Is Great Eastern Street in Cambridge a nice place to live?

Great Eastern Street is classified by the ONS as Students and Professionals. Great Eastern Street is in the lowest 40% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has a very low level of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

Great Eastern Street is located in the Romsey ward of the Cambridge district in Cambridgeshire.
Coordinates 52.199356, 0.142494
Grid Ref TL465578
Suburb Romsey
Constituency Cambridge
Postcodes CB1 3AB, CB1 3AD

House Prices

The average house price in Great Eastern Street is 2.5% lower than the rest of Cambridge. The last sale we have on record is 8 Great Eastern Street, that sold for £475,000. The average house price in Cambridge is £476,910 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Great Eastern Street

Date No. Type Price
20/12/2022 8 Terrace £475,000
19/12/2022 68 Terrace £455,000
21/11/2022 25 Terrace £406,500
14/10/2022 42 Terrace £450,000
15/09/2022 30 Terrace £540,000
05/08/2022 21 Terrace £545,000
23/03/2022 18 Terrace £416,595
17/06/2021 59 Terrace £510,000
27/01/2021 57 Terrace £420,000
07/01/2021 54 Terrace £421,000

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Crime in Great Eastern Street, Cambridgeshire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Cambridgeshire Police in Great Eastern Street during September 2024.

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 Great Eastern Street and compared that to the average for the Romsey ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Great Eastern Street, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Romsey ward

Social economic statistics for Great Eastern Street

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 Great Eastern Street is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Great Eastern Street 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 Great Eastern Street experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Great Eastern Street 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 Great Eastern Street involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Great Eastern Street 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 Great Eastern Street are in the top 30% 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 Great Eastern Street, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Great Eastern Street are in the top 20% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Great Eastern Street

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

Unemployment in Great Eastern Street

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.
2.4% of Great Eastern Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Great Eastern Street

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Great Eastern Street. The proportion of retirees on Great Eastern Street is 10.43% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
8.17% of Great Eastern Street residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Great Eastern Street

The proportion of home owners on Great Eastern Street is 18.73% lower than the national average of 62%. 51.92% of properties in Great Eastern Street are private rented and 4.81% are social rented.
43.27% of residents of Great Eastern Street own their home

Country of Birth of Great Eastern Street residents

The proportion if Great Eastern Street residents born in the UK is 26.26% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 43.61% of Great Eastern Street residents were born outside the UK.
56.39% of Great Eastern Street residents were born in the UK

Great Eastern Street Summary

With house prices in Great Eastern Street more than the average for Cambridgeshire and very low levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very wealthy road. Great Eastern Street is the the top 10% of least income deprivated streets in England. Great Eastern Street has a lower level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Great Eastern Street maybe easier than surrounding areas.

Great Eastern Street 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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