Little Downham

9°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 12° / 8° · 48% rain
• Tomorrow: 13° / 8° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:57Sunset 16:28

9h 31m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

20US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

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

• 7.0 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
• 5.2% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

12 reported · August 2026▲ 200% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences7
• Criminal damage & arson2
• Burglary1
• Other theft1

Neighbourhood team: East Cambridgeshire · Cambridgeshire

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

113 reported road collisions (2025)

35 killed or seriously injured · 152 casualties · 12.9 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

40 food businesses within 2 miles

• 30 rated 4–5 ★ (27 top)
• 3 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Ely (4.9 km)
• 13 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£340,059 average▲ 2% YoY

Across East Cambridgeshire · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£1,038 average monthly rent▲ 0.5% YoY

• 1 bed £732
• 2 bed £958
• 3 bed £1,168

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

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

1,118 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

• Cheapest petrol: 140.8p · AppleGreen (4.7 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 148.8p · AppleGreen (4.7 km)

1 station within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

16 charging locations within ~8 km

• 3 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 50 kW
• Nearest: Hive Leisure Centre (2.7 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Swimming pools1
• Sports pitches6
• 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)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK6,541
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK5,072
• Net moves+1,469

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

Among the least deprived areas in England

Ranked 242 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£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%)

37 inspected 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 homes139
• GP practices108
• Dentists128
• Homecare agencies139
• Hospitals & hospices20

CQC ratings: 91% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 1 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Cambridgeshire

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

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

166 applications decided

96.4% granted · 160 granted, 6 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Charlotte Cane

Liberal Democrat

Ely and East Cambridgeshire

Source: UK Parliament

Conservative majority

• Con 15
• LD 12
• Oth 1

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

• Schools1
• Parks & greens1
• Restaurants & cafés1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

4,645 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

£786 median full-time weekly pay

2.2% 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

85% low-carbon electricity

Wind 56% · Nuclear 22% · Gas 14% · Biomass 8%

66 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity

Latest estimate for East England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 85.1 yrs women · 81.5 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy (Cambridgeshire): 61.5 women · 62.3 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

6 GP surgeries · 5 pharmacies in CB6

• St. George'S Medical Centre
• Priors Field Surgery
• Haddenham Surgery

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Ely and East Cambridgeshire:

• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks351 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
• Protect legal right to support for children with SEND239 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills223 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth214 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
• Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases197 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide

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

• Little Downham · 0.5 km

  Situated in the east of Cambridgeshire, the village of Little Downham is located 3 miles (5 km) north of the city of Ely. The Parish of Downham comprises Little Downham and Pymoor. It has an approximate population of…

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  Little Downham Local Nature Reserve · 0.7 km

  Little Downham Local Nature Reserve is a 6.6 hectare Local Nature Reserve in Little Downham in Cambridgeshire. It is owned by Little Downham Parish Council and managed by Downham Parish Conservation Volunteers.

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  Black Bank railway station · 1.7 km

  Black Bank railway station was a railway station in Black Bank, Cambridgeshire which is now closed. The station platforms have been demolished but the goods shed still stands and remains in use. Although the station i…

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  Chettisham Meadow · 1.9 km

  Chettisham Meadow is a 0.7-hectare (1.7-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of Chettisham, 3 km (2 mi) north of Ely in Cambridgeshire. It is managed by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambri…

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  Chettisham · 2.4 km

  Chettisham is a hamlet in East Cambridgeshire between Ely and Littleport. The main claim to fame is St. Michael church.

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  Ely City F.C. · 2.4 km

  Ely City Football Club is a football club based in Ely, Cambridgeshire, England. They are currently members of the Eastern Counties League Premier Division and play at The Demcom Stadium.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)