Haddenham (East Cambridgeshire)
Haddenham (East Cambridgeshire) is a settlement in Cambridgeshire, England, with one GP or clinic, one pharmacy, one restaurant or café, and eleven bus stops. There were around 8 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly public order. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Haddenham (East Cambridgeshire) area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the East Cambridgeshire area is among the least deprived areas in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 87,764 residents at roughly 135 people per km².
- Council
- East Cambridgeshire
- County
- Cambridgeshire
- Constituency
- South East Cambridgeshire
- Police force
- Cambridgeshire
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 85th of 294 English council areas — better than 71% 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
19°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 23° / 17° · 82% rain
- Tomorrow: 26° / 14° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:28Sunset 19:21
12h 53m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
53US AQI · Moderate
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Haringey Roadside, United Kingdom
Crime
14 reported · July 2026
- Violence & sexual offences6
- Anti-social behaviour2
- Possession of weapons2
- Burglary1
Neighbourhood team: East Cambridgeshire · Cambridgeshire
Local policing priorities
- Using a combination of your feedback and our own data, we have set the below as the top three things your local neighbourhood policing te…
- Using a combination of your feedback and our own data, we have set the below as the top three things your local neighbourhood policing te…
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
133 reported road collisions (2024)
45 killed or seriously injured · 206 casualties · 15.2 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
24 food businesses within 2 miles
- 20 rated 4–5 ★ (16 top)
- 1 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- 11 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Ely (8.9 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£344,211 average▲ 6.1% YoY
Across East Cambridgeshire · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,035 average monthly rent▲ 0.6% YoY
- 1 bed £729
- 2 bed £955
- 3 bed £1,163
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
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
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 171.9p · ESSO (3.8 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 195.9p · BP (7.5 km)
2 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
7 charging locations within ~8 km
- Fastest nearby: 22 kW
- Nearest: Mill Common Car Park (4 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Swimming pools1
- Sports pitches11
- Playgrounds1
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)
Deprivation
Among the least deprived areas in England
Ranked 266 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
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%)
37inspected 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 homes141
- GP practices108
- Dentists128
- Homecare agencies137
- Hospitals & hospices20
CQC ratings: 90% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 1 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · Cambridgeshire
Heritage & planning
- In a conservation area (Haddenham)
- Not in the Green Belt
- 16 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
136 applications decided
89% granted · 121 granted, 15 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Council control
Conservative majority
- Con 15
- LD 12
- Oth 1
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools1
- GPs & clinics1
- Pharmacies1
- Parks & greens10
- Restaurants & cafés1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
4,520 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Local economy
£786 median full-time weekly pay
2.1% 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
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
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Ely and East Cambridgeshire:
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership476 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s421 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership308 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office298 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test287 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Haddenham, Cambridgeshire · 0.2 kmHaddenham is a village and civil parish in Cambridgeshire, England. The 2011 census reported a population of 3,344, a figure which includes the hamlet of Aldreth. In the 2021 census, Haddenham had a reported populatio…
Haddenham railway station (Cambridgeshire) · 1.1 kmHaddenham railway station was a station in Haddenham, Cambridgeshire. It was first opened in 1866 by the Ely, Haddenham and Sutton Railway. It closed to passengers in 1931 through it continued to be served by occasion…
Doghouse Grove · 1.9 kmDoghouse Grove is a 0.8-hectare (2.0-acre) nature reserve in Wilburton in Cambridgeshire. It is managed by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire.
Wilburton · 2.0 kmWilburton is a village and civil parish in the East Cambridgeshire district, in the county of Cambridgeshire, England. It is 6 miles south west of Ely. While nominally an agricultural village, many residents work in C…
Wilburton railway station · 2.3 kmWilburton railway station was a station in Wilburton, Cambridgeshire on the Ely and St Ives Railway. It was closed to regular passenger trains in 1931, excursion trains in 1958, and completely in 1964 along with the r…
Aldreth · 2.6 kmAldreth is a hamlet in Cambridgeshire with about 260 residents. It is located near the larger village of Haddenham and falls under the same Parish council. Aldreth is surrounded by fenland on all sides and is close to…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Haddenham (East Cambridgeshire)?
- Haddenham (East Cambridgeshire) is a town in Cambridgeshire, England, in the East Cambridgeshire local authority.
- How deprived is Haddenham (East Cambridgeshire)?
- The East Cambridgeshire local authority, which includes Haddenham (East Cambridgeshire), is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.