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North Cambridge. About 10,689 people in 2.2 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Market, 88.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
10,446
2,266th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
88.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.0%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
86.4%
34th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Market compares

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

MarketMiddle
Population14 wards, Cambridge · 2021
Population: every ward in Cambridge14 areas from 7,865 to 12,392. The middle area is 10,475. Market is 10,446.
10,4467th lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage14 wards, Cambridge · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Cambridge14 areas from 86.5% to 99.5%. The middle area is 95.3%. Market is 88.7%.
88.7%2nd lowest
Claimant rate14 wards, Cambridge · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Cambridge14 areas from 0.5% to 4.3%. The middle area is 2.0%. Market is 1.0%.
1.0%joint 3rd lowest
Aged 15 to 6414 wards, Cambridge · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Cambridge14 areas from 65.8% to 86.8%. The middle area is 74.0%. Market is 86.4%.
86.4%2nd highest

Figures for the whole of Cambridge

These figures are published for the whole of Cambridge, not for each ward, so they describe all of Cambridge and not Market 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 of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
10.9×
35th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
11.5
40th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Market in brief

Market had 10,446 usual residents at the census.

In Market, 88.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Market, 1.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

86.4% of residents in Market were aged 15 to 64 at the census.