Ramsey St Mary's
Ramsey St Mary's is a town or village in Cambridgeshire, England, with a population of around 1,100. There are 4 bus stops in the area. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Ramsey St Mary's area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Huntingdonshire area is less deprived than the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 180,832 residents at roughly 200 people per km².
- Council
- Huntingdonshire
- County
- Cambridgeshire
- Constituency
- North West Cambridgeshire
- Police force
- Cambridgeshire
My Area Score
Excellent
Ranked 28th of 294 English council areas — better than 90% of them.
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
13°COvercast
- Today: 19° / 12° · 8% rain
- Tomorrow: 21° / 11° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:23Sunset 19:32
13h 9m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
21US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Northampton Spring Park, United Kingdom
Crime
3 reported · July 2026▲ 50% YoY
- Anti-social behaviour1
- Drugs1
- Vehicle crime1
Neighbourhood team: St Ives · Cambridgeshire
Local policing priorities
- Using a combination of your feedback and our own data, we have set the below as the things your local neighbourhood policing teams across…
- Using a combination of your feedback and our own data, we have set the below as the things your local neighbourhood policing teams across…
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
274 reported road collisions (2024)
72 killed or seriously injured · 395 casualties · 15.2 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
1 food businesses within 2 miles
- 0 rated 4–5 ★ (0 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- 4 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Whittlesea (8.2 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£306,387 average▲ 3.1% YoY
Across Huntingdonshire · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,050 average monthly rent▲ 3.4% YoY
- 1 bed £740
- 2 bed £960
- 3 bed £1,162
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
Affordability
8.7× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 8.7 times median annual pay (8.6× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 136.8p · AppleGreen (8.9 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 182.9p · Morrisons (8.4 km)
4 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
1 charging location within ~8 km
- Fastest nearby: 3 kW
- Nearest: Tesco Ramsey Eco Store (3.7 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Playgrounds1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
180,832 residents in Huntingdonshire · 200/km²
- Under 16: 18%
- 16–64: 62%
- 65+: 20%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Deprivation
Less deprived than the average in England
Ranked 247 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Council tax
£2,556 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band B (26% of 83,830)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
77 schools · 25,478 pupils
62 primary · 7 secondary · 8 other
Ofsted: 30 of 31 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (97%)
74inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Abbey College, RamseyGood
- Longsands AcademyGood
- St Ivo AcademyGood
- Ernulf Academy
- Hinchingbrooke School
- Sawtry Village Academy
- St Peter's School
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Huntingdonshire
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
- Not in the Green Belt
- 1 listed building within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
240 applications decided
84.2% granted · 202 granted, 38 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Your MP
Sam Carling
Labour
North West Cambridgeshire
Recent votes:
- NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
- NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143
- NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142
- NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Liberal Democrat / Independent / Green coalition
- Lab 1
- Con 15
- LD 21
- Grn 2
- Ref 9
- Oth 4
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools1
- Parks & greens4
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
8,920 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Local economy
£774 median full-time weekly pay
2.3% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£26,667 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
51% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 86,866 certificates
8.4% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
90% low-carbon electricity
Wind 64% · Nuclear 17% · Biomass 10% · Gas 9%
46 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity
Latest estimate for East England · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 85 yrs women · 81.1 yrs men
63% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.5
- Feeling worthwhile7.6
- Happiness yesterday7.3
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.9
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in North West Cambridgeshire:
- Do not ban social media for under 16s457 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership440 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office378 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test292 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases232 local signatures · 104,741 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Ramsey St Mary's · 0.4 kmRamsey St Mary's is a village in Ramsey civil parish, part of the Huntingdonshire district of Cambridgeshire, England. It is the largest parish in Huntingdonshire. The parish comprises 16,969 acres of land.
- St Mary's railway station (England) · 1.3 km
St. Mary's railway station was the intermediate railway station in Ramsey St Mary's, Cambridgeshire on the Great Northern railway line running from Holme to Ramsey North. The former station is now demolished and a bun…
- Ramsey Heights · 2.9 km
Ramsey Heights is a village in Ramsey civil parish, part of the Huntingdonshire district of Cambridgeshire, England.
Ramsey Mereside · 3.3 kmRamsey Mereside, known colloquially as "The Village", is a small village approximately 3.5 miles (5.6 km) north of the town of Ramsey, Cambridgeshire. The Fenland Light Railway, a 7¼" gauge miniature railway is locate…
Great Fen · 3.5 kmThe Great Fen is a habitat restoration project being undertaken on The Fens in the county of Cambridgeshire in England. It is one of the largest restoration projects in the country, and aims to create a 3,700 hectare…
- Pondersbridge · 3.7 km
Pondersbridge is a village in Whittlesey civil parish, part of the Fenland district of Cambridgeshire, England. Pondersbridge is a settlement which has built up around the river crossing, situated on an artificial dra…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Ramsey St Mary's?
- Ramsey St Mary's is a town in Cambridgeshire, England, in the Huntingdonshire local authority.
- How deprived is Ramsey St Mary's?
- The Huntingdonshire local authority, which includes Ramsey St Mary's, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.