City Profile • Local Authority

East Cambridgeshire

East Cambridgeshire is a local authority district comprising 5 postcode areas. The current median house price across the city is £387k, reflecting a upward trend of 3.7% over the past year. In terms of safety, crime rates are low at 52 incidents per 1,000 residents, making it an appealing choice for families.

Use our interactive district explorer below to dive deeper into street-level metrics, schools, and hyper-local census demographics.

Population Trajectory

Annual residents (1991 – 2022)

89,394
Residents (2022)

Constituent Districts

5 Areas

Population Composition

Detailed breakdown of the residents within the East Cambridgeshire authority according to the Census 2021.

Top Ethnicities

White: English86.5%
White: Other White6.8%
White: Irish0.8%
Other Mixed0.7%
White and Asian0.7%
Other Asian0.6%

Age Profile

50-54 years7.3%
45-49 years7.1%
55-59 years7.0%
40-44 years6.7%
35-39 years6.6%
10-14 years6.3%

Top Occupations

Professional21.6%
Managers and directors14.5%
Associate professional13.6%
Skilled trades11.2%
Administrative and secretarial9.4%
Caring and leisure9.3%

Housing Tenure

Owned: Outright36.2%
Owned: Mortgage31.8%
Private rented: Landlord13.7%
Social rented: Other12.2%
Private rented: Other2.7%
Social rented: Council1.8%

Area DNA

family10/10
health1/10
safety9/10
homeown6/10
transit1/10
affluence8/10
diversity7/10
employment10/10
investment10/10