Kentford

19°CLight rain shower

• Today: 22° / 16° · 56% rain
• Tomorrow: 26° / 15° · Partly Cloudy

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:27Sunset 19:20

12h 53m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

17US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Southend-on-Sea, United Kingdom

11 reported · July 2026▲ 450% YoY

• Anti-social behaviour4
• Violence & sexual offences3
• Vehicle crime2
• Criminal damage & arson1

Neighbourhood team: Manor and Red Lodge · Suffolk

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

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)

13 food businesses within 2 miles

• 11 rated 4–5 ★ (11 top)
• 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Kennett (0.7 km)
• 10 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£344,211 average▲ 6.1% YoY

Across East Cambridgeshire · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£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

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

• Cheapest petrol: 159.9p · BP (8 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 191.9p · ESSO (9.4 km)

5 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

13 charging locations within ~8 km

• 3 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 150 kW
• Nearest: Evogreen plc, The Greenhouse (0.8 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Swimming pools1
• Sports pitches1
• Playgrounds2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

87,764 residents in East Cambridgeshire · 135/km²

• Under 16: 19%
• 16–64: 61%
• 65+: 21%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Among the least deprived areas in England

Ranked 266 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

£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

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)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · East Cambridgeshire

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

• Not in the Green Belt
• 10 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

136 applications decided

89% granted · 121 granted, 15 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Nick Timothy

Conservative

West Suffolk

Source: UK Parliament

Conservative majority

• Con 15
• LD 12
• Oth 1

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

• Schools1
• Parks & greens10
• Restaurants & cafés1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

4,520 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

5 jobs advertised · £160,000 avg

e.g. CE Driver, Associate Dentist, FP&A Manager

Source: Adzuna

£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

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

60% low-carbon electricity

Nuclear 38% · Gas 32% · Wind 14% · Imports 8%

142 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for East England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 85.1 yrs women · 81.5 yrs men

53% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• 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

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in West Suffolk:

• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership473 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office405 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s336 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test328 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
• Legislate to ban FPNs and prosecutions related to school attendance245 local signatures · 94,447 nationwide

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

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  Kennett railway station · 0.7 km

  Kennett is a railway station serving the villages of Kennett in Cambridgeshire and Kentford in Suffolk, England. It opened in 1854 when the railway was extended from Newmarket to Bury St Edmunds. At its peak during th…

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  Kentford · 0.7 km

  Kentford is a village and civil parish located in the West Suffolk district of Suffolk in eastern England. Situated on the banks of the River Kennet, the village is positioned on the B1506 road connecting Newmarket to…

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  Lanwades Stud · 0.9 km

  Lanwades Stud is a Thoroughbred racehorse ownership and breeding operation in Newmarket, Suffolk, UK, which has bred and owned many notable horses.

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  St Nicholas Church, Kennett · 1.8 km

  St Nicholas Church is the parish church of the village of Kennett in east Cambridgeshire. It has been dedicated to St Nicholas since the 13th century. The building consists of a chancel and an aisled nave with north p…

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  Kennett, Cambridgeshire · 2.0 km

  Kennett is a small village and civil parish at the very eastern tip of Cambridgeshire, England. Situated around 2.5 miles (4.0 km) north-east of Newmarket and 4 miles (6.4 km) north-west of Bury St Edmunds, it borders…

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  Moulton, Suffolk · 2.3 km

  Moulton is a village and civil parish in the West Suffolk district of Suffolk in eastern England, located close to the town of Newmarket. It pre-dates the 1086 Domesday Book and, in 2005, it was estimated to have a po…

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