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Fordham & Isleham · East Cambridgeshire

Fordham & Isleham: your neighbourhood

Fordham & Isleham electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 32.5% here, compared with 35% across East Cambridgeshire (2.5 percentage points lower).

Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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Homes rented privately: 15% here, compared with 16% across East Cambridgeshire (1.4 percentage points lower).

A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications: 17.3% here, compared with 16.6% across East Cambridgeshire (0.8 percentage points higher).

Formal qualifications are only one part of someone's skills. Training decisions also need current vacancies, employment and residents' experience.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

21.5%

21 March 2021 · Fordham & Isleham

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

1,374 out of 6,399.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

3.6%

21 March 2021 · Fordham & Isleham

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents; self-reported, not age-standardised

231 out of 6,399.

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People counted in the census

6,399

21 March 2021 · Fordham & Isleham

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

6,399 out of 6,399.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

32.5%

21 March 2021 · Fordham & Isleham

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

1,692 out of 5,202.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

46%

21 March 2021 · Fordham & Isleham

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

1,245 out of 2,704.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

12.7%

21 March 2021 · Fordham & Isleham

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

343 out of 2,704.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

35%

21 March 2021 · Fordham & Isleham

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

1,824 out of 5,215.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

63.5%

21 March 2021 · Fordham & Isleham

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

3,311 out of 5,215.

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Residents aged 16+ not working because of long-term illness or disability

2.4%

21 March 2021 · Fordham & Isleham

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

127 out of 5,215.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

17.3%

21 March 2021 · Fordham & Isleham

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

902 out of 5,202.

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Homes rented privately

15%

21 March 2021 · Fordham & Isleham

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

408 out of 2,703.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

23.9%

21 March 2021 · Fordham & Isleham

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

1,244 out of 5,215.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

14%

21 March 2021 · Fordham & Isleham

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

370 out of 2,703.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

1.5%

21 March 2021 · Fordham & Isleham

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly. Unemployed residents as a share of all residents aged 16+; this is not the unemployment rate among economically active people.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

80 out of 5,215.

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Crime and safety

Police-recorded locations for Fordham & Isleham ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.

321 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 274 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Fordham & Isleham ward · mapped crimes

Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: 26 mapped crimes in September 2024; 28 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Fordham & Isleham
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024263
October 2024292
November 2024244
December 2024266
January 2025153
February 2025264
March 2025176
April 2025161
May 2025204
June 2025265
July 2025282
August 2025214
September 2025263
October 2025268
November 2025284
December 2025305
January 2026363
February 2026211
March 2026266
April 2026264
May 2026168
June 2026348
July 2026248
August 2026284
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Fordham & Isleham
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime122
burglary42
other theft37
vehicle crime30
criminal damage arson24
other crime20
public order15
shoplifting13
drugs8
bicycle theft6
possession of weapons3
robbery1
What these numbers include

Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.

Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and records without usable locations are excluded.

Do not compare directly with Scottish council-level recorded crime totals.

These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.

Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.

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What could improve local safety →

Projects and proposed responses

A nearby project is not proof of a benefit to the whole ward. Only source-supported ward links are attached here.

No project boundary has been verified against this ward. See projects and their stated locations →

Proposed responses across East Cambridgeshire →