Cambridge Local Information
Practical local information for Cambridge: bin collection days, parking, council tax bands and planning, each one linked back to the official source.
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Cambridge House Prices: £475,151 and No Longer Falling
The average Cambridge home sold for £475,151 in July 2026, level on the year after 14 months of falls. Prices by type, and why flats drag the average down.
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Cambridge Roadworks This Week: Park Parade Shut, Hills Road
Park Parade is closed 6 to 9 October and Romsey Road 12 to 16 October. The Hills Road cycle lane is suspended for gas main work until 4 December.
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Cambridge Bin Collection Days: Garden Waste Is Free
Cambridge collects garden waste free, unlike most councils. Extra bins cost £52. Rounds run Tuesday to Friday, so most bank holidays change nothing at all.
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Parking in Cambridge: Grand Arcade £33.50, Park & Ride £0
Grand Arcade costs £33.50 for a weekday over five hours. Queen Anne Terrace is £24 and free after 6pm, and park and ride parking is free for 18 hours.
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Cambridge Council Tax Bands: £2,467.02 at Band D
Band D in Cambridge is £2,467.02 in 2026/27, up £111.61. The full band A to H table, and why the city council keeps just £239.07 of what you pay.
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Cambridge to London trains: 55 minutes, £5,952 a year
The fast train reaches King's Cross in 55 minutes. Three London terminals, the new Cambridge South station, and the season ticket choice that costs £544 a year.
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Things to do in Cambridge: £16 King's, free Fitzwilliam
King's College costs £16 to £18, the Fitzwilliam is free and punting starts at £28.50. Verified August 2026 prices, opening days and the discounts worth knowing.
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Cambridge planning: 50,000 homes, have your say by 25 Sept
The Greater Cambridge Local Plan wants over 50,000 homes by 2045 and consultation shuts at 5pm on 25 September. Plus the corporation set to take planning powers.
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Cambridge School Term Dates 2026/27, School by School
Cambridgeshire's October half term is 26 to 30 October, but Hills Road breaks from 19 October and the Perse, Leys and King's College School finish on 11 December.
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Cambridge Christmas trains: no service 25 Dec, works due
No trains on Christmas Day 2026 and few on Boxing Day. Engineering work shut Cambridge lines after the last two Christmases; 2026 works due in October.