Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
5,419 people call this town in Cambridgeshire, East of England home.
Eye grades C− overall and ranks #44 of 50 in Cambridgeshire. It comes out better than 23% of UK towns. Pupils here do less well than most: primary results beat just over one in ten towns in England; secondary results beat 15% of towns in England. Most journeys need a car (C): one in ten commuters get to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Its best grade is for cost of living (B+): the median home sold for £253,700, 4.8 years of area income. Hazard risk is weaker too: 4.6% of homes face a high or medium risk of river or sea flooding.
Figures: prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · commuting, Census 2021 · flood risk, Environment Agency.
The 2 things Eye does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Eye is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Historic England lists 11 buildings inside Eye’s built-up area.
8% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Eye. Best known first.
CathedralPeterborough Cathedral4.2 km outside town, to the southwest
MuseumFlag Fen3.2 km outside town, to the south
Abbey or prioryThorney Abbey4.8 km outside town, to the east
MuseumPeterborough Museum and Art Gallery4.6 km outside town, to the southwest
MuseumRailworld5 km outside town, to the southwestMuseumMuseumThorney Museum4.8 km outside town, to the eastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Eye.
GCSE results at the 3 secondary schools within 3 km: just over a third of pupils get a strong pass (grade 5+) in English and maths, and the Attainment 8 average is 40.9. Its only school is listed below. 52% of pupils at the 9 primary schools within 3 km met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average).
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eye CofE Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 426 | C+ |
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
8% of homes date from before 1919. For its size, Eye has 20 listed buildings per 10,000 residents, lower than both Cambridgeshire’s towns (82) and England’s towns (39).
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 30% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
3.1% of 16 to 64s claimed unemployment benefits in 2026, above both Cambridgeshire’s towns (2.1%) and England’s towns (2.3%). For 29% of commuters, work was under 5 km away. Work in town: 8% of resident commuters. The average household earns £56K a year before tax.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Owners make up nearly two thirds of households, above both Cambridgeshire’s towns (61%) and England’s towns (61%). Private rents average £1,012 a month across the Peterborough council area. Behind the median of £253,700: 195 standard sales inside Eye’s built-up area, September 2023 to August 2026.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £305,000 | 87 |
| Semi-detached | £234,000 | 67 |
| Terraced | £195,000 | 34 |
| Flat or maisonette | £138,000 | 7 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Eye has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 2 miles away. Life expectancy here is 82.8 for women and 79.8 for men (2019–23). 18% of residents in Eye live with a disability.
| Census 2021 | Eye | Cambridgeshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 82% | 84% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.1% | 4.4% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 18% | 16% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · A young population flatters these answers, which are not age-adjusted; the Health Grade instead uses measures that allow for age, such as life expectancy and early deaths.
The 12 months to August 2026 brought 258 recorded crimes inside Eye’s built-up area, and 64 reports of anti-social behaviour. 46% of the crimes fell under violence and sexual offences. There were 13.2 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), above both Cambridgeshire’s towns (8.7) and England’s towns (7.8).
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.
One measure of family life: a fifth of residents are under 15. Just over one in ten residents are 15 to 24, lower than both Cambridgeshire’s towns (12%) and England’s towns (12%). Half the people of Eye are older than 40.
52% women, 48% men
About 91 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Eye | Cambridgeshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 28% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 25% | 25% |
| 65+ | 19% | 17% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.5% | 5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 18% | 16% | 17% |
| Degree level | 24% | 37% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Cambridgeshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eye | 5,419 | — | C− | B+ | C+ | C |
| Newborough | 1,469 | 2.4 | — | B | A | B+ |
| Peterborough | 190,592 | 3.7 | C | A− | D | C− |
| Thorney | 1,655 | 3.7 | — | B+ | C | C |
| Whittlesey | 13,833 | 4.4 | D | C | C | C |
| Crowland | 4,619 | 4.4 | D | C | C | B− |
| Glinton | 1,743 | 4.8 | — | B− | C | B+ |
| Farcet | 1,596 | 5.3 | — | A+ | C− | C+ |
Newborough, Thorney, Glinton and Farcet have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
One state school is inside the town; places are handled by Peterborough council.
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
About the middle for its size: 62% of the 1,308 UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people report less crime per resident. Against all UK towns, it grades C+.
Town in Cambridgeshire, England
Eye is a built-up area of 5,419 people, in the Peterborough 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
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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