Hilton (Huntingdonshire)
Hilton (Huntingdonshire) is a village in Cambridgeshire, England. It has 2 bus stops, and Huntingdon railway station is 7.8 km away. There was around 1 recorded street crime in June 2026, most commonly other theft. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Hilton (Huntingdonshire) area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Huntingdonshire area is among the least deprived areas in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 180,832 residents at roughly 200 people per km².
- Council
- Huntingdonshire
- County
- Cambridgeshire
- Constituency
- Huntingdon
- Police force
- Cambridgeshire
My Area Score
Excellent
Ranked 23rd of 294 English council areas — better than 92% 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°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 12° / 6° · 39% rain
- Tomorrow: 11° / 6° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:56Sunset 16:31
9h 36m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
69US AQI · Moderate
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Enfield - Bowes Primary School, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 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
Crime
Road safety
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)
Food hygiene
7 food businesses within 2 miles
- 7 rated 4–5 ★ (3 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Huntingdon (7.8 km)
- 2 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Huntingdon (7.8 km):
Loading live departures…
Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£306,954 average▲ 1.1% YoY
Across Huntingdonshire · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£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
Affordability
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
Property sales
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
EV charging
27 charging locations within ~8 km
- 12 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 400 kW
- Nearest: Shell Fenstanton (3.7 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Swimming pools4
- Sports pitches2
- Playgrounds1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
180,832 residents in Huntingdonshire · 200/km²
- Under 16: 18%
- 16–64: 62%
- 65+: 20%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Internal migration
- 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
Deprivation
Among the least deprived areas in England
Ranked 249 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Council tax
£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
Schools
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)
Secondary schools:
- Abbey College, RamseyGood
- Longsands AcademyGood
- St Ivo AcademyGood
- Ernulf Academy
- Hinchingbrooke School
- Sawtry Village Academy
- St Peter's School
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Huntingdonshire
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
- In a conservation area (HILTON)
- Not in the Green Belt
- 31 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
282 applications decided
90.1% granted · 254 granted, 28 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Your MP
Ian Sollom
Liberal Democrat
St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire
Recent votes:
- AyeOpposition day motion: Support for British farmers
- AyeWithdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
- AyeDraft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
- AyeNorthern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
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)
Amenities nearby
- Parks & greens10
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
9,010 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Local economy
£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
Energy efficiency
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
Grid electricity
51% low-carbon electricity
Gas 46% · Nuclear 24% · Biomass 14% · Solar 9%
203 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity
Latest estimate for East England · National Grid ESO
Health
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
Wellbeing
- 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
Health services
6 GP surgeries · 7 pharmacies in PE28
- Wyton Medical Centre
- Alconbury Surgery
- Wellside 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
Hilton, Cambridgeshire · 0.0 kmHilton is a village and civil parish in Cambridgeshire, England. Hilton lies approximately 11 miles (18 km) north-west of Cambridge. Hilton is situated in Huntingdonshire, a non-metropolitan district of Cambridgeshire…
- Hilton Hall, Cambridgeshire · 0.0 km
Hilton Hall is an early 17th-century English country house in the village of Hilton in Cambridgeshire. The hall is listed Grade II* on the National Heritage List for England. The dovecote in the grounds of the hall…
St John the Baptist's Church, Papworth St Agnes · 2.8 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…
Hemingford Grey Meadow · 2.9 kmHemingford Grey Meadow is a 0.7-hectare (1.7-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south of Hemingford Grey in Cambridgeshire. It is managed by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and No…
- Papworth St Agnes · 2.9 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…
Papworth Everard · 2.9 kmPapworth Everard is a village in Cambridgeshire, England. It lies ten miles west of Cambridge and six miles south of Huntingdon. Running through its centre is Ermine Street, the old North Road and the Roman highway th…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Hilton (Huntingdonshire)?
- Hilton (Huntingdonshire) is a town in Cambridgeshire, England, in the Huntingdonshire local authority.
- How deprived is Hilton (Huntingdonshire)?
- The Huntingdonshire local authority, which includes Hilton (Huntingdonshire), is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2025.