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Somersham · Huntingdonshire

Somersham: your neighbourhood

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

What stands out here?

Homes rented from a council or housing association: 8% here, compared with 13% across Huntingdonshire (5 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: 23.8% here, compared with 20.2% across Huntingdonshire (3.6 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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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 31.2% here, compared with 33.4% across Huntingdonshire (2.3 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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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

23.8%

21 March 2021 · Somersham

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

873 out of 3,673.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

4.5%

21 March 2021 · Somersham

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

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

164 out of 3,674.

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People counted in the census

3,673

21 March 2021 · Somersham

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

3,673 out of 3,673.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

31.2%

21 March 2021 · Somersham

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

967 out of 3,104.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

48.6%

21 March 2021 · Somersham

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

794 out of 1,634.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

11.4%

21 March 2021 · Somersham

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

186 out of 1,634.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

36.2%

21 March 2021 · Somersham

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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

1,125 out of 3,107.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

61.5%

21 March 2021 · Somersham

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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

1,911 out of 3,107.

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

1.8%

21 March 2021 · Somersham

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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

57 out of 3,107.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

14.9%

21 March 2021 · Somersham

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

462 out of 3,104.

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Homes rented privately

15%

21 March 2021 · Somersham

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

248 out of 1,634.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

26%

21 March 2021 · Somersham

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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

807 out of 3,107.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

8%

21 March 2021 · Somersham

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

129 out of 1,634.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

2.3%

21 March 2021 · Somersham

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

71 out of 3,107.

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Crime and safety

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

143 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 117 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Somersham 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: 3 mapped crimes in September 2024; 14 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 · Somersham
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 202430
October 202420
November 202430
December 202481
January 202591
February 202560
March 2025151
April 2025121
May 202590
June 2025140
July 2025221
August 2025146
September 202584
October 2025111
November 2025132
December 202592
January 2026146
February 2026186
March 202680
April 202680
May 2026212
June 202696
July 2026102
August 2026144
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Somersham
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime76
public order16
criminal damage arson10
burglary8
other theft8
shoplifting8
vehicle crime7
drugs4
other crime4
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 →