St Ives (Huntingdonshire)
St Ives (Huntingdonshire) is a town in Cambridgeshire, England, with a population of around 10,000. It has one GP surgery, three pharmacies, two supermarkets, around 26 restaurants and cafés, and 45 bus stops. In June 2026, there were around 119 recorded street crimes, 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 St Ives (Huntingdonshire) 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
- Huntingdon
- 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
18°CLight rain shower
- Today: 22° / 17° · 82% rain
- Tomorrow: 25° / 16° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:29Sunset 19:22
12h 53m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
19US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Enfield - Bowes Primary School, United Kingdom
Crime
104 reported · July 2026▼ 17% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences38
- Anti-social behaviour24
- Shoplifting15
- Criminal damage & arson7
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
138 food businesses within 2 miles
- 111 rated 4–5 ★ (76 top)
- 2 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- 45 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Huntingdon (8.0 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: 168.9p · Morrisons (1 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Morrisons (1 km)
2 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
25 charging locations within ~8 km
- 7 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 400 kW
- Nearest: Globe Place Car Park (0.8 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres4
- Gyms1
- Swimming pools2
- Sports pitches43
- Playgrounds10
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
- 151 listed buildings 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
Ben Obese-Jecty
Conservative
Huntingdon
Recent votes:
- NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- NoClosure motion
- AyeSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
- NoDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
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
- Schools6
- GPs & clinics5
- Pharmacies4
- Supermarkets5
- Parks & greens34
- Restaurants & cafés41
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
60% low-carbon electricity
Nuclear 38% · Gas 32% · Wind 18% · Imports 8%
138 gCO₂/kWh · moderate 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 Huntingdon:
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases610 local signatures · 104,741 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership402 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test389 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office362 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s317 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
St Ives, Cambridgeshire · 0.2 kmSt Ives is a medieval market town and civil parish in the Huntingdonshire district of Cambridgeshire, England. It is located on the River Great Ouse, and there is a historic stone bridge dating from 1425. The bridge h…
St Ives Town F.C. · 0.6 kmSt. Ives Town Football Club is a football club based in St Ives, Cambridgeshire, England. They are currently members of the Northern Premier League Division One Midlands and play at Westwood Road.
Sacred Heart Church, St Ives · 0.7 kmSacred Heart Church is a Roman Catholic church that serves as the parish church of St Ives, Cambridgeshire. It was originally designed and built by Augustus Pugin in Cambridge as St Andrew's Church, but was dismantled…
- St Ivo Academy · 0.8 km
St Ivo Academy is an academy secondary school and part of Astrea Academy Trust, with sixth form in St. Ives, Cambridgeshire, originally St Ivo School before being taken by Astrea.
Magpas · 0.8 kmMagpas Air Ambulance is a registered charity that operates a helicopter emergency medical service (HEMS) in the East of England.
All Saints Church, St Ives · 0.8 kmAll Saints is the parish church of St Ives in Cambridgeshire, England. The earliest recorded mention of the Parish Church of St Ives is in the Domesday Book, AD 1086, when it is stated that there was here a “priest an…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is St Ives (Huntingdonshire)?
- St Ives (Huntingdonshire) is a town in Cambridgeshire, England, in the Huntingdonshire local authority.
- How deprived is St Ives (Huntingdonshire)?
- The Huntingdonshire local authority, which includes St Ives (Huntingdonshire), is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.