Cambridgeshire
Cambridge
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Cambridge is best known for the University of Cambridge and its historic colleges, punting on the Cam, King's College Chapel, and the 'Silicon Fen' tech cluster.
Postcode districts: CB1, CB2, CB4
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Cambridge is a historic city on the River Cam, world-renowned for the University of Cambridge, founded in 1209 and one of the oldest and most prestigious universities in the world. Its medieval colleges, chapels such as King's College Chapel, and the tradition of punting on the Cam define the city. In recent decades Cambridge has become the centre of 'Silicon Fen', a major technology and biotech cluster. With fast trains to London, Cambridge offers renters a highly sought-after market driven by students, academics and tech professionals.
Source notes: Summarised from Wikipedia ("Cambridge", Wikidata Q350) and Museum of Cambridge / University of Cambridge heritage information.
Page prepared 2026-11-07. Figures come from the official sources named on each card; where we don't have reliable data we say so.