Long Road is in Cambridge and in Cambridge district. CB2 8BA is located in the Queen Edith's electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of South Cambridgeshire. This postcode has been in use since 2009-05-01.
StreetScan combines information about Long Road, Cambridge, CB2 8BA and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: CB2 8PS, CB2 8PP, CB2 0QG, CB2 0QS.

Long Road Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Long Road are based on 151 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 8BA

Average Price
£702,653
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
£702,653
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Long Road

Average Price
£1,149,987
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Long Road

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
Flat 1 Lexington House Long Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£375,0002020-09-18 £418,784
Flat 2 Lexington House Long Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£435,0002017-02-17 £485,584
Flat 1 Lexington House Long Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£375,0002015-06-12 £443,116
Flat 7 Lexington House, 10 Long Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£550,0002011-11-16 £890,488
Flat 7 Lexington House, 10 Long Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Flats/Maisonettes, a newly built property 		£570,0002010-04-28 £993,288

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Homerton Early Years Centre
Holbrook Road, CB1 7ST 		662 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Brunswick Nursery School
Young Street, CB1 2LZ 		3,419 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4The Fields Nursery School
Galfrid Road, CB5 8ND 		3,938 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 4Morley Memorial Primary School
Blinco Grove, CB1 7TX 		1,057 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Queen Edith Primary School
Godwin Way, CB1 8QP 		1,251 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Fawcett Primary School
Alpha Terrace, Trumpington CB2 9FS 		1,511 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedTrumpington Park Primary School
Hobson Avenue, Trumpington CB2 9EG 		1,636 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Queen Emma Primary School
Gunhild Way, CB1 8QY 		1,912 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Cambridge Academy for Science and Technology
Robinson Way, CB2 0SZ 		731 yd University technical college No Mixed More About School
- not ratedTrumpington Community College
Lime Avenue, CB2 9FD 		1,283 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4The Netherhall School
Queen Edith's Way, CB1 8NN 		1,953 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Coleridge Community College
Radegund Road, CB1 3RJ 		1,973 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4St Bede's Inter-Church School
Birdwood Road, CB1 3TD 		2,295 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 		416 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedHills Road Sixth Form College
Hills Road, CB2 8PE 		1,146 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedThe Perse School
Hills Road, Trumpington CB2 8QF 		287 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedAbbey College Cambridge
Homerton Gardens, Purbeck Road CB2 8EB 		1,015 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedSt Faith's School
6 Trumpington Road, CB2 8AG 		1,677 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedSt. Andrew's College Cambridge
13 Station Road, CB1 2JB 		2,056 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedSt Mary's School
Bateman Street, CB2 1LY 		2,186 yd Other independent school Yes Girls 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
The Wellspring ResturantHills Road517 yd
Aramark LtdUniversity Of Cambridge, Mrc Laboratory Of Molecular Biology Francis Crick Avenue632 yd
The Coffee House132 Wulfstan Way939 yd
Pabulum LtdMorley Memorial Primary School Blinco Grove1,071 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Monty's Catering @ Queen Ediths PHQueen Edith Public House Wulfstan Way995 yd
Queen Edith Public HouseQueen Edith Public House Wulfstan Way995 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Khang's Fish Shop140 Wulfstan Way928 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Frank Lee Centre
HILLS ROAD 		health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool359 yd
The Perse Upper School
HILLS ROAD 		artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, squash courts395 yd
Long Road Sixth Form College
LONG ROAD 		artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, indoor tennis centre540 yd
Nightingale Recreation Ground
Nightingale Avenue 		grass pitches, tennis courts673 yd
Hills Road 6Th Form College Sports Ground
SEDLEY TAYLOR ROAD 		grass pitches724 yd
St Marys School Playing Fields
LONG ROAD 		grass pitches779 yd
Homerton College
HILLS ROAD 		grass pitches, health and fitness suite, squash courts, tennis courts873 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 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/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 speed54.6 Mbit/s
Average download speed54.5 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed79.25 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed79.25 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed14.7 Mbit/s
Average upload speed13.8 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed20 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Long Road dangerous?

In 2023, 253 crimes were reported near Long Road . 38% of streets in the UK are more dangerous. This street can be considered not safe. The most common type of crime was violence and sexual offences. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of CB2 8BA.

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

More Crime Statistics for Long Road, Cambridge, CB2 8BA

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 253
Violence And Sexual Offences 109
Other Theft 30
Public Order 24
Bicycle Theft 23
Criminal Damage And Arson 20
Anti Social Behaviour 12
Burglary 10
Vehicle Crime 8
Possession Of Weapons 5
Drugs 4
Theft From The Person 4
Other Crime 3
Robbery 1

List of latest crimes

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

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Hospital413 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Hospital413 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Hospital413 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Hospital413 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Hospital413 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Hospital413 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Hospital413 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Hospital413 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesAwaiting court outcomeOn or near Hospital413 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Hospital413 yd
More Crime Statistics for Long Road, Cambridge, CB2 8BA

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in CB2 8BA 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

Full-Time Employee342
Student (economically inactive)113
Part-Time Employee74
Full-Time Student (with or without job)36
Self-Employed14
Retired10
Other7
Looking after home or family7
Unemployed3
Long-Term Sick or disabled1

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities137
Professional, scientific and technical activities15
Education14
Financial and insurance activities5
Information and communication3
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security2
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles1
Real estate activities1
Agriculture, forestry and fishing1

People

Gender

Female297
Male324

Partnership Status

Single483
Married: Opposite sex100
Civil partnership: Same sex1
Separated8
Divorced9
Widowed4

Health

Very good health374
Good health203
Fair health28
Bad health15
Very bad health1

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications10
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 7
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 30
Apprenticeship5
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 54
Degree or Similar 472
Other30

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi1
Chinese24
Indian68
Pakistani8
Other Asian35
Black African43
Black Caribbean1
Other Black1
Mixed White and Asian1
Mixed White and African2
Mixed Other34
White379
Roma2
Arab8
Other13

Country of Birth

United Kingdom243
European Union148
Rest of Europe6
Africa54
Middle East and Asia140
The Americas and the Caribbean27

Length of Residence

Born in the UK243
10+ Years139
5-10 Years37
2-5 Years88
Less than 2 years111

Passport Held

United Kingdom313
Ireland16
France1
Germany5
Italy12
Portugal59
Poland4
Romania2
Other EU countries31
Other Europe2
North Africa4
Central and Western Africa7
South and Eastern Africa1
Middle East6
Eastern Asia15
Southern Asia49
South-East Asia28
Central Asia1
North America and the Caribbean21
Central and South America1
Oceania13
No passport held27

Religion

No religion207
Christian173
Buddhist5
Hindu15
Jewish2
Muslim24
Sikh1
Not answered193
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