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Holywell-cum-Needingworth · Huntingdonshire

Holywell-cum-Needingworth: your neighbourhood

Holywell-cum-Needingworth electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

Homes rented privately: 9% here, compared with 17% across Huntingdonshire (7.5 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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Homes rented from a council or housing association: 6% here, compared with 13% across Huntingdonshire (6.8 percentage points lower).

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.

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 65 or over: 25.2% here, compared with 20.2% across Huntingdonshire (5 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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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

25.2%

21 March 2021 · Holywell-cum-Needingworth

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

1,716 out of 6,798.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

3.3%

21 March 2021 · Holywell-cum-Needingworth

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

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

224 out of 6,796.

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People counted in the census

6,796

21 March 2021 · Holywell-cum-Needingworth

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

6,796 out of 6,796.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

37.1%

21 March 2021 · Holywell-cum-Needingworth

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

2,128 out of 5,740.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

41.9%

21 March 2021 · Holywell-cum-Needingworth

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

1,203 out of 2,870.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

10.6%

21 March 2021 · Holywell-cum-Needingworth

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

303 out of 2,870.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

38%

21 March 2021 · Holywell-cum-Needingworth

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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

2,184 out of 5,748.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

59.8%

21 March 2021 · Holywell-cum-Needingworth

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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

3,440 out of 5,748.

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

1.9%

21 March 2021 · Holywell-cum-Needingworth

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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

110 out of 5,748.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

13.3%

21 March 2021 · Holywell-cum-Needingworth

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

764 out of 5,740.

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Homes rented privately

9%

21 March 2021 · Holywell-cum-Needingworth

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

266 out of 2,873.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

28.4%

21 March 2021 · Holywell-cum-Needingworth

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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

1,634 out of 5,748.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

6%

21 March 2021 · Holywell-cum-Needingworth

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

174 out of 2,873.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

2.2%

21 March 2021 · Holywell-cum-Needingworth

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

124 out of 5,748.

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Crime and safety

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

291 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 394 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Holywell-cum-Needingworth 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: 35 mapped crimes in September 2024; 16 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 · Holywell-cum-Needingworth
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024351
October 2024467
November 2024413
December 2024447
January 2025263
February 2025192
March 2025295
April 2025406
May 2025318
June 2025257
July 2025305
August 2025287
September 2025246
October 2025343
November 2025244
December 2025304
January 2026244
February 2026270
March 2026245
April 2026311
May 2026194
June 2026224
July 2026164
August 2026166
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Holywell-cum-Needingworth
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime104
shoplifting72
vehicle crime28
criminal damage arson24
other theft24
burglary18
other crime6
public order6
drugs5
possession of weapons2
bicycle theft2
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.

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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 Huntingdonshire →