Social housing in Cambridge
22.6% of households in Cambridge are social housing — council or housing-association homes — according to the 2021–22 Census. That is above the UK average of 17.5%.
How much social housing is there in Cambridge?
Cambridge ranks 55th of 374 UK local authorities by social-housing share. Of its 52,482 households, 11,884 are social homes (22.6%) — renting from the council or a housing association.
How does Cambridge compare with the UK average?
At +5.1 percentage points versus the UK average of 17.5%, Cambridge sits above the national level.
Cambridge at a glance
Beyond housing, here is what the map's other datasets say about Cambridge.
Schools
On the Department for Education's register, Cambridge has 63 schools — 46 state-funded and 17 independent. That includes 27 primary and 8 secondary schools. Of the 20 with a published Ofsted grade, 85% are Good or Outstanding.
Nurseries
There are 87 nurseries and pre-schools on Ofsted's childcare register in Cambridge, offering about 4,067 registered childcare places. Childminders are not counted — Ofsted withholds their addresses.
Deprivation
The median neighbourhood in Cambridge sits in decile 8 of 10 on its nation's deprivation index, and 1% of its 78 neighbourhoods fall in the most-deprived national fifth.
House prices
The median neighbourhood price is about £5,849 per m², from Land Registry sold prices matched to EPC floor areas.
Broadband
Median available download speed is about 1,000 Mbit/s — what can be ordered, not what residents have bought (Ofcom Connected Nations).
Explore Cambridge
See Cambridge through the other lenses on the interactive map — house prices, recorded crime and anti-social behaviour, road & rail noise, deprivation and broadband:
Which areas are similar to Cambridge?
Figures: 2021–22 Census · Page updated 15 August 2026 · Download the full dataset (CSV, all 374 councils).