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Gamlingay · South Cambridgeshire

Gamlingay: your neighbourhood

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

What stands out here?

People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 30.5% here, compared with 47.8% across South Cambridgeshire (17.3 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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People aged 65 or over: 26.7% here, compared with 19.6% across South Cambridgeshire (7.1 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 no qualifications: 18.2% here, compared with 11.8% across South Cambridgeshire (6.4 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

26.7%

21 March 2021 · Gamlingay

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

1,001 out of 3,745.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

4.5%

21 March 2021 · Gamlingay

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

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

170 out of 3,750.

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People counted in the census

3,750

21 March 2021 · Gamlingay

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

3,750 out of 3,750.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

30.5%

21 March 2021 · Gamlingay

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

945 out of 3,096.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

47.5%

21 March 2021 · Gamlingay

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

768 out of 1,616.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

12.7%

21 March 2021 · Gamlingay

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

205 out of 1,616.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

38.8%

21 March 2021 · Gamlingay

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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

1,203 out of 3,104.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

59.4%

21 March 2021 · Gamlingay

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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

1,845 out of 3,104.

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

1.9%

21 March 2021 · Gamlingay

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

58 out of 3,104.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

18.2%

21 March 2021 · Gamlingay

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

564 out of 3,096.

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Homes rented privately

10%

21 March 2021 · Gamlingay

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

169 out of 1,613.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

29.3%

21 March 2021 · Gamlingay

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

909 out of 3,104.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

13%

21 March 2021 · Gamlingay

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

204 out of 1,613.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

1.8%

21 March 2021 · Gamlingay

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 3,104.

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Crime and safety

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

115 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 128 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Gamlingay 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: 5 mapped crimes in September 2024; 9 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 · Gamlingay
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 202450
October 2024172
November 2024101
December 202471
January 2025120
February 2025160
March 2025215
April 202586
May 2025120
June 202581
July 202585
August 202541
September 2025111
October 202591
November 202592
December 2025103
January 202631
February 2026141
March 2026102
April 2026107
May 202664
June 2026144
July 2026104
August 202694
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Gamlingay
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime55
criminal damage arson15
other theft13
burglary11
vehicle crime10
other crime3
drugs3
shoplifting2
public order2
bicycle theft1
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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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 South Cambridgeshire →