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Affluence in CB3 7ET

How CB3 7ET ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Hardwick & Highfields
Council
South Cambridgeshire
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,130 (2024)
Status
No longer in use
Deprivation

How well off CB3 7ET is

On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the CB3 7ET area scores 8.0 out of 10, placing it more affluent than most of England. Its lowest-scoring category is barriers to housing and services (1.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
8.0/ 10
Most deprivedLeast deprived
By category, lowest first
  • Barriers to housing and services1.0
  • Living environment5.0
  • Employment9.0
  • Education and skills9.0
  • Crime9.0
  • Older people in low-income households9.0
  • Income10.0
  • Health and disability10.0
  • Children in low-income families10.0
Income

Household income

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

Annual income
£68,071
Before tax, all sources
England
£55,856
Above the national average
Higher than
81%
Of neighbourhoods in England and Wales
Work

Who is in work

58.9% of adults in the CB3 7ET area are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 25.9% are retired and 6.2% are full-time students.

CB3 7ETEngland
Employee, full-time36.3%34.3%
Employee, part-time9.5%11.9%
Self-employed13.1%9.5%
Unemployed1.5%2.9%
Full-time student6.2%7.9%
Retired25.9%21.5%
Looking after home or family4.2%4.8%
Long-term sick or disabled1.7%4.1%
Other1.6%3.1%
Occupations

Social grade

54.3% of adults in the CB3 7ET area work in managerial or professional jobs, well above the England average of 33.2%.

CB3 7ETEngland
Higher managerial & professional28.3%13.2%
Lower managerial & professional26%19.9%
Intermediate9.2%11.4%
Small employers & self-employed13%10.6%
Lower supervisory & technical4.1%5.3%
Semi-routine5.3%11.3%
Routine4.4%12%
Never worked & long-term unemployed3.6%8.5%
Full-time students6.1%7.7%
Education

Highest qualification

53.6% of adults in the CB3 7ET area hold a degree or equivalent, well above the England average of 33.9%. 9.5% have no qualifications.

CB3 7ETEngland
Degree level or above53.6%33.9%
A level or equivalent13.3%16.9%
GCSE grade 4/C or above11.4%13.3%
Below GCSE grade 4/C6.2%9.7%
Apprenticeship4.7%5.3%
Other qualifications1.3%2.8%
No qualifications9.5%18.1%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around CB3 7ET (Hardwick & Highfields) (about 1,130 residents).

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

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