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Home to 691 people, this village lies in Cambridgeshire, East of England.
Elton is below the 1,000 residents fair grades need, but every figure on this page is real. Its listed buildings number 44, with 0 at Grade I. 14% of commuters get to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Homes change hands at a median £478,736.
The 3 things Elton does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists them inside Elton’s built-up area, along with 1 scheduled monument.
33% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Elton.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 44% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Elton counts 0.9 jobs per working resident. 85% of commuters drove, higher than both Cambridgeshire’s towns (72%) and England’s towns (70%). Home was the main workplace for 44% of workers at the census. About 6% of its commuters stay in Elton for work.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
64% of pupils at the 3 primary schools within 3 km met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). The Elton CofE Primary School of the Foundation of Frances and Jane Proby’s results beat 83% of schools in England like it. The one school in town appears below.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Elton CofE Primary School of the Foundation of Frances and Jane ProbyLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 137 | A− |
Private rents average £1,057 a month across the Huntingdonshire council area. Social housing holds 16% of households, about level with Cambridgeshire’s towns (16%) and below England’s towns (18%). Renting privately is how a fifth of households live.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £494,750 | 10 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Of all the crimes, 40% were violence and sexual offences. The 12 months to August 2026 brought 15 recorded crimes inside Elton’s built-up area, and 7 reports of anti-social behaviour. Homes saw 7.7 burglaries and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year, lower than both Cambridgeshire’s towns (9.1) and England’s towns (9.4).
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.
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.
The nearest A&E to Elton is Peterborough City Hospital, 6.1 miles away. At the census, 19% of people here had a disability, higher than both Cambridgeshire’s towns (16%) and England’s towns (17%). There is no GP practice here: the nearest is 3.5 miles off.
| Census 2021 | Elton | Cambridgeshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 84% | 84% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.8% | 4.4% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 19% | 16% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · These answers aren’t adjusted for age, so young towns look healthier; the Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy and early deaths.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Grade II* covers 1 of them. Homes from before 1919 make up a third of the total, above Cambridgeshire’s towns (12%) and England’s towns (16%) alike. Listed buildings per head: 637 for every 10,000 residents of Elton.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Under-15s account for 14% of the population. 28% of residents are 65 or over, higher than both Cambridgeshire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (18%). The age that splits Elton in two is 53.3. Among adults, 42% have a degree.
52% women, 48% men
About 91 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Elton | Cambridgeshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 6.6% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 28% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 35% | 25% | 25% |
| 65+ | 28% | 17% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.2% | 5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| Degree level | 42% | 37% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Cambridgeshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Elton. Best known first.
CastleFotheringhay Castle2.4 km outside town, to the west
Historic houseElton Hall300 m outside town, to the south
Heritage railwayNene Valley Railway5 km outside town, to the northeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Village in Cambridgeshire, England
Elton is a built-up area of 691 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
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elton | 691 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Warmington | 1,045 | 1.7 | — | D | A | A |
| Castor and Ailsworth | 1,461 | 3.7 | — | C− | B | A− |
| Oundle | 6,252 | 4.5 | A− | D | B+ | A |
| Stilton | 2,365 | 5.2 | — | A | A− | A− |
| King's Cliffe | 1,581 | 5.6 | — | C− | B+ | A− |
| Wittering | 2,678 | 5.6 | A+ | A− | B | A− |
| Yaxley | 9,403 | 5.9 | B+ | A+ | B− | B− |
Warmington, Castor and Ailsworth, Stilton and King's Cliffe have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 26.1 times the typical UK town for its size. It also has 1 scheduled monument.
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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