Earith’s story
27 listed buildings, 2 of them Grade II*
Historic England lists them inside Earith’s built-up area.
13% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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EarithCambridgeshire
A village of 1,656 in Cambridgeshire, East of England. 9% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport.
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Photo: Stephen McKay · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
1,656
Census 2021 · Huntingdonshire council
Median home
£286K
52 sales in 3 years
Median age
46.6
24% are 65+ · Cambridgeshire 17%
Degree level
34%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
9%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Earith a good place to live?
Earith has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Its strongest subject is cost of living (A): median sale £286,250, 4.5 years of area income; rent £1,057 a month. Its weakest is hazard risk (D): 6.9% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea.
What makes Earith stand out
The 3 things Earith does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
9% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
2 Grade II*, including Woodlands; 6.7 times the typical UK town for its size
Historic England’s list, October 2026.
Flood risk, against UK towns
Flood risk
7% of homes at risk
High or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea: more than in 93% of UK towns
Environment Agency flood maps, defences counted.
How Earith grades
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Earith is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
Cost of livingAOpen →Hazard riskDOpen →WalkabilityC−Open →SchoolsPrimary results beat 22% of towns in EnglandC−Open →HealthLife expectancy 81.2 for men, 84.5 for womenA−Open →Jobs & income1.7% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefitsA−Open →SafetyB+Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
History13% of homes built before 1919B+Open →Outdoors78% live within 400 m of a park; 1.2 ha of public green space per 1,000 residentsCOpen →Civic life2.4 local charities per 1,000 residents; 0% live within 1 km of a libraryCOpen →
How TownRatings grades towns →
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Earith.
HousingCost of living grade A
Earith is a town of owners: 82% of households own their home, above Cambridgeshire’s towns and England’s towns
Private renters make up 11% of households, lower than both Cambridgeshire’s towns (21%) and England’s towns (21%). 5% of households live in social housing. The median sale, £286,250, comes from 52 standard sales inside Earith’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026.
£286Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Earith£286K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £390,000 | 17 |
| Semi-detached | £265,000 | 32 |
82%
of households own their home · England 61%
11%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,057
average private rent a month, Huntingdonshire council area
£2,523
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
SchoolsC−
School results in Earith are weaker than in 84% of towns in England
Key Stage 2 results at the 2 primary schools within 3 km: 55% of pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Below is its only school. Its one primary school teaches 101 pupils.
C−School Grade
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earith Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 101 | B |
Department for Education · GIAS, Key Stage 2 and GCSE resultsThe Schools page →
Work & commuteJobs & income grade A−
Fewer commuters in Earith work nearby than in Cambridgeshire’s towns or England’s towns: 11% travel under 5 km
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 38% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
The average household earns £72K a year before tax. The car took 90% of commuters, higher than both Cambridgeshire’s towns (72%) and England’s towns (70%). Also worth knowing: there are 0.5 jobs in Earith for each resident in work. Of the commuters living locally, 8% work in the town itself.
9%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving90%
On foot4%
Bicycle2%
Bus2%
Train1%
11%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
38%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£72K
mean household income, before tax
1.7%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
C−
Walkability: more walkable than 15% of UK towns
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Health
82% of people in Earith rate their health good or very good
Earith has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 3 miles away. At the census, 18% of people here had a disability, about level with England’s towns (17%) and above Cambridgeshire’s towns (16%). The nearest A&E to Earith is Hinchingbrooke Hospital, 10.1 miles away.
82%good or very good healthA−Health Grade
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 82%Fair 14%Bad or very bad 4%
| Census 2021 | Earith | Cambridgeshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 82% | 84% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.1% | 4.4% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 18% | 16% | 17% |
81.2
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
84.5
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Young towns look healthier on these answers, which aren’t adjusted for age; the Health Grade uses measures that are, such as life expectancy and early deaths.
Safety
Violence is recorded less often in Earith than in Cambridgeshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 15.3 per 1,000 residents a year
In the 12 months to August 2026, police logged 54 crimes and 10 reports of anti-social behaviour inside Earith’s built-up area. Violence and sexual offences accounted for 52% of recorded crime. Per 1,000 residents, 8.5 burglaries and acts of damage are recorded a year.
15.3violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a yearB+Safety Grade
Compared with UK towns its sizeLess crime per resident than 55% of the 1,541 UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people: about the middle for its size. Context only, not part of the grade.
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual28
Damage & arson10
Vehicle crime6
Public order2
Other theft2
Burglary2
Shoplifting1
Drugs1
Anti-social10
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.
15.3
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
8.5
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
7.1
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
54
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.
History
Earith is rich in listed buildings: 163 per 10,000 residents, more than in both Cambridgeshire’s towns and England’s towns
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Conservation areas cover a quarter of Earith’s land, higher than both Cambridgeshire’s towns (13%) and England’s towns (7%). Historic England’s list names 27 listed buildings locally: 2 Grade II*.
27listed buildingsB+History Grade
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*2
Grade II25
Among them · Grade II*
- Woodlands Grade II*
- 91, High Street Grade II*
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
13%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
163
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
Few people in Earith are 15 to 24: 7.1%, fewer than in both Cambridgeshire’s towns and England’s towns
Children under 15 make up 16%, lower than both Cambridgeshire’s towns (18%) and England’s towns (18%). Over-65s are 24% of the population. Residents of Earith have a median age of 46.6.
46.6median age
EarithCambridgeshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
24%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications17%
Apprenticeship7%
A levels or similar17%
Degree level34%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Earith | Cambridgeshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 7.1% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 28% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 25% | 25% |
| 65+ | 24% | 17% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 7.4% | 5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 16% | 17% |
| Degree level | 34% | 37% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Cambridgeshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Earith
13pages on Earith
The big questions
SafetyB+15.3 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingAMedian home £286K · rent £1,057 a monthHousing18 sold in 12 months · busiest street GreenfieldsSchoolsC−1 state schoolHealthA−Life expectancy 81.2 (men), 84.5 (women)Work & commuteA−55% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazardsD6.9% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Out and about
Earith’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
Bluntisham and ColneSomershamOverNeedingworthWillinghamSuttonSwaveseyEarith
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earith | 1,656 | — | — | A | B+ | A− |
| Bluntisham and Colne | 2,790 | 1 | A | A− | A | A− |
| Somersham | 3,349 | 2.3 | A | A | B+ | A− |
| Over | 2,898 | 3 | A+ | B+ | A | A− |
| Needingworth | 2,059 | 3.1 | — | A− | A− | A |
| Willingham | 3,912 | 3.2 | A− | A− | B− | B+ |
| Sutton | 3,880 | 4.3 | B+ | A | B+ | B+ |
| Swavesey | 2,739 | 4.4 | A | A− | C+ | A− |
Needingworth has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Earith
How many listed buildings are there in Earith?
That is 6.7 times the typical UK town for its size.
Does Earith flood?
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
Are schools in Earith good?
One state school is inside the town; places are handled by Cambridgeshire council.
About Earith
Village in Cambridgeshire, England
Earith is a built-up area of 1,656 people, in the Huntingdonshire 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
- 1,656 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Huntingdonshire
- County
- Cambridgeshire
- Region
- East of England
- Area
- 0.2 sq mi (0.6 km²)
- ONS code
- E63003082
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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