South Cambridgeshire in figures

A profile of South Cambridgeshire from official statistics: 11 figures in 4 sections, each with its period, its change from a year earlier, its rank among similar places where a ranking exists, and its source.

Figures last updated on 2026-10-12.

People

Population in South Cambridgeshire was 174,641 in 2025, up 1.2% from 2024.

Population174,6412025Up 1.2% from 2024
Population aged 65 and over20%2025Up 0.1 percentage points from 2024
Foreign-born population share16.2%2021No 2020 figure to compare
Net domestic migration, July to June1,7322025Compared with 1,452 in 2024
145K150K155K160K165K170K175K201120142017202020252011: 149,842 persons2012: 151,133 persons2013: 151,598 persons2014: 153,423 persons2015: 154,962 persons2016: 156,780 persons2017: 157,215 persons2018: 157,810 persons2019: 159,031 persons2020: 160,548 persons2021: 163,042 persons2022: 165,766 persons2023: 169,601 persons2024: 172,543 persons2025: 174,641 persons140K150K160K170K180K20112016202120252011: 149,842 persons2012: 151,133 persons2013: 151,598 persons2014: 153,423 persons2015: 154,962 persons2016: 156,780 persons2017: 157,215 persons2018: 157,810 persons2019: 159,031 persons2020: 160,548 persons2021: 163,042 persons2022: 165,766 persons2023: 169,601 persons2024: 172,543 persons2025: 174,641 persons
Population, 2011 to 2025. persons. Source: Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Population estimates, local authority based by single year of age: all ages, both sexes, mid-year (ONS, Nomis NM_2002_1).

Sources: Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Population estimates, local authority based by single year of age: all ages, both sexes, mid-year (ONS, Nomis NM_2002_1); Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Population estimates, local authority based by single year of age: aged 65 and over, both sexes, percent of all ages, mid-year (ONS, Nomis NM_2002_1); Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Census 2021, TS004 Country of birth: usual residents born outside the United Kingdom, percent, 100 minus the published share born in the United Kingdom (ONS, Nomis NM_2024_1); Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Mid-year population estimates, components of change for UK local authorities: net internal migration, mid-year to mid-year (ONS, MYEB3). Population and demography statistics and rankings

Economy

Gross domestic product (GDP) in South Cambridgeshire (pounds sterling) was £11.22 billion (provisional) in 2024, up 8.4% from 2023.

Gross domestic product (GDP), pounds sterling£11.22 billion2024, provisionalUp 8.4% from 2023
GDP per head, pounds sterling£65,0222024, provisionalUp 6.4% from 2023
2,0004,0006,0008,00010K12K20002004200820122016202020242000: 2,788 GBP million2001: 2,940 GBP million2002: 3,105 GBP million2003: 3,265 GBP million2004: 3,437 GBP million2005: 3,609 GBP million2006: 3,902 GBP million2007: 4,077 GBP million2008: 4,196 GBP million2009: 4,189 GBP million2010: 4,374 GBP million2011: 4,458 GBP million2012: 4,635 GBP million2013: 4,752 GBP million2014: 4,905 GBP million2015: 6,340 GBP million2016: 6,935 GBP million2017: 6,980 GBP million2018: 7,454 GBP million2019: 8,061 GBP million2020: 7,347 GBP million2021: 8,942 GBP million2022: 9,433 GBP million2023: 10,351 GBP million2024: 11,219 GBP million2,5005,0007,50010K12.5K2000200920242000: 2,788 GBP million2001: 2,940 GBP million2002: 3,105 GBP million2003: 3,265 GBP million2004: 3,437 GBP million2005: 3,609 GBP million2006: 3,902 GBP million2007: 4,077 GBP million2008: 4,196 GBP million2009: 4,189 GBP million2010: 4,374 GBP million2011: 4,458 GBP million2012: 4,635 GBP million2013: 4,752 GBP million2014: 4,905 GBP million2015: 6,340 GBP million2016: 6,935 GBP million2017: 6,980 GBP million2018: 7,454 GBP million2019: 8,061 GBP million2020: 7,347 GBP million2021: 8,942 GBP million2022: 9,433 GBP million2023: 10,351 GBP million2024: 11,219 GBP million
Gross domestic product (GDP), pounds sterling, 2000 to 2024. GBP million. Source: Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Regional gross domestic product: local authorities, GDP at current market prices, pounds million (ONS, Table 5).

Sources: Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Regional gross domestic product: local authorities, GDP at current market prices, pounds million (ONS, Table 5); Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Regional gross domestic product: local authorities, GDP per head at current market prices, pounds (ONS, Table 7). Economy statistics and rankings

Prices and housing

Average house price in South Cambridgeshire (pounds sterling) was £439,573 (provisional) in July 2026, up 2.2% from July 2025.

Average house price, pounds sterling£439,573July 2026, provisionalUp 2.2% from July 2025
House price annual change, monthly2.2%July 2026, provisionalUp 0.6 percentage points from July 2025
Average monthly private rent, pounds sterling£1,408August 2026, provisionalUp 3.4% from August 2025
380K400K420K440K460K2021-072022-042023-012023-102024-072025-042026-072021-07: 390,859 GBP2021-08: 395,816 GBP2021-09: 394,842 GBP2021-10: 399,467 GBP2021-11: 401,119 GBP2021-12: 402,207 GBP2022-01: 405,443 GBP2022-02: 404,383 GBP2022-03: 407,849 GBP2022-04: 412,982 GBP2022-05: 417,469 GBP2022-06: 417,739 GBP2022-07: 422,388 GBP2022-08: 428,293 GBP2022-09: 432,110 GBP2022-10: 429,093 GBP2022-11: 424,278 GBP2022-12: 428,686 GBP2023-01: 427,057 GBP2023-02: 434,324 GBP2023-03: 434,054 GBP2023-04: 432,231 GBP2023-05: 424,718 GBP2023-06: 417,797 GBP2023-07: 420,845 GBP2023-08: 427,768 GBP2023-09: 431,029 GBP2023-10: 433,321 GBP2023-11: 427,479 GBP2023-12: 427,691 GBP2024-01: 423,308 GBP2024-02: 419,833 GBP2024-03: 417,900 GBP2024-04: 422,317 GBP2024-05: 423,894 GBP2024-06: 423,302 GBP2024-07: 423,245 GBP2024-08: 431,903 GBP2024-09: 434,776 GBP2024-10: 432,634 GBP2024-11: 427,920 GBP2024-12: 431,204 GBP2025-01: 432,930 GBP2025-02: 430,852 GBP2025-03: 432,497 GBP2025-04: 424,719 GBP2025-05: 420,731 GBP2025-06: 415,554 GBP2025-07: 430,057 GBP2025-08: 440,724 GBP2025-09: 450,849 GBP2025-10: 445,426 GBP2025-11: 439,990 GBP2025-12: 428,762 GBP2026-01: 427,107 GBP2026-02: 431,667 GBP2026-03: 429,559 GBP2026-04: 433,481 GBP2026-05: 423,728 GBP2026-06: 433,733 GBP2026-07: 439,573 GBP380K400K420K440K460K2021-072023-042025-012026-072021-07: 390,859 GBP2021-08: 395,816 GBP2021-09: 394,842 GBP2021-10: 399,467 GBP2021-11: 401,119 GBP2021-12: 402,207 GBP2022-01: 405,443 GBP2022-02: 404,383 GBP2022-03: 407,849 GBP2022-04: 412,982 GBP2022-05: 417,469 GBP2022-06: 417,739 GBP2022-07: 422,388 GBP2022-08: 428,293 GBP2022-09: 432,110 GBP2022-10: 429,093 GBP2022-11: 424,278 GBP2022-12: 428,686 GBP2023-01: 427,057 GBP2023-02: 434,324 GBP2023-03: 434,054 GBP2023-04: 432,231 GBP2023-05: 424,718 GBP2023-06: 417,797 GBP2023-07: 420,845 GBP2023-08: 427,768 GBP2023-09: 431,029 GBP2023-10: 433,321 GBP2023-11: 427,479 GBP2023-12: 427,691 GBP2024-01: 423,308 GBP2024-02: 419,833 GBP2024-03: 417,900 GBP2024-04: 422,317 GBP2024-05: 423,894 GBP2024-06: 423,302 GBP2024-07: 423,245 GBP2024-08: 431,903 GBP2024-09: 434,776 GBP2024-10: 432,634 GBP2024-11: 427,920 GBP2024-12: 431,204 GBP2025-01: 432,930 GBP2025-02: 430,852 GBP2025-03: 432,497 GBP2025-04: 424,719 GBP2025-05: 420,731 GBP2025-06: 415,554 GBP2025-07: 430,057 GBP2025-08: 440,724 GBP2025-09: 450,849 GBP2025-10: 445,426 GBP2025-11: 439,990 GBP2025-12: 428,762 GBP2026-01: 427,107 GBP2026-02: 431,667 GBP2026-03: 429,559 GBP2026-04: 433,481 GBP2026-05: 423,728 GBP2026-06: 433,733 GBP2026-07: 439,573 GBP
Average house price, pounds sterling, July 2021 to July 2026. GBP. Source: HM Land Registry (United Kingdom), UK House Price Index: average price, all property types, not seasonally adjusted, pounds (HM Land Registry, Average price file).

Sources: HM Land Registry (United Kingdom), UK House Price Index: average price, all property types, not seasonally adjusted, pounds (HM Land Registry, Average price file); HM Land Registry (United Kingdom), UK House Price Index: annual change in the average price, all property types, not seasonally adjusted, percent (HM Land Registry, Average price file); Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1: rental price, all property types, pounds per month (ONS). Housing statistics and rankings

Business and tourism

Active enterprises in South Cambridgeshire were 8,225 in 2024, down 0.3% from 2023.

Active enterprises8,2252024Down 0.3% from 2023
Enterprise births7352024Down 3.3% from 2023
8,2008,4008,6008,8009,0002019202020212022202320242019: 8,805 count2020: 8,660 count2021: 8,670 count2022: 8,505 count2023: 8,250 count2024: 8,225 count8,2008,4008,6008,8009,0002019202120242019: 8,805 count2020: 8,660 count2021: 8,670 count2022: 8,505 count2023: 8,250 count2024: 8,225 count
Active enterprises, 2019 to 2024. count. Source: Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Business demography, UK, Tables 3.1a to 3.1d: count of active enterprises by district, county and unitary authority within region and country.

Sources: Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Business demography, UK, Tables 3.1a to 3.1d: count of active enterprises by district, county and unitary authority within region and country; Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Business demography, UK, Tables 1.1a to 1.1d: count of births of new enterprises by district, county and unitary authority within region and country. Companies statistics and rankings

Sources and citations

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  1. Office for National Statistics. Population estimates, local authority based by single year of age: all ages, both sexes, mid-year (ONS, Nomis NM_2002_1). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_2002_1.data.json?geography=TYPE480,TYPE424&gender=0&c_age=200&measures=20100&time=2011,latest. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
  2. Office for National Statistics. Population estimates, local authority based by single year of age: aged 65 and over, both sexes, percent of all ages, mid-year (ONS, Nomis NM_2002_1). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_2002_1.data.json?geography=TYPE480,TYPE424&gender=0&c_age=209&measures=20301&time=2011,latest. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  3. Office for National Statistics. Census 2021, TS004 Country of birth: usual residents born outside the United Kingdom, percent, 100 minus the published share born in the United Kingdom (ONS, Nomis NM_2024_1). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_2024_1.data.json?geography=TYPE480,TYPE424&c2021_cob_12=1&measures=20301&time=2021,latest. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  4. Office for National Statistics. Mid-year population estimates, components of change for UK local authorities: net internal migration, mid-year to mid-year (ONS, MYEB3). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/populationandmigration/populationestimates/datasets/populationestimatesforukenglandandwalesscotlandandnorthernireland/mid2011tomid2025. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  5. Office for National Statistics. Regional gross domestic product: local authorities, GDP at current market prices, pounds million (ONS, Table 5). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/grossdomesticproductgdp/datasets/regionalgrossdomesticproductlocalauthorities/1998to2024. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
  6. Office for National Statistics. Regional gross domestic product: local authorities, GDP per head at current market prices, pounds (ONS, Table 7). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/grossdomesticproductgdp/datasets/regionalgrossdomesticproductlocalauthorities/1998to2024. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
  7. HM Land Registry. UK House Price Index: average price, all property types, not seasonally adjusted, pounds (HM Land Registry, Average price file). Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://publicdata.landregistry.gov.uk/market-trend-data/house-price-index-data/Average-prices-2026-07.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  8. HM Land Registry. UK House Price Index: annual change in the average price, all property types, not seasonally adjusted, percent (HM Land Registry, Average price file). Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://publicdata.landregistry.gov.uk/market-trend-data/house-price-index-data/Average-prices-2026-07.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  9. Office for National Statistics. Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1: rental price, all property types, pounds per month (ONS). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/inflationandpriceindices/datasets/priceindexofprivaterentsukmonthlypricestatistics/16september2026. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  10. Office for National Statistics. Business demography, UK, Tables 3.1a to 3.1d: count of active enterprises by district, county and unitary authority within region and country. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/business/activitysizeandlocation/datasets/businessdemographyreferencetable. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  11. Office for National Statistics. Business demography, UK, Tables 1.1a to 1.1d: count of births of new enterprises by district, county and unitary authority within region and country. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/business/activitysizeandlocation/datasets/businessdemographyreferencetable. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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