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Buckden · Huntingdonshire

Buckden: your neighbourhood

Buckden electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

People aged 65 or over: 28.9% here, compared with 20.2% across Huntingdonshire (8.7 percentage points higher).

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

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: 12% here, compared with 17% across Huntingdonshire (4.6 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 a degree or equivalent: 37.5% here, compared with 33.4% across Huntingdonshire (4.1 percentage points higher).

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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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

28.9%

21 March 2021 · Buckden

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

978 out of 3,388.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

4.8%

21 March 2021 · Buckden

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

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

163 out of 3,389.

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People counted in the census

3,389

21 March 2021 · Buckden

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

3,389 out of 3,389.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

37.5%

21 March 2021 · Buckden

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

1,072 out of 2,856.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

45.8%

21 March 2021 · Buckden

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

694 out of 1,514.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

10.6%

21 March 2021 · Buckden

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

161 out of 1,514.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

42.4%

21 March 2021 · Buckden

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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

1,213 out of 2,858.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

55.6%

21 March 2021 · Buckden

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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

1,589 out of 2,858.

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

1.8%

21 March 2021 · Buckden

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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

51 out of 2,858.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

15.2%

21 March 2021 · Buckden

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

433 out of 2,856.

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Homes rented privately

12%

21 March 2021 · Buckden

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

184 out of 1,511.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

33%

21 March 2021 · Buckden

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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

944 out of 2,858.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

10%

21 March 2021 · Buckden

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

151 out of 1,511.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

2%

21 March 2021 · Buckden

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

56 out of 2,858.

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Crime and safety

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

134 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 123 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Buckden 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: 9 mapped crimes in September 2024; 10 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 · Buckden
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 202495
October 202474
November 2024152
December 202461
January 202571
February 2025143
March 2025112
April 2025137
May 2025114
June 202571
July 202593
August 2025144
September 2025160
October 2025101
November 2025103
December 202570
January 2026128
February 202671
March 202693
April 2026171
May 202674
June 2026102
July 2026192
August 2026104
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Buckden
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime55
criminal damage arson24
other theft12
drugs12
vehicle crime9
public order8
other crime6
burglary4
shoplifting2
possession of weapons2
What these numbers include

Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.

Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and unusable locations excluded.

An empty ward count means no mapped rows in the complete required force files; it does not prove that no crime occurred.

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.

Police data and method →

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 Huntingdonshire →