Hauxton
Hauxton is a village in Cambridgeshire, England, with a population of around 673. It has around 1 restaurant and café, 17 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Shelford, 2.5 km away. There were around 3 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly anti-social behaviour. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Hauxton 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
10°CCloudy
- Today: 12° / 7° · 42% rain
- Tomorrow: 13° / 7° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:56Sunset 16:29
9h 33m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
75US AQI · Moderate
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
- 5.3% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
21 reported · August 2026▲ 133% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences8
- Other theft4
- Anti-social behaviour2
- Burglary2
3 stop & searches · mostly offensive weapons
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
73 food businesses within 2 miles
- 66 rated 4–5 ★ (55 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Shelford (2.5 km)
- 17 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Shelford (2.5 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
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 154.9p · Esso (9.6 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Esso (9.6 km)
1 station within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
49 charging locations within ~8 km
- 8 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 150 kW
- Nearest: Trumpington Park & Ride (2.3 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Swimming pools8
- Sports pitches8
- Playgrounds2
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
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
- 41 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
Pippa Heylings
Liberal Democrat
South Cambridgeshire
Recent votes:
- NoNorthern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion
- NoCourts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading
- AyeCourts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18
- AyeCourts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Liberal Democrat majority
- Con 2
- LD 43
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools1
- Parks & greens51
- Restaurants & cafés3
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
9,245 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
2 jobs advertised · £30,920 avg
e.g. Chef De Partie, Room Leader
Source: Adzuna
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
71% low-carbon electricity
Wind 37% · Gas 27% · Nuclear 21% · Biomass 13%
124 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
5 GP surgeries · 4 pharmacies in CB22
- Granta Medical Practices
- Harston Surgery
- Arthur Rank Hospice
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in South Cambridgeshire:
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks442 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills227 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND170 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth127 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
- End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately124 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
- Hauxton · 0.1 km
Hauxton is a small village in Cambridgeshire, England around 5 miles to the south-west of Cambridge.
- Hauxton Mill · 1.0 km
The Hauxton Mill is a classic English watermill on the old A10 road between Cambridge and Royston, England.
Little Shelford · 1.2 kmLittle Shelford is a village located to the south of Cambridge, in the county of Cambridgeshire, in eastern England. The River Granta lies between it and the larger village of Great Shelford, and both are served by Sh…
- Church of All Saints, Little Shelford · 1.4 km
The Church of All Saints is a Church of England parish church in Little Shelford, Cambridgeshire. The church is a Grade II* listed building, and dates from the 12th century.
South Cambridgeshire · 1.7 kmSouth Cambridgeshire is a local government district of Cambridgeshire, England, with a population of 162,119 at the 2021 census. It was formed on 1 April 1974 by the merger of Chesterton Rural District and South Cambr…
Harston · 1.8 kmHarston is a village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire, England, located around 5 miles (8 km) south of Cambridge. In 2011, it had a population of 1,740.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Hauxton?
- Hauxton is a town in Cambridgeshire, England, in the South Cambridgeshire local authority.
- What is the population of Hauxton?
- Hauxton has an approximate settlement population of 673.
- How deprived is Hauxton?
- The South Cambridgeshire local authority, which includes Hauxton, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2025.