Chesterfield Road, Cambridge, CB4 1LN

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around CB4 1LN is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.6%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	51.8%	51.4%	-0.4%	51.0%	0.4%
Male	48.2%	48.6%	0.4%	49.0%	-0.4%

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	34%	37.3%	3.3%	37.9%	-0.6%
Married: Opposite sex	51.5%	48.3%	-3.2%	44.2%	4.1%
Married: Same sex	0.7%	0.8%	0.1%	0.3%	0.5%
Separated	0.7%	1.1%	0.4%	2.2%	-1.1%
Divorced	4.9%	7.2%	2.3%	9.1%	-1.9%
Widowed	8.2%	5.3%	-2.9%	6.1%	-0.8%

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 (89.7%) 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	53%	53.6%	0.6%	48.4%	5.2%
Good health	36.1%	36.1%	0.0%	33.6%	2.5%
Fair health	10.3%	7.5%	-2.8%	12.7%	-5.2%
Bad health	0.6%	2.8%	2.2%	4.0%	-1.2%

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 CB4 1LN this area, 9.4% 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	13.8%	9.4%	-4.4%	18.2%	-8.8%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	14.2%	6.4%	-7.8%	9.6%	-3.2%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	12.7%	10.6%	-2.1%	13.4%	-2.8%
Apprenticeship	1.1%	2.3%	1.2%	5.3%	-3.0%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9%	12.1%	3.1%	16.9%	-4.8%
Degree or Similar	43.3%	57.4%	14.1%	33.8%	23.6%
Other	6%	1.9%	-4.1%	2.8%	-0.9%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 87.1% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	1.8%	1.9%	0.1%	1.1%	0.8%
Chinese	0%	1.3%	1.3%	0.7%	0.6%
Indian	3.3%	0.9%	-2.4%	3.1%	-2.2%
Other Asian	0%	2.8%	2.8%	1.6%	1.2%
Black African	1.5%	0.6%	-0.9%	2.5%	-1.9%
Black Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	1.0%	-0.7%
Other Black	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.5%	0.4%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.8%	-0.5%
Mixed White and African	0%	1.3%	1.3%	0.4%	0.9%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.8%	1.3%	-0.5%	0.9%	0.4%
Mixed Other	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.8%	-0.5%
White	90.9%	87.1%	-3.8%	81.4%	5.7%
Roma	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Other	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	1.6%	-1.3%

Country of Birth

In this area, 72.6% 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	80.9%	72.6%	-8.3%	83.2%	-10.6%
European Union	8.5%	15.7%	7.2%	6.1%	9.6%
Rest of Europe	0.9%	0.3%	-0.6%	0.8%	-0.5%
Africa	3.9%	3.1%	-0.8%	2.7%	0.4%
Middle East and Asia	3.3%	5.3%	2.0%	5.6%	-0.3%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.5%	2.5%	1.0%	1.3%	1.2%
Oceania	0.6%	0.3%	-0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
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	79.4%	72.4%	-7.0%	83.2%	-10.8%
10+ Years	3%	17.2%	14.2%	9.8%	7.4%
5-10 Years	3.3%	4.7%	1.4%	2.9%	1.8%
2-5 Years	3.3%	3.1%	-0.2%	2.2%	0.9%
Less than 2 years	10.9%	2.5%	-8.4%	1.9%	0.6%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	74.7%	76.7%	-2.0%
Ireland	1.3%	0.6%	0.7%
France	1.6%	0.3%	1.3%
Germany	1.9%	0.2%	1.7%
Italy	1.3%	0.6%	0.7%
Spain	2.5%	0.4%	2.1%
Lithuania	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Poland	2.2%	1.3%	0.9%
Romania	0.9%	0.9%	0.0%
Other EU countries	1.3%	1.5%	-0.2%
Other Europe	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Central and Western Africa	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
South and Eastern Africa	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
Eastern Asia	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Southern Asia	0.3%	1.2%	-0.9%
South-East Asia	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Central Asia	0.3%	0.0%	0.3%
North America and the Caribbean	2.2%	0.3%	1.9%
No passport held	6.6%	13.5%	-6.9%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	52.1%	37.2%	14.9%
Christian	37.5%	46.2%	-8.7%
Buddhist	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Jewish	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Muslim	1.9%	6.5%	-4.6%
Sikh	0.6%	0.9%	-0.3%
Other religion	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
Not answered	6.6%	6.0%	0.6%

Safety

Is Chesterfield Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Chesterfield Road was 45.7 per 1,000 residents, which is 67.5% lower than the East Chesterton average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Chesterfield Road has the 5th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in East Chesterton and the 124th lowest crime rate of 394 local areas in Cambridge .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 12.2 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 52.5%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 74% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£52,500

Income Rank
8/10

Household Income in CB4 1LN, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 6/10 (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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 6/10 (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 - 6/10 (average )
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 - 6/10 (average )
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 - 8/10 (high )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 6/10 (average )
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 - 7/10 (above average )
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) - 8/10 (high )
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) - 8/10 (high )
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 Chesterfield Road are based on 63 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 Chesterfield Road, Cambridge, CB4 1LN

Estimated Average Property Prices for CB4 1LN

Average Price
£548,975

Semi-Detached
£555,162

Terraced
£338,843

Detached
£537,977

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£606,474

Estimated Average Property Prices for Chesterfield Road

Average Price
£568,657

Semi-Detached
£570,358

Terraced
£352,066

Detached
£581,127

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£627,658

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Chesterfield Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
16 Chesterfield Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£675,152	2025-05-12	£675,152
1 Chesterfield Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£695,000	2023-02-21	£740,493
32 Chesterfield Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£805,579	2022-11-28	£810,174
5 Chesterfield Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£548,500	2021-06-18	£657,206
19 Chesterfield Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£500,000	2021-05-14	£609,447

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for CB4 1LN

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	108
Retired	50
Part-Time Employee	40
Self-Employed	30
Unemployed	10
Looking after home or family	10
Student (economically inactive)	6
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	5
Long-Term Sick or disabled	5
Other	3

Employment Industry

Education	46
Information and communication	25
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	18
Human health and social work activities	16
Accommodation and food service activities	13
Professional, scientific and technical activities	12
Other	11
Manufacturing	9
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	8
Transport and storage	7
Construction	5
Administrative and support service activities	5
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1
Real estate activities	1
Financial and insurance activities	1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Colleges Nursery School Campkin Road , CB4 2LD	4out of 4	1,021 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
King's Hedges Nursery School Northfield Avenue , CB4 2HU	3out of 4	1,340 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Brunswick Nursery School Young Street , CB1 2LZ	4out of 4	2,066 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Fields Nursery School Galfrid Road , CB5 8ND	4out of 4	2,458 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Histon Early Years Centre New School Road , Histon CB24 9LL	3out of 4	3,904 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Chesterton Primary School Green End Road , Chesterton CB4 1RW	3out of 4	506 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Shirley Community Primary School Nuffield Road , Chesterton CB4 1TF	3out of 4	739 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Grove Primary School Campkin Road , CB4 2NB	3out of 4	855 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Milton Road Primary School Ascham Road , CB4 2BD	3out of 4	1,174 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Kings Hedges Primary School Northfield Avenue , CB4 2HU	3out of 4	1,340 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
North Cambridge Academy Arbury Road , Kings Hedges CB4 2JF	3out of 4	842 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Chesterton Community College Gilbert Road , CB4 3NY	4out of 4	1,734 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Parkside Community College Parkside , CB1 1EH	4out of 4	2,536 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Impington Village College New Road , Impington CB24 9LX	3out of 4	3,416 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Coleridge Community College Radegund Road , CB1 3RJ	3out of 4	3,853 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Cambridge Regional College Science Park Campus , Kings Hedges Road CB4 2QT	- not rated	1,447 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hills Road Sixth Form College Hills Road , CB2 8PE	- not rated	4,366 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Cambridge Arts and Sciences Sixth Form and Tutorial College 1 High Street , Chesterton CB4 1NQ	- not rated	857 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Olive Ap Academy - Cambridge Ascham Road , CB4 2BD	2out of 4	1,129 yd	Academy alternative provision converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Castle School, Cambridge Courtney Way , CB4 2EE	3out of 4	1,389 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Red Balloon Learner Centre - Cambridge Herbert House , 57 Warkworth Terrace CB1 1EE	- not rated	2,552 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
University of Cambridge Vice Chancellor's Office, University Offices , The Old Schools CB2 1TN	- not rated	2,899 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
CB4 Café	150B Scotland Road	445 yd
Cater Link Limited	Chesterton Primary School Green End Road	462 yd
Lemonthyme	1, Robert Davies Court Nuffield Road	784 yd
Cafe 121	121 Milton Road	825 yd
Cambridge Arts & Sciences Ltd	1 High Street, East Chesterton	876 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Milton Arms Public House	The Milton Arms, 205 Milton Road	479 yd
The Golden Hind	The Golden Hind Public House, 355 Milton Road	586 yd
Chesterton Mens Club	172 High Street, East Chesterton	654 yd
Green Dragon Public House	Green Dragon Public House, 5 Water Street	684 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
banana leaf sweet and savoury	190 Green End Road	431 yd
The Mermaid	207B Green End Road	543 yd
The Chef & Spices	180 High Street, East Chesterton	642 yd
Stuff My Pitta	Green Dragon Public House, 5 Water Street	684 yd
Small Fry Takeaway	97 High Street, East Chesterton	690 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	184 - 188 High Street, East Chesterton	623 yd
Rayyan supermarket	116 High Street, East Chesterton	699 yd
Co-Operative	129 Milton Road	786 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
St Georges Club ST GEORGES CHURCH ST GEORGES CHURCH CHESTERFIELD ROAD		111 yd
North Cambridge Academy ARBURY ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, tennis courts	944 yd
Chesterton Recreation Ground Church Street	grass pitches	953 yd
Grove Primary School CAMPKIN ROAD	grass pitches, swimming pool	981 yd
Simoco Sports Ground (Closed) Logans Way	grass pitches	1,081 yd
Revolution Health And Fitness Club 24A 24A MILTON ROAD	health and fitness suite, squash courts	1,090 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	100 Mbit/s
Average download speed	207.4 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	17.4 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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