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Kings Hedges

Middle area

North Cambridge. 10,276 people in 1.6 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in Kings Hedges live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£365,000
Joint 2,402nd most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
10,313
Joint 935th most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Kings Hedges

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Kings Hedges at a rate of 123.6 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 110.7 per 1,000 people across Cambridge.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences446
Other crime207
Anti-social behaviour182
Shoplifting107
Drug offences102
Criminal damage and arson100
Vehicle crime76
Burglary37
Robbery7
Theft from the person6

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Kings Hedges compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

Kings HedgesMiddle
Median sale price14 middle areas, Cambridge · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Cambridge14 areas from £365,000 to £805,000. The middle area is £480,000. Kings Hedges is £365,000.
£365,000cheapest
Population14 middle areas, Cambridge · 2021
Population: every middle area in Cambridge14 areas from 6,228 to 16,246. The middle area is 10,251. Kings Hedges is 10,313.
10,3137th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares14 middle areas, Cambridge · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Cambridge14 areas from 0.0% to 0.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. Kings Hedges is 0.0%.
0%
Gigabit broadband coverage14 middle areas, Cambridge · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Cambridge14 areas from 76.6% to 99.4%. The middle area is 97.2%. Kings Hedges is 99.3%.
99.3%joint 3rd highest

Is Kings Hedges safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Kings Hedges at a rate of 123.6 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 110.7 per 1,000 people across Cambridge.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 104 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Kings Hedges.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (446), other crime (207) and anti-social behaviour (182).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Cambridge

These figures are published for the whole of Cambridge, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Cambridge and not Kings Hedges alone. See Cambridge

Average house price
£475,151
No change in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£43,741
69th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
10.9×
Joint 35th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
11.5
Joint 40th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Kings Hedges in brief

The median price paid for a home in Kings Hedges was £365,000 in 2025.

Kings Hedges had 10,313 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in Kings Hedges live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Kings Hedges, 99.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.