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Midsummer Common

Suburb · 3,873 residents

Affordability: 45/100Safety: 59/100Transport: 31/100Schools: 70/100Health: 77/100Food & drink: 92/100Environment: 72/100Infrastructure: 66/100Property market: 47/100
64Good

Good · better than 7 in 10 suburbs

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

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What’s good

  • 10 places to eat and drink
  • 4 GP practices within a short walk
  • 96% of residents live within five minutes of a park

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  • Flood risk: 27% of the area is in the highest flood zone, so check the street
  • Transport scores 31, below the typical 60
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The essentials

Everyday life

The area

Around Midsummer Common

Barnwell59New Chesterton51Ditton Fields52Butt Green49Fallowfield48Jesus Green57Peter's Field54Newtown68
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Is Midsummer Common a good place to live?

Midsummer Common scores 64/100 overall, which the scorecard rates as good — 60 is typical for the country.

It stands out for food & drink (92) and health (77).

It scores lowest on transport (31).

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

Summary of Midsummer Common›

The summary for Midsummer Common is written when the report is first opened.

Data last updated: 19 October 2026

Places in and around Midsummer Common›

Schools

6 places
  1. 1
Chesterton Community CollegeSecondary
  • 2Parkside Community CollegeSecondary · Outstanding
  • 3St Matthew's Primary SchoolPrimary · Good
  • 4Cambridge Arts and Sciences (CATS and CSVPA)Other independent school
  • 5Milton Road Primary SchoolPrimary
  • 6Castle School, CambridgeCommunity special school · Requires improvement
  • Health

    6 places
    1. 1Bridge Street Medical CentreGP practice
    2. 2Cambridge Access SurgeryGP practice
    3. 3Red House SurgeryGP practice
    4. 4Asda PharmacyPharmacy
    5. 5BootsPharmacy
    6. 6Cambridge Smile StudioDentist

    Food & drink

    6 places
    1. 1Asda Cambridge SuperstoreAsda · superstore
    2. 2Tesco Cambridge SuperstoreTesco · superstore
    3. 3M&S Beehive Cambridge SFMarks and Spencer · supermarket
    4. 4M&S CambridgeMarks and Spencer · supermarket
    5. 5M&S Cambridge SatMarks and Spencer · supermarket
    6. 6Sainsburys Sidney StSainsburys · supermarket

    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 Midsummer Common

    • Barnwell
    • New Chesterton
    • Ditton Fields
    • Butt Green
    • Fallowfield
    • Jesus Green
    • Peter's Field
    • Newtown
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