Hemingford Grey

12°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 12° / 8° · 49% rain
• Tomorrow: 11° / 6° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:59Sunset 16:28

9h 28m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

18US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Enfield - Bowes Primary School, United Kingdom

• 7.1 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

6 reported · August 2026▼ 25% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences2
• Anti-social behaviour1
• Burglary1
• Criminal damage & arson1

Neighbourhood team: St Ives · Cambridgeshire

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

292 reported road collisions (2025)

89 killed or seriously injured · 409 casualties · 16.1 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

118 food businesses within 2 miles

• 96 rated 4–5 ★ (68 top)
• 2 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Huntingdon (6.1 km)
• 10 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£306,954 average▲ 1.1% YoY

Across Huntingdonshire · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£1,057 average monthly rent▲ 3.7% YoY

• 1 bed £745
• 2 bed £967
• 3 bed £1,170

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

8.7× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 8.7 times median annual pay (8.6× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

2,639 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

27 charging locations within ~8 km

• 8 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 400 kW
• Nearest: Evology Charging - Dolphin hotel (2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres2
• Swimming pools4
• Sports pitches10
• Playgrounds6

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

180,832 residents in Huntingdonshire · 200/km²

• Under 16: 18%
• 16–64: 62%
• 65+: 20%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK12,049
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK10,220
• Net moves+1,829

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

Among the least deprived areas in England

Ranked 249 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£2,556 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band B (26% of 83,830)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

77 schools · 25,478 pupils

62 primary · 7 secondary · 8 other

Ofsted: 30 of 31 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (97%)

74 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Huntingdonshire

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

• In a conservation area (THE HEMINGFORDS)
• Not in the Green Belt
• 80 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

282 applications decided

90.1% granted · 254 granted, 28 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Ben Obese-Jecty

Conservative

Huntingdon

Source: UK Parliament

Liberal Democrat / Independent / Green coalition

• Lab 1
• Con 15
• LD 21
• Grn 2
• Ref 9
• Oth 4

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools1
• Parks & greens5
• Restaurants & cafés2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

9,010 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

4 jobs advertised · £22,787 avg

e.g. Domestic Cleaners, Rooftrim Installers, Catering Assistant

Source: Adzuna

£774 median full-time weekly pay

2.3% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£26,667 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

51% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 86,866 certificates

8.4% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

78% low-carbon electricity

Wind 43% · Gas 21% · Nuclear 18% · Solar 13%

90 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for East England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 85 yrs women · 81.1 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy (Cambridgeshire): 61.5 women · 62.3 men

63% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.5
• Feeling worthwhile7.6
• Happiness yesterday7.3
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.9

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

6 GP surgeries · 7 pharmacies in PE28

• Wyton Medical Centre
• Alconbury Surgery
• Wellside Surgery

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Huntingdon:

• Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases613 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills192 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks190 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
• Protect legal right to support for children with SEND185 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth181 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

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