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Newton (South Cambridgeshire)

Newton (South Cambridgeshire) is a village in Cambridgeshire, England. It has 3 bus stops and the nearest railway station at Foxton, 2.8 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Newton (South Cambridgeshire) area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the South Cambridgeshire area is among the least deprived areas in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 162,119 residents at roughly 180 people per km².

Council
South Cambridgeshire
County
Cambridgeshire
Constituency
South Cambridgeshire
Police force
Cambridgeshire
68/ 100

My Area Score

Excellent

Ranked 31st of 294 English council areas — better than 89% of them.

Low crime96
Home affordability35
Affordable rents47
Good schools32
Life expectancy94
Low deprivation95
Employment96
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

18°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 22° / 17° · 84% rain
  • Tomorrow: 25° / 15° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:27Sunset 19:24

12h 56m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

53US AQI · Moderate

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Haringey Roadside, United Kingdom

Crime

1 reported · July 2026

  • Violence & sexual offences1

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

271 reported road collisions (2024)

69 killed or seriously injured · 393 casualties · 16.7 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

30 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 28 rated 4–5 ★ (25 top)
  • 1 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Foxton (2.8 km)
  • 3 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Foxton (2.8 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£436,011 average 4.9% YoY

Across South Cambridgeshire · to 2026-06

Detached£631,491
Semi-detached£399,838
Terraced£326,010
Flat£199,123

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£1,411 average monthly rent 3.8% YoY

  • 1 bed £1,012
  • 2 bed £1,283
  • 3 bed £1,533

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

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

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 154.9p · Esso (6.8 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Esso (6.8 km)

7 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

16 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 3 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 150 kW
  • Nearest: EMG Duxford (3.7 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Swimming pools2
  • Sports pitches2
  • Playgrounds1

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)

Deprivation

Among the least deprived areas in England

Ranked 300 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

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%)

76inspected 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 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

  • Within the Green Belt
  • 24 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

Planning decisions

345 applications decided

93.9% granted · 324 granted, 21 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Council control

Liberal Democrat majority

  • Con 2
  • LD 43

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

Amenities nearby

  • Parks & greens1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

9,075 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Local economy

£910 median full-time weekly pay

1.9% 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

Health

Life expectancy: 86 yrs women · 82.4 yrs 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

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in South Cambridgeshire:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Queen's Head, Newton · 0.3 km

    The Queen's Head is a pub in Newton, Cambridgeshire, England.

  • Newton, South Cambridgeshire · 0.3 km

    Newton is a civil parish and small village in Cambridgeshire, England. Situated around 7 miles to the south-west of Cambridge, it lies on the old coaching road between London and Cambridge. Its population in 2001 was…

  • South Cambridgeshire · 1.2 km

    South Cambridgeshire is a local government district of Cambridgeshire, England, with a population of 162,119 at the 2021 census. It was formed on 1 April 1974 by the merger of Chesterton Rural District and South Cambr…

  • Rowley's Hill · 1.2 km

    Rowley's Hill is a hill in Cambridgeshire, near the villages of Harston and Newton. Although of only moderate height, it has a relatively large prominence of 31 m (102 ft) due to it being surrounded on all sides by a…

  • Whittlesford - Thriplow Hummocky Fields · 1.2 km

    Whittlesford - Thriplow Hummocky Fields is a 55.6-hectare (137-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest between Whittlesford and Thriplow in Cambridgeshire, England. This site has two unusual species: the…

  • Harston railway station · 1.6 km

    Harston was a railway station on the Cambridge Line, which served the village of Harston in Cambridgeshire. The station opened on 1 April 1852, and closed on 17 June 1963. A small part of the former southbound platfor…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Newton (South Cambridgeshire)?
Newton (South Cambridgeshire) is a town in Cambridgeshire, England, in the South Cambridgeshire local authority.
How deprived is Newton (South Cambridgeshire)?
The South Cambridgeshire local authority, which includes Newton (South Cambridgeshire), is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.