Cratherne Way, Cambridge, CB4 2LZ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around CB4 2LZ is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.1%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	53.1%	51.9%	-1.2%	51.0%	0.9%
Male	46.9%	48.1%	1.2%	49.0%	-0.9%

Partnership Status

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

In the immediate area around CB4 2LZ, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 52.2% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	35.8%	52.2%	16.4%	37.9%	14.3%
Married: Opposite sex	45%	34.1%	-10.9%	44.2%	-10.1%
Civil partnership: Opposite sex	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Separated	3.3%	2%	-1.3%	2.2%	-0.2%
Divorced	7.4%	6%	-1.4%	9.1%	-3.1%
Widowed	8.5%	5%	-3.5%	6.1%	-1.1%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	43.1%	44.2%	1.1%	48.4%	-4.2%
Good health	36.9%	34%	-2.9%	33.6%	0.4%
Fair health	14.3%	15.1%	0.8%	12.7%	2.4%
Bad health	4.9%	4.4%	-0.5%	4.0%	0.4%
Very bad health	0.8%	2.3%	1.5%	1.2%	1.1%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	34.3%	22.8%	-11.5%	18.2%	4.6%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	10.7%	13.9%	3.2%	9.6%	4.3%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	12.5%	15.6%	3.1%	13.4%	2.2%
Apprenticeship	3%	5.6%	2.6%	5.3%	0.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	8.1%	10.9%	2.8%	16.9%	-6.0%
Degree or Similar	25.5%	26.8%	1.3%	33.8%	-7.0%
Other	5.9%	4.3%	-1.6%	2.8%	1.5%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 74.7% 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	5.7%	6.3%	0.6%	1.1%	5.2%
Chinese	4.3%	0%	-4.3%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	0.5%	1.8%	1.3%	3.1%	-1.3%
Other Asian	8.1%	2.1%	-6.0%	1.6%	0.5%
Black African	2.2%	3.9%	1.7%	2.5%	1.4%
Black Caribbean	0.3%	0.8%	0.5%	1.0%	-0.2%
Other Black	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.5%	0.3%
Mixed White and Asian	1.1%	1.3%	0.2%	0.8%	0.5%
Mixed White and African	0.8%	0.5%	-0.3%	0.4%	0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0%	1.6%	1.6%	0.9%	0.7%
Mixed Other	0%	1.3%	1.3%	0.8%	0.5%
White	76.8%	74.7%	-2.1%	81.4%	-6.7%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	1%	1.0%	0.1%	0.9%
Roma	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
Arab	0.3%	1.3%	1.0%	0.6%	0.7%
Other	0%	1.8%	1.8%	1.6%	0.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, 74.5% 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	73.6%	74.5%	0.9%	83.2%	-8.7%
European Union	7.5%	11.3%	3.8%	6.1%	5.2%
Rest of Europe	1.1%	1.5%	0.4%	0.8%	0.7%
Africa	3.2%	4.1%	0.9%	2.7%	1.4%
Middle East and Asia	14.6%	6.4%	-8.2%	5.6%	0.8%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0%	1.8%	1.8%	1.3%	0.5%
British Overseas	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	72.8%	75.1%	2.3%	83.2%	-8.1%
10+ Years	3.2%	16.6%	13.4%	9.8%	6.8%
5-10 Years	5.4%	2.3%	-3.1%	2.9%	-0.6%
2-5 Years	7.3%	3.4%	-3.9%	2.2%	1.2%
Less than 2 years	11.3%	2.6%	-8.7%	1.9%	0.7%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	61.3%	76.7%	-15.4%
Ireland	1%	0.6%	0.4%
Italy	1.6%	0.6%	1.0%
Portugal	0.8%	0.5%	0.3%
Spain	1.3%	0.4%	0.9%
Poland	5.2%	1.3%	3.9%
Romania	1%	0.9%	0.1%
Other EU countries	2.1%	1.5%	0.6%
North Africa	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Central and Western Africa	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Eastern Asia	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Southern Asia	1.6%	1.2%	0.4%
Central and South America	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
No passport held	23.1%	13.5%	9.6%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	42.3%	37.2%	5.1%
Christian	39.5%	46.2%	-6.7%
Hindu	1.8%	1.7%	0.1%
Jewish	1%	0.5%	0.5%
Muslim	10.1%	6.5%	3.6%
Not answered	5.2%	6.0%	-0.8%

Safety

Is Cratherne Way Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Cratherne Way was 142.1 per 1,000 residents, which is 49.8% higher than the Arbury average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Cratherne Way has the 21st highest crime rate of 114 local areas in Arbury and the 88th highest crime rate of 395 local areas in Cambridge .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 60.9 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -56.6%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a similar level level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 57% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£46,800

Income Rank
6/10

Household Income in CB4 2LZ, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 8/10 (high )
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 - 8/10 (high )
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 - 8/10 (high )
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 - 8/10 (high )
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 - 5/10 (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 - 10/10 (very 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 - 8/10 (high )
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) - 9/10 (very 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) - 5/10 (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 Cratherne Way are based on 42 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 Cratherne Way, Cambridge, CB4 2LZ

Estimated Average Property Prices for CB4 2LZ

Average Price
£340,177

Semi-Detached
£374,320

Terraced
£338,958

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Cratherne Way

Average Price
£321,188

Semi-Detached
£337,633

Terraced
£320,366

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Cratherne WayStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
26 Crathern Way, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire Terraced, an established residential building	£162,500	2026-03-13	£162,500
47 Crathern Way, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire Terraced, an established residential building	£375,000	2024-12-05	£360,933
22 Crathern Way, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire Terraced, an established residential building	£290,000	2023-08-11	£280,785
24 Crathern Way, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire Terraced, an established residential building	£320,000	2023-07-21	£307,996
45 Cratherne Way, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£325,000	2021-06-16	£355,549

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for CB4 2LZ

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	87
Retired	43
Part-Time Employee	42
Long-Term Sick or disabled	27
Self-Employed	26
Looking after home or family	23
Student (economically inactive)	17
Unemployed	15
Other	12
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	9

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	26
Education	24
Accommodation and food service activities	23
Professional, scientific and technical activities	16
Administrative and support service activities	14
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	13
Information and communication	8
Construction	7
Transport and storage	7
Manufacturing	5
Other	3
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	3
Real estate activities	2
Financial and insurance activities	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
King's Hedges Nursery School Northfield Avenue , CB4 2HU	3out of 4	279 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Colleges Nursery School Campkin Road , CB4 2LD	4out of 4	422 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Histon Early Years Centre New School Road , Histon CB24 9LL	3out of 4	2,769 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Brunswick Nursery School Young Street , CB1 2LZ	4out of 4	2,891 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Fields Nursery School Galfrid Road , CB5 8ND	3out of 4	3,588 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Kings Hedges Primary School Northfield Avenue , CB4 2HU	3out of 4	279 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
King's Hedges Infants' School Cameron Road , CB4 2LX	- not rated	279 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Kings Hedges Junior School Cameron Road , CB4 2LX	- not rated	279 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Grove Primary School Campkin Road , CB4 2NB	3out of 4	305 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Laurence Catholic Primary School Arbury Road , CB4 2JX	- not rated	688 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Manor - A Foundation School Arbury Road , Kings Hedges CB4 2JF	- not rated	514 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
North Cambridge Academy Arbury Road , Kings Hedges CB4 2JF	3out of 4	514 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Chesterton Community College Gilbert Road , CB4 3NY	- not rated	1,695 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Chesterton Community College Gilbert Road , CB4 3NY	- not rated	1,695 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Impington Village College New Road , Impington CB4 9LX	- not rated	2,230 yd	Foundation school	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	689 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Cambridgeshire College of Agriculture and Horticulture Landbeach Road , Milton CB4 6DB	- not rated	3,269 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Cambridge Maths School 119 Mill Road , CB1 2AZ	- not rated	3,830 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Hills Road Sixth Form College Hills Road , CB2 8PE	- not rated	5,128 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hills Road Sixth Form College Hills Road , CB2 8PE	- not rated	5,128 yd	Academy 16-19 converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Rees Thomas Special School Downhams Lane , CB4 1YB	- not rated	612 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Cambridge Student Support Centre (PRU) Ascham Road , CB4 2BD	- not rated	1,314 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable		More About School
The Cambridge Learning Base Ascham Road , CB4 2BD	- not rated	1,344 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
OA - Cambridge Ascham Road , CB4 2BD	3out of 4	1,344 yd	Academy alternative provision converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Castle School, Cambridge Courtney Way , CB4 2EE	2out of 4	1,356 yd	Community special 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	Distance
Daily Bread Co-Operative	Unit 3 Kilmaine Close	502 yd
Cambridge Gurdwara	Cambridge Gurdwara Arbury Court	621 yd
Football Fun Factory (030)	Cambridge Regional College Kings Hedges Drive	869 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
The Milton Arms Public House	The Milton Arms, 205 Milton Road		1,013 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Flaming Wok	88 Campkin Road	515 yd
Golden Crown	2 Arbury Court	651 yd
Arbury Court Fish Bar	42 Arbury Court	700 yd
Pizza Hut	Unit 7, Orchard House Unwin Square	1,067 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Budgens	Post Office, 50 Arbury Court		637 yd
Tesco	Unit 4, Orchard House Unwin Square		1,067 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Grove Primary School CAMPKIN ROAD	grass pitches, swimming pool	317 yd
Nunns Way Recreation Ground Nuns Way	cycling, grass pitches	353 yd
North Cambridge Academy ARBURY ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, tennis courts	538 yd
Kings Hedges Learner Pool BUCHAN STREET	swimming pool	562 yd
Cambridge Regional College Sports Centre KINGS HEDGES ROAD	health and fitness suite, squash courts	718 yd
St Albans Recreation Ground RECREATION GROUND RECREATION GROUND ST ALBANS ROAD	grass pitches	839 yd
Meadows Community Centre ST. CATHARINES ROAD	grass pitches	903 yd
Arbury Primary School CARLTON WAY	grass pitches	1,049 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	189.5 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	11 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	17.2 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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

Overview of CB4 2LZ