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Linton (South Cambridgeshire)

Linton (South Cambridgeshire) is a village in Cambridgeshire, England, with a population of around 1,000. It has 1 GP surgery, 1 pharmacy, and 3 restaurants and cafés, 9 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Great Chesterford, 7.7 km away. There were around 21 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 Linton (South Cambridgeshire) area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the South Cambridgeshire area is among the least deprived areas in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 162,119 residents at roughly 180 people per km².

Council
South Cambridgeshire
County
Cambridgeshire
Constituency
South East Cambridgeshire
Police force
Cambridgeshire
67/ 100

My Area Score

Excellent

Ranked 32nd of 294 English council areas — better than 89% of them.

Low crime96
Home affordability35
Affordable rents47
Good schools31
Life expectancy93
Low deprivation95
Employment94
Low council tax24

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

10°COvercast

  • Today: 12° / 8° · 46% rain
  • Tomorrow: 12° / 6° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:57Sunset 16:27

9h 29m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

25US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Stanford-le-Hope Roadside, United Kingdom

Air pollution (PM2.5)

  • 7.0 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

15 reported · August 2026▼ 25% YoY

  • Anti-social behaviour6
  • Violence & sexual offences5
  • Drugs1
  • Other theft1

Neighbourhood team: South Cambridgeshire · Cambridgeshire

Local policing priorities

  • Following our last community meeting held on 12 March the priorities set for the next three months are: - Knife crime focused on youths s…
  • Tackling violent crime in Orchard Park, Histon and Impington

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

Road safety

269 reported road collisions (2025)

94 killed or seriously injured · 419 casualties · 16.6 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

24 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 23 rated 4–5 ★ (22 top)
  • 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Great Chesterford (7.7 km)
  • 9 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Great Chesterford (7.7 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£441,410 average▲ 0.2% YoY

Across South Cambridgeshire · to 2026-08

Detached£635,858
Semi-detached£406,744
Terraced£331,993
Flat£200,909

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£1,408 average monthly rent▲ 3.4% YoY

  • 1 bed £1,010
  • 2 bed £1,281
  • 3 bed £1,530

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

Affordability

9.3× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 9.3 times median annual pay (10.2× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

Property sales

2,025 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

9 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 50 kW
  • Nearest: Gilead Sciences LTD (5.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Swimming pools1
  • Sports pitches17
  • Playgrounds4

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

162,119 residents in South Cambridgeshire · 180/km²

  • Under 16: 20%
  • 16–64: 61%
  • 65+: 20%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Internal migration

  • Moves in from elsewhere in the UK13,882
  • Moves out to elsewhere in the UK12,150
  • Net moves+1,732

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 281 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Council tax

£2,536 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band C (30% of 74,050)

A £1,691
B £1,973
C £2,254
D £2,536
E £3,100
F £3,663
G £4,227
H £5,073

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

Schools

85 schools · 25,940 pupils

60 primary · 9 secondary · 16 other

Ofsted: 26 of 31 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (84%)

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

Secondary schools:

  • Swavesey Village CollegeOutstanding
  • Cottenham Village CollegeGood
  • Linton Village CollegeGood
  • Bassingbourn Village College
  • Cambourne Village College
  • Comberton Village College
  • Impington Village College
  • Melbourn Village College
  • Sawston Village College

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

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

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

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

Planning decisions

351 applications decided

94.3% granted · 331 granted, 20 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Your MP

Pippa Heylings

Liberal Democrat

South Cambridgeshire

Recent votes:

  • NoNorthern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion
  • NoCourts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading
  • AyeCourts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18
  • AyeCourts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Liberal Democrat majority

  • Con 2
  • LD 43

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools4
  • GPs & clinics1
  • Pharmacies1
  • Supermarkets1
  • Parks & greens8
  • Restaurants & cafés3

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

9,245 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

Local economy

£910 median full-time weekly pay

2% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£32,205 disposable income per head (2024)

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

Energy efficiency

53% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 81,055 certificates

8.4% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

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

Grid electricity

88% low-carbon electricity

Wind 56% · Nuclear 21% · Biomass 12% · Gas 10%

54 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity

Latest estimate for East England · National Grid ESO

Health

Life expectancy: 86 yrs women · 82.4 yrs men

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

55% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.4
  • Feeling worthwhile8.0
  • Happiness yesterday7.1
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.4

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

Health services

2 GP surgeries · 2 pharmacies in CB21

  • Gpsi Dermatology Service Cambridge
  • Community Ophthalmology Clinic Cambridge

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in South Cambridgeshire:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Caxton and Arrington Rural District · 0.6 km

    Caxton and Arrington was a rural district in Cambridgeshire, England, from 1894 to 1934.

  • Linton Rural District · 0.6 km

    Linton was a rural district in Cambridgeshire, England, from 1894 to 1934.

  • Linton, Cambridgeshire · 0.8 km

    Linton is a village and civil parish in Cambridgeshire, England, on the border with Essex. The village is approximately 8 miles (13 km) southeast from the city and county town of Cambridge. The A1307 from Cambridge by…

  • Barham Friary · 1.0 km

    Barham Friary was a Crutched Friars friary in Linton, Cambridgeshire, England. It was established around 1272 or 1293 and was probably a daughter house of Welnetham, Suffolk. Its patron was Robert de Furneaux. The fr…

  • Linton Village College · 1.1 km

    Linton Village College (LVC) is a secondary school in Linton, South Cambridgeshire, England. Established in 1937 as a village college, the school now has academy status and forms a part of the Anglian Learning trust.

  • Rivey Hill · 1.1 km

    Rivey Hill is a hill overlooking Linton in Cambridgeshire, England. At 367 feet (112 m) it is the highest point for several miles around. The hill has a steep slope leading down to Linton and a prominence of 69 feet (…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Linton (South Cambridgeshire)?
Linton (South Cambridgeshire) is a town in Cambridgeshire, England, in the South Cambridgeshire local authority.
How deprived is Linton (South Cambridgeshire)?
The South Cambridgeshire local authority, which includes Linton (South Cambridgeshire), is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2025.