RECTORY CLOSE, CB24 3BL House Prices & Local Information

CB24 3BL is a sought-after residential area on Rectory Close, 0.1km from Longstanton in Longstanton and Northstowe. Administratively it sits within Longstanton ward and the South Cambridgeshire constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, CB24 3BL is an area with a high proportion of elderly residents, often in communal housing. During the day, higher status countryside accessible from major metropolitan areas. This is a settled, family-oriented neighbourhood (average age 46) — stable, lower-turnover, predominantly owner-occupied. 39% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence.

Safety: Crime rates are low here at 25 incidents per 1,000 residents — well below average and reassuring for families. Property: Average house prices are around £214k, up 10.8% year-on-year. The area ranks among the least deprived 20% in England — a strong signal of community wellbeing, good schools, and low crime.

Census 2021 statistics for CB24 3BL are sourced from Output Area E00092130 (shared with 19 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.