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Milton & Waterbeach · South Cambridgeshire

Milton & Waterbeach: your neighbourhood

Milton & Waterbeach electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

Homes rented privately: 20% here, compared with 14% across South Cambridgeshire (6.4 percentage points higher).

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: 12% here, compared with 14% across South Cambridgeshire (2.5 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: 17.5% here, compared with 19.6% across South Cambridgeshire (2.1 percentage points lower).

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

17.5%

21 March 2021 · Milton & Waterbeach

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

1,911 out of 10,926.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

3.2%

21 March 2021 · Milton & Waterbeach

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

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

345 out of 10,926.

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People counted in the census

10,928

21 March 2021 · Milton & Waterbeach

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

10,928 out of 10,928.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

49.4%

21 March 2021 · Milton & Waterbeach

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

4,437 out of 8,980.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

41.1%

21 March 2021 · Milton & Waterbeach

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

1,938 out of 4,712.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

10.4%

21 March 2021 · Milton & Waterbeach

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

489 out of 4,712.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

31.6%

21 March 2021 · Milton & Waterbeach

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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

2,833 out of 8,971.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

66.5%

21 March 2021 · Milton & Waterbeach

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

5,966 out of 8,971.

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

2.1%

21 March 2021 · Milton & Waterbeach

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

188 out of 8,971.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

13%

21 March 2021 · Milton & Waterbeach

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

1,169 out of 8,980.

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Homes rented privately

20%

21 March 2021 · Milton & Waterbeach

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

960 out of 4,711.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

19.7%

21 March 2021 · Milton & Waterbeach

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

1,769 out of 8,971.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

12%

21 March 2021 · Milton & Waterbeach

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

562 out of 4,711.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

1.9%

21 March 2021 · Milton & Waterbeach

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

172 out of 8,971.

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Crime and safety

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

821 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 710 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Milton & Waterbeach 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: 61 mapped crimes in September 2024; 58 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 · Milton & Waterbeach
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 20246119
October 20244616
November 20246424
December 20245012
January 20254018
February 20256219
March 20256415
April 20254516
May 20256419
June 20256618
July 20256817
August 20258014
September 20258018
October 20258012
November 20256611
December 20256710
January 20266417
February 20267017
March 20265212
April 20267216
May 20267717
June 20266212
July 20267313
August 20265819
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Milton & Waterbeach
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime294
other theft146
criminal damage arson77
shoplifting61
vehicle crime58
public order51
burglary48
drugs32
other crime20
bicycle theft12
possession of weapons12
robbery8
theft from the person2
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 South Cambridgeshire →