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Barnwell

Suburb · 8,142 residents

Affordability: 38/100Safety: 51/100Transport: 31/100Schools: 63/100Health: 63/100Food & drink: 78/100Environment: 78/100Infrastructure: 67/100Property market: 67/100
59Good

Good · better than 5 in 10 suburbs

Check Local Score out of 100 · 60 is typical for the country

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What’s good

  • 34 places to eat and drink
  • 70% of residents live within five minutes of a park

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  • Prices are high for local incomes: affordability scores 38, where 60 is typical
  • Transport scores 31, below the typical 60
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The essentials

Everyday life

The area

Around Barnwell

Midsummer Common64Peter's Field54Butt Green49Ditton Fields52Brookfields65Cambridge60Romsey Town70Jesus Green57
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Is Barnwell a good place to live?

Barnwell scores 59/100 overall, which the scorecard rates as good — 60 is typical for the country.

It stands out for food & drink (78) and environment (78).

It scores lowest on transport (31) and affordability (38).

Scores come from official data on safety, schools, transport, prices, health, food & drink and the local environment, for Barnwell in East of England, each measured against the national average.

Summary of Barnwell›

The summary for Barnwell is written when the report is first opened.

Data last updated: 19 October 2026

Places in and around Barnwell›

Transport

1 place
  1. 1
CambridgeRail station

Schools

6 places
  1. 1Parkside Community CollegeSecondary · Outstanding
  2. 2St Matthew's Primary SchoolPrimary · Good
  3. 3Cambridge Arts and Sciences (CATS and CSVPA)Other independent school
  4. 4Sancton Wood SchoolOther independent school
  5. 5The Galfrid SchoolPrimary · Good
  6. 6St Philip's CofE Aided Primary SchoolPrimary

Health

6 places
  1. 1Cambridge Access SurgeryGP practice
  2. 2Mill Road SurgeryGP practice
  3. 3Petersfield Medical PracticeGP practice
  4. 4Asda PharmacyPharmacy
  5. 5BootsPharmacy
  6. 6Brookfields Health CentreDentist

Food & drink

6 places
  1. 1Asda Cambridge SuperstoreAsda · superstore
  2. 2Sainsburys Coldhams LaneSainsburys · superstore
  3. 3Tesco Cambridge SuperstoreTesco · superstore
  4. 4M&S Beehive Cambridge SFMarks and Spencer · supermarket
  5. 5M&S Cambridge Rail SFMarks and Spencer · convenience store
  6. 6Sainsburys Cambrdge Mill Road LocalSainsburys · convenience store

Environment

6 places
  1. 1Coldham's CommonPublic park · 46 ha
  2. 2Stourbridge CommonPublic park · 18 ha
  3. 3Midsummer CommonPublic park · 14 ha
  4. 4Jesus GreenPublic park · 12 ha
  5. 5Parker's PiecePublic park · 9.2 ha
  6. 6Logan's MeadowPublic park · 5.3 ha
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Areas near Barnwell

  • Midsummer Common
  • Peter's Field
  • Butt Green
  • Ditton Fields
  • Brookfields
  • Cambridge
  • Romsey Town
  • Jesus Green
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