Appendix 5 Details and sources of figures used in infographics

Figure 3: Population of Greater Cambridge

• Population of Greater Cambridge: 290,000 people (Source: Cambridgeshire Insight: Cambridgeshire County Council 2015 Based Population Estimates https://cambridgeshireinsight.org.uk/)
• Population of Greater Cambridge is expected to increase by around 26% between 2011 and 2031 based on current plans (Source: Cambridgeshire Insight: Cambridgeshire County Council 2015 Based Population Estimates https://cambridgeshireinsight.org.uk/)

Figure 12: Climate change in Greater Cambridge

• Based upon 2018 Climate Projections UK Weather will change by 2070:
  • Winter rainfall: +35%
  • Warmer Winters: +4.2C
  • Summer rainfall: -47%
  • Warmer Summers: +5.4C

https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/research/approach/collaboration/ukcp/index

Figure 15: Biodiversity and green space in Greater Cambridge today

• 42 Sites of Special Scientific Interest (source: Natural England)
• 43 ancient woodland sites (source: Natural England)
• 320 priority species (source: (Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Environmental Records Centre - Species Data 2018)
• 129 County Wildlife sites and 51 City Wildlife sites

(source: adopted Local Plans Policies Maps 2018)

• 3 Country parks
• Tree cover in Greater Cambridge = 11.11% (Source: Forest Research Canopy Calculator, i-TREE https://www.forestresearch.gov.uk/research/i-tree-eco/urbancanopycover/ )

Figure 16: Wellbeing and social inclusion in Greater Cambridge

• Population aged 19-59/64 qualified to at least level 2 or higher (83.2% Cambridge, 84.8% South Cambs, compared to 74.9% nationally): well qualified population (Nomis – Official Labour Market Statistics https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/ ).
• Average life expectancy within Cambridge is slightly above the national average, being 80.6 for males and 84.1 for females. Life expectancy is 10.1 years lower for men and 9.9 years lower for women in the most deprived areas of Cambridge than in the least deprived areas. Average life expectancy within South Cambridgeshire is slightly above the national average, 82.3 for males and 85.2 for females. Life expectancy is 4.2 years lower for men and 0.5 years lower for women in the most deprived areas of South Cambridgeshire than in the least deprived areas. (source: Public Health England (2018) Profiles for East of England [online] Available at: https://fingertips.phe.org.uk/ )
• Index of multiple deprivation: South Cambs 16th least deprived, Cambridge 107th out of 317 English Local Authorities (source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government - English indices of deprivation 2019 https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/english-indices-of-deprivation-2019 )
• Aging population - proportion of those aged over 65 significantly increasing, especially within South Cambridgeshire. ( % Population 65 and over Cambridge 2018 13% 2041 18%, South Cambs 2018 19% 2041 26%) (source: ONS Population Estimates 2018 – published on Cambridgeshire Insight https://cambridgeshireinsight.org.uk/ )
• 9.5% of households experience fuel poverty in Greater Cambridge (10.9% in England) (source: Fuel Poverty Statistics 2017 Office for National Statistics https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/fuel-poverty-statistics )

Figure 17: Greater Cambridge's heritage and design successes

• Listed Buildings = 3519 (source: Historic England, https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/data-downloads/, October 2019)
• Conservation Areas = 89 (source: Adopted Local Plan Policies Maps 2018)
• 11 RIBA Award-winning projects in 2019 (source: RIBA https://www.architecture.com/awards-and-competitions-landing-page/awards)
• Greater Cambridge Shared Planning Service Design Review Panels have carried out 241 design reviews since April 2014 (source: Greater Cambridge Planning Service 2019).

Figure 18: Greater Cambridge's economy

• A globally significant hi-tech economy that provides around 19% of employment in Cambridge. Around 57,000 people are employed by the more than 1,500 technology-based firms in the area, which have combined annual revenue of over £13 billion (source: Greater Cambridge Partnership webpage https://www.greatercambridge.org.uk/ , Cambridgeshire Economic Assessment https://cambridgeshireinsight.org.uk/ )
• Number of patents per 100,000 people in Cambridge, 341, the highest in the UK (source: Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Independent Economic Review 2018 www.cpier.org.uk )
• 14,000 active businesses in Greater Cambridge (source: Nomis Official Labour Market Statistics 2019 https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/)
• Low unemployment 2.9% in Cambridge, 2.2 % in South Cambs (compared to 4.1% nationally) (source: Nomis Official Labour Market Statistics 2019 https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/)
• Income and employment: disparities between wards in the north and east of the city and rest of Greater Cambridge (Kings Hedges 4.8% unemployed, Newnham, Castle 0.9%, Cambridge 2.7% in 2011) (source: Economically Active Unemployment % Census 2011 Cambridge Insight https://cambridgeshireinsight.org.uk/)
• Cambridge Tourism Economy: £835m accounting for 22% of employment in Cambridge; in 2017, 8m people visited Cambridge (30% visiting friends and family locally), only 12% explore beyond Cambridge. (source: Gateway to the East report by Visit Cambridge, November 2018)

Figure 19: Homes and affordability in Greater Cambridge

• Number of Homes in Greater Cambridge: 120,790 (source: Dwelling Stock Estimate 2018 - Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-dwelling-stock-including-vacants )
• Average house prices (£541,514 Cambridge, £441,539 South Cambs). (Source: Greater Cambridge Housing Strategy 2019-2023) Average UK house price £234,853 (source: Land registry House Price Index August 2019 http://landregistry.data.gov.uk/app/ukhpi )
• Lower quartile price to income ratio 14.3 (for Cambridge City) 10.8 (for South Cambridgeshire) (Source: Greater Cambridge Housing Strategy 2019-2023) 7.3 for England as a whole (source ONS March 2019 https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/housing/datasets/ratioofhousepricetoworkplacebasedearningslowerquartileandmedian )
• Median monthly cost to rent a 2 bed house £1190 Cambridge, £893 South Cambs, (source: Greater Cambridge Housing Strategy 2019-2023 https://www.scambs.gov.uk/housing/housing-strategy-and-policy/ )£675 UK (source: VOA 2019 https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/private-rental-market-summary-statistics-april-2018-to-march-2019 )

Figure 21: Greater Cambridge's infrastructure

• Around 202,155 vehicles cross the outer boundary of Cambridge in either direction every day (This is the number of motor vehicles crossing the radial cordon into and out of Cambridge City. This is monitored annually, usually on the first Wednesday of October between 7am and 7pm and counts motor vehicles, cycles and pedestrians at the points on the map on page 8 of the traffic monitoring report Source: Traffic Monitoring Report 2018 Cambridgeshire County Council https://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/residents/travel-roads-and-parking/roads-and-pathways/road-traffic-data/ )
• 32% of Journeys to work in Cambridge made by Bike (Source: Nomis Method of Travel to Work Statistics, Census 2011 https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/query/construct/summary.asp?reset=yes&mode=construct&dataset=568&version=0&anal=1&initsel=))
• Around 50% of Cambridge residents cycle at least once a week – this is the highest level in England. Around 25% of South Cambridgeshire residents cycle at least once a week – the fifth highest in England. (source: Greater Cambridge Partnership, the Big Conversation https://citydeal-live.storage.googleapis.com/upload/www.greatercambridge.org.uk/other/Tackling_Peak_time_Congestion_LEAFLET.pdf )
• Of people who work in Cambridge, 40% live in Cambridge, 28% live in South Cambs (source: Travel to work data, 2011 Census, Office for National Statistics - Draft Local Transport Plan evidence Base Report paragraph 2.75, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority https://cambridgeshirepeterborough-ca.gov.uk/about-us/programmes/transport/ltp/ )
• In South Cambridgeshire only 22% of residents are within 30 minutes of walking or public transport access of a town centre (source: Draft Local Transport Plan paragraph 1.72, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority https://cambridgeshirepeterborough-ca.gov.uk/assets/Transport/Draft-LTP.pdf)
• Greater Cambridge Partnership has committed to achieving a reduction in car traffic of more than 20% by 2031 in Cambridge (The reduction in motor vehicles of 10-15% is against the 2011 baseline with subsequent growth this equates to a reduction of more than 20% based on 2018 flows)
• 9 new schools have been delivered in Greater Cambridge in last 10 years, and 5 new schools currently planned, with a possible additional 5 dependent on need (source: Cambridgeshire Research Group 2019)
• Need for electricity grid capacity projected to triple to support economic growth (source: Greater Cambridge Partnership - Local Network Analysis. Final Report -February 2019)