Upwood
Upwood is a village in Cambridgeshire, England, with a population of around 390. There are 7 bus stops in the area. There were around 4 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 Upwood area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Huntingdonshire area is among the least deprived areas in England (IoD2025). 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 23rd of 294 English council areas — better than 92% 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
8°CCloudy
- Today: 12° / 6° · 23% rain
- Tomorrow: 11° / 6° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:02Sunset 16:26
9h 24m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
34US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Northampton Spring Park, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 7.1 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 5.3% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
2 reported · August 2026▼ 67% YoY
- Other theft1
- Violence & sexual offences1
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…
- Visiiblity in Ramsey
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
292 reported road collisions (2025)
89 killed or seriously injured · 409 casualties · 16.1 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
12 food businesses within 2 miles
- 11 rated 4–5 ★ (7 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- 7 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Huntingdon (11.3 km):
Loading live departures…
Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£306,954 average▲ 1.1% YoY
Across Huntingdonshire · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,057 average monthly rent▲ 3.7% YoY
- 1 bed £745
- 2 bed £967
- 3 bed £1,170
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
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
Property sales
2,639 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: 194.9p · BP (9.2 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 219.9p · BP (9.2 km)
1 station within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
2 charging locations within ~8 km
- Fastest nearby: 22 kW
- Nearest: Tesco Ramsey Eco Store (4.1 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Swimming pools3
- Sports pitches1
- 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)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK12,049
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK10,220
- Net moves+1,829
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 249 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
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%)
74 inspected 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 homes139
- GP practices108
- Dentists128
- Homecare agencies139
- Hospitals & hospices20
CQC ratings: 91% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 1 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · Cambridgeshire
Heritage & planning
- In a conservation area (UPWOOD)
- Not in the Green Belt
- 11 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
282 applications decided
90.1% granted · 254 granted, 28 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Your MP
Ben Obese-Jecty
Conservative
Huntingdon
Recent votes:
- NoBudget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge
- NoBudget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty
- NoBudget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas
- NoBudget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief)
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 & greens10
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
9,010 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
4 jobs advertised · £29,043 avg
e.g. Supervisor, General Op (Recovery), FLT Driver
Source: Adzuna
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
81% low-carbon electricity
Wind 50% · Nuclear 22% · Gas 18% · Biomass 10%
81 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity
Latest estimate for East England · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 85 yrs women · 81.1 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy (Cambridgeshire): 61.5 women · 62.3 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
Health services
1 GP surgery · 1 pharmacy in PE26
- Ramsey Health Centre
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Huntingdon:
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases613 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills192 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks190 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND185 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth181 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Upwood · 0.3 kmUpwood is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Upwood and the Raveleys, in the non-metropolitan district and historic county of Huntingdonshire, England, although in the administrative county of Cam…
Upwood Meadows · 0.8 kmUpwood Meadows is a 6 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of Upwood in Cambridgeshire. It is also a National Nature Reserve and a Grade I Nature Conservation Review site. It is managed by the W…
Lady's Wood · 1.5 kmLady's Wood is a 7.1-hectare (18-acre) nature reserve west of Upwood in Cambridgeshire. It is managed by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire.
Raveley Wood · 1.7 kmRaveley Wood is a 5.6-hectare (14-acre) nature reserve south-west of Upwood in Cambridgeshire. It is managed by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire.
RAF Upwood · 1.8 kmRoyal Air Force Upwood or more simply RAF Upwood is a former Royal Air Force station adjacent to the village of Upwood, Cambridgeshire, England, in the United Kingdom.
The Raveleys · 2.0 kmGreat Raveley and Little Raveley are villages near Upwood south of Ramsey. They are located in Huntingdonshire, England, 3½ miles south-west of Ramsey. The population is included in the civil parish of Upwood and the…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Upwood?
- Upwood is a town in Cambridgeshire, England, in the Huntingdonshire local authority.
- What is the population of Upwood?
- Upwood has an approximate settlement population of 390.
- How deprived is Upwood?
- The Huntingdonshire local authority, which includes Upwood, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2025.