East of England · Non-metropolitan district
South Cambridgeshire · ONS E07000012
Financial position as at 2026/27 Q1 quarter end
Compared only with non-metropolitan district councils using central government returns.
Official annual outturn. Each line uses its own scale so direction remains easy to read.
Official Defra measures for South Cambridgeshire, with like-for-like comparison against collection authorities.
Schools, pupil numbers and latest education outcomes across South Cambridgeshire.
Published outcomes for pupils living in South Cambridgeshire.
Latest published Progress 8 score, 2023/24.
A score of 0 represents the national average.South Cambridgeshire's latest Key Stage 4 outcomes are above both East of England and England benchmarks across all three headline measures.
House prices and affordability for South Cambridgeshire, based on the earnings of local residents.
Typical private rental cost across all property types in South Cambridgeshire.
Median house price as a multiple of median resident earnings. Lower is more affordable.
Quarterly planning decisions and the government's latest three-year Housing Delivery Test.
3.3 percentage points higher than 2025 Q4
Latest police-recorded crime figures for South Cambridgeshire, excluding fraud.
South Cambridgeshire has a recorded crime rate 31.5% below East of England. It is 43.8% below the England rate.
Open schools, pupil numbers and the latest published Ofsted inspection position for South Cambridgeshire.
These ratings apply only to schools whose latest full inspection remains under the previous Ofsted framework. Schools assessed under the renewed framework are shown separately above.
| School | Phase | Pupils | Capacity | Latest Ofsted position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Babraham CofE (VC) Primary School URN 143440 · CB22 3AG | Primary | 92 | 93 | Not judged |
| Bar Hill Community Primary School URN 145801 · CB23 8DY | Primary | 229 | 350 | Ungraded inspection |
| Barrington CofE VC Primary School URN 110781 · CB22 7RG | Primary | 174 | 200 | Ungraded inspection |
| Barton CofE VA Primary School URN 110829 · CB23 7BD | Primary | 117 | 120 | Ungraded inspection |
| Bassingbourn Primary School URN 110602 · SG8 5NP | Primary | 326 | 420 | Not judged |
| Bourn CofE Primary Academy URN 137626 · CB23 2SP | Primary | 193 | 154 | Good |
| Caldecote Primary School URN 110603 · CB23 7NX | Primary | 193 | 210 | Ungraded inspection |
| Castle Camps Church of England (Controlled) Primary School URN 110784 · CB21 4TH | Primary | 125 | 140 | Not judged |
South Cambridgeshire's population grew over five years. Its change was 3.7 percentage points above the East of England and 4.2 percentage points above England.
People receiving Universal Credit and how the caseload has changed over the latest 24 months.
Comparison using 2024 resident population estimates.
Monthly caseload recorded on the DWP Universal Credit system.
Universal Credit provides financial support to people who are on a low income or out of work. These figures count people receiving Universal Credit, not households and not the number of people who are unemployed.
A licensed HMO register has not yet been located for this council. CouncilMetrics does not estimate HMO expenditure from broad housing or social-care descriptions.
Comparable official outturn for 2024/25, reported to central government.
Net current expenditure after service income.
Major financing lines in the central return.
General unallocated reserves during the year.
A point-in-time view of debt and liquid investments at the end of 2026/27 Q1.
2020/21 Q1 to 2026/27 Q1.
Net debt reduced during the latest quarter as the balance between borrowing and investments improved.
PWLB, other longer-term borrowing and short-term borrowing.
Council tax collection, outstanding arrears and write-offs reported to central government.
Outstanding arrears at each financial year-end.
Figures represent total outstanding council tax balances, including arrears carried forward from earlier years. Changes in council boundaries can affect historical comparisons.
Breakdown of outstanding balances at the end of 2025/26.
55.6% of outstanding arrears
44.4% of outstanding arrears
Earlier-years arrears represent unpaid council tax carried forward from previous financial years. These figures do not identify individual households or establish whether balances are recoverable.
England average: 95.60% · 2.58 percentage points above England
Outstanding arrears include unpaid balances from earlier financial years and are not the same as council tax uncollected during 2025/26. Monetary values are rounded for display. Official MHCLG source
| Contract | Supplier | Status | End date | Original value |
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| Supplier | Payments | Published expenditure |
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| Document | Dataset | Period | Status | Official source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Housing Delivery Test 2025 results — South Cambridgeshire | mhclg housing delivery test | HDT 2025–HDT 2025 | imported | Open |
| MHCLG district planning application decisions (PS2) — South Cambridgeshire | mhclg planning ps2 | 1979 Q2–2026 Q1 | imported | Open |
| MHCLG district planning application statistics (PS1) — South Cambridgeshire | mhclg planning ps1 | 1996 Q2–2026 Q1 | imported | Open |
| Defra local authority waste statistics — South Cambridgeshire District Council | defra local authority waste | 2010/11–2015/16 | imported | Open |
| MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2023/24 — South Cambridgeshire | mhclg revenue outturn rsx | 2023/24 | imported | Open |
| MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2023/24 — South Cambridgeshire | mhclg revenue outturn rs | 2023/24 | imported | Open |
| MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2022/23 — South Cambridgeshire | mhclg revenue outturn rsx | 2022/23 | imported | Open |
| MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2022/23 — South Cambridgeshire | mhclg revenue outturn rs | 2022/23 | imported | Open |
| MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2021/22 — South Cambridgeshire | mhclg revenue outturn rsx | 2021/22 | imported | Open |
| MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2021/22 — South Cambridgeshire | mhclg revenue outturn rs | 2021/22 | imported | Open |
| MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2020/21 — South Cambridgeshire | mhclg revenue outturn rsx | 2020/21 | imported | Open |
| MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2020/21 — South Cambridgeshire | mhclg revenue outturn rs | 2020/21 | imported | Open |
| MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2025/26 Q4 — South Cambridgeshire | mhclg borrowing investment | 2025/26 Q4 | imported | Open |
| MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2025/26 Q3 — South Cambridgeshire | mhclg borrowing investment | 2025/26 Q3 | imported | Open |
| MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2025/26 Q2 — South Cambridgeshire | mhclg borrowing investment | 2025/26 Q2 | imported | Open |
| MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2025/26 Q1 — South Cambridgeshire | mhclg borrowing investment | 2025/26 Q1 | imported | Open |
| MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q4 — South Cambridgeshire | mhclg borrowing investment | 2024/25 Q4 | imported | Open |
| MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q3 — South Cambridgeshire | mhclg borrowing investment | 2024/25 Q3 | imported | Open |
| MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q2 — South Cambridgeshire | mhclg borrowing investment | 2024/25 Q2 | imported | Open |
| MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q1 — South Cambridgeshire | mhclg borrowing investment | 2024/25 Q1 | imported | Open |
| MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q4 — South Cambridgeshire | mhclg borrowing investment | 2023/24 Q4 | imported | Open |
| MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q3 — South Cambridgeshire | mhclg borrowing investment | 2023/24 Q3 | imported | Open |
| MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q2 — South Cambridgeshire | mhclg borrowing investment | 2023/24 Q2 | imported | Open |
| MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q1 — South Cambridgeshire | mhclg borrowing investment | 2023/24 Q1 | imported | Open |
| MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q4 — South Cambridgeshire | mhclg borrowing investment | 2022/23 Q4 | imported | Open |
| MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q3 — South Cambridgeshire | mhclg borrowing investment | 2022/23 Q3 | imported | Open |
| MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q2 — South Cambridgeshire | mhclg borrowing investment | 2022/23 Q2 | imported | Open |
| MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q1 — South Cambridgeshire | mhclg borrowing investment | 2022/23 Q1 | imported | Open |
| MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q4 — South Cambridgeshire | mhclg borrowing investment | 2021/22 Q4 | imported | Open |
| MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q3 — South Cambridgeshire | mhclg borrowing investment | 2021/22 Q3 | imported | Open |
| MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q2 — South Cambridgeshire | mhclg borrowing investment | 2021/22 Q2 | imported | Open |
| MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q1 — South Cambridgeshire | mhclg borrowing investment | 2021/22 Q1 | imported | Open |
| MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q4 — South Cambridgeshire | mhclg borrowing investment | 2020/21 Q4 | imported | Open |
| MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q3 — South Cambridgeshire | mhclg borrowing investment | 2020/21 Q3 | imported | Open |
| MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q2 — South Cambridgeshire | mhclg borrowing investment | 2020/21 Q2 | imported | Open |
| MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q1 — South Cambridgeshire | mhclg borrowing investment | 2020/21 Q1 | imported | Open |
| MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2026/27 Q1 — South Cambridgeshire | mhclg borrowing investment | 2026/27 Q1 | imported | Open |
| MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2024/25 — South Cambridgeshire | mhclg revenue outturn rsx | 2024/25 | imported | Open |
| MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2024/25 — South Cambridgeshire | mhclg revenue outturn rs | 2024/25 | imported | Open |
Budget summaries and financial positions retain the reporting year and assurance status of their original source. Draft or unaudited values are labelled separately from audited outturn figures. The Financial Health Score uses reserves cover, net debt per resident, liquidity and quarterly debt direction from central MHCLG returns. Each component is converted to a percentile among councils of the same authority type; available components are weighted 35%, 30%, 20% and 15% respectively. A score is published only when at least three components covering 65% of the weighting are available. It is a comparative financial indicator, not an assessment of service quality or political performance.