Fitzwilliam Street Cambridge
36 addresses across 3 postcodes (CB2), about 130 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 5400223.
- Energy: 2 homes have an energy certificate (D: 1, E: 1).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area 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 Cambridge costs £2,467 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 60% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Cambridge, about 1.3 km (0.8 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: There is a small park or garden about 250 m away, and Cambridge University Botanic Garden (16 hectares) is about 620 m (0.4 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 10.1 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.4 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 11 m above sea level.
- Noise: 2 of its 36 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Trumpington Street Medical Practice, about 290 m away, with 8 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 1,870 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 13% of households owned their home and 29% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 73 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jun 2023 | 18 CB2 1QH | Other | £1,900,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
Energy performance certificates
2 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 201 m². Most common: House, detached (1); Flat (1). Built: before 1900 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (2).
Each home's certificates and sales (1 address)
Council tax
What each band costs in Cambridge in 2026-27: Band D £2,467 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,645 | £1,919 | £2,193 | £2,467 | £3,015 | £3,563 | £4,112 | £4,934 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band C (22% of about 730 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Historic Core (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 12.
- 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: no.
Listed buildings
- FENCE ALONG STREET FRONTAGE OF THE MAIN BLOCK OF THE FITZWILLIAM MUSEUM, grade I
- 31, TRUMPINGTON STREET, grade II*
- Cambridge Judge Business School, grade II*
- 1-12, FITZWILLIAM STREET (See details for further address information), grade II
- 13, FITZWILLIAM STREET, grade II
- 15, FITZWILLIAM STREET, grade II
- 16-24, FITZWILLIAM STREET, grade II
- 25-27, TRUMPINGTON STREET, grade II
- 30, TRUMPINGTON STREET, grade II
- 35 AND 36, TRUMPINGTON STREET, grade II
- BUILDINGS SURROUNDING TUNWELL'S COURT, grade II
- DOWNING COLLEGE, NORTH WEST GATE ONTO TENNIS COURT ROAD OPPOSITE FITZWILLIAM STREET, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Essex House 71 Regent Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire: up to 13 homes, permissioned (400 m (0.2 miles))
- 14-17 Regent Terrace Cambridge CB2 1AA: up to 6 homes, permissioned (440 m (0.3 miles))
- 23 And 25, Hills Road, CAMBRIDGE, CB2 1NW: up to 10 homes, permissioned (720 m (0.4 miles))
- Housing Allocation, Land at Parkside Police Station and Fire and Rescue Station, Parkside, Cambridge, CB1: up to 50 homes, not permissioned (760 m (0.5 miles))
- Land at Parkside Police Station, Parkside, not permissioned (760 m (0.5 miles))
- Land Rear Of 5-17 New Square Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 1EY: up to 8 homes, permissioned (800 m (0.5 miles))
- Warkworth Lodge Warkworth Terrace Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 1EG: up to 9 homes, permissioned (800 m (0.5 miles))
- 82-88 Hills Road and 57-63 Bateman Street: up to 20 homes, not permissioned (840 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, 0 at medium risk and 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CB2 1QH | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| CB2 1QA | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 3 | unlikely |
| CB2 1QZ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's addresses are about 11 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CB2 1QA | 100% | 86% | 86% | 0% |
| CB2 1QH | 100% | 60% | 60% | 0% |
| CB2 1QZ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Cambridge 11 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Cambridge North 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) | |
| Shelford (Cambs) 222,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.9 km (3.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 50 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Fitzwilliam Museum Cambridge | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | Drummer St Bus Station Cambridge | 600 m (0.4 miles) |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Grand Arcade car park | 370 m |
| EV charging points | 12 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Roam Charging Station | 270 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Stansted Airport STN | 36 km (22 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 8 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Trumpington Street Medical Practice | 290 m |
| Pharmacies | 9 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Fitzwilliam Pharmacy | 30 m |
| NHS dentists | 12 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 180 m |
| Hospital | Nuffeild Health Cambridge Hospital | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Police station | Parkside Police Station | 720 m (0.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Cash machine 32-33 Petty Cury Halifax | 540 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 12 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 8.0 ha | 250 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Cambridge University Botanic Garden 16 ha | 620 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 690 m² | 600 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | University Rugby Ground 3.0 ha | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Allotments | Empty Common Allotments 1.7 ha | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 12 parks and gardens, 58 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is 31, Trumpington Street, a listed building (Grade II*), 40 m. 555 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 57 of them Grade I and 29 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| 31, Trumpington Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 40 m |
| Fence Along Street Frontage of the Main Block of the Fitzwilliam Museum | Listed building, Grade I | 60 m west |
| Fitzwilliam Museum and boundary wall, plinths and gates to the north-east | Listed building, Grade I | 80 m south-west |
| Cambridge Judge Business School | Listed building, Grade II* | 100 m south-east |
| Hobson's Conduit | Scheduled monument | 300 m south-east |
| Emmanuel College | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 490 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| Queens' College | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 500 m (0.3 miles) north-west |
| Cambridge Castle mound | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Robinson Crusoe Island | Wood | 340 m south-west |
| Mill Pit | Lake or reservoir | 390 m west |
| The Backs | Lake or reservoir | 460 m (0.3 miles) north-west |
| Castle Hill | Hill | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) north |
| Giants Grave | Valley | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) south-east |
| Chesterton Fen | Wetland | 4.6 km (2.8 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.2 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 34 | 36 |
2 of the street's 36 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 Cambridge: see them on the Cambridge page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Alban's Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 520 m (0.3 miles) | No overall grade (May 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Good |
| St Pauls CofE VA Primary School Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 600 m (0.4 miles) | Report card (Jan 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Parkside Community College | Secondary | 11–16 | 700 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| Newnham Croft Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 850 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Matthew's Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Mar 2020, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Park Street CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Jan 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Cambridge Maths School | 16 plus | 16–19 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| Brunswick Nursery School | Nursery | 2–5 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | Report card (Jun 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard; Achievement: Strong standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Hills Road Sixth Form College | 16 plus | 16–19 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection |
| Chesterton Community College | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.9 km (1.2 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 |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pages CB2 1QY | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 90 m | 4 Good | 6 Nov 2025 |
| Browns Restaurant CB2 1QA | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 110 m | 5 Very good | 12 Aug 2026 |
| Little Rose CB2 1QY | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 110 m | 5 Very good | 1 Aug 2024 |
| North Star Restaurant CB2 1QY | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 110 m | 5 Very good | 19 Jun 2025 |
| Hotel Du Vin & Bistro CB2 1QA | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 140 m | 5 Very good | 17 Feb 2026 |
| Dept of Biochemstry - Coffee Bar CB2 1QW | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 140 m | 5 Very good | 26 Feb 2024 |
| Department of Pathology (Molteno Lab CB2 3EE | School/college/university | 150 m | 5 Very good | 9 Jan 2025 |
| Little St Marys Church CB2 1QG | Other catering premises | 190 m | 4 Good | 10 Dec 2019 |
| Peterhouse College CB2 1RD | School/college/university | 200 m | 5 Very good | 6 Feb 2026 |
| The Pitt Building Conference Centre CB2 1RP | School/college/university | 220 m | 5 Very good | 1 Sep 2023 |
| Pembroke College CB2 1RF | School/college/university | 220 m | 5 Very good | 4 Mar 2026 |
| Café '84 CB2 1RF | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 220 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Dept of Biochemistry - Sanger Bldg CB2 1GA | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 220 m | 5 Very good | 4 Nov 2024 |
| Hot Numbers Coffee Ltd CB2 1QA | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 230 m | 5 Very good | 24 Apr 2024 |
| Trockel CB2 3QY | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 240 m | 5 Very good | 19 Feb 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 16 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 15 |
| Other theft | 11 |
| Bicycle theft | 10 |
| Public order | 5 |
| Theft from the person | 4 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 3 |
| Drugs | 3 |
| Burglary | 2 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Further/Higher Educational Building (30); On or near Little St Mary'S Lane (14); On or near Grove Lane (9); On or near Tennis Court Road (8); On or near Fitzwilliam Street (7).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 22 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | under 1% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | under 1% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 13% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 11% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 17% | 17% |
| Private rented | 71% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 15% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | under 1% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 77% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 2% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 19% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 78% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 20% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 29% | 34% |
| No qualifications | under 1% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 0% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 87% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 8 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
- CB2 1QH: 32 addresses of 33 in the postcode
- CB2 1QA: 3 addresses of 43 in the postcode
- CB2 1QZ: 1 address of 2 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Tennis Court Terrace · Grove Lane · Trumpington Street · Little St Mary's Lane · Pembroke Street · Tennis Court Road · Trumpington Street · Botolph Lane · Granta Place · Mill Lane · Downing Street · Free School Lane
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.