Kimbolton
Kimbolton is a village in Cambridgeshire, England, with a population of around 1,103. It has one school, one pharmacy, around two restaurants and cafés, and five bus stops. There were around 5 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 Kimbolton 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
My Area Score
Excellent
Ranked 28th of 294 English council areas — better than 90% 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
15°CSunny
- Today: 18° / 11° · 9% rain
- Tomorrow: 19° / 10° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:24Sunset 19:33
13h 9m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
24US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Northampton Spring Park, United Kingdom
Crime
6 reported · July 2026▼ 33% YoY
- Other theft3
- Criminal damage & arson1
- Vehicle crime1
- Violence & sexual offences1
Neighbourhood team: St Neots · 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…
- Using a combination of your feedback and our own data, we have set the below as the things your local neighbourhood policing teams across…
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
16 food businesses within 2 miles
- 10 rated 4–5 ★ (8 top)
- 2 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- 5 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from St Neots (12.1 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£306,387 average▲ 3.1% YoY
Across Huntingdonshire · to 2026-06
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: 166.9p · BP (11.7 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 187.9p · BP (11.7 km)
1 station within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches16
- 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)
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)
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 (KIMBOLTON)
- Not in the Green Belt
- 125 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:
- AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
- AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143
- AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142
- AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145
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
- Schools3
- GPs & clinics1
- Pharmacies1
- Parks & greens3
- Restaurants & cafés3
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
8,920 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
2 jobs advertised · £62,500 avg
e.g. Sales and Marketing Manager, Electrical Designer
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
84% low-carbon electricity
Wind 36% · Solar 25% · Nuclear 18% · Gas 15%
66 gCO₂/kWh · 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:
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases610 local signatures · 104,741 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership402 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test389 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office362 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s317 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Kimbolton Castle · 0.1 kmKimbolton Castle is a country house in Kimbolton, Cambridgeshire, England. It was the final home of King Henry VIII's first wife, Catherine of Aragon. Originally a medieval castle but converted into a stately palace,…
Kimbolton School · 0.2 kmKimbolton School is a British HMC co-educational private day and boarding school in the village of Kimbolton, Cambridgeshire, England.
Kimbolton, Cambridgeshire · 0.7 kmKimbolton is a town and civil parish in the Huntingdonshire district of Cambridgeshire, England. Kimbolton is about 9 miles (14 km) west of Huntingdon and 14 miles (23 km) north of Bedford.
Stonely · 1.2 kmStonely is a hamlet next to Kimbolton in Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire, England. It is part of the civil parish of Kimbolton, which is served by Kimbolton and Stonely Parish Council. The hamlet was formerly…
- Stonely Priory · 1.5 km
Stonely Priory was an Augustinian priory in Cambridgeshire, England. It was dissolved in 1536.
RAF Kimbolton · 2.0 kmRoyal Air Force Kimbolton or more simply RAF Kimbolton is a former Royal Air Force station located 8 miles (13 km) west of Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, England.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Kimbolton?
- Kimbolton is a town in Cambridgeshire, England, in the Huntingdonshire local authority.
- What is the population of Kimbolton?
- Kimbolton has an approximate settlement population of 1,103.
- How deprived is Kimbolton?
- The Huntingdonshire local authority, which includes Kimbolton, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.