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Littleport

Littleport is a town in Cambridgeshire, England, with a population of around 7,935. There are 2 schools, 1 pharmacy and 9 restaurants or cafés, along with 27 bus stops and the nearest railway station is Littleport, 1.4 km away. There were around 100 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 Littleport area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the East Cambridgeshire area is among the least deprived areas in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 87,764 residents at roughly 135 people per km².

Council
East Cambridgeshire
County
Cambridgeshire
Constituency
North East Cambridgeshire
Police force
Cambridgeshire
60/ 100

My Area Score

Good

Ranked 85th of 294 English council areas — better than 71% of them.

Low crime97
Home affordability29
Affordable rents48
Good schools4
Life expectancy77
Low deprivation84
Employment88
Low council tax37

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

18°CLight rain shower

  • Today: 21° / 16° · 82% rain
  • Tomorrow: 25° / 16° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:28Sunset 19:21

12h 53m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

3US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: carbon monoxide

Source: WAQI · Haringey Roadside, United Kingdom

Crime

94 reported · July 2026 40% YoY

  • Shoplifting38
  • Violence & sexual offences26
  • Anti-social behaviour10
  • Criminal damage & arson4

Neighbourhood team: East Cambridgeshire · Cambridgeshire

Local policing priorities

  • Using a combination of your feedback and our own data, we have set the below as the top three things your local neighbourhood policing te…
  • Using a combination of your feedback and our own data, we have set the below as the top three things your local neighbourhood policing te…

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

Road safety

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)

Food hygiene

45 food businesses within 2 miles

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

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Littleport (0.9 km)
  • 25 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Littleport (0.9 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£344,211 average 6.1% YoY

Across East Cambridgeshire · to 2026-06

Detached£490,551
Semi-detached£327,539
Terraced£274,286
Flat£170,236

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£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

Affordability

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

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 140.8p · AppleGreen (1.4 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 148.8p · AppleGreen (1.4 km)

1 station within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

11 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 3 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 50 kW
  • Nearest: Enivronment Agency Ely (6.4 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Swimming pools2
  • Sports pitches7
  • Playgrounds10

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

87,764 residents in East Cambridgeshire · 135/km²

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

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

Among the least deprived areas in England

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

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

£2,485 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band B (28% of 41,350)

A £1,657
B £1,933
C £2,209
D £2,485
E £3,037
F £3,590
G £4,142
H £4,970

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

Schools

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)

Secondary schools:

  • Soham Village CollegeOutstanding
  • Bottisham Village CollegeRequires improvement
  • Vista Academy LittleportInadequate
  • Ely College
  • Witchford Village College

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

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 (Littleport)
  • Not in the Green Belt
  • 8 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

Planning decisions

136 applications decided

89% granted · 121 granted, 15 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Your MP

Charlotte Cane

Liberal Democrat

Ely and East Cambridgeshire

Recent votes:

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

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Conservative majority

  • Con 15
  • LD 12
  • Oth 1

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools3
  • GPs & clinics1
  • Pharmacies2
  • Supermarkets2
  • Parks & greens19
  • Restaurants & cafés15

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

4,520 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

14 jobs advertised · £36,812 avg

e.g. Become a Drawing Tutor in Littleport – Flexible & Remote, Online Drawing Tutoring Job in Littleport – Flexible Schedule, Become a Maths Tutor in Littleport – Flexible & Remote

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£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

Energy efficiency

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

Grid electricity

69% low-carbon electricity

Nuclear 38% · Gas 31% · Wind 28% · Biomass 4%

125 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for East England · National Grid ESO

Health

Life expectancy: 85.1 yrs women · 81.5 yrs men

53% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

  • 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

Local petitions

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

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

Notable places nearby

  • Littleport · 0.2 km

    Littleport is a town in East Cambridgeshire, in the Isle of Ely, Cambridgeshire, England. It lies about 6 miles (10 km) north-east of Ely and 6 miles (10 km) south-east of Welney, on the Bedford Level South section of…

  • Littleport railway station · 0.9 km

    Littleport railway station is on the Fen line in the east of England, serving the village of Littleport, Cambridgeshire. It is 76 miles (122 km) measured from London Liverpool Street and is situated between Ely and Do…

  • River Lark · 2.5 km

    The River Lark crosses the border between Suffolk and Cambridgeshire in England. It is a chalk river and a tributary of the River Great Ouse, and was extended when that river was re-routed as part of drainage improvem…

  • Burnt Fen · 3.7 km

    Burnt Fen is an area of low-lying land crossed by the A1101 road between Littleport in Cambridgeshire and Mildenhall in Suffolk, England. It is surrounded on three sides by rivers, and consists of prime agricultural l…

  • Black Bank railway station · 3.9 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…

  • Chettisham railway station · 3.9 km

    Chettisham railway station is a former railway station in Chettisham, Cambridgeshire. It was on the Great Eastern Railway route between Ely and March. Although the station closed for passengers in 1960, the line is st…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Littleport?
Littleport is a town in Cambridgeshire, England, in the East Cambridgeshire local authority.
What is the population of Littleport?
Littleport has an approximate settlement population of 7,935.
How deprived is Littleport?
The East Cambridgeshire local authority, which includes Littleport, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.