Safety and schools may need closer review
Arbury at a glance
- House prices
- £438,000
- Higher prices81st percentile
- Schools
- 18th percentile
- Weak
- Transport
- 35th percentile
- Middle
- Crime rate
- 91.6 per 1,000 residents
- Weak29th percentile
- Flood risk
- Under 0.1% of the area in flood zones
- Less flood-zone land6th percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Arbury a good place to live?
Arbury has a mixed public data profile, so whether it is a good fit depends on which factors matter most to you. School performance appears weaker and crime data appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in Cambridge below.
Best fit and trade-offs
May suit
The public data shows a mixed profile, so the right fit depends on your priorities.
No additional grounded may-suit bullets are available.
Watch out for
- School performance appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally
- Crime data appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally
- House prices appear higher than many neighbourhoods nationally
Crime rate in Arbury
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 91.6 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 29th percentile nationally
Recorded crime is relatively higher; higher percentiles indicate lower crime.
Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to June 2026. Higher crime percentiles indicate lower recorded crime. Busy centres can show high rates because crimes are counted where they happen but divided by the people who live there.
House prices in Arbury
House prices
- Median sale price
- £438,000
- Percentile
- 81st percentile nationally
House prices appear higher than many neighbourhoods nationally.
Median of 58 standard sales over the 12 months to June 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.
Schools in Arbury
Schools
18th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Arbury
Flood risk
Under 0.1% of the area in flood zones 2 or 3
Land in Environment Agency river and sea flood zones 2 or 3. Zone 3, the higher-probability zone, covers under 0.1% of the area. That is the 6th percentile among neighbourhoods in England, where higher means more flood-zone land. Surface water is not included, and this is not an address-level assessment: check the flood map for the specific property.
Transport in Arbury
Transport
35th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.
What the full report adds
This public guide covers headline signals for crime, house prices, schools, flood risk and transport. The full report adds deeper lifestyle, health, green space, family and local life data, plus tools to compare and shortlist neighbourhoods.
FAQs
Is Arbury a good place to live?
Arbury has a mixed public data profile, so whether it is a good fit depends on which factors matter most to you. School performance appears weaker and crime data appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Arbury safe?
Arbury ranks in the 29th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Arbury?
The median sale price was £438,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 81st percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Arbury?
Schools rank in the 18th percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Arbury?
Nearby public profiles include Cherry Hinton in Cambridge and East Chesterton in Cambridge.
