Cambridge

Why I work in Cambridge “A lot of our customers are postgraduates and others attached to the university and most of them don’t want to go to the doctor so a lot of my business is over-the-counter. That makes my life much more interesting because I am relying on my clinical judgement and not just counting aspirin.” — Najma Jank, pharmacist Jank Nk chemist, Newnham, Cambridge

Population 108,900

Local authority Cambridge city council is Liberal Democrat controlled and is an “excellent” authority according to its audit commission assessment.

MPs Julian Huppert is Liberal Democrat MP for Cambridge.

Health service Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, which was a second-wave foundation trust, has “excellent” use of resources and services. It runs Addenbrooke’s Hospital and Rosie Hospital — a maternity and women’s hospital. Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust, a mental health and specialist learning disability trust, has “excellent” services and makes “good” use of resources. The Cambridgeshire Primary Care Trust makes “fair” use of resources and services. The East of England Strategic Health Authority has its headquarters in the city.

Pharmacy school The only pharmacy school in East Anglia is at the University of East Anglia in Norwich, 62 miles from Cambridge.

Local pharmaceutical committee Cambridgeshire and Peterborough LPC represents 132 pharmacies, of which 94 are in Cambridgeshire.
Royal Pharmaceutical Society branch Cambridge and district branch has 313 members, six fellows, eight preregistration trainees and 40 technicians.
Open space The city is a popular tourist destination and attracts around 4.1 million visitors a year. The fen landscape reaches into the city centre and follows the banks of the Cam, which provides opportunities for punting. The city has its own botanic gardens as well as a number of other gardens attached to the university’s colleges.

Schools Outstanding primaries: Linton Church of England infants’ school; Meadow primary school; Waterbeach community primary. Secondaries: Linton Village College and Comberton Village College. The Catholic day and boarding school for girls, St Mary’s is also “outstanding.” Boarding schools for choristers at St John’s College and King’s College area also “outstanding.”

Commuter links M11 and A10 to London (63 miles); A14 and A1 to Peterborough (39 miles); A11 to Norwich (62 miles) Trains to London Liverpool Street (from 76 minutes), King’s Cross (from 51 minutes ); Standstead (from 31 minutes); Ipswich (from 80 minutes).

Property prices Two-bed flat: £120k to £389 (luxury city centre); three-bed semi:£199k to £360k; four bed detached: £299k to £695k