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Sawston

Middle area

The south east of the South Cambridgeshire. 7,500 people in 7.7 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Sawston’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£429,125
1,622nd highest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
7,271
4,659th lowest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
89.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Sawston compares

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Median sale price19 middle areas, South Cambridgeshire · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in South Cambridgeshire19 areas from £370,000 to £620,225. The middle area is £436,250. Sawston is £429,125.
£429,1258th lowest
Population19 middle areas, South Cambridgeshire · 2021
Population: every middle area in South Cambridgeshire19 areas from 6,092 to 11,885. The middle area is 8,268. Sawston is 7,271.
7,2717th lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage19 middle areas, South Cambridgeshire · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in South Cambridgeshire19 areas from 56.4% to 97.0%. The middle area is 88.4%. Sawston is 89.3%.
89.3%9th highest
Claimant rate19 middle areas, South Cambridgeshire · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in South Cambridgeshire19 areas from 1.4% to 2.8%. The middle area is 1.9%. Sawston is 2.2%.
2.2%7th highest

Figures for the whole of South Cambridgeshire

These figures are published for the whole of South Cambridgeshire, not for each middle area, so they describe all of South Cambridgeshire and not Sawston alone. See South Cambridgeshire

Average house price
£439,573
Up 2.2% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£48,916
20th highest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
9.0×
87th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
9.3
14th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Sawston in brief

The median price paid for a home in Sawston was £429,125 in 2025.

Sawston had 7,271 usual residents at the census.

In Sawston, 89.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Sawston, 2.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.