Coveney
Coveney is a village in Cambridgeshire, England, with a population of around 424. There are four bus stops in the area, and the nearest railway station is Ely, 6.2 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Coveney area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the East Cambridgeshire area is among the least deprived areas in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 87,764 residents at roughly 135 people per km².
- Council
- East Cambridgeshire
- County
- Cambridgeshire
- Constituency
- North East Cambridgeshire
- Police force
- Cambridgeshire
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 88th of 294 English council areas — better than 70% 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
6°CClear
- Today: 12° / 6° · 12% rain
- Tomorrow: 11° / 6° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:02Sunset 16:22
9h 20m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
23US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Enfield - Bowes Primary School, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 7.0 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 5.2% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
Road safety
113 reported road collisions (2025)
35 killed or seriously injured · 152 casualties · 12.9 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
3 food businesses within 2 miles
- 3 rated 4–5 ★ (3 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Ely (6.0 km)
- 4 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Ely (6.0 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£340,059 average▲ 2% YoY
Across East Cambridgeshire · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,038 average monthly rent▲ 0.5% YoY
- 1 bed £732
- 2 bed £958
- 3 bed £1,168
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
Affordability
10.0× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 10.0 times median annual pay (9.2× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Property sales
1,118 property sales in the last 12 months
12 months to May 2026
A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.
Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 137.8p · AppleGreen (10.4 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 143.8p · AppleGreen (10.4 km)
2 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
15 charging locations within ~8 km
- 3 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 50 kW
- Nearest: A10 (4.1 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches2
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
87,764 residents in East Cambridgeshire · 135/km²
- Under 16: 19%
- 16–64: 61%
- 65+: 21%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK6,541
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK5,072
- Net moves+1,469
Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025
Deprivation
Among the least deprived areas in England
Ranked 242 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Council tax
£2,485 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band B (28% of 41,350)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
40 schools · 14,415 pupils
29 primary · 5 secondary · 6 other
Ofsted: 13 of 18 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (72%)
37 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Soham Village CollegeOutstanding
- Bottisham Village CollegeRequires improvement
- Vista Academy LittleportInadequate
- Ely College
- Witchford Village College
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · East Cambridgeshire
Care & health services
595 CQC-registered services
- Care homes139
- GP practices108
- Dentists128
- Homecare agencies139
- Hospitals & hospices20
CQC ratings: 91% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 1 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · Cambridgeshire
Heritage & planning
- Not in the Green Belt
- 8 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
166 applications decided
96.4% granted · 160 granted, 6 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Council control
Conservative majority
- Con 15
- LD 12
- Oth 1
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Parks & greens1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
4,645 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
1 jobs advertised · £31,200 avg
e.g. Schools Sports Coach - Ely
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£786 median full-time weekly pay
2.2% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£27,657 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
48% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 44,555 certificates
10.1% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Health
Life expectancy: 85.1 yrs women · 81.5 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy (Cambridgeshire): 61.5 women · 62.3 men
53% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction8.0
- Feeling worthwhile8.3
- Happiness yesterday7.8
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.3
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Health services
6 GP surgeries · 5 pharmacies in CB6
- St. George'S Medical Centre
- Priors Field Surgery
- Haddenham Surgery
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Ely and East Cambridgeshire:
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks351 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND239 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills223 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth214 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases197 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Coveney, Cambridgeshire · 0.9 kmCoveney is a village and civil parish northwest of Ely, in the East Cambridgeshire district, in Cambridgeshire, England. In 2011 the parish had a population of 424.
Wardy Hill · 1.6 kmWardy Hill is a hamlet in Coveney civil parish, part of East Cambridgeshire, England. It is also the site of a former Iron Age Hill fort
Ely Rural District · 1.9 kmEly Rural District was a rural district in England from 1894 to 1974. It was named after Ely, but did not include the city itself, instead covering the rural area to the west and north of it. It formed part of the adm…

Witchford Village College · 3.3 kmWitchford Village College is a secondary school in the village of Witchford, near Ely, Cambridgeshire, England. Before becoming an academy, the school was a specialist Sports College. With approximately 820 pupils on…
Little Downham Local Nature Reserve · 3.3 kmLittle Downham Local Nature Reserve is a 6.6 hectare Local Nature Reserve in Little Downham in Cambridgeshire. It is owned by Little Downham Parish Council and managed by Downham Parish Conservation Volunteers.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Coveney?
- Coveney is a town in Cambridgeshire, England, in the East Cambridgeshire local authority.
- What is the population of Coveney?
- Coveney has an approximate settlement population of 424.
- How deprived is Coveney?
- The East Cambridgeshire local authority, which includes Coveney, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2025.