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Waterbeach and Landbeach

Middle area

The north east of the South Cambridgeshire. 7,001 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 33 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 Waterbeach and Landbeach live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£405,000
Joint 1,852nd most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
6,525
Joint 3,551st least 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
93.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Waterbeach and Landbeach

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Waterbeach and Landbeach at a rate of 63.8 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 58.3 per 1,000 people across South Cambridgeshire.

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 offences168
Anti-social behaviour85
Other crime69
Criminal damage and arson51
Vehicle crime34
Burglary16
Drug offences16
Shoplifting6
Robbery2
Theft from the person0

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Waterbeach and Landbeach compares

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

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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. Waterbeach and Landbeach is £405,000.
£405,0005th cheapest
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. Waterbeach and Landbeach is 6,525.
6,5252nd least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares19 middle areas, South Cambridgeshire · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in South Cambridgeshire19 areas from 0.0% to 37.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. Waterbeach and Landbeach is 0.0%.
0%joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas
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%. Waterbeach and Landbeach is 93.9%.
93.9%3rd highest

Is Waterbeach and Landbeach safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Waterbeach and Landbeach at a rate of 63.8 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 58.3 per 1,000 people across South Cambridgeshire.

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

In August 2026 alone, 32 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Waterbeach and Landbeach.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (168), anti-social behaviour (85) and other crime (69).

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 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 Waterbeach and Landbeach alone. See South Cambridgeshire

Average house price
£441,410
Up 0.2% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£48,916
20th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
9.0×
Joint 90th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
9.3
14th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Waterbeach and Landbeach in brief

The median price paid for a home in Waterbeach and Landbeach was £405,000 in 2025.

Waterbeach and Landbeach had 6,525 usual residents at the census.

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

In Waterbeach and Landbeach, 93.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.