Barnack
Barnack is a village in Cambridgeshire, England, with a population of around 752. It has around 1 restaurant or café, 2 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Stamford, 5.1 km away. In June 2026, there were around 4 recorded street crimes, most commonly Violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Barnack area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Peterborough area is among the most deprived areas in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 215,673 residents at roughly 628 people per km².
- Council
- Peterborough
- County
- Cambridgeshire
- Constituency
- North West Cambridgeshire
- Police force
- Cambridgeshire
My Area Score
Challenged
Ranked 249th of 294 English council areas — better than 15% of them.
A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
18°COvercast
- Today: 23° / 12° · 59% rain
- Tomorrow: 21° / 17° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:29Sunset 19:26
12h 57m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
21US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Northampton Spring Park, United Kingdom
Crime
8 reported · July 2026▲ 100% YoY
- Anti-social behaviour2
- Criminal damage & arson2
- Other theft2
- Public order1
Neighbourhood team: Peterborough North · Cambridgeshire
Local policing priorities
- Using a combination of your feedback and our own data, we have set the below as the things your local neighbourhood policing teams across…
- Speeding and anti-social driving
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
337 reported road collisions (2024)
64 killed or seriously injured · 471 casualties · 15.6 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
16 food businesses within 2 miles
- 13 rated 4–5 ★ (12 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Stamford (5.1 km)
- 2 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Stamford (5.1 km):
Loading live departures…
Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
Private rents
£1,003 average monthly rent▲ 4.1% YoY
- 1 bed £703
- 2 bed £886
- 3 bed £1,068
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
Affordability
6.7× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 6.7 times median annual pay (6.7× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 133.9p · BP (8.1 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 143.9p · BP (8.1 km)
6 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
6 charging locations within ~8 km
- 4 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 50 kW
- Nearest: MFG Shell-Wittering (4 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Swimming pools1
- Sports pitches7
- Playgrounds1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
215,673 residents in Peterborough · 628/km²
- Under 16: 22%
- 16–64: 64%
- 65+: 14%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Deprivation
Among the most deprived areas in England
Ranked 53 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
14% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Council tax
£2,293 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band A (39% of 91,080)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
90 schools · 40,976 pupils
60 primary · 12 secondary · 18 other
Ofsted: 34 of 40 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (85%)
82inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- City of Peterborough AcademyGood
- Greater Peterborough UTCGood
- Hampton Gardens Secondary SchoolGood
- Jack Hunt AcademyGood
- Stanground AcademyGood
- Ken Stimpson AcademyRequires improvement
- Arthur Mellows Village College
- Manor Drive Secondary Academy
- Nene Park Academy
- Ormiston Bushfield Academy
- Queen Katharine Academy
- St John Fisher Catholic High School
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Peterborough
Care & health services
270 CQC-registered services
- Care homes38
- GP practices27
- Dentists47
- Homecare agencies124
- Hospitals & hospices7
CQC ratings: 86% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 6 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · Peterborough
Heritage & planning
- In a conservation area (Barnack Conservation Area)
- Not in the Green Belt
- 80 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
142 applications decided
82.4% granted · 117 granted, 25 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Your MP
Sam Carling
Labour
North West Cambridgeshire
Recent votes:
- AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- AyeClosure motion
- AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
- NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Labour / Liberal Democrat coalition
- Lab 10
- Con 14
- LD 8
- Grn 7
- Ref 5
- Oth 16
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools1
- Parks & greens4
- Restaurants & cafés1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
9,540 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
4 jobs advertised
e.g. Become a Biology Tutor in Barnack – Flexible & Remote, Online Biology Tutoring Job in Barnack – Flexible Schedule, Online Arabic Tutoring Job in Barnack – Flexible Schedule
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£711 median full-time weekly pay
5.4% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£20,966 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
57% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: C · 111,160 certificates
9.6% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
84% low-carbon electricity
Wind 54% · Biomass 23% · Gas 14% · Solar 5%
83 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity
Latest estimate for East Midlands · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 82.7 yrs women · 77.3 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy: 57.4 women · 58 men
74% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.3
- Feeling worthwhile7.5
- Happiness yesterday7.1
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.6
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Health services
2 GP surgeries · 4 pharmacies in PE9
- Lakeside Healthcare Stamford
- Stamford Ooh
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in North West Cambridgeshire:
- Do not ban social media for under 16s457 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership440 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office378 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test292 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases232 local signatures · 104,741 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Barnack · 0.1 kmBarnack is a village and civil parish in the Peterborough unitary authority of the ceremonial county of Cambridgeshire, England, and the historic county of Northamptonshire. Barnack is in the north-west of the unitary…
- St John the Baptist's Church, Barnack · 0.1 km
The Church of St John the Baptist, Barnack is a Church of England parish church in the village of Barnack, now in the City of Peterborough unitary authority area of the ceremonial county of Cambridgeshire, England.
Barnack Hills & Holes National Nature Reserve · 0.5 kmBarnack Hills & Holes is a 23.3-hectare (58-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Barnack in Cambridgeshire. It is also a national nature reserve. It is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade I. In…
Barnack railway station · 0.5 kmBarnack railway station was a station in the Soke of Peterborough serving the village of Barnack. Despite being located adjacent to the village, the more remote Uffington & Barnack station on the Midland Railway Leice…
Walcot Hall · 1.0 kmWalcot Hall is a Grade I listed Carolean country house in the civil parish of Southorpe, Cambridgeshire, England. It lies 2 km south east of the village of Barnack. The house is now within the boundary of the Peterbor…
- Pilsgate · 1.3 km
Pilsgate is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the parish of Barnack, in the Peterborough district, in the ceremonial county of Cambridgeshire, England. Pilsgate is close to the county boundary and 3 miles (5 km…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Compare Peterborough with nearby areas
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Barnack?
- Barnack is a town in Cambridgeshire, England, in the Peterborough local authority.
- What is the population of Barnack?
- Barnack has an approximate settlement population of 752.
- How deprived is Barnack?
- The Peterborough local authority, which includes Barnack, is among the most deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.