Graveley
Graveley is a village in Cambridgeshire, England, with a population of around 289. It has around 1 restaurant and café, 6 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is St Neots, 6 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Graveley area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the South Cambridgeshire area is among the least deprived areas in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 162,119 residents at roughly 180 people per km².
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire
- County
- Cambridgeshire
- Constituency
- South Cambridgeshire
- Police force
- Cambridgeshire
My Area Score
Excellent
Ranked 32nd of 294 English council areas — better than 89% 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
9°COvercast
- Today: 12° / 8° · 50% rain
- Tomorrow: 12° / 6° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:00Sunset 16:28
9h 28m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
30US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Brent - Ikea, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 7.0 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 5.3% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
3 reported · August 2026▼ 25% YoY
- Anti-social behaviour2
- Other theft1
Neighbourhood team: South Cambridgeshire · Cambridgeshire
Local policing priorities
- Following our last community meeting held on 12 March the priorities set for the next three months are: - Knife crime focused on youths s…
- Tackling violent crime in Orchard Park, Histon and Impington
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
269 reported road collisions (2025)
94 killed or seriously injured · 419 casualties · 16.6 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
2 food businesses within 2 miles
- 1 rated 4–5 ★ (1 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: St Neots (6.0 km)
- 6 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from St Neots (6.0 km):
Loading live departures…
Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£441,410 average▲ 0.2% YoY
Across South Cambridgeshire · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,408 average monthly rent▲ 3.4% YoY
- 1 bed £1,010
- 2 bed £1,281
- 3 bed £1,530
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
Affordability
9.3× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 9.3 times median annual pay (10.2× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Property sales
2,025 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
EV charging
18 charging locations within ~8 km
- 4 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 175 kW
- Nearest: Macro Art LTD (6.3 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Population
162,119 residents in South Cambridgeshire · 180/km²
- Under 16: 20%
- 16–64: 61%
- 65+: 20%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK13,882
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK12,150
- Net moves+1,732
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 281 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Council tax
£2,536 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band C (30% of 74,050)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
85 schools · 25,940 pupils
60 primary · 9 secondary · 16 other
Ofsted: 26 of 31 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (84%)
76 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Swavesey Village CollegeOutstanding
- Cottenham Village CollegeGood
- Linton Village CollegeGood
- Bassingbourn Village College
- Cambourne Village College
- Comberton Village College
- Impington Village College
- Melbourn Village College
- Sawston Village College
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · South 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
- 21 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
351 applications decided
94.3% granted · 331 granted, 20 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Your MP
Ian Sollom
Liberal Democrat
St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire
Recent votes:
- NoBudget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge
- NoBudget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty
- NoBudget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging)
- AyeBudget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Liberal Democrat majority
- Con 2
- LD 43
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Parks & greens1
- Restaurants & cafés1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
9,245 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Local economy
£910 median full-time weekly pay
2% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£32,205 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
53% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 81,055 certificates
8.4% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
66% low-carbon electricity
Wind 43% · Gas 33% · Nuclear 17% · Biomass 6%
138 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity
Latest estimate for East England · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 86 yrs women · 82.4 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy (Cambridgeshire): 61.5 women · 62.3 men
55% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.4
- Feeling worthwhile8.0
- Happiness yesterday7.1
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.4
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Health services
9 GP surgeries · 7 pharmacies in PE19
- Buckden Surgery
- Lakeside Healthcare St Neots
- Great Staughton Surgery
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire:
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases575 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks319 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills249 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND237 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth215 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Graveley, Cambridgeshire · 0.6 kmGraveley is a village and civil parish in the South Cambridgeshire district, in the county of Cambridgeshire, England. In 2001 the parish had a population of 223.
RAF Graveley · 1.3 kmRoyal Air Force Graveley or more simply RAF Graveley is a former Royal Air Force station located 5 miles (8 km) south of Huntingdon. The station was originally intended to operate under No. 3 Group RAF, alongside RAF…
Yelling, Cambridgeshire · 1.4 kmYelling is a linear village and civil parish in the Huntingdonshire administrative district of Cambridgeshire, England. The village is about 5 miles (8 km) east of St Neots and 6 miles (10 km) south of Huntingdon.
- Papworth St Agnes · 2.0 km
Papworth St Agnes is a village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire, England. The population of the village is included in the civil parish of Graveley. It has also been known as Papworth Magna to distinguish it f…
Toseland, Cambridgeshire · 2.1 kmToseland is a village and civil parish in Cambridgeshire, England. It is in Huntingdonshire which is a non-metropolitan district of Cambridgeshire and a historic county of England. Nearby parishes within Cambridgeshir…
St John the Baptist's Church, Papworth St Agnes · 2.1 kmSt John the Baptist's Church is a redundant Anglican church in the village of Papworth St Agnes, Cambridgeshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed build…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Compare South Cambridgeshire with nearby areas
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Graveley?
- Graveley is a town in Cambridgeshire, England, in the South Cambridgeshire local authority.
- What is the population of Graveley?
- Graveley has an approximate settlement population of 289.
- How deprived is Graveley?
- The South Cambridgeshire local authority, which includes Graveley, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2025.