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Whittlesford · South Cambridgeshire

Whittlesford: your neighbourhood

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

What stands out here?

Homes rented privately: 12% here, compared with 14% across South Cambridgeshire (1.9 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 no qualifications: 10.2% here, compared with 11.8% across South Cambridgeshire (1.7 percentage points lower).

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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People aged 65 or over: 21.1% here, compared with 19.6% across South Cambridgeshire (1.5 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

21.1%

21 March 2021 · Whittlesford

Show the workings

Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

655 out of 3,100.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

3.6%

21 March 2021 · Whittlesford

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

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

111 out of 3,103.

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People counted in the census

3,104

21 March 2021 · Whittlesford

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

3,104 out of 3,104.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

48.8%

21 March 2021 · Whittlesford

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

1,241 out of 2,541.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

37.5%

21 March 2021 · Whittlesford

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

488 out of 1,302.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

9.7%

21 March 2021 · Whittlesford

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

126 out of 1,302.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

33.9%

21 March 2021 · Whittlesford

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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

863 out of 2,545.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

64.3%

21 March 2021 · Whittlesford

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

1,637 out of 2,545.

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

1.9%

21 March 2021 · Whittlesford

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

49 out of 2,545.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

10.2%

21 March 2021 · Whittlesford

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

258 out of 2,541.

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Homes rented privately

12%

21 March 2021 · Whittlesford

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

157 out of 1,302.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

23.7%

21 March 2021 · Whittlesford

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

604 out of 2,545.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

13%

21 March 2021 · Whittlesford

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

171 out of 1,302.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

1.8%

21 March 2021 · Whittlesford

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

45 out of 2,545.

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Crime and safety

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

138 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 104 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Whittlesford 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: 8 mapped crimes in September 2024; 8 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 · Whittlesford
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 202483
October 202453
November 2024133
December 2024113
January 2025101
February 202543
March 202580
April 202543
May 2025112
June 2025101
July 202574
August 2025132
September 2025120
October 202562
November 2025131
December 2025101
January 202681
February 2026152
March 202670
April 2026253
May 2026103
June 202672
July 2026176
August 202681
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Whittlesford
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime50
other theft20
criminal damage arson18
vehicle crime13
burglary12
other crime12
public order9
drugs3
possession of weapons1
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 South Cambridgeshire →