Milton (South Cambridgeshire)

8°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 12° / 6° · 22% rain
• Tomorrow: 11° / 5° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:00Sunset 16:25

9h 25m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

23US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

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

• 7.4 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
• 5.5% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

146 reported · August 2026▼ 21% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences42
• Shoplifting34
• Anti-social behaviour30
• Criminal damage & arson11

3 stop & searches · mostly article for use in theft

Neighbourhood team: Cambridge North · Cambridgeshire

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

215 reported road collisions (2025)

52 killed or seriously injured · 249 casualties · 14.8 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

259 food businesses within 2 miles

• 223 rated 4–5 ★ (179 top)
• 6 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Cambridge North (1.3 km)
• 12 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£470,360 average▼ 2.2% YoY

Across Cambridge · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£1,805 average monthly rent▲ 1.8% YoY

• 1 bed £1,256
• 2 bed £1,613
• 3 bed £1,907

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

10.8× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 10.8 times median annual pay (11.2× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

1,132 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

78 charging locations within ~8 km

• 9 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 60 kW
• Nearest: Tesco Superstore-Cambridge Milton (0.3 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres2
• Gyms6
• Swimming pools2
• Sports pitches24
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds20

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

145,674 residents in Cambridge · 3,579/km²

• Under 16: 14%
• 16–64: 74%
• 65+: 11%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK18,104
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK21,255
• Net moves−3,151

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

Among the least deprived areas in England

Ranked 255 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£2,467 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band C (34% of 60,770)

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

62 schools · 22,264 pupils

27 primary · 8 secondary · 27 other

Ofsted: 17 of 20 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (85%)

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

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Cambridge

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
• 24 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

269 applications decided

95.2% granted · 256 granted, 13 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Charlotte Cane

Liberal Democrat

Ely and East Cambridgeshire

Source: UK Parliament

Labour (minority)

• Lab 17
• Con 1
• LD 11
• Grn 12
• Oth 1

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

• Schools3
• GPs & clinics2
• Pharmacies2
• Supermarkets1
• Parks & greens18
• Restaurants & cafés17

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

6,810 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

£867 median full-time weekly pay

2.1% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£27,979 disposable income per head (2024)

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

55% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: C · 68,419 certificates

9.2% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

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

70% low-carbon electricity

Wind 40% · Gas 29% · Nuclear 20% · Biomass 10%

126 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for East England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 85.5 yrs women · 82.2 yrs men

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

47% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction6.5
• Feeling worthwhile7.4
• Happiness yesterday7.0
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.0

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

7 GP surgeries · 6 pharmacies in CB24

• Firs House Surgery
• Over Surgery
• Willingham Medical Practice

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

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