Neighbourhood · South Cambridgeshire
Papworth, Caxton & Fen Drayton: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the Papworth, Caxton & Fen Drayton neighbourhood of South Cambridgeshire, England (ONS area South Cambridgeshire 021). Headline figures assembled 3 October 2026. Additional local information checked 13 October 2026. Postcodes CB23, CB24, PE19, PE28. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near CB23 4AB.
An affluent neighbourhood, showing some signs of gentrification
Papworth, Caxton & Fen Drayton is an affluent neighbourhood; it shows some signs of gentrification against South Cambridgeshire (4 of 19 signals rising, 1 falling). Houses here typically resell for £390,000 and flats for £176,000 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is lower than across South Cambridgeshire (0.8 times the borough's rate) and the nearest railway station, St Neots, is 10.5 km from the neighbourhood's centre.
The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 13 October 2026; source dates are shown below.
Typical house price
£390,000
Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +24% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Typical flat price
£176,000
Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +10% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Affluence today
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
Some signs
Weighted balance +0.11; 4 of 19 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.
Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)
Deprivation
Decile 8 of 10
English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 5 small areas range from decile 6 to 9.
Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Average household income
£76,500
ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).
Source: Office for National Statistics
Recorded crime
0.8 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
Where Papworth, Caxton & Fen Drayton sits in South Cambridgeshire
- Typical house price: joint 4th lowest of 19 neighbourhoods in South Cambridgeshire
- Typical flat price: the lowest of the 6 neighbourhoods in South Cambridgeshire with enough flat sales for one
- Average household income: 5th highest of 19 neighbourhoods in South Cambridgeshire
Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 13 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 Papworth, Caxton & Fen Drayton
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 13 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.
How the area is changing, signal by signal
4 of 19 counted signals point towards rising affluence against South Cambridgeshire, 1 the other way and 14 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
- Recorded crime
- Anti-social behaviour
- Solar and heat pumps
- Homes improving their energy rating
Falling behind the borough
- Homes selling
Stations and schools nearby
Nearest station
- St Neots Railway station, 10.5 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 4.6 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Thameslink and Great Northern to Peterborough (about 26 min); Thameslink to Horsham (about 143 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 Elsworth CofE VA Primary School 2.3 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (May 2023).
- Nearest state secondary school Cambourne Village College 2.4 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Outstanding in 4 areas (Mar 2025).
Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (11 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 31 August 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.
Questions about Papworth, Caxton & Fen Drayton
What is the typical house price in Papworth, Caxton & Fen Drayton?
£390,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +24% against 2017-2019.
How does Papworth, Caxton & Fen Drayton compare with the rest of South Cambridgeshire?
Typical house price: joint 4th lowest of 19 neighbourhoods in South Cambridgeshire. Typical flat price: the lowest of the 6 neighbourhoods in South Cambridgeshire with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 5th highest of 19 neighbourhoods in South Cambridgeshire.
Is Papworth, Caxton & Fen Drayton an affluent area?
Affluent. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is Papworth, Caxton & Fen Drayton gentrifying?
Some signs. Weighted balance +0.11; 4 of 19 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.
What is the nearest station to Papworth, Caxton & Fen Drayton?
St Neots. Railway station, 10.5 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 4.6 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Thameslink and Great Northern to Peterborough (about 26 min); Thameslink to Horsham (about 143 min).
Which state schools are nearest to Papworth, Caxton & Fen Drayton?
Nearest state primary school. Elsworth CofE VA Primary School. 2.3 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (May 2023). Nearest state secondary school. Cambourne Village College. 2.4 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Outstanding in 4 areas (Mar 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.