD
grass pitches710 yd
St Marys School Playing Fields
LONG ROAD
grass pitches759 yd
Hills Road Sports & Tennis Centre
PURBECK ROAD
health and fitness suite, indoor tennis centre, squash courts, tennis courts842 yd

This statistics are based on Active Places Data - Contains Data © Sport England

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 18.2%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 18.2%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband 18.2%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed43.9 Mbit/s
Average download speed92.5 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed7.6 Mbit/s
Average upload speed11.9 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed50 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Barrow Road dangerous?

In 2023, 21 crimes were reported near Barrow Road . 78% of streets in the UK are more dangerous. This street can be considered very safe. The most common type of crime was violence and sexual offences. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of CB2 8AS.

Crime statistics are based on data provided by Home Office through data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence.

More Crime Statistics for Barrow Road, Cambridge, CB2 8AS

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 21
Violence And Sexual Offences 6
Vehicle Crime 5
Burglary 3
Theft From The Person 1
Bicycle Theft 1
Public Order 1
Other Theft 1
Criminal Damage And Arson 1
Anti Social Behaviour 1
Other Crime 1

List of latest crimes

List of latest crimes committed within a 0.5 mile radius of the center of CB2 8AS.

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Rutherford Road390 yd
2023-12Theft from the personInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Porson Road150 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Porson Road150 yd
2023-12Criminal damage and arsonUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Barrow Close186 yd
2023-11Vehicle crimeInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Barrow Close186 yd
2023-11Other theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Rutherford Road390 yd
2023-11Other crimeUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Rutherford Road390 yd
2023-10Other crimeAwaiting court outcomeOn or near Trumpington Road533 yd
2023-09Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Trumpington Road533 yd
2023-07Anti-social behaviourOn or near Porson Road150 yd
More Crime Statistics for Barrow Road, Cambridge, CB2 8AS

Employment

The percentage of retired residents living in CB2 8AS area is much higher than the country's average. According to Census 2011, 39% residents of this area were retired, while the average in the UK was 14%.

The percentage of student residents living in CB2 8AS 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

Retired82
Full-Time Employee41
Self-Employed22
Student (economically inactive)20
Part-Time Employee19
Looking after home or family12
Other7
Long-Term Sick or disabled6
Full-Time Student (with or without job)1
Unemployed

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities20
Education18
Human health and social work activities13
Construction5
Accommodation and food service activities5
Financial and insurance activities5
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles5
Other4
Information and communication4
Manufacturing4
Agriculture, forestry and fishing2
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security2
Transport and storage2
Administrative and support service activities2
Real estate activities1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 1

People

Gender

Female116
Male117

Partnership Status

Single46
Married: Opposite sex123
Separated6
Divorced17
Widowed17

Health

Very good health123
Good health64
Fair health34
Bad health10
Very bad health2

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications21
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 11
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 18
Apprenticeship5
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 17
Degree or Similar 131
Other7

Culture

Ethnic Group

Chinese11
Indian4
Pakistani1
Other Asian1
Mixed White and Asian9
Mixed White and Caribbean1
Mixed Other1
White206
Other1

Country of Birth

United Kingdom165
European Union25
Rest of Europe3
Africa8
Middle East and Asia21
The Americas and the Caribbean7
Oceania4

Length of Residence

Born in the UK165
10+ Years43
5-10 Years3
2-5 Years6
Less than 2 years16

Passport Held

United Kingdom193
France4
Germany10
Italy3
Spain5
Other EU countries2
South and Eastern Africa1
Eastern Asia4
North America and the Caribbean1
Oceania1
No passport held6

Religion

No religion77
Christian110
Buddhist3
Hindu1
Jewish7
Other religion3
Not answered32