Bridge Road Impington, South Cambridgeshire
17 addresses across 2 postcodes (CB24), about 60 m long, classed as a b road. USRN 35300911.
- Sales: 6 recorded sales since 1995; in 2020 the median was £436,250 across 2 sales.
- Energy: 4 homes have an energy certificate (D: 1, E: 3).
- Flood: 2 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band C; Band D in South Cambridgeshire costs £2,536 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 57% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Cambridge North, about 3.5 km (2.2 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 480 m (0.3 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 9.1 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.7 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 10 to 16 m above sea level.
- Noise: 14 of its 18 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Firs House Surgery, about 1.1 km (0.7 miles) away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 830 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 66% of households owned their home and 59% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 11 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often criminal damage and arson.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 | £436,250 | £415,000 | £457,500 |
| 2017 | 1 | £345,000 | £345,000 | £345,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Dec 2020 | KEMENDINE CB24 9PH | Detached | £415,000 | |
| 3 Aug 2020 | THE SPINNEY CB24 9PH | Detached | £457,500 | |
| 22 Aug 2019 | LAKEVIEW CB24 9PH | Other | £39,812,840 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 31 Jul 2017 | LAKEVIEW CB24 9PH | Other | £29,500,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 7 Jul 2017 | 2 CB24 9PH | Detached | £345,000 | |
| 26 Oct 2015 | MILLFIELD FARM CB24 9PH | Other | £280,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
Energy performance certificates
4 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 88 m². Most common: Bungalow, detached (3); House, detached (1). Built: 1976-1982 (3); 1950-1966 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (3); rented (private) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (3 addresses)
Council tax
What each band costs in South Cambridgeshire in 2026-27: Band D £2,536 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,691 | £1,973 | £2,254 | £2,536 | £3,100 | £3,663 | £4,227 | £5,073 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band C (42% of about 1,210 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: yes, South Cambridgeshire.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Old Station Yard, Cambridge Road, IMPINGTON, CB24 9NU: up to 35 homes, permissioned (710 m (0.4 miles))
- Old Station Yard, Cambridge Road, IMPINGTON, CB24 9NU: up to 38 homes, permissioned (710 m (0.4 miles))
- 2-4 Water Lane, OAKINGTON AND WESTWICK, CB24 3AL, permissioned (760 m (0.5 miles))
- The Meadows Community Centre 1 St Catharines Road Impington Cambridge CB4 3XJ: up to 56 homes, permissioned (810 m (0.5 miles))
- Station Road Garage, Station Yard, Station Road, Histon, Cambridge, CB24 9LF: up to 32 homes, permissioned (810 m (0.5 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 5 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| CB24 9PH | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| CB24 9NU | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 2 / 5 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 19 addresses are between 10 m and 16 m above sea level (14 m on average); the ground rises about 6 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CB24 9NU | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CB24 9PH | 100% | 57% | 57% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Cambridge North 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) |
| Cambridge 11 million journeys in 2024–25 | 5 km (3.1 miles) | |
| Waterbeach 372,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.6 km (4.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 23 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Highfield Road Impington | 270 m |
| Bus or coach station | Drummer St Bus Station Cambridge | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) |
| Car parks | Park Street Car Park | 3 km (1.9 miles) |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Connected Kerb Charging Stations | 1.5 km (1 mile) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Stansted Airport STN | 39.9 km (25 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Firs House Surgery | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Well | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Townsend House Dental Surgery | 1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Hospital | Spire Cambridge Lea Hospital | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Police station | Histon Police Station | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Histon Road Cashzone | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,500 m² | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Unnamed 3,940 m² | 550 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 530 m² | 300 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 5,360 m² | 280 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Histon Road Allotments 5.8 ha | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 6 parks and gardens, 1.2 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Impington Mill, a listed building (Grade II*), 520 m (0.3 miles) north. 3 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Impington Mill | Listed building, Grade II* | 520 m (0.3 miles) north |
| Histon Road Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) south |
| Garden of 48 Storey's Way | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Arbury Orchard | Wood | 300 m south-west |
| Girton Wood | Wood | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north-west |
| Histon Wood | Wood | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north-west |
| Swan Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) north-west |
| Castle Hill | Hill | 2.7 km (1.6 miles) south |
| Chesterton Fen | Wetland | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 14.8 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 9 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 5 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 4 | 18 |
14 of the street's 18 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for South Cambridgeshire: see them on the South Cambridgeshire page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orchard Park Community Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 400 m (0.2 miles) | Report card (Jul 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Urgent improvement; Achievement: Urgent improvement; Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention; Personal development and wellbeing: Needs attention; Inclusion: Needs attention; Leadership and governance: Urgent improvement; Early years: Needs attention; Safeguarding standards: Not met |
| St Laurence Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 850 m (0.5 miles) | Good (May 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Kings Hedges Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| King's Hedges Nursery School | Nursery | 2–4 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| Histon Early Years Centre | Nursery | 1–5 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | Report card (May 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Needs attention; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Impington Village College | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | No overall grade (Feb 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
| Mayfield Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| Colleges Nursery School | Nursery | 2–5 | 1.5 km (1 mile) | Report card (Jul 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Strong standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Arbury Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| Cambridge Regional College | 16 plus | 14–99 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| The Grove Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | Good (Nov 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| North Cambridge Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| abm @ Orchard Park Community Primary School CB4 2GR | School/college/university | 410 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 28 Sep 2026 |
| Cambridge Kids Club @ Orchard Park CB4 2GR | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 410 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 6 Jun 2025 |
| Pizza Hut CB4 2AD | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 2 Jul 2025 |
| Tesco CB4 2AD | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 21 Jan 2021 |
| Orchard Park Coffee CB4 2AD | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 23 Jan 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Criminal damage and arson | 5 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 2 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 2 |
| Burglary | 1 |
| Other theft | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Lone Tree Avenue (11).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 40 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 18% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 66% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 38% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 13% | 17% |
| Private rented | 19% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 66% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 21% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 49% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 29% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 18% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 74% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 59% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 90% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 4 to 10 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Lone Tree Avenue · A14 · A14 · Lone Tree Grove · Cambridge Road · Cambridge Road · The Coppice · Cambridge Road · Cranesbill Close · Highfield Road · Cresswell Close · A14
All the streets in CB24 and across South Cambridgeshire.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.