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Linton (South Cambridgeshire)

Linton (South Cambridgeshire) is a village in Essex, England, with a population of around 1,000. It has 1 GP surgery, 1 pharmacy, and 3 restaurants and cafés, 7 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Great Chesterford, 6.6 km away. There were around 21 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 Linton (South Cambridgeshire) area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Uttlesford area is among the least deprived areas in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 91,341 residents at roughly 142 people per km².

Council
Uttlesford
County
Essex
Constituency
Saffron Walden
Police force
Essex
73/ 100

My Area Score

Excellent

Ranked 12th of 294 English council areas — better than 96% of them.

Low crime78
Home affordability13
Affordable rents37
Good schools81
Life expectancy96
Low deprivation93
Employment92
Low council tax75

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

16°COvercast

  • Today: 23° / 13° · 36% rain
  • Tomorrow: 22° / 17° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:27Sunset 19:23

12h 56m 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 · Stanford-le-Hope Roadside, United Kingdom

Crime

21 reported · July 2026 31% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences7
  • Anti-social behaviour4
  • Shoplifting4
  • Burglary2

Neighbourhood team: Clavering and Thaxted · Essex

Local policing priorities

  • Concerns from residents about vehicle nuisance in hotspot locations across the district, including town centres and retail/leisure parks,…
  • Concerns about antisocial behaviour and shoplifting in key hotspot locations including town centres, retail areas and public spaces acros…

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

Road safety

188 reported road collisions (2024)

53 killed or seriously injured · 254 casualties · 20.6 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

26 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 25 rated 4–5 ★ (23 top)
  • 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Great Chesterford (6.6 km)
  • 7 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Great Chesterford (6.6 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£482,652 average 3.5% YoY

Across Uttlesford · to 2026-06

Detached£744,789
Semi-detached£449,765
Terraced£373,080
Flat£207,642

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£1,286 average monthly rent 0.2% YoY

  • 1 bed £903
  • 2 bed £1,140
  • 3 bed £1,439

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

Affordability

11.7× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 11.7 times median annual pay (12.2× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 171.9p · BP (9.9 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 192.9p · BP (9.9 km)

1 station within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

13 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 50 kW
  • Nearest: Gilead Sciences LTD (4.8 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Swimming pools4
  • Sports pitches23
  • Playgrounds5

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

91,341 residents in Uttlesford · 142/km²

  • Under 16: 20%
  • 16–64: 60%
  • 65+: 20%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

Among the least deprived areas in England

Ranked 295 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

£2,334 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band C (22% of 40,760)

A £1,556
B £1,815
C £2,075
D £2,334
E £2,852
F £3,371
G £3,890
H £4,668

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

Schools

44 schools · 13,200 pupils

37 primary · 3 secondary · 4 other

Ofsted: 18 of 19 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (95%)

41inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Secondary schools:

  • Saffron Walden County High SchoolOutstanding
  • Forest Hall SchoolGood
  • Joyce Frankland Academy, NewportGood

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Uttlesford

Care & health services

1,571 CQC-registered services

  • Care homes407
  • GP practices230
  • Dentists309
  • Homecare agencies475
  • Hospitals & hospices39

CQC ratings: 87% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 17 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Essex

Heritage & planning

  • Not in the Green Belt
  • 160 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

Planning decisions

283 applications decided

75.3% granted · 213 granted, 70 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Council control

Independent majority

  • Con 12
  • LD 3
  • Ref 3
  • Oth 21

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools4
  • GPs & clinics1
  • Pharmacies1
  • Supermarkets1
  • Parks & greens8
  • Restaurants & cafés3

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

6,135 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Local economy

£958 median full-time weekly pay

2% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£33,494 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

Energy efficiency

52% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 40,772 certificates

9.4% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

Health

Life expectancy: 86 yrs women · 82.9 yrs men

63% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.1
  • Feeling worthwhile7.5
  • Happiness yesterday7.3
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.5

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

  • Linton railway station (Cambridgeshire) · 0.6 km

    Linton railway station was a railway station in Linton, Cambridgeshire on the Stour Valley Railway. It closed in 1967. The station house is H-shaped and made of tan colour brick. It is still standing, as well as the p…

  • Linton Village College · 0.8 km

    Linton Village College (LVC) is a secondary school in Linton, South Cambridgeshire, England. Established in 1937 as a village college, the school now has academy status and forms a part of the Anglian Learning trust.

  • Linton, Cambridgeshire · 0.9 km

    Linton is a village and civil parish in Cambridgeshire, England, on the border with Essex. The village is approximately 8 miles (13 km) southeast from the city and county town of Cambridge. The A1307 from Cambridge by…

  • Caxton and Arrington Rural District · 1.0 km

    Caxton and Arrington was a rural district in Cambridgeshire, England, from 1894 to 1934.

  • Linton Rural District · 1.0 km

    Linton was a rural district in Cambridgeshire, England, from 1894 to 1934.

  • Granta School · 1.1 km

    Granta School is a community special school in Linton, South Cambridgeshire, England.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

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