The Quorum, Cambridge, CB5 8RE

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding CB5 8RE is primarily male, with 54.9% of the population 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	49%	45.1%	-3.9%	51.0%	-5.9%
Male	51%	54.9%	3.9%	49.0%	5.9%

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 CB5 8RE, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 43.3% 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	38.5%	43.3%	4.8%	37.9%	5.4%
Married: Opposite sex	43.6%	43.3%	-0.3%	44.2%	-0.9%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Separated	2.2%	2%	-0.2%	2.2%	-0.2%
Divorced	7.6%	7.2%	-0.4%	9.1%	-1.9%
Widowed	8%	3.9%	-4.1%	6.1%	-2.2%

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	47.2%	50%	2.8%	48.4%	1.6%
Good health	36.9%	34.8%	-2.1%	33.6%	1.2%
Fair health	10.9%	12.9%	2.0%	12.7%	0.2%
Bad health	4.1%	1.8%	-2.3%	4.0%	-2.2%
Very bad health	0.9%	0.5%	-0.4%	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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	25.8%	24.8%	-1.0%	18.2%	6.6%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	12.7%	10.1%	-2.6%	9.6%	0.5%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	14.5%	6.5%	-8.0%	13.4%	-6.9%
Apprenticeship	5.8%	5.5%	-0.3%	5.3%	0.2%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11.3%	12.4%	1.1%	16.9%	-4.5%
Degree or Similar	23.3%	40.1%	16.8%	33.8%	6.3%
Other	6.5%	0.7%	-5.8%	2.8%	-2.1%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 75.9% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	0.9%	2.6%	1.7%	1.1%	1.5%
Chinese	1.2%	1.3%	0.1%	0.7%	0.6%
Indian	0.6%	1.3%	0.7%	3.1%	-1.8%
Other Asian	0.3%	5.6%	5.3%	1.6%	4.0%
Black African	1.5%	1.5%	0.0%	2.5%	-1.0%
Black Caribbean	1.2%	1.3%	0.1%	1.0%	0.3%
Other Black	0.3%	0.8%	0.5%	0.5%	0.3%
Mixed White and Asian	1.5%	0.5%	-1.0%	0.8%	-0.3%
Mixed White and African	0%	2.1%	2.1%	0.4%	1.7%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.6%	0.8%	0.2%	0.9%	-0.1%
Mixed Other	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.8%	-0.8%
White	88.2%	75.9%	-12.3%	81.4%	-5.5%
Roma	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
Arab	1.2%	0%	-1.2%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	2.4%	5.6%	3.2%	1.6%	4.0%

Country of Birth

In this area, 65.8% 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	83.2%	65.8%	-17.4%	83.2%	-17.4%
European Union	8.6%	15.9%	7.3%	6.1%	9.8%
Rest of Europe	0.9%	3.1%	2.2%	0.8%	2.3%
Africa	2.9%	3.1%	0.2%	2.7%	0.4%
Middle East and Asia	1.8%	7.2%	5.4%	5.6%	1.6%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2.7%	4.9%	2.2%	1.3%	3.6%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	82.6%	66%	-16.6%	83.2%	-17.2%
10+ Years	2.4%	13.4%	11.0%	9.8%	3.6%
5-10 Years	2.9%	5.9%	3.0%	2.9%	3.0%
2-5 Years	3.8%	5.9%	2.1%	2.2%	3.7%
Less than 2 years	8.3%	8.8%	0.5%	1.9%	6.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	63.4%	76.7%	-13.3%
Ireland	2.8%	0.6%	2.2%
Germany	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Italy	1.8%	0.6%	1.2%
Portugal	1.5%	0.5%	1.0%
Spain	2.3%	0.4%	1.9%
Lithuania	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Poland	0.5%	1.3%	-0.8%
Romania	2.6%	0.9%	1.7%
Other EU countries	4.9%	1.5%	3.4%
Turkey	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Central and Western Africa	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
South and Eastern Africa	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Eastern Asia	2.3%	0.3%	2.0%
Southern Asia	1.5%	1.2%	0.3%
South-East Asia	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
North America and the Caribbean	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Central and South America	1%	0.2%	0.8%
No passport held	10.8%	13.5%	-2.7%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	38.6%	37.2%	1.4%
Christian	36.5%	46.2%	-9.7%
Buddhist	3.1%	0.5%	2.6%
Hindu	1%	1.7%	-0.7%
Muslim	6.7%	6.5%	0.2%
Other religion	2.3%	0.6%	1.7%
Not answered	11.8%	6.0%	5.8%

Safety

Is The Quorum Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around The Quorum was 15.6 per 1,000 residents, which is 89.8% lower than the Abbey average. The most reported crime type was Vehicle crime.

The Quorum has the 6th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Abbey and the 34th lowest crime rate of 394 local areas in Cambridge .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 2.6 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -77.0%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a slightly higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 68% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£50,400

Income Rank
7/10

Household Income in CB5 8RE, 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 - 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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 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 - 8/10 (high )
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) - 7/10 (above 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) - 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 The Quorum are based on 2 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 The Quorum, Cambridge, CB5 8RE

Estimated Average Property Prices for CB5 8RE

Average Price
£11,750,692

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£11,750,692

Estimated Average Property Prices for The Quorum

Average Price
£12,161,146

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£12,161,146

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on The QuorumStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
210 The Quorum, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire Other, an established residential building	£22,700,000	2017-11-23	£24,193,114
260 The Quorum, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire Other, an established residential building	£117,343	2015-12-10	£129,177

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for CB5 8RE

Employment

CB5 8RE area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 3% 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	123
Part-Time Employee	49
Retired	43
Self-Employed	27
Student (economically inactive)	14
Looking after home or family	13
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	12
Unemployed	10
Long-Term Sick or disabled	10
Other	7

Employment Industry

Education	39
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	31
Manufacturing	17
Human health and social work activities	16
Construction	13
Accommodation and food service activities	12
Information and communication	12
Professional, scientific and technical activities	9
Administrative and support service activities	8
Transport and storage	7
Other	6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	3
Real estate activities	2
Financial and insurance activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Fields Nursery School Galfrid Road , CB5 8ND	4out of 4	158 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Brunswick Nursery School Young Street , CB1 2LZ	4out of 4	1,841 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Homerton Early Years Centre Holbrook Road , CB1 7ST	4out of 4	3,476 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Colleges Nursery School Campkin Road , CB4 2LD	4out of 4	3,528 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
King's Hedges Nursery School Northfield Avenue , CB4 2HU	3out of 4	3,953 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Galfrid School Galfrid Road , CB5 8ND	1out of 4	214 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
St Philip's CofE Aided Primary School 2 Vinery Way , CB1 3DR	2out of 4	1,024 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Teversham CofE VA Primary School Church Road , Teversham CB1 9AZ	3out of 4	1,725 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Ridgefield Primary School Radegund Road , CB1 3RJ	3out of 4	1,927 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Spinney Primary School Hayster Drive , Cherry Hinton CB1 9PB	4out of 4	2,034 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Coleridge Community College Radegund Road , CB1 3RJ	3out of 4	1,927 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Bede's Inter-Church School Birdwood Road , CB1 3TD	4out of 4	2,003 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Parkside Community College Parkside , CB1 1EH	4out of 4	2,596 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Netherhall School Queen Edith's Way , CB1 8NN	3out of 4	3,192 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
North Cambridge Academy Arbury Road , Kings Hedges CB4 2JF	3out of 4	3,345 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Hills Road Sixth Form College Hills Road , CB2 8PE	- not rated	3,082 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Cambridge Regional College Science Park Campus , Kings Hedges Road CB4 2QT	- not rated	4,011 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Long Road Sixth Form College Long Road , CB2 8PX	- not rated	4,127 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	2,406 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Red Balloon Learner Centre - Cambridge Herbert House , 57 Warkworth Terrace CB1 1EE	- not rated	2,482 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Oaks International School Cherry Hinton Hall , Cherry Hinton Road CB1 8DW	- not rated	2,519 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Cambridge International School Cherry Hinton Hall , Cherry Hinton Road CB1 8DW	- not rated	2,519 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Holme Court School Cherry Hinton Hall , Cherry Hinton Road CB1 8DW	- not rated	2,519 yd	Other independent special school	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
Cambridge Joint Ex-Services & Royal Mail Social Club	Barnwell Business Park Barnwell Drive	204 yd
McDonalds	639 Newmarket Road	757 yd
Thomas Franks LTD-Marshall Aerospace	Airport House Newmarket Road	816 yd
Starbucks	Sainsbury's Brooks Road	1,038 yd
Sushi Gourmet	Sainsbury's Brooks Road	1,038 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Grill Plug	5, Barnwell Business Park Barnwell Drive	157 yd
Coconut Cambridge	23 Barnwell Road	674 yd
The Codfather	7 Barnwell Road	674 yd
PAPA JOHNS	643 Newmarket Road	743 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Sainsbury's	Sainsbury's Brooks Road		1,038 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Abbey Meadows Community School GALFRID ROAD	grass pitches	325 yd
Coldhams Common WHITEHILL ROAD	grass pitches	716 yd
Abbey Leisure Complex POOL WAY	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, swimming pool	831 yd
Cambridge United (The Abbey Stadium) ABBEY STADIUM ABBEY STADIUM NEWMARKET ROAD	grass pitches	1,045 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%

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

Overview of CB5 8RE