Bar Hill’s story
No listed buildings inside Bar Hill’s built-up area
4% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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Bar HillCambridgeshire
TownGrade
A+
#1 of 50 in Cambridgeshire
#1 in Cambridgeshireof 50 ranked townsThe town, home to 3,899 people, lies in Cambridgeshire, East of England. Mortgage-free owners make up 42% of households.
7 places within 12 milesMap →
Photo: Cruccone · CC BY 3.0
Population
3,899
Census 2021 · South Cambridgeshire council
Median home
£310K
145 sales in 3 years
Median age
44.2
21% are 65+ · Cambridgeshire 17%
Degree level
38%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
24%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Bar Hill a good place to live?
Overall, Bar Hill earns an A+, which places it #1 of 50 in Cambridgeshire. Nationally, it does better than almost every UK town. Health is its strong suit — men here can expect to live to 84, women to 87.6. Jobs & income is another plus: mean household income £72,458; 1.7% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits. It takes 4.3 years of household income in the South Cambridgeshire council area to buy the median home, at £310,000.
Figures: life expectancy and income, ONS · claimants, DWP · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years.
How Bar Hill grades
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Bar Hill is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
HealthAmong the healthiest places comparedA+Open →Jobs & incomeNear the top of the towns comparedA+Open →Cost of livingGraded on home prices against local incomesAOpen →SchoolsPrimary results beat 85% of towns in EnglandAOpen →WalkabilityAmong the easiest places to get around without a carAOpen →SafetyAhead of most towns comparedB+Open →Hazard risk0% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the seaB+Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
History0 listed buildingsD−Open →Outdoors93% live within 400 m of a park; 1.4 ha of public green space per 1,000 residentsC+Open →Civic life2.1 local charities per 1,000 residents; 100% live within 1 km of a libraryAOpen →
How TownRatings grades towns →
What makes Bar Hill stand out
The 3 things Bar Hill does most differently from other towns.
Life expectancy, against UK towns
Health
87.6 and 84 years
OHID Fingertips, 2019–23.
Household income, against UK towns
Work
Mean, before tax: higher than in 93% of UK towns
ONS small-area income estimates.
Own outright
Housing
42% own outright
of households own their home with no mortgage (England’s towns 32%)
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bar Hill.
History
Most of Bar Hill is newer: only 4% of homes were built before 1919, below Cambridgeshire’s towns and England’s towns
0listed buildingsD−History Grade
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Historic England’s list has no building inside Bar Hill’s built-up area.
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II0
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
4%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
0
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
SchoolsA
Bar Hill’s schools outperform 89% of towns in England on results
ASchool Grade
Bar Hill Community Primary School’s results beat 77% of schools in England like it. Below is its only school. At the 3 primary schools within 3 km, 69% of pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average).
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bar Hill Community Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 229 | A− |
Department for Education · GIAS, Key Stage 2 and GCSE resultsThe Schools page →
Health
Life expectancy in Bar Hill is longer than in 97% of UK towns
86%good or very good healthA+Health Grade
14% of residents in Bar Hill live with a disability. At the census, 86% of people in Bar Hill called their health good or very good, above Cambridgeshire’s towns (84%) and England’s towns (82%) alike. Poor health, by residents’ own account, affects 3% of the town. The nearest A&E to Bar Hill is Addenbrooke's and the Rosie Hospitals, 7.3 miles away.
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 86%Fair 11%Bad or very bad 3%
| Census 2021 | Bar Hill | Cambridgeshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 86% | 84% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3% | 4.4% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 14% | 16% | 17% |
84
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
87.6
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Read these answers with age in mind: they aren’t adjusted, so younger places do better. The Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, life expectancy and early deaths among them.
HousingCost of living grade A
More households own their home in Bar Hill than in Cambridgeshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 75%
£310Kmedian sale
Behind the median of £310,000: 145 standard sales inside Bar Hill’s built-up area, September 2023 to August 2026. Private rents average £1,408 a month across the South Cambridgeshire council area. 20% rent privately, close to both Cambridgeshire’s towns (21%) and England’s towns (21%).
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Bar Hill£310K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £380,000 | 46 |
| Semi-detached | £303,000 | 40 |
| Terraced | £250,000 | 58 |
75%
of households own their home · England 61%
£1,408
average private rent a month, South Cambridgeshire council area
£2,539
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Work & commuteJobs & income grade A+
Under 5 km to work: 24% in Bar Hill, fewer than in Cambridgeshire’s towns and across England’s towns
24%walk, cycle or ride
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 36% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
For every resident in work, Bar Hill has 1.2 jobs. 20% of commuters who live in Bar Hill also work there. After the car, walking came next, for 13% of commuters.
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving72%
On foot13%
Bus7%
Bicycle4%
24%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
36%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£72K
mean household income, before tax
1.7%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
A
Walkability: more walkable than 89% of UK towns
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Safety
Violent crime runs low in Bar Hill: 13.6 per 1,000 residents a year, under Cambridgeshire’s towns and England’s towns
13.6violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a yearB+Safety Grade
Reported offences in Bar Hill came to 195 over twelve months to August 2026; nuisance and anti-social incidents added 47. For its size, Bar Hill records less crime per resident than nearly four fifths of the 1,308 UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people. Violence and sexual offences accounted for 29% of recorded crime.
Compared with UK towns its sizeLess crime per resident than 79% of the 1,308 UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people: less crime than most for its size. Context only, not part of the grade.
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual57
Shoplifting36
Damage & arson19
Public order19
Other theft18
Vehicle crime15
Burglary11
Drugs9
Anti-social47
Not gradedAnti-social behaviour, shoplifting and other theft are shown but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence and crimes against homes and vehicles per resident.
13.6
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
10.3
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
10.3
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
195
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL · The police category of violence and sexual offences includes harassment and stalking.
Who lives here
Bar Hill has fewer young adults than Cambridgeshire’s towns or England’s towns: 7.8% are 15 to 24
44.2median age
16% are under 15, lower than both Cambridgeshire’s towns (18%) and England’s towns (18%). People 65 and over make up 21% of the town. Bar Hill has a median age of 44.2. Among adults, 38% have a degree.
Bar HillCambridgeshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
21%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications13%
Apprenticeship6%
A levels or similar17%
Degree level38%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Bar Hill | Cambridgeshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 7.8% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 28% | 28% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 25% | 25% |
| 65+ | 21% | 17% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.4% | 5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 16% | 17% |
| Degree level | 38% | 37% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Cambridgeshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Bar Hill
13pages on Bar Hill
The big questions
SafetyB+13.6 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingAMedian home £310K · rent £1,408 a monthHousing44 sold in 12 months · busiest street The SpinneySchoolsA1 state schoolHealthA+Life expectancy 84 (men), 87.6 (women)Work & commuteA+60% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazardsB+0% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Out and about
About Bar Hill
Town in Cambridgeshire, England
Bar Hill is a built-up area of 3,899 people, in the South Cambridgeshire council area. TownRatings uses ONS’s 2022 built-up areas as towns: the physical town, as people mean the word, rather than a council district, so its figures cover the town itself.
Built from ONS geography and Census 2021
- Population
- 3,899 (Census 2021)
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire
- County
- Cambridgeshire
- Region
- East of England
- Area
- 0.4 sq mi (1.1 km²)
- ONS code
- E63003331
Bar Hill’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
OakingtonLongstanton and NorthstoweHardwickGirtonSwaveseyHighfields CaldecoteHiston and ImpingtonBar Hill
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bar Hill | 3,899 | — | A+ | A | B+ | A+ |
| Oakington | 1,494 | 2.2 | — | A− | A | B+ |
| Longstanton and Northstowe | 5,278 | 2.3 | A− | A− | C− | B+ |
| Hardwick | 2,658 | 2.7 | A+ | B− | B+ | A+ |
| Girton | 4,384 | 2.9 | A+ | C+ | A | A+ |
| Swavesey | 2,739 | 3.4 | A | A− | C+ | A− |
| Highfields Caldecote | 2,049 | 3.5 | — | B− | A− | A+ |
| Histon and Impington | 7,781 | 3.6 | A+ | B | B | B+ |
Oakington and Highfields Caldecote have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Bar Hill
Are schools in Bar Hill good?
Primary results beat 85% of towns in England (Department for Education, Key Stage 2). One state school is inside the town; places are handled by Cambridgeshire council.
How much is council tax in Bar Hill?
Band D council tax in Bar Hill is £2,539 for 2026–27, more than in 73% of UK towns (council, county, police and fire, plus the parish or town council). Your own bill depends on your home’s band; check it on GOV.UK.
Sources: ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area · HM Land Registry Price Paid (standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026) · ONS Price Index of Private Rents (August 2026, by council) · MHCLG and Welsh Government council tax, Band D 2026–27 (with parish precepts in England) · data.police.uk street-level crime, 36 months to August 2026, points inside the built-up-area boundary · ONS small-area life expectancy and healthy life expectancy, 2019 to 2023 (England and Wales), OHID Fingertips small-area indicators (England) and Census 2021 health, adjusted for age · ONS small-area income estimates (financial year ending 2023) · DWP claimant count via Nomis (January to August 2026) · Historic England, National Heritage List for England (listed buildings, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, battlefields, World Heritage Sites), October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties by build period (31 March 2025) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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