Deeping St James
Deeping St James is a town in Cambridgeshire, England, with a population of around 10,000. There are around 20 restaurants and cafés, 1 GP surgery, 1 pharmacy, and 38 bus stops. There were around 44 recorded street crimes in June 2026, 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 Deeping St James 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
22°CCloudy
- Today: 23° / 16° · 27% rain
- Tomorrow: 26° / 15° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:30Sunset 19:23
12h 53m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
15US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Northampton Spring Park, United Kingdom
Crime
37 reported · July 2026▼ 26% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences14
- Anti-social behaviour7
- Criminal damage & arson5
- Shoplifting3
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
87 food businesses within 2 miles
- 75 rated 4–5 ★ (63 top)
- 2 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- 38 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Peterborough (11.1 km):
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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 (2.7 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 143.9p · BP (2.7 km)
9 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
9 charging locations within ~8 km
- 3 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 100 kW
- Nearest: Community Centre, Market Deeping (0.8 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres2
- Gyms1
- Sports pitches13
- Playgrounds8
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
- Not in the Green Belt
- 97 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
- Schools6
- GPs & clinics1
- Pharmacies1
- Supermarkets2
- Parks & greens14
- Restaurants & cafés22
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
9,540 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
5 jobs advertised · £38,349 avg
e.g. Night Labourer, Dispensing Optician – Independent Practice – Market Deeping, Amazon Flex Delivery Driver - Earn £14 - £18 per hour*
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
32% low-carbon electricity
Gas 65% · Biomass 21% · Solar 8% · Imports 3%
281 gCO₂/kWh · very high 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
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
Deeping Gate · 0.0 kmDeeping Gate is a village and civil parish, lying on the River Welland in Cambridgeshire. Traditionally, the area was part of the Soke of Peterborough, geographically considered a part of Northamptonshire; it now fall…
- The Deepings · 0.1 km
The Deepings are a series of settlements close to the River Welland near the borders of southern Lincolnshire and north western Cambridgeshire in eastern England. Peterborough is about 8 miles to the south, Spalding a…
Deeping St James · 0.2 kmDeeping St James is a large village in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. The population of the civil parish was reported as 7,051 at the 2011 census.
- The Deepings School · 0.5 km
The Deepings School is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form with academy status, located on Park Road in Deeping St James in Lincolnshire, England. As of April 2022, the school is attended by almost 1,500 p…
Deeping St James Priory · 0.7 kmDeeping St James Priory was a priory in Deeping St James, Lincolnshire, England. It was a dependency of Thorney Abbey.
Market Deeping Town Hall · 1.3 kmMarket Deeping Town Hall is a municipal structure in the Market Place, Market Deeping, Lincolnshire, England. The structure, which is the meeting place of Market Deeping Town Council, is a Grade II listed building.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Deeping St James?
- Deeping St James is a town in Cambridgeshire, England, in the Peterborough local authority.
- How deprived is Deeping St James?
- The Peterborough local authority, which includes Deeping St James, is among the most deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.