Meridian Gardens, Newmarket, CB8 7FD

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding CB8 7FD has a slightly higher male population, with 51.3% 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	47.2%	48.7%	1.5%	51.0%	-2.3%
Male	52.8%	51.3%	-1.5%	49.0%	2.3%

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	31.3%	30.1%	-1.2%	37.9%	-7.8%
Married: Opposite sex	49.6%	48.9%	-0.7%	44.2%	4.7%
Married: Same sex	0.7%	0.7%	0.0%	0.3%	0.4%
Separated	2.5%	0.4%	-2.1%	2.2%	-1.8%
Divorced	11.6%	13.2%	1.6%	9.1%	4.1%
Widowed	4.2%	6.6%	2.4%	6.1%	0.5%

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%) 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	53.1%	54.4%	1.3%	48.4%	6.0%
Good health	37%	33.6%	-3.4%	33.6%	0.0%
Fair health	9.6%	10.7%	1.1%	12.7%	-2.0%
Bad health	0.3%	0.7%	0.4%	4.0%	-3.3%
Very bad health	0%	0.7%	0.7%	1.2%	-0.5%

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	18.7%	17%	-1.7%	18.2%	-1.2%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	14.4%	5.9%	-8.5%	9.6%	-3.7%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	16.2%	14.4%	-1.8%	13.4%	1.0%
Apprenticeship	4.6%	6.3%	1.7%	5.3%	1.0%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	12%	17.3%	5.3%	16.9%	0.4%
Degree or Similar	26.1%	31.4%	5.3%	33.8%	-2.4%
Other	8.1%	7.7%	-0.4%	2.8%	4.9%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 86.4% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Chinese	0.3%	0.6%	0.3%	0.7%	-0.1%
Indian	2.2%	3.9%	1.7%	3.1%	0.8%
Pakistani	4.6%	3.6%	-1.0%	2.7%	0.9%
Other Asian	0.9%	1%	0.1%	1.6%	-0.6%
Black African	0%	1%	1.0%	2.5%	-1.5%
Other Black	0.3%	0.6%	0.3%	0.5%	0.1%
Mixed White and Asian	1.5%	1%	-0.5%	0.8%	0.2%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.4%	-0.1%
Mixed Other	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.8%	-0.8%
White	88.6%	86.4%	-2.2%	81.4%	5.0%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.1%	-0.1%
Arab	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	0.6%	1.6%	1.0%	1.6%	0.0%

Country of Birth

In this area, 72.2% 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	74.7%	72.2%	-2.5%	83.2%	-11.0%
European Union	6.5%	8.4%	1.9%	6.1%	2.3%
Rest of Europe	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.8%	-0.2%
Africa	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%	2.7%	-2.1%
Middle East and Asia	10.8%	10.4%	-0.4%	5.6%	4.8%
The Americas and the Caribbean	5.9%	6.8%	0.9%	1.3%	5.5%
Oceania	1.5%	1%	-0.5%	0.3%	0.7%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	70.7%	72.4%	1.7%	83.2%	-10.8%
10+ Years	8.3%	11.7%	3.4%	9.8%	1.9%
5-10 Years	8%	2.3%	-5.7%	2.9%	-0.6%
2-5 Years	5.9%	7.8%	1.9%	2.2%	5.6%
Less than 2 years	7.1%	5.8%	-1.3%	1.9%	3.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	74%	76.7%	-2.7%
Ireland	3.6%	0.6%	3.0%
Italy	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
Poland	0.3%	1.3%	-1.0%
Romania	1%	0.9%	0.1%
Other EU countries	2.6%	1.5%	1.1%
Other Europe	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
South and Eastern Africa	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Eastern Asia	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Southern Asia	3.2%	1.2%	2.0%
North America and the Caribbean	6.5%	0.3%	6.2%
Central and South America	1%	0.2%	0.8%
Oceania	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
No passport held	4.9%	13.5%	-8.6%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	29.8%	37.2%	-7.4%
Christian	59.2%	46.2%	13.0%
Hindu	2.9%	1.7%	1.2%
Muslim	3.9%	6.5%	-2.6%
Other religion	1%	0.6%	0.4%
Not answered	3.2%	6.0%	-2.8%

Safety

Is Meridian Gardens Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Meridian Gardens was 20.7 per 1,000 residents, which is 80.8% lower than the Exning average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Meridian Gardens has the 6th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Exning and the 150th lowest crime rate of 587 local areas in West Suffolk .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 13.0 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -53.2%.

🔎 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. 58% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£46,900

Income Rank
6/10

Household Income in CB8 7FD, 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 - 8/10 (high )
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 - 10/10 (very 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 - 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) - 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) - 7/10 (above 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 Meridian Gardens are based on 37 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Forest Heath.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Meridian Gardens, Newmarket, CB8 7FD

Estimated Average Property Prices for CB8 7FD

Average Price
£431,613

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£431,613

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Meridian Gardens

Average Price
£470,967

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£470,967

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Meridian GardensStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
4 Meridian Gardens, Newmarket, Suffolk Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£400,000	2024-10-07	£402,899
1 Meridian Gardens, Newmarket, Suffolk Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£415,000	2024-07-12	£424,154
16 Meridian Gardens, Newmarket, Suffolk Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£350,000	2024-06-12	£350,360
17 Meridian Gardens, Newmarket, Suffolk Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£292,000	2024-01-19	£292,000
6 Meridian Gardens, Newmarket, Suffolk Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£390,000	2023-09-12	£394,870

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for CB8 7FD

Employment

CB8 7FD area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 23% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 12% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

CB8 7FD area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 2% 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	127
Retired	60
Self-Employed	33
Looking after home or family	14
Part-Time Employee	13
Other	12
Unemployed	6
Student (economically inactive)	4
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	3
Long-Term Sick or disabled	2

Employment Industry

Other	82
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	17
Professional, scientific and technical activities	16
Human health and social work activities	13
Accommodation and food service activities	12
Education	10
Information and communication	9
Manufacturing	9
Transport and storage	7
Administrative and support service activities	7
Construction	6
Real estate activities	4
Financial and insurance activities	4
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	3
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Louis Catholic Academy Fordham Road , CB8 7AA	3out of 4	698 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
All Saints Church of England Primary School, Newmarket Vicarage Road , CB8 8JE	3out of 4	1,028 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Houldsworth Valley Primary Academy Rowley Drive , CB8 0PU	2out of 4	1,710 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Ditton Lodge Primary School St Johns Avenue , CB8 8BL	3out of 4	1,864 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Paddocks Primary School Rochfort Avenue , CB8 0DL	3out of 4	2,077 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Newmarket Academy Exning Road , CB8 0EB	3out of 4	1,488 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Fairstead House Fordham Road , Newmarket CB8 7AA	- not rated	642 yd	Other independent 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
Montaz Newmarket Dine Ltd	30 Old Station Road, Newmarket	899 yd
Nancy's Teashop	18 Old Station Road, Newmarket	899 yd
Mangiare Ristorante Italiano	4C Exeter Road, Newmarket	912 yd
El Guaca Mexican Grill	4 Exeter Road, Newmarket	914 yd
Wildwood Restaurant	29 High Street, Newmarket	985 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Horseshoes	Moulton Road, Newmarket	784 yd
The Bull Public House	Bull Inn, 62 High Street	1,008 yd
The Golden Lion Public House	44 High Street, Newmarket	1,024 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
New Ocean City Chinese Takeaway	9 Old Station Road, Newmarket	849 yd
Papa Johns	Unit 1, The Island	881 yd
Seahorse	27 Vicarage Road, Newmarket	920 yd
Indian habibi	Indian Habibi, 32 High Street	998 yd
Rumbles	14 High Street, Newmarket	1,024 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Waitrose Limited	Waitrose Ltd, Fred Archer Way		874 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
The Health & Fitness Club At Bedford Lodge Hotel BURY ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	209 yd
The Severals Sports Pavillion Severals	grass pitches	731 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	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	0.0%

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	34.8 Mbit/s
Average download speed	32.9 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	39.99 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	39.99 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	9.6 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	8 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	10 Mbit/s

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