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Affluence in CB2 8HD

How CB2 8HD ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Trumpington
Council
Cambridge
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,625 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off CB2 8HD is

On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the CB2 8HD area scores 7.0 out of 10, placing it more affluent than most of England. Its lowest-scoring category is older people in low-income households (4.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
7.0/ 10
Most deprivedLeast deprived
By category, lowest first
  • Older people in low-income households4.0
  • Income5.0
  • Crime5.0
  • Employment6.0
  • Health and disability6.0
  • Children in low-income families6.0
  • Education and skills7.0
  • Barriers to housing and services8.0
  • Living environment8.0
Income

Household income

Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.

Annual income
£80,255
Before tax, all sources
England
£55,856
Above the national average
Higher than
93%
Of neighbourhoods in England and Wales
Work

Who is in work

65.6% of adults in the CB2 8HD area are in work, above the England average of 55.7%. 14.1% are retired and 9% are full-time students.

CB2 8HDEngland
Employee, full-time46.6%34.3%
Employee, part-time10.3%11.9%
Self-employed8.8%9.5%
Unemployed1.1%2.9%
Full-time student9%7.9%
Retired14.1%21.5%
Looking after home or family5.2%4.8%
Long-term sick or disabled3.2%4.1%
Other1.7%3.1%
Occupations

Social grade

55.6% of adults in the CB2 8HD area work in managerial or professional jobs, well above the England average of 33.2%.

CB2 8HDEngland
Higher managerial & professional31.9%13.2%
Lower managerial & professional23.7%19.9%
Intermediate9.5%11.4%
Small employers & self-employed6.3%10.6%
Lower supervisory & technical2.9%5.3%
Semi-routine5.8%11.3%
Routine6.3%12%
Never worked & long-term unemployed5%8.5%
Full-time students8.4%7.7%
Education

Highest qualification

67.8% of adults in the CB2 8HD area hold a degree or equivalent, well above the England average of 33.9%. 8.2% have no qualifications.

CB2 8HDEngland
Degree level or above67.8%33.9%
A level or equivalent8.4%16.9%
GCSE grade 4/C or above6.8%13.3%
Below GCSE grade 4/C3.7%9.7%
Apprenticeship3.3%5.3%
Other qualifications1.8%2.8%
No qualifications8.2%18.1%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around CB2 8HD (Trumpington) (about 1,625 residents).

Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.

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