Halifax Road, Upper Cambourne, Cambridge, CB23 6AX

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Halifax Road is in Upper Cambourne, Cambridge and in South Cambridgeshire district. CB23 6AX is located in the Cambourne electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of South Cambridgeshire. This postcode has been in use since 2009-12-01.

StreetScan combines information about Halifax Road, Upper Cambourne, Cambridge, CB23 6AX and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: CB23 6BQ, CB23 6BH, CB23 6AR, CB23 6AP, CB23 6BL, CB23 6AU, CB23 6AW, CB23 6DJ, CB23 6EJ.

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around CB23 6AX is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.7%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	54.2%	50.3%	-3.9%	51.0%	-0.7%
Male	45.8%	49.7%	3.9%	49.0%	0.7%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	44.2%	38.7%	-5.5%	37.9%	0.8%
Married: Opposite sex	43%	47.9%	4.9%	44.2%	3.7%
Separated	1.6%	2%	0.4%	2.2%	-0.2%
Divorced	8.8%	8.2%	-0.6%	9.1%	-0.9%
Widowed	2.4%	3.2%	0.8%	6.1%	-2.9%

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 (90.5%) 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	57.3%	61.8%	4.5%	48.4%	13.4%
Good health	34.9%	28.7%	-6.2%	33.6%	-4.9%
Fair health	5.2%	7.4%	2.2%	12.7%	-5.3%
Bad health	2.3%	1.6%	-0.7%	4.0%	-2.4%
Very bad health	0.3%	0.5%	0.2%	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 CB23 6AX this area, 6.9% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly lower than the UK average of 18.2%. 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 57.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	7.2%	6.9%	-0.3%	18.2%	-11.3%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	8.4%	7.2%	-1.2%	9.6%	-2.4%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	15.1%	11.1%	-4.0%	13.4%	-2.3%
Apprenticeship	1.2%	2.7%	1.5%	5.3%	-2.6%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11.2%	13.6%	2.4%	16.9%	-3.3%
Degree or Similar	51.8%	57.4%	5.6%	33.8%	23.6%
Other	5.2%	1%	-4.2%	2.8%	-1.8%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 71.7% 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%	1.4%	1.4%	1.1%	0.3%
Chinese	1.4%	0.3%	-1.1%	0.7%	-0.4%
Indian	4.3%	10.2%	5.9%	3.1%	7.1%
Pakistani	2%	4.3%	2.3%	2.7%	1.6%
Other Asian	1.7%	0.7%	-1.0%	1.6%	-0.9%
Black African	0.9%	2.9%	2.0%	2.5%	0.4%
Black Caribbean	0.6%	1.2%	0.6%	1.0%	0.2%
Other Black	0.6%	0.5%	-0.1%	0.5%	0.0%
Mixed White and Asian	1.4%	1.4%	0.0%	0.8%	0.6%
Mixed White and African	0.6%	0.9%	0.3%	0.4%	0.5%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.3%	0.7%	0.4%	0.9%	-0.2%
Mixed Other	1.4%	0.9%	-0.5%	0.8%	0.1%
White	83.9%	71.7%	-12.2%	81.4%	-9.7%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.9%	0%	-0.9%	0.1%	-0.1%
Arab	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.6%	0.3%
Other	0%	2.1%	2.1%	1.6%	0.5%

Country of Birth

In this area, 67.6% 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	81.8%	67.6%	-14.2%	83.2%	-15.6%
European Union	5.8%	11.1%	5.3%	6.1%	5.0%
Rest of Europe	0%	2.4%	2.4%	0.8%	1.6%
Africa	3.2%	5.5%	2.3%	2.7%	2.8%
Middle East and Asia	7.8%	10.6%	2.8%	5.6%	5.0%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.9%	2.2%	1.3%	1.3%	0.9%
Oceania	0.3%	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%	0.2%
British Overseas	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.0%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	79.8%	67.8%	-12.0%	83.2%	-15.4%
10+ Years	1.2%	14.9%	13.7%	9.8%	5.1%
5-10 Years	4%	6.6%	2.6%	2.9%	3.7%
2-5 Years	8.6%	5%	-3.6%	2.2%	2.8%
Less than 2 years	6.3%	5.7%	-0.6%	1.9%	3.8%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	74.1%	76.7%	-2.6%
Germany	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Italy	1.7%	0.6%	1.1%
Portugal	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Spain	1.2%	0.4%	0.8%
Poland	2.2%	1.3%	0.9%
Romania	1%	0.9%	0.1%
Other EU countries	3.3%	1.5%	1.8%
Turkey	0.9%	0.1%	0.8%
North Africa	1.7%	0.1%	1.6%
Central and Western Africa	1.7%	0.3%	1.4%
South and Eastern Africa	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Southern Asia	3.8%	1.2%	2.6%
South-East Asia	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Central Asia	0.2%	0.0%	0.2%
North America and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Central and South America	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Oceania	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
No passport held	6.2%	13.5%	-7.3%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	40.7%	37.2%	3.5%
Christian	35.7%	46.2%	-10.5%
Hindu	6%	1.7%	4.3%
Muslim	11.2%	6.5%	4.7%
Not answered	6.4%	6.0%	0.4%

Safety

Is Halifax Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Halifax Road was 69.2 per 1,000 residents, which is 52.1% higher than the Caldecote average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Halifax Road has the 17th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Caldecote and the 127th highest crime rate of 498 local areas in South Cambridgeshire .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 33.7 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -57.2%.

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Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 81% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£55,500

Income Rank
9/10

Household Income in CB23 6AX, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 2/10 (very low )
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 - 5/10 (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 - 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 - 2/10 (very 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 - 2/10 (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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 2/10 (very low )
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 - 2/10 (very low )
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) - 4/10 (below 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 Halifax Road are based on 159 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for South Cambridgeshire.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Halifax Road, Upper Cambourne, Cambridge, CB23 6AX

Estimated Average Property Prices for CB23 6AX

Average Price
£358,228

Semi-Detached
£349,748

Terraced
£299,952

Detached
£465,718

Flats/Maisonettes
£209,589

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Halifax Road

Average Price
£513,384

Semi-Detached
£620,466

Terraced
£571,578

Detached
£512,366

Flats/Maisonettes
£193,875

Other
£986,672

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Halifax Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
11 Halifax Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£345,000	2025-03-03	£334,042
26 Halifax Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£368,000	2024-12-13	£366,180
50 Halifax Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire Terraced, an established residential building	£283,800	2024-10-29	£272,692
20 Halifax Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire Terraced, an established residential building	£319,000	2024-08-15	£305,320
60 Halifax Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£230,000	2024-05-17	£219,168

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Employment

CB23 6AX 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.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	215
Part-Time Employee	53
Self-Employed	35
Looking after home or family	26
Retired	24
Student (economically inactive)	18
Long-Term Sick or disabled	12
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	10
Other	7
Unemployed	6

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	31
Professional, scientific and technical activities	27
Education	27
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	18
Administrative and support service activities	17
Information and communication	15
Manufacturing	12
Construction	12
Other	11
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	10
Financial and insurance activities	8
Real estate activities	6
Transport and storage	6
Accommodation and food service activities	5

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Jeavons Wood Primary School Eastgate , CB23 6DZ	3out of 4	394 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
The Vine Inter-Church Primary School The Vines , Upper Cambourne CB23 6DY	3out of 4	562 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Monkfield Park Primary School School Lane , Cambourne CB23 5AX	3out of 4	1,101 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Caldecote Primary School Highfields Road , Highfields Caldecote CB23 7NX	3out of 4	2,687 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Bourn CofE Primary Academy Riddy Lane , Bourn CB23 2SP	4out of 4	3,603 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Cambourne Village College Sheepfold Lane , Cambourne CB23 6FR	4out of 4	1,969 yd	Free schools	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
19 - The Coffee House	Cambourne Church Jeavons Lane		632 yd
Greens Coffee & Company Ltd.	5 High Street		1,038 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
The Monkfield Arms	1 Monkfield Lane		985 yd
Chutney Joe	1 High Street		1,011 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Wokswagon	3 High Street		1,047 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Home Bargains	Unit 1 Back Lane		902 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Cambourne Fitness And Sports Centre BACK LANE	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite	601 yd
The Cambridge Belfry BACK LANE	health and fitness suite, swimming pool, tennis courts	1,083 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%

Download Speed

Median download speed	160 Mbit/s
Average download speed	215.1 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	30 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	33.8 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	115 Mbit/s

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