Neighbourhood · South Cambridgeshire
HIston, Impington & Orchard Park: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the HIston, Impington & Orchard Park neighbourhood of South Cambridgeshire, England (ONS area South Cambridgeshire 006). Headline figures assembled 30 October 2026. Postcodes CB24, CB4. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near CB24 9NA.
One of the most affluent neighbourhoods in England, changing little against South Cambridgeshire
HIston, Impington & Orchard Park is one of the most affluent neighbourhoods in England; it is changing little against South Cambridgeshire (signals are mixed: 2 rising and 3 falling of 20). Houses here typically resell for £479,000 and flats for £264,750 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is higher than across South Cambridgeshire (1.3 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving faster than the council's and the nearest railway station, Cambridge North, is 4.0 km from the neighbourhood's centre.
The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 30 October 2026; source dates are shown below.
Typical house price
£479,000
Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +14% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Typical flat price
£264,750
Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +6% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Affluence today
Among the most affluent
How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation
Signs of gentrification
Mixed signs
Weighted balance +0.00; 2 of 20 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.
Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)
Deprivation
Decile 10 of 10
English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 7 small areas range from decile 4 to 10.
Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Average household income
£69,800
ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).
Source: Office for National Statistics
Recorded crime
1.3 times the borough's rate
Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.
Source: Police.uk
Schools getting better
Faster than the council's
Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.
Source: Ofsted, Department for Education
Where HIston, Impington & Orchard Park sits in South Cambridgeshire
- Typical house price: 5th highest of 19 neighbourhoods in South Cambridgeshire
- Typical flat price: 2nd highest of the 6 neighbourhoods in South Cambridgeshire with enough flat sales for one
- Average household income: joint 9th lowest of 19 neighbourhoods in South Cambridgeshire
Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 30 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.
Prices over time in HIston, Impington & Orchard Park
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 30 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.
How the area is changing, signal by signal
2 of 20 counted signals point towards rising affluence against South Cambridgeshire, 3 the other way and 15 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.
Rising against the borough
- Income deprivation ranking
- Schools improving
Falling behind the borough
- Anti-social behaviour
- Home improvement applications
- Catching up with neighbouring areas
Stations and schools nearby
Nearest station
- Cambridge North Railway station, 4.0 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 8.2 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Great Northern to London Kings Cross (56 to 61 min); Greater Anglia to London Liverpool Street (80 to 88 min).
Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.
Nearest state schools
- Nearest state primary school Histon and Impington Brook Primary School 870 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Outstanding in 4 areas (Oct 2024).
- Nearest state secondary school Impington Village College 430 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Outstanding in 4 areas (Feb 2025).
Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (20 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 30 September 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.
Questions about HIston, Impington & Orchard Park
What is the typical house price in HIston, Impington & Orchard Park?
£479,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +14% against 2017-2019.
How does HIston, Impington & Orchard Park compare with the rest of South Cambridgeshire?
Typical house price: 5th highest of 19 neighbourhoods in South Cambridgeshire. Typical flat price: 2nd highest of the 6 neighbourhoods in South Cambridgeshire with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: joint 9th lowest of 19 neighbourhoods in South Cambridgeshire.
Is HIston, Impington & Orchard Park an affluent area?
Among the most affluent. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is HIston, Impington & Orchard Park gentrifying?
Mixed signs. Weighted balance +0.00; 2 of 20 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.
What is the nearest station to HIston, Impington & Orchard Park?
Cambridge North. Railway station, 4.0 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 8.2 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Great Northern to London Kings Cross (56 to 61 min); Greater Anglia to London Liverpool Street (80 to 88 min).
Which state schools are nearest to HIston, Impington & Orchard Park?
Nearest state primary school. Histon and Impington Brook Primary School. 870 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Outstanding in 4 areas (Oct 2024). Nearest state secondary school. Impington Village College. 430 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Outstanding in 4 areas (Feb 2025).
Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.
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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.