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United Kingdom / Western Europe

Cambridge City Intelligence

Cambridge is an English university metro north-east of London, with concentrated research, biotech, and software activity that drives a distinctive housing and labor-market profile. Cambridge is a western europe city of about ~0.15M metro in United Kingdom. On the composite city-intelligence score, Cambridge sits around the indexed median (77/100).

Last updated
2026-05-16
Data year
2025
Population
~0.15M metro
View of Cambridge, United Kingdom

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Overall score

Use the Cambridge profile to compare cost framing, transport access, and country-level context alongside Oxford and other English research cores.

Overall77/100
Affordability58/100
Air quality78/100
Energy72/100

Overall city intelligence

Good

77/100

Composite directional score across affordability, air quality, clean energy, and resilience.

Data confidence

Directional

Directional indicators pending integration of verified city-level data.

Verified utility layers

See country hub

Emergency, healthcare, and transport verification status appears on the country hub.

Cambridge data table

The table is part of the initial server-rendered HTML and mirrors the key city score cards.

Cambridge city intelligence data table
MetricValueContext
Overall score77/100Composite score across major city intelligence modules.
Cost of Living58/100Cambridge's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies.
Air Quality78/100Cambridge's air-quality profile is a directional indicator framed against WHO and regional benchmarks; verified city-level measurements appear in the dedicated air-quality dataset section once integrated.
Energy72/100Cambridge's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context.
Safety74/100Cambridge's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available.
Internet Speed75/100Cambridge's connectivity profile is a directional indicator combining national digital-readiness context with widely cited speed-test references.
Climate Risk70/100Cambridge's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity.
Resilience70/100Climate adaptation and infrastructure continuity context.

Safety

Deterministic safety estimates from our index — planning signals derived from country priors and city data, not official crime statistics.

Safety

Overall safety80/100
Low crime83/100
Personal safety82/100
Night safety77/100
Road safety77/100

Cambridge ranks in the upper tier of our safety index (80/100), with strong personal-safety and low night-time indicators.

Quality of Life

A composite quality-of-life estimate and its component indicators.

Quality of Life

Quality of life77/100
Healthcare87/100
Education85/100
Green space53/100
Cleanliness87/100
Infrastructure87/100
Mobility68/100

Cambridge has a high quality-of-life estimate (77/100), with notable strengths in healthcare, cleanliness and infrastructure.

Family Friendliness

How the city scores for raising a family, with the indicators that drive it.

Family Friendliness

Family friendliness77/100
Education85/100
Green space53/100
Overall safety80/100

Cambridge scores high for family living (77/100), helped by education access, safety and healthcare.

Digital Nomad Suitability

Suitability for remote workers, based on connectivity, mobility, and livability.

Digital Nomad Suitability

Digital nomad suitability75/100
Walkability82/100
Cycling67/100
Infrastructure87/100

Cambridge is high for remote workers (75/100), based on connectivity, walkability, safety and overall livability and day-to-day amenities.

Retirement Suitability

Suitability for retirement, weighing healthcare, affordability, climate, and environment.

Retirement Suitability

Retirement suitability75/100
Healthcare87/100
Cleanliness87/100
Outdoor lifestyle28/100

Cambridge is high for retirement (75/100), appealing for healthcare access and a clean environment.

Emergency and public safety in Cambridge

Local public safety guidance for Cambridge, with the country-level emergency contacts that apply when calling for police, fire, or ambulance.

Verified
United Kingdom emergency contacts
ServiceNumberNotes
Universal emergency99924/7999 is the primary UK emergency number; 112 also connects to the same service from any phone.

For the universal emergency contacts that apply in Cambridge, including police, fire, and ambulance, see the United Kingdom emergency profile.

Public safety sources

Each emergency contact above is attributed to an official emergency service or government publisher. Confirm current numbers directly with these sources.

Last verified: 2026-05-16

Methodology and the wider source registry are documented on the scoring methodology and data sources pages.

Healthcare and hospitals in Cambridge

Healthcare context for Cambridge, with national-level information from United Kingdom where city-specific data is not yet verified. This is informational only and does not provide medical advice.

Verified

For the national healthcare and public-health context that applies in Cambridge, see the United Kingdom healthcare profile.

Official hospital registry

Find a hospital — NHS

NHS England service finder for locating hospitals and other NHS services by postcode.

Last verified: 2026-05-16

Healthcare sources

Each entry above is attributed to an official government, public health, or recognised health-system publisher. Confirm current information directly with these sources.

Last verified: 2026-05-16

Related sections: emergency and public safety, scoring methodology, and data sources.

Transport and mobility in Cambridge

Local mobility context for Cambridge, with national-level context from United Kingdom where city-specific data is not yet verified. This is informational only.

Verified

For national transport authorities and operators that apply in Cambridge, see the United Kingdom transport profile.

Transport sources

Each entry above is attributed to an official transport authority, national operator, airport publisher, or government source. Confirm current information directly with these publishers.

Last verified: 2026-05-16

Related sections: emergency and public safety, healthcare and hospitals, cities directory, countries directory, scoring methodology, data sources.

Air quality dataset

Source-attributed air-quality dataset for Cambridge. Verified measurements are surfaced when published from accepted official datasets; transparent fallback is shown otherwise.

Air quality dataset for Cambridge

Verified data unavailableLast updated 2026-05-16 / data year 2025

Verified air-quality measurements are not yet published for this location

Source-attributed values for Cambridge will appear here after the platform integrates verified measurements from accepted official publishers. Until then, structured air-quality module context remains available on the dedicated module page.

Cambridge air-quality dataset coverage
MetricValueData yearStatus
Air qualityVerified air-quality measurements are not yet published for this location.

Data provenance

Source attribution

  • Global City Intelligence — air-quality dataset

    Verified data unavailable
    Publisher
    Global City Intelligence
    Last verified
    2026-05-16

    The air-quality dataset begins empty by design. Verified city-level measurements appear here only after they are sourced from accepted publishers (WHO, EEA, US EPA, OpenAQ, OECD, or official national/city environmental agencies).

Explore Cambridge modules

City pages link to module and ranking pages so crawlers can move through the topic cluster naturally.

Cost of Living in Cambridge

Cambridge's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies.

Air Quality in Cambridge

Cambridge's air-quality profile is a directional indicator framed against WHO and regional benchmarks; verified city-level measurements appear in the dedicated air-quality dataset section once integrated.

Energy in Cambridge

Cambridge's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context.

Safety in Cambridge

Cambridge's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available.

Internet Speed in Cambridge

Cambridge's connectivity profile is a directional indicator combining national digital-readiness context with widely cited speed-test references.

Climate Risk in Cambridge

Cambridge's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity.

City rankings

Compare this city against other indexed cities in crawlable ranking tables.

Cost of living in Cambridge

Cost of living estimates for Cambridge — monthly budgets, rent, food, and transport in the local currency, plus an affordability score for comparison. Planning estimates derived from country baselines, not live prices.

Climate in Cambridge

Climate profile for Cambridge — Oceanic climate, annual average 9.7°C, comfort score 64/100. Month-by-month temperatures, rainfall, sunshine, and the best months to visit. Deterministic planning estimates, not a forecast.

Economy and jobs in Cambridge

Economy and jobs profile for Cambridge — tourism economy, economy score 75/100, key industries including tourism, hospitality, technology. Employment, salary, startup, remote-work, and career indicators. Deterministic planning estimates.

Universities and education in Cambridge

Education profile for Cambridge — regional education center, education score 68/100, 4 representative universities, plus research, student life, and international-student indicators. Deterministic dataset, not institutional rankings.

Healthcare and retirement in Cambridge

Healthcare and retirement profile for Cambridge — healthcare access city, healthcare score 69/100, retirement score 66/100. Medical access, specialist and emergency care, affordability, and retirement suitability. Deterministic planning estimates.

Arrival planning guide for Cambridge

Practical arrival planning context for Cambridge — links into transport, public-safety, healthcare, budgeting tools, and methodology. Not an official airport or travel instruction service.

Neighborhood planning guide for Cambridge

Structured neighborhood research checklist for Cambridge — links into transport, public-safety, healthcare, arrival planning, and budgeting tools. Not a real-estate, rental, or safety-ranking service.

Moving to Cambridge planning guide

Structured relocation research checklist for Cambridge — links into country context, arrival planning, neighborhood research, cost tools, healthcare, public safety, and transport. Not immigration, visa, tax, legal, financial, medical, or property advice.

Visual guide to Cambridge

Source-attributed visual context for Cambridge using verified Wikimedia imagery from the existing media catalog, alongside structured city intelligence and planning links. Not a tourism guide or attractions ranking.

Summer 2026 travel planning guide for Cambridge

Summer 2026 travel planning checklist for Cambridge — links into arrival planning, visual orientation, budget tools, transport, public safety, and healthcare context. Not a weather forecast, events calendar, hotel-price guide, or tourism ranking.

Weekend trip planning guide for Cambridge

Weekend trip planning checklist for Cambridge — links into arrival planning, Summer 2026 travel context, visual orientation, budget tools, transport, public safety, and healthcare context. Not an itinerary, events calendar, hotel-price guide, restaurant guide, or tourism ranking.

Nearby weekend places from Cambridge

Source-backed nearby place records for local-first weekend planning, with verification status, official source links, Wikidata identity, and visual context.

Estimate a monthly budget for Cambridge

Estimate a monthly budget for Cambridge using your own housing, food, transport, healthcare, and lifestyle inputs. Planning estimator only — not an official cost-of-living measurement.

Plan a trip budget for Cambridge

Plan a trip budget for Cambridge using your own accommodation, food, local transport, activities, travel, healthcare buffer, and emergency buffer inputs. Planning estimator only — not an official travel cost estimate.

Nearby cities from Cambridge

Where else nearby you could spend a day or a weekend from Cambridge. Links are derived from geographic proximity, shared region, shared natural-recreation areas, transport corridors, and country borders — not popularity or tourism rankings.

Luton, United Kingdom

Same region · about 52 km from Cambridge. Explore Luton's city intelligence profile.

Related collections

Regional discovery collections that include Cambridge — named natural regions grouping nearby nature, parks, lakes, coasts, and mountains for local-first day and weekend planning.

Themed collections

Theme-first discovery collections that include Cambridge — grouped by outdoor interest (mountains, lakes, coasts, forests, national parks) rather than geography.

Interpretation

Use the Cambridge profile to compare cost framing, transport access, and country-level context alongside Oxford and other English research cores. Its standout dimensions are air quality (78/100) and internet speed (75/100). The area most worth watching is cost of living (58/100), where the model registers practical gaps. Data year 2025; last updated 2026-05-16. Drawn from 4 institutional references.

Country context is available on the United Kingdom country page. Related rankings include Overall Intelligence, Quality of Life, Remote Work. See where Cambridge appears in global rankings or read the scoring methodology.

Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation. Verified datasets are being integrated; official sources should be used for critical decisions.

Sources

4 institutional references inform this view, listed below with reliability notes. Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation; verified datasets are being integrated and official sources should be used for critical decisions.