Howgate Road, Cambridge, CB4 3XL

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding CB4 3XL has a slightly higher male population, with 51.1% of residents being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	51%	48.9%	-2.1%	51.0%	-2.1%
Male	49%	51.1%	2.1%	49.0%	2.1%

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 3XL, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 52.9% 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	54.5%	52.9%	-1.6%	37.9%	15.0%
Married: Opposite sex	34.4%	36.7%	2.3%	44.2%	-7.5%
Married: Same sex	0.9%	0.5%	-0.4%	0.3%	0.2%
Separated	3.1%	1%	-2.1%	2.2%	-1.2%
Divorced	5.8%	8.3%	2.5%	9.1%	-0.8%
Widowed	1.3%	0.7%	-0.6%	6.1%	-5.4%

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 (88.8%) 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	56.8%	60.9%	4.1%	48.4%	12.5%
Good health	30.5%	27.9%	-2.6%	33.6%	-5.7%
Fair health	9.9%	8%	-1.9%	12.7%	-4.7%
Bad health	2.1%	2.3%	0.2%	4.0%	-1.7%
Very bad health	0.7%	0.9%	0.2%	1.2%	-0.3%

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 3XL this area, 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 58.9%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	11.6%	9%	-2.6%	18.2%	-9.2%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	12.1%	5.8%	-6.3%	9.6%	-3.8%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	13.8%	10.7%	-3.1%	13.4%	-2.7%
Apprenticeship	0.9%	1.5%	0.6%	5.3%	-3.8%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	12.1%	12.2%	0.1%	16.9%	-4.7%
Degree or Similar	46.4%	58.9%	12.5%	33.8%	25.1%
Other	3.1%	1.9%	-1.2%	2.8%	-0.9%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 68.9% 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	0.7%	0.8%	0.1%	1.1%	-0.3%
Chinese	2.1%	3.8%	1.7%	0.7%	3.1%
Indian	2.7%	10.9%	8.2%	3.1%	7.8%
Pakistani	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	2.7%	-2.7%
Other Asian	4.1%	3.6%	-0.5%	1.6%	2.0%
Black African	4.5%	2.5%	-2.0%	2.5%	0.0%
Black Caribbean	0.7%	1.1%	0.4%	1.0%	0.1%
Other Black	0.3%	0.4%	0.1%	0.5%	-0.1%
Mixed White and Asian	1.4%	3.1%	1.7%	0.8%	2.3%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.9%	-0.5%
Mixed Other	1.4%	1.1%	-0.3%	0.8%	0.3%
White	80.8%	68.9%	-11.9%	81.4%	-12.5%
Roma	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Arab	0.3%	1.5%	1.2%	0.6%	0.9%
Other	0.3%	1.3%	1.0%	1.6%	-0.3%

Country of Birth

In this area, 57% 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	74.3%	57%	-17.3%	83.2%	-26.2%
European Union	8.2%	16.8%	8.6%	6.1%	10.7%
Rest of Europe	2.1%	3.3%	1.2%	0.8%	2.5%
Africa	4.5%	4%	-0.5%	2.7%	1.3%
Middle East and Asia	7.2%	14.1%	6.9%	5.6%	8.5%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2.7%	4.8%	2.1%	1.3%	3.5%
Oceania	1%	0%	-1.0%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	73.6%	57.3%	-16.3%	83.2%	-25.9%
10+ Years	2.4%	16.9%	14.5%	9.8%	7.1%
5-10 Years	7.9%	12.5%	4.6%	2.9%	9.6%
2-5 Years	6.8%	7.7%	0.9%	2.2%	5.5%
Less than 2 years	9.2%	5.6%	-3.6%	1.9%	3.7%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	60.5%	76.7%	-16.2%
Ireland	1.3%	0.6%	0.7%
France	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Germany	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Italy	2.5%	0.6%	1.9%
Portugal	1.7%	0.5%	1.2%
Spain	2.1%	0.4%	1.7%
Lithuania	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Poland	4.8%	1.3%	3.5%
Romania	0.8%	0.9%	-0.1%
Other EU countries	5.5%	1.5%	4.0%
Turkey	1.7%	0.1%	1.6%
Other Europe	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
North Africa	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Central and Western Africa	1.3%	0.3%	1.0%
South and Eastern Africa	1%	0.2%	0.8%
Eastern Asia	1.5%	0.3%	1.2%
Southern Asia	4%	1.2%	2.8%
South-East Asia	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
North America and the Caribbean	1.1%	0.3%	0.8%
Central and South America	1.5%	0.2%	1.3%
No passport held	6.3%	13.5%	-7.2%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	46.1%	37.2%	8.9%
Christian	31.8%	46.2%	-14.4%
Buddhist	1.1%	0.5%	0.6%
Hindu	8.6%	1.7%	6.9%
Jewish	0.6%	0.5%	0.1%
Muslim	6.3%	6.5%	-0.2%
Sikh	0.2%	0.9%	-0.7%
Other religion	1%	0.6%	0.4%
Not answered	4.4%	6.0%	-1.6%

Safety

Is Howgate Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Howgate Road was 46.5 per 1,000 residents, which is 36.2% lower than the Histon & Impington average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Howgate Road has the 17th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Histon & Impington and the 213th highest crime rate of 498 local areas in South Cambridgeshire .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 23.3 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -53.4%.

🔎 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. 87% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£58,800

Income Rank
9/10

Household Income in CB4 3XL, 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 - 6/10 (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 - 5/10 (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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 9/10 (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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 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) - 9/10 (very 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 Howgate Road are based on 14 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 Howgate Road, Cambridge, CB4 3XL

Estimated Average Property Prices for CB4 3XL

Average Price
£200,311

Semi-Detached
£200,311

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Howgate Road

Average Price
£191,944

Semi-Detached
£191,944

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Howgate Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
12 Howgate Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£195,000	2021-09-17	£212,535
20 Howgate Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£162,500	2021-09-15	£177,113
7 Howgate Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£157,500	2019-01-25	£180,461
7 Howgate Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£147,500	2016-05-03	£182,965
10 Howgate Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£130,000	2014-09-01	£187,096

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for CB4 3XL

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	243
Part-Time Employee	44
Self-Employed	32
Looking after home or family	22
Unemployed	17
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	12
Student (economically inactive)	11
Long-Term Sick or disabled	11
Retired	9
Other	8

Employment Industry

Information and communication	25
Education	23
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	22
Professional, scientific and technical activities	21
Human health and social work activities	15
Manufacturing	11
Other	9
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	8
Accommodation and food service activities	8
Administrative and support service activities	7
Construction	5
Transport and storage	5
Financial and insurance activities	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	2
Real estate activities	1

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	1,314 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Colleges Nursery School Campkin Road , CB4 2LD	4out of 4	1,353 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Histon Early Years Centre New School Road , Histon CB24 9LL	3out of 4	1,966 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Brunswick Nursery School Young Street , CB1 2LZ	4out of 4	3,610 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Fields Nursery School Galfrid Road , CB5 8ND	4out of 4	4,690 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Orchard Park Community Primary School Ringfort Road , Orchard Park CB4 2GR	3out of 4	336 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Laurence Catholic Primary School Arbury Road , CB4 2JX	3out of 4	637 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Mayfield Primary School Warwick Road , CB4 3HN	3out of 4	1,221 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Arbury Primary School Carlton Way , CB4 2DE	3out of 4	1,271 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Kings Hedges Primary School Northfield Avenue , CB4 2HU	3out of 4	1,314 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	1,537 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Chesterton Community College Gilbert Road , CB4 3NY	4out of 4	1,866 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Impington Village College New Road , Impington CB24 9LX	3out of 4	1,949 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Parkside Community College Parkside , CB1 1EH	4out of 4	3,550 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	1,696 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Castle School, Cambridge Courtney Way , CB4 2EE	3out of 4	1,736 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Olive Ap Academy - Cambridge Ascham Road , CB4 2BD	2out of 4	1,957 yd	Academy alternative provision converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Cavendish School Cambridge Road , CB3 0PN	- not rated	2,241 yd	Free schools special	No	Mixed	More About School
Cambridge Arts and Sciences Sixth Form and Tutorial College 1 High Street , Chesterton CB4 1NQ	- not rated	2,470 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Gretton School Manor Farm Road , Girton CB3 0RX	- not rated	2,610 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Pizza Hut	Unit 7, Orchard House Unwin Square		534 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Tesco	Unit 4, Orchard House Unwin Square		534 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Meadows Community Centre ST. CATHARINES ROAD	grass pitches	297 yd
Orchard Park CRANESBILL CLOSE	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, tennis courts	306 yd
St Albans Recreation Ground RECREATION GROUND RECREATION GROUND ST ALBANS ROAD	grass pitches	377 yd
Kings Hedges Learner Pool BUCHAN STREET	swimming pool	634 yd
Spirit Health Club (Cambridge) LAKEVIEW LAKEVIEW BRIDGE ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	680 yd
Cambridge Squash Club (Closed) Histon Road	squash courts	723 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	164 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	14.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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

Overview of CB4 3XL