New Square, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire

New Square is classified by the ONS as Students and Professionals. New Square is in the top 30% of highest crime postcodes (see map). That road has a much lower level of deprivation compared to other in the rest of the country.

Geography

New Square is located in the Market ward of the Cambridge district in Cambridgeshire.
Coordinates 52.206396, 0.12934
Grid Ref TL456585
Suburb Petersfield
Constituency Cambridge
Postcodes CB1 1EP, CB1 1EX, CB1 1EY, CB1 1EZ

House Prices

We have no record of house sales in New Square in the last 3 years. Therefore we cannot provide a house price analysis for this road.

Crime in New Square, Cambridgeshire

There were 2 street crime incidents in New Square in May 2024. These are the latest figures released by Cambridgeshire Police Force.
Source: data.police.uk, Statistics date: May 2024
May 2024 Crime Incidents in New Square
# Category Outcome
1 Public Order Investigation complete; no suspect identified
2 Public Order Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Crime Deprivation

The Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) government statistics have a measure of how likely you are to be a victim of personal crime. We have taken the lower super output area (LSOA) that includes New Square and compared that to the average for the Market ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in New Square, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Market ward

Social economic statistics for New Square

These statistics are taken from the English Index of Multiple Deprivation's decile figures, with 1 being the worst and 10 being the best. As these are decile figures, a score of 1 for example would mean New Square is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean New Square is in the top 10% of least deprived LSOAs in the country.

Income Deprivation

The Income Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the population in and around New Square experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around New Square are in the top 10% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around New Square involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in New Square are in the top 10% least employment deprived in the country

Health & Disability Deprivation

The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of premature death and the impairment of quality of life through poor physical or mental health. This does not include aspects of behaviour or the environment that may be lead to predicted future health and disability problems.
Residents in New Square are in the top 10% least health & disability deprived in the country

Index of Multiple Deprivation

The Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) is an overall relative measure of deprivation constructed by combining seven measures of deprivation. It encapsulates a broad socio-economic view of New Square, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in New Square are in the top 30% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for New Square

We chosen some choice data from the 2021 census, that will hopefully give you socio-economic a snapshot of New Square.

Unemployment in New Square

The census is now the only reliable source to find the proportion of residents that are unemployed or under-employed as the Department for Work and pensions no longer do so and haven't since the introduction of Universal Credit.
4.44% of New Square residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in New Square

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of New Square. The proportion of retirees on New Square is 7.71% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
10.89% of New Square residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in New Square

The proportion of home owners on New Square is 26.57% lower than the national average of 62%. 55.91% of properties in New Square are private rented and 7.87% are social rented.
35.43% of residents of New Square own their home

Country of Birth of New Square residents

The proportion if New Square residents born in the UK is 20.88% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 38.23% of New Square residents were born outside the UK.
61.77% of New Square residents were born in the UK

New Square Summary

New Square has a lower level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in New Square maybe easier than surrounding areas.

New Square has very low levels of employment deprivation, suggesting that finding work in the local area maybe easier compared to the rest of the country.

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