Shaftesbury Road is in Cambridge and in Cambridge district. CB2 8BW 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 Shaftesbury Road, Cambridge, CB2 8BW and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: CB2 2BW, CB2 8BN, CB2 2BN, CB2 8BX, CB2 8BH, CB2 8DY, CB2 8BJ, CB2 8FH, CB2 8DL.

Shaftesbury Road Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Shaftesbury Road are based on 5 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 8BW

Average Price
£3,292,381
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
£3,292,381
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Shaftesbury Road

Average Price
£2,776,540
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Shaftesbury Road

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
3 Shaftesbury Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Detached, an established residential building 		£2,500,0002011-07-22 £4,929,339
2 Shaftesbury Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Detached, an established residential building 		£902,7302003-07-01 £2,469,094
5 Shaftesbury Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Detached, an established residential building 		£700,0002000-05-03 £2,725,341
3 Shaftesbury Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Detached, an established residential building 		£625,0001998-10-30 £3,045,747

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Homerton Early Years Centre
Holbrook Road, CB1 7ST 		1,862 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Brunswick Nursery School
Young Street, CB1 2LZ 		2,044 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4The Fields Nursery School
Galfrid Road, CB5 8ND 		3,158 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Colleges Nursery School
Campkin Road, CB4 2LD 		4,339 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4King's Hedges Nursery School
Northfield Avenue, CB4 2HU 		5,025 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
2out of 4St Pauls CofE VA Primary School
Coronation Street, CB2 1HJ 		706 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4St Alban's Catholic Primary School
Lensfield Road, CB2 1EN 		873 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Morley Memorial Primary School
Blinco Grove, CB1 7TX 		1,284 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Newnham Croft Primary School
Chedworth Street, CB3 9JF 		1,374 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Ridgefield Primary School
Radegund Road, CB1 3RJ 		1,689 yd Foundation school Yes 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 		1,389 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Parkside Community College
Parkside, CB1 1EH 		1,630 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Coleridge Community College
Radegund Road, CB1 3RJ 		1,689 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Cambridge Academy for Science and Technology
Robinson Way, CB2 0SZ 		2,368 yd University technical college No Mixed More About School
4out of 4St Bede's Inter-Church School
Birdwood Road, CB1 3TD 		2,471 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedHills Road Sixth Form College
Hills Road, CB2 8PE 		599 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedLong Road Sixth Form College
Long Road, CB2 8PX 		1,534 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedCambridge Regional College
Science Park Campus, Kings Hedges Road CB4 2QT 		5,354 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 Mary's School
Bateman Street, CB2 1LY 		550 yd Other independent school Yes Girls More About School
- not ratedSt. Andrew's College Cambridge
13 Station Road, CB1 2JB 		559 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedSt Faith's School
6 Trumpington Road, CB2 8AG 		581 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedAbbey College Cambridge
Homerton Gardens, Purbeck Road CB2 8EB 		624 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedMander Portman Woodward
3-4 Brookside, CB2 1JE 		712 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 Food hygiene rating Distance
SodexoAcademy House, 136 Hills Road250 yd
DAMASBRIDGE8 Homerton Street306 yd
Peking Restaurant10 Homerton Street309 yd
Mina steakhouse3, Bragg House Brookgate322 yd
La Maison du Steak125 Hills Road329 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Earl Of DerbyEarl Of Derby, 129 Hills Road301 yd
The JunctionThe Junction, 1 Clifton Way512 yd
The Station TavernUnit 1, 2 Station Square659 yd
The Rathmore ClubThe Rathmore Club, 70 Cherry Hinton Road713 yd
The AlmaThe Alma, 26 Russell Court772 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Light Cinema22 - 26, Cambridge Leisure Park Clifton Way419 yd
Chicken Rush164 Hills Road439 yd
Deliveroo HOP LtdUnits 29 To 30 Clifton Road545 yd
Adilias Station Road Bakery7 Station Road562 yd
WasabiUnit 3, 1 Station Square659 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Sainsbury's4 - 5, Cambridge Leisure Park Clifton Way419 yd
Tesco1, Market Rise Cherry Hinton Road457 yd
Co-operative FoodUnit 1, Marque House, 143 Hills Road470 yd
Sainsbury'sUnit 5, 1 Station Square659 yd
Retour Supermarket42 Clifton Road660 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Cambridge & County Bowls Club
BROOKLANDS AVENUE 		indoor bowls383 yd
Pure Gym (Cambridge)
Clifton Way 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool394 yd
Cass Centre
GILPIN ROAD 		grass pitches, health and fitness suite, squash courts, tennis courts426 yd
Hills Road Sports & Tennis Centre
PURBECK ROAD 		health and fitness suite, indoor tennis centre, squash courts, tennis courts535 yd
St Faiths School
TRUMPINGTON ROAD 		grass pitches674 yd
St Marys School
BATEMAN STREET 		tennis courts687 yd
Homerton College
HILLS ROAD 		grass pitches, health and fitness suite, squash courts, tennis courts801 yd
Clare College Sports Ground
Bentley Road 		grass pitches, tennis courts807 yd
Stephen Perse Foundation
UNION ROAD 		health and fitness suite877 yd
The Leys School Sports Fields
LATHAM ROAD 		artificial grass pitch, grass pitches979 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 75.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 75.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband 75.0%

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%

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

Safety

Is Shaftesbury Road dangerous?

In 2023, 807 crimes were reported near Shaftesbury Road . Only 11% of streets in the UK are more dangerous. This street can be considered dangerous. The most common type of crime was violence and sexual offences. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of CB2 8BW.

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

More Crime Statistics for Shaftesbury Road, Cambridge, CB2 8BW

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 807
Violence And Sexual Offences 177
Bicycle Theft 129
Other Theft 117
Public Order 78
Criminal Damage And Arson 78
Anti Social Behaviour 65
Shoplifting 43
Vehicle Crime 41
Burglary 26
Theft From The Person 23
Drugs 18
Robbery 8
Possession Of Weapons 2
Other Crime 2

List of latest crimes

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

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Bicycle theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Station Road533 yd
2023-12Public orderOn or near Cambridge (Station)512 yd
2023-12DrugsOn or near Cambridge (Station)512 yd
2023-12Vehicle crimeInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Glenalmond Avenue164 yd
2023-12Vehicle crimeInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Glenalmond Avenue164 yd
2023-12Other theftOn or near Cambridge (Station)512 yd
2023-12Other theftOn or near Cambridge (Station)512 yd
2023-12Public orderOn or near Cambridge (Station)512 yd
2023-12Theft from the personOn or near Cambridge (Station)512 yd
2023-12BurglaryOn or near Cambridge (Station)512 yd
More Crime Statistics for Shaftesbury Road, Cambridge, CB2 8BW

Employment

CB2 8BW area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 10% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 15% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

The percentage of student residents living in CB2 8BW 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 Employee79
Self-Employed33
Student (economically inactive)28
Retired27
Part-Time Employee26
Looking after home or family13
Unemployed5
Full-Time Student (with or without job)5
Other4
Long-Term Sick or disabled1

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities37
Education27
Human health and social work activities17
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security13
Financial and insurance activities13
Information and communication8
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles7
Manufacturing7
Administrative and support service activities6
Accommodation and food service activities5
Other4
Construction4
Real estate activities3
Agriculture, forestry and fishing1

People

Gender

Female141
Male140

Partnership Status

Single62
Married: Opposite sex142
Civil partnership: Opposite sex2
Separated3
Divorced7
Widowed2

Health

Very good health180
Good health88
Fair health11
Bad health2
Very bad health2

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications8
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 4
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 17
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 13
Degree or Similar 173
Other3

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi5
Chinese17
Indian4
Pakistani5
Other Asian5
Mixed White and Asian11
Mixed White and African2
Mixed White and Caribbean2
Mixed Other14
White207
Arab1
Other9

Country of Birth

United Kingdom165
European Union53
Rest of Europe6
Africa4
Middle East and Asia37
The Americas and the Caribbean16
Oceania4

Length of Residence

Born in the UK165
10+ Years56
5-10 Years23
2-5 Years27
Less than 2 years11

Passport Held

United Kingdom197
Ireland5
Germany6
Italy3
Portugal1
Spain16
Lithuania1
Romania3
Other EU countries14
Other Europe2
Middle East1
Eastern Asia13
Southern Asia5
South-East Asia2
North America and the Caribbean6
Central and South America2
No passport held6

Religion

No religion117
Christian99
Hindu8
Jewish1
Muslim10
Other religion1
Not answered46
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