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Huntingdon

Huntingdon is a town in Cambridgeshire, England, with a population of around 23,937. It has 3 schools, 3 GP surgeries, 4 pharmacies, 2 supermarkets, and around 39 restaurants and cafés, with 44 bus stops and Huntingdon railway station 1.3 km away. The average sold house price is around £384,448, and there were around 245 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Huntingdon area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Huntingdonshire area is less deprived than the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 180,832 residents at roughly 200 people per km².

Council
Huntingdonshire
County
Cambridgeshire
Constituency
Huntingdon
Police force
Cambridgeshire
68/ 100

My Area Score

Excellent

Ranked 28th of 294 English council areas — better than 90% of them.

Low crime82
Home affordability45
Affordable rents56
Good schools89
Life expectancy72
Low deprivation78
Employment82
Low council tax20

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

22°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 23° / 13° · 50% rain
  • Tomorrow: 23° / 18° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:28Sunset 19:25

12h 57m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

18US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

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

Crime

202 reported · July 2026 15% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences70
  • Anti-social behaviour42
  • Shoplifting16
  • Public order15

Neighbourhood team: Huntingdon · Cambridgeshire

Local policing priorities

  • Using a combination of your feedback and our own data, we have set the below as the things your local neighbourhood policing teams across…
  • ASB in Huntingdon Town Centre, ASB in Yaxley ASB in Sapley

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

Road safety

274 reported road collisions (2024)

72 killed or seriously injured · 395 casualties · 15.2 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

202 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 167 rated 4–5 ★ (130 top)
  • 5 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Huntingdon (0.4 km)
  • 35 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Huntingdon (0.4 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£306,387 average 3.1% YoY

Across Huntingdonshire · to 2026-06

Detached£480,720
Semi-detached£302,668
Terraced£239,123
Flat£147,939

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£1,050 average monthly rent 3.4% YoY

  • 1 bed £740
  • 2 bed £960
  • 3 bed £1,162

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

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

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 167.9p · Morrisons (8.6 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Morrisons (8.6 km)

2 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

22 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 6 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 175 kW
  • Nearest: Princes Street Car Park (0.3 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres8
  • Gyms2
  • Swimming pools4
  • Sports pitches37
  • Playgrounds22

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)

Deprivation

Less deprived than the average in England

Ranked 247 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

£2,556 a year · Band D, 2026-27

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

A £1,704
B £1,988
C £2,272
D £2,556
E £3,124
F £3,693
G £4,261
H £5,113

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%)

74inspected 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 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 (HUNTINGDON)
  • Not in the Green Belt
  • 204 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

Planning decisions

240 applications decided

84.2% granted · 202 granted, 38 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Your MP

Ben Obese-Jecty

Conservative

Huntingdon

Recent votes:

  • NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • NoClosure motion
  • AyeSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
  • NoDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026

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

  • Schools15
  • GPs & clinics2
  • Pharmacies5
  • Supermarkets6
  • Parks & greens41
  • Restaurants & cafés46

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

8,920 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

1,029 jobs advertised · £39,198 avg

e.g. Mobile Vehicle Technician, Mobile Mechanic, Mobile Vehicle Technician - East England

Source: Adzuna

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

95% low-carbon electricity

Wind 49% · Solar 27% · Nuclear 17% · Gas 5%

21 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity

Latest estimate for East England · National Grid ESO

Health

Life expectancy: 85 yrs women · 81.1 yrs 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

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Huntingdon:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

  • All Saints' Church, Huntingdon · 0.1 km

    All Saints' Church is a Church of England church located in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, England. There have been multiple churches on the site of this one. The earliest mention of a church dates to 973 AD with the ori…

  • Cromwell Museum · 0.1 km

    The Cromwell Museum in Huntingdon, England, is a museum containing collections exploring the life of Oliver Cromwell and to a lesser extent his son Richard Cromwell. Oliver Cromwell was born in Huntingdon in 1599 and…

  • Huntingdon Town Hall · 0.2 km

    Huntingdon Town Hall is a municipal structure on Market Hill in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, England. The town hall, which was the headquarters of Huntingdon Borough Council, is a Grade II* listed building.

  • Walden House · 0.2 km

    Walden House is a former municipal structure in Market Hill, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, England. The structure, which has formerly the headquarters of Huntingdonshire County Council and has since been converted into…

  • Literary and Scientific Institute, Huntingdon · 0.3 km

    The Literary and Scientific Institute was located in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, England. Founded by Robert Fox, it is currently used as Commemoration Hall.

  • Huntingdon Priory · 0.4 km

    The Priory of St Mary, Huntingdon was an Augustinian Priory in Huntingdonshire, England.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Huntingdon?
Huntingdon is a town in Cambridgeshire, England, in the Huntingdonshire local authority.
What is the population of Huntingdon?
Huntingdon has an approximate settlement population of 23,937.
How deprived is Huntingdon?
The Huntingdonshire local authority, which includes Huntingdon, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.