Castle Camps’s story
Old homes in Castle Camps: 35% built before 1919
Historic England lists 12 buildings inside Castle Camps’s built-up area.
35% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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Castle CampsCambridgeshire
In Cambridgeshire, East of England, this village has 645 residents.
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Photo: John Sutton · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
645
Census 2021 · South Cambridgeshire council
Median home
£455K
25 sales in 3 years
Median age
50.9
24% are 65+ · Cambridgeshire 17%
Degree level
38%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
10%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Castle Camps a good place to live?
Towns under 1,000 residents aren’t graded, so Castle Camps has no grades; its figures are still real. 10% of commuters get to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Its listed buildings number 12, with 0 at Grade I. Homes change hands at a median £455,000.
What makes Castle Camps stand out
The 3 things Castle Camps does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
10% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
0 Grade II*; 7.6 times the typical UK town for its size
Historic England’s list, October 2026.
Median sale, £ thousands
Housing
1.6 times the typical UK town’s £277K
Standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Castle Camps.
Work & commute
Commuters in Castle Camps travel far: only 17% go under 5 km, fewer than in Cambridgeshire’s towns or England’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 40% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
87% of commuters drove, above both Cambridgeshire’s towns (72%) and England’s towns (70%). Home was the main workplace for two in five workers at the census. Of the commuters living in Castle Camps, 3% work in the town itself. Also worth knowing: the average household earns £72K a year before tax.
10%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving87%
On foot3%
Bicycle2%
Train2%
Bus1%
Underground, tram1%
17%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
40%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£72K
mean household income, before tax
1.4%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Schools
The schools around Castle Camps
There is one school here; it is shown below. Key Stage 2 results at the 2 primary schools within 3 km: nearly three in five pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). 125 pupils attend Castle Camps’s one primary school.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Castle Camps Church of England (Controlled) Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 125 | C+ |
Department for Education · GIAS, Key Stage 2 and GCSE resultsThe Schools page →
Housing
Private renting is less common in Castle Camps than in Cambridgeshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 14%
Social housing holds 13% of households, lower than both Cambridgeshire’s towns (16%) and England’s towns (18%). The owner-occupied share of households is 72%. Private rents average £1,408 a month across the South Cambridgeshire council area.
£455Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Castle Camps£455K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £687,500 | 10 |
| Semi-detached | £438,685 | 10 |
| Terraced | £220,000 | 5 |
72%
of households own their home · England 61%
14%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,408
average private rent a month, South Cambridgeshire council area
£2,491
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Safety
Castle Camps records less burglary and damage per resident than Cambridgeshire’s towns or England’s towns, at 3.6 per 1,000 a year
Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 1 reports per 1,000, below both Cambridgeshire’s towns (9) and England’s towns (7.8). The violent crime rate is 14.5 per 1,000 residents a year. Police figures for Castle Camps’s built-up area: 23 crimes and 1 anti-social behaviour reports in the 12 months to August 2026. Violence and sexual offences accounted for 48% of recorded crime.
14.5violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual11
Burglary4
Damage & arson3
Other crime2
Public order1
Other theft1
Theft from person1
Shoplifting0
Anti-social1
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.
14.5
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
3.6
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
1
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
23
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.
Health
87% of people in Castle Camps say their health is good or very good, more than in Cambridgeshire’s towns or across England’s towns
At the census, 13% of people here had a disability, below Cambridgeshire’s towns (16%) and England’s towns (17%) alike. There is no GP practice in Castle Camps: the nearest is 2.3 miles off. The nearest A&E to Castle Camps is Addenbrooke's and the Rosie Hospitals, 12.7 miles away.
87%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 87%Fair 9%Bad or very bad 4%
| Census 2021 | Castle Camps | Cambridgeshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 87% | 84% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.6% | 4.4% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 13% | 16% | 17% |
83.5
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
86.1
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Census health answers are raw, so younger towns score better on them; for the Health Grade we use age-adjusted figures like life expectancy and early deaths.
History
Castle Camps keeps more of its old housing than Cambridgeshire’s towns or England’s towns: 35% built before 1919
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Conservation areas cover 26% of Castle Camps’ land, above both Cambridgeshire’s towns (13%) and England’s towns (7%). Scaled to its population, that is 186 listed buildings for every 10,000 people in the town.
12listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II12
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
35%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
186
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Who lives here
Fewer children live in Castle Camps than in Cambridgeshire’s towns or England’s towns: 14% are under 15
The 15-to-24 age group: 8.1%, below both Cambridgeshire’s towns (12%) and England’s towns (12%). Nearly a quarter of residents are 65 or over. Line up the people of Castle Camps by age and the one in the middle is 50.9.
50.9median age
Castle CampsCambridgeshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
24%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications15%
Apprenticeship7%
A levels or similar14%
Degree level38%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Castle Camps | Cambridgeshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.1% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 28% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 35% | 25% | 25% |
| 65+ | 24% | 17% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.6% | 5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| Degree level | 38% | 37% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Cambridgeshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Ashdon Village Museum and 2 more in and around Castle Camps
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Castle Camps. Best known first.
MuseumAshdon Village Museum4.6 km outside town, to the westMuseumMuseumHaverhill and District Local History Centre4.1 km outside town, to the northeastArt galleryArt galleryHaverhill Arts Centre4.1 km outside town, to the northeastPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (1)
- Ashdon Village Museum: Colin Bell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Castle Camps
13pages on Castle Camps
The big questions
Safety14.5 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingMedian home £455K · rent £1,408 a monthHousing8 sold in 12 months · busiest street Old Orchard GroveSchools1 state schoolHealthLife expectancy 83.5 (men), 86.1 (women)Work & commute57% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazards0% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Castle Camps’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
HaverhillSteeple BumpsteadLintonKedingtonBalshamSaffron WaldenGreat ChesterfordCastle Camps
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castle Camps | 645 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Haverhill | 26,704 | 2.8 | C− | B− | C− | C+ |
| Steeple Bumpstead | 1,376 | 3.3 | — | C | A− | A |
| Linton | 4,452 | 4.6 | A+ | B+ | B | A |
| Kedington | 1,778 | 5.3 | — | C | A | B+ |
| Balsham | 1,625 | 5.4 | — | B+ | A | A+ |
| Saffron Walden | 16,609 | 6.3 | A+ | A− | B | A |
| Great Chesterford | 1,775 | 7.5 | — | B | A− | A+ |
Steeple Bumpstead, Kedington, Balsham and Great Chesterford have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Castle Camps
How many listed buildings are there in Castle Camps?
That is 7.6 times the typical UK town for its size. 35% of Castle Camps’ homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Is Castle Camps expensive to live in?
By type: terraced houses £220,000, semi-detached houses £438,685 and detached houses £687,500.
How much is council tax in Castle Camps?
Band D council tax in Castle Camps is £2,491 for 2026–27, more than in 62% 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.
About Castle Camps
Village in Cambridgeshire, England
Castle Camps is a built-up area of 645 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
- 645 (Census 2021)
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire
- County
- Cambridgeshire
- Region
- East of England
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km²)
- ONS code
- E63003764
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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