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Huntingdonshire local authority area. Every figure carries its own date.

Neighbourhood differences

Homes rented privately

9.3% to 26.8%

Homes rented privately ranged from 9.3% in Holywell-cum-Needingworth to 26.8% in Huntingdon North — a gap of 17.5 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 26 of 26 current wards with comparable figures.

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.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

Homes rented privately · 21 March 2021
WardShareCountPopulation or households covered
Holywell-cum-Needingworth9.3%2662,873
Great Paxton10%1261,257
Alconbury10.2%1561,527
Warboys11.2%3703,292
Fenstanton11.8%1991,687
Buckden12.2%1841,511
Huntingdon East12.8%3692,875
St Ives West12.8%1651,285
Kimbolton12.9%1861,445
Great Staughton13.6%1921,408
Yaxley14.1%6554,636
St Neots Priory Park & Little Paxton14.9%6934,658
Somersham15.2%2481,634
Sawtry15.5%4352,805
Stilton, Folksworth & Washingley15.8%4422,803
St Neots Eatons16%7734,826
St Neots East16.1%2411,496
Godmanchester & Hemingford Abbots16.2%7024,338
Ramsey17%7814,583
Brampton19.3%7243,749
St Neots Eynesbury19.5%1,0285,284
Hemingford Grey & Houghton19.9%5332,682
The Stukeleys20.8%4942,370
St Ives East22.2%6432,891
St Ives South23.9%8593,597
Huntingdon North26.8%1,4375,362
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People reporting bad or very bad health

2.5% to 5.8%

People reporting bad or very bad health ranged from 2.5% in Great Paxton to 5.8% in Great Staughton — a gap of 3.4 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 26 of 26 current wards with comparable figures.

Residents described their own health. Differences in age matter, so this is a prompt to investigate needs, not a score for local health services.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

People reporting bad or very bad health · 21 March 2021
WardShareCountPopulation or households covered
Great Paxton2.5%763,102
The Stukeleys2.7%1585,951
Hemingford Grey & Houghton3.1%2006,540
St Neots East3.2%1334,146
Holywell-cum-Needingworth3.3%2246,796
Fenstanton3.3%1344,065
St Ives East3.3%2216,631
Kimbolton3.4%1163,415
Godmanchester & Hemingford Abbots3.5%3479,895
Brampton3.8%3489,128
Sawtry4%2616,594
St Neots Priory Park & Little Paxton4%42510,677
St Ives West4%1192,964
Stilton, Folksworth & Washingley4%2616,475
Alconbury4.1%1473,591
Somersham4.5%1643,674
Warboys4.6%3537,639
St Neots Eynesbury4.6%53911,645
Yaxley4.7%52411,199
St Ives South4.7%3657,786
St Neots Eatons4.7%51610,977
Buckden4.8%1633,389
Huntingdon East5.2%3596,938
Ramsey5.2%55110,540
Huntingdon North5.5%70112,695
Great Staughton5.8%2544,379
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People aged 65 or over

4.6% to 28.9%

People aged 65 or over ranged from 4.6% in St Neots East to 28.9% in Buckden — a gap of 24.3 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 26 of 26 current wards with comparable figures.

Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

People aged 65 or over · 21 March 2021
WardShareCountPopulation or households covered
St Neots East4.6%1914,148
The Stukeleys11.9%7115,952
Huntingdon North12.5%1,58412,695
Brampton14.8%1,3539,127
St Ives East16.4%1,0916,635
St Neots Eynesbury17.8%2,07311,645
Godmanchester & Hemingford Abbots18.7%1,8499,895
Yaxley18.9%2,11711,198
Sawtry19.8%1,3046,594
Ramsey21.9%2,30310,540
St Neots Priory Park & Little Paxton22.2%2,36610,676
Fenstanton22.2%9024,065
Great Paxton22.5%6973,102
Hemingford Grey & Houghton22.6%1,4816,540
Warboys22.9%1,7527,642
St Ives South23.7%1,8457,784
St Neots Eatons23.8%2,60710,974
Somersham23.8%8733,673
Kimbolton23.8%8143,415
Stilton, Folksworth & Washingley24%1,5526,476
Great Staughton24%1,0504,380
Huntingdon East24.2%1,6806,937
St Ives West24.7%7332,965
Holywell-cum-Needingworth25.2%1,7166,798
Alconbury25.5%9163,591
Buckden28.9%9783,388
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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

9.8% to 22.8%

People aged 16+ with no qualifications ranged from 9.8% in St Neots East to 22.8% in Huntingdon North — a gap of 13 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 26 of 26 current wards with comparable figures.

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

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications · 21 March 2021
WardShareCountPopulation or households covered
St Neots East9.8%2832,889
Kimbolton10.5%3032,895
Great Paxton11%2812,558
Hemingford Grey & Houghton11.3%5985,307
Brampton11.4%8087,098
The Stukeleys12.3%5794,693
Fenstanton12.4%4103,301
Holywell-cum-Needingworth13.3%7645,740
Godmanchester & Hemingford Abbots13.6%1,0887,971
Stilton, Folksworth & Washingley13.7%7455,452
St Ives East13.8%7505,423
Great Staughton14.4%5593,883
Sawtry14.5%7895,430
Somersham14.9%4623,104
Buckden15.2%4332,856
St Neots Priory Park & Little Paxton15.2%1,3348,797
Alconbury15.4%4753,093
Warboys16.1%1,0206,334
St Ives South16.3%1,0636,525
St Ives West16.4%4042,458
Ramsey17.8%1,5458,659
Huntingdon East18.1%1,0595,840
St Neots Eynesbury18.3%1,7679,660
St Neots Eatons18.4%1,6889,193
Yaxley18.7%1,6879,006
Huntingdon North22.8%2,29810,086
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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

25% to 47%

People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent ranged from 25% in Yaxley to 47% in Great Paxton — a gap of 22.1 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 26 of 26 current wards with comparable figures.

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

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent · 21 March 2021
WardShareCountPopulation or households covered
Yaxley25%2,2499,006
Huntingdon North26.5%2,67010,086
Ramsey26.8%2,3208,659
St Neots Eynesbury28%2,7099,660
St Neots Eatons28.1%2,5819,193
Sawtry30.1%1,6355,430
Warboys30.6%1,9416,334
Huntingdon East30.8%1,7965,840
Somersham31.2%9673,104
St Ives East31.3%1,7005,423
St Ives West31.9%7832,458
St Neots Priory Park & Little Paxton33.6%2,9568,797
Great Staughton34.3%1,3313,883
Alconbury35.3%1,0933,093
Stilton, Folksworth & Washingley35.5%1,9345,452
Holywell-cum-Needingworth37.1%2,1285,740
Buckden37.5%1,0722,856
St Ives South37.6%2,4536,525
Fenstanton38.4%1,2663,301
Godmanchester & Hemingford Abbots39.1%3,1157,971
The Stukeleys40.8%1,9144,693
Brampton40.8%2,8987,098
Hemingford Grey & Houghton41.6%2,2085,307
St Neots East45.4%1,3122,889
Kimbolton46.9%1,3572,895
Great Paxton47%1,2032,558
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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

7.2% to 22.7%

Households facing two or more measured disadvantages ranged from 7.2% in Great Paxton to 22.7% in Huntingdon North — a gap of 15.5 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 26 of 26 current wards with comparable figures.

These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages · 21 March 2021
WardShareCountPopulation or households covered
Great Paxton7.2%901,255
The Stukeleys7.9%1882,368
Kimbolton8.5%1231,444
Great Staughton9.5%1341,409
Hemingford Grey & Houghton9.6%2572,684
Fenstanton10.4%1761,689
Holywell-cum-Needingworth10.6%3032,870
Buckden10.6%1611,514
Brampton10.9%4103,748
Somersham11.4%1861,634
St Ives East11.5%3322,893
St Neots East11.5%1731,498
Stilton, Folksworth & Washingley11.6%3262,802
Godmanchester & Hemingford Abbots11.8%5104,335
Alconbury12.8%1951,527
Sawtry13%3652,804
St Neots Priory Park & Little Paxton13.3%6214,658
St Ives West13.6%1751,285
Huntingdon East13.8%3962,876
St Neots Eatons13.8%6674,828
Warboys14%4603,292
St Ives South14.3%5163,599
Ramsey16.2%7424,583
Yaxley16.3%7544,637
St Neots Eynesbury16.7%8805,284
Huntingdon North22.7%1,2165,363
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Homes rented from a council or housing association

4.9% to 29.4%

Homes rented from a council or housing association ranged from 4.9% in Great Staughton to 29.4% in Huntingdon North — a gap of 24.5 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 26 of 26 current wards with comparable figures.

The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association · 21 March 2021
WardShareCountPopulation or households covered
Great Staughton4.9%691,408
Holywell-cum-Needingworth6.1%1742,873
Great Paxton6.1%771,257
The Stukeleys6.3%1492,370
St Ives East7.5%2172,891
Somersham7.9%1291,634
Kimbolton8%1161,445
Alconbury8.1%1231,527
Hemingford Grey & Houghton8.3%2232,682
St Ives West9.2%1181,285
Buckden10%1511,511
Sawtry10.2%2872,805
Stilton, Folksworth & Washingley10.6%2962,803
Fenstanton10.7%1801,687
St Neots Priory Park & Little Paxton11.4%5324,658
Huntingdon East11.7%3352,875
Yaxley12.3%5684,636
St Ives South12.8%4613,597
Warboys12.9%4263,292
Ramsey13.4%6134,583
St Neots Eatons13.6%6564,826
Brampton13.7%5123,749
Godmanchester & Hemingford Abbots15.8%6844,338
St Neots Eynesbury16.3%8635,284
St Neots East23.3%3491,496
Huntingdon North29.4%1,5755,362
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AlconburyBramptonBuckdenFenstantonGodmanchester & Hemingford AbbotsGreat PaxtonGreat StaughtonHemingford Grey & HoughtonHolywell-cum-NeedingworthHuntingdon EastHuntingdon NorthKimboltonRamseySt Ives EastSt Ives SouthSt Ives WestSt Neots EastSt Neots EatonsSt Neots EynesburySt Neots Priory Park & Little PaxtonSawtrySomershamStilton, Folksworth & WashingleyThe StukeleysWarboysYaxley
26 mapped electoral wards · May 2026. The same wards are available in the named list below. These are council boundaries, not police neighbourhoods.

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Alconbury →3,591 people · census date in profileBrampton →9,128 people · census date in profileBuckden →3,389 people · census date in profileFenstanton →4,063 people · census date in profileGodmanchester & Hemingford Abbots →9,895 people · census date in profileGreat Paxton →3,103 people · census date in profileGreat Staughton →4,378 people · census date in profileHemingford Grey & Houghton →6,539 people · census date in profileHolywell-cum-Needingworth →6,796 people · census date in profileHuntingdon East →6,938 people · census date in profileHuntingdon North →12,695 people · census date in profileKimbolton →3,415 people · census date in profileRamsey →10,540 people · census date in profileSt Ives East →6,635 people · census date in profileSt Ives South →7,784 people · census date in profileSt Ives West →2,965 people · census date in profileSt Neots East →4,146 people · census date in profileSt Neots Eatons →10,976 people · census date in profileSt Neots Eynesbury →11,645 people · census date in profileSt Neots Priory Park & Little Paxton →10,676 people · census date in profileSawtry →6,594 people · census date in profileSomersham →3,673 people · census date in profileStilton, Folksworth & Washingley →6,476 people · census date in profileThe Stukeleys →5,951 people · census date in profileWarboys →7,641 people · census date in profileYaxley →11,199 people · census date in profile