Red Lodge
Red Lodge is a town or village in Cambridgeshire, England, with 9 bus stops and the nearest railway station at Kennett, 2 km away. There were around 36 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 Red Lodge area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the East Cambridgeshire area is among the least deprived areas in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 87,764 residents at roughly 135 people per km².
- Council
- East Cambridgeshire
- County
- Cambridgeshire
- Constituency
- South East Cambridgeshire
- Police force
- Cambridgeshire
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 88th of 294 English council areas — better than 70% 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
9°CCloudy
- Today: 11° / 7° · 27% rain
- Tomorrow: 12° / 6° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:59Sunset 16:23
9h 25m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
42US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Stanford-le-Hope Roadside, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 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
Crime
30 reported · August 2026▲ 36% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences9
- Anti-social behaviour6
- Criminal damage & arson5
- Vehicle crime5
Neighbourhood team: Manor and Red Lodge · Suffolk
Local policing priorities
- Target those supplying drugs in our communities and protecting those vulnerable to associated exploitation
- Focus on reducing acquisitive crime including burglary and vehicle crime
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
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)
Food hygiene
14 food businesses within 2 miles
- 14 rated 4–5 ★ (14 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Kennett (3.1 km)
- 22 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Kennett (3.0 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£340,059 average▲ 2% YoY
Across East Cambridgeshire · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£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
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
Property sales
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
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 159.9p · BP (4.7 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 193.9p · BP (4.7 km)
2 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
5 charging locations within ~8 km
- 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 150 kW
- Nearest: Evogreen plc, The Greenhouse (3.7 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres1
- Sports pitches11
- Playgrounds11
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)
Internal migration
- 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
Deprivation
Among the least deprived areas in England
Ranked 242 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Council tax
£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
Schools
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)
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 homes139
- GP practices108
- Dentists128
- Homecare agencies139
- Hospitals & hospices20
CQC ratings: 91% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 1 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · Cambridgeshire
Planning decisions
166 applications decided
96.4% granted · 160 granted, 6 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Your MP
Nick Timothy
Conservative
West Suffolk
Recent votes:
- AyeSporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8
- AyeSporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6
- NoBudget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge
- NoBudget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Conservative majority
- Con 15
- LD 12
- Oth 1
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools2
- GPs & clinics1
- Pharmacies1
- Supermarkets1
- Parks & greens21
- Restaurants & cafés2
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
4,645 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
3 jobs advertised · £26,070 avg
e.g. Healthcare Assistant, Pharmacy Assistant, Caterlink - Chef Manager
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£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
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
63% low-carbon electricity
Wind 41% · Gas 36% · Nuclear 14% · Biomass 7%
152 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity
Latest estimate for East England · National Grid ESO
Health
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
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
Health services
2 GP surgeries · 3 pharmacies in IP28
- Market Cross Surgery
- The Reynard Surgery
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in West Suffolk:
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth214 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks204 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND190 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills179 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
- Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK169 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Red Lodge, Suffolk · 0.2 kmRed Lodge is a village and civil parish situated in rural Suffolk, England, between Mildenhall and Newmarket, and very close to the A11 and A14 roads.
Red Lodge Heath · 0.4 kmRed Lodge Heath is a 20.8-hectare (51-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Red Lodge in Suffolk.
Herringswell · 1.8 kmHerringswell is a village and civil parish in the West Suffolk district of Suffolk, England. In 2005, it had a population of 190. In 2007, there were 128 voters there.
Kennett, Cambridgeshire · 1.9 kmKennett is a small village and civil parish at the very eastern tip of Cambridgeshire, England. Situated around 2.5 miles (4.0 km) north-east of Newmarket and 4 miles (6.4 km) north-west of Bury St Edmunds, it borders…
St Nicholas Church, Kennett · 2.0 kmSt Nicholas Church is the parish church of the village of Kennett in east Cambridgeshire. It has been dedicated to St Nicholas since the 13th century. The building consists of a chancel and an aisled nave with north p…
- Shi-Tennoji School in UK · 2.4 km
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Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Red Lodge?
- Red Lodge is a town in Cambridgeshire, England, in the East Cambridgeshire local authority.
- How deprived is Red Lodge?
- The East Cambridgeshire local authority, which includes Red Lodge, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2025.