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A village in Cambridgeshire, East of England, home to 884 people.
Fen Drayton is below the 1,000 residents fair grades need, but every figure on this page is real. It has 25 listed buildings, 0 of them Grade I. 13% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. The median home sold for £567,500.
The 3 things Fen Drayton does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists them inside Fen Drayton’s built-up area.
19% 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 Fen Drayton.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 46% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
At the census, 85% of commuters went by car. Working mainly from home: 46% of workers, above Cambridgeshire’s towns (34%) and England’s towns (31%) alike. The average household earns £76K a year before tax. Of the commuters living in Fen Drayton, 4% work in the town itself.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
GCSE results at the one secondary school within 3 km: 59% of pupils get a strong pass (grade 5+) in English and maths, and the Attainment 8 average is 55.7. Below is its only school. Three in five pupils at the 4 primary schools within 3 km met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average).
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fen Drayton Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 92 | C− |
Owners make up 76% of households, above both Cambridgeshire’s towns (61%) and England’s towns (61%). 13% of households live in social housing. Private rents average £1,408 a month across the South Cambridgeshire council area.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £730,250 | 20 |
| Terraced | £228,000 | 6 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Violence and sexual offences accounted for 62% of recorded crime. In the 12 months to August 2026, police logged 21 crimes and 1 reports of anti-social behaviour inside Fen Drayton’s built-up area. Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 2.6 reports per 1,000, below both Cambridgeshire’s towns (9) 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.
Fen Drayton has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 1.7 miles away. 3.6% of residents described their health as bad or very bad, below Cambridgeshire’s towns (4.4%) and England’s towns (5.2%) alike, and a disability affects 15% of people locally. The nearest A&E to Fen Drayton is Hinchingbrooke Hospital, 7.3 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Fen Drayton | Cambridgeshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 87% | 84% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.6% | 4.4% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 15% | 16% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Self-reported health favours young towns, since these answers ignore age; the Health Grade leans on age-adjusted measures such as 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 3 of them. Nearly a fifth of homes were built before 1919. Of Fen Drayton’s land, 13% lies in conservation areas, near Cambridgeshire’s towns (13%) and higher than England’s towns (7%).
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
20% of residents are 65 or over, higher than both Cambridgeshire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (18%). The under-15s are 15% of the population here. The middle age in Fen Drayton is 47. People aged 15 to 24 make up a tenth of the town.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Fen Drayton | Cambridgeshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.9% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 28% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 34% | 25% | 25% |
| 65+ | 20% | 17% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 4% | 5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| Degree level | 44% | 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 Fen Drayton. Best known first.
Historic houseThe Manor4.2 km outside town, to the northwest
MuseumNorris Museum3 km outside town, to the northwestAttractionAttractionHilton Turf Maze and Sparrows Monument3.9 km outside town, to the southwestPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Village in Cambridgeshire, England
Fen Drayton is a built-up area of 884 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
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fen Drayton | 884 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fenstanton | 3,015 | 1 | B+ | A− | C+ | A |
| Swavesey | 2,739 | 1.5 | A | A− | C+ | A− |
| Needingworth | 2,059 | 2.4 | — | A− | A− | A |
| Hemingford Grey | 3,372 | 2.6 | A+ | A− | A | A |
| Over | 2,898 | 2.8 | A+ | B+ | A | A− |
| St Ives | 16,818 | 3 | A− | A | C+ | B |
| Hilton | 1,052 | 3.1 | — | B | A+ | A+ |
Needingworth and Hilton have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 11.6 times the typical UK town for its size.
By type: terraced houses £228,000 and detached houses £730,250.
Band D council tax in Fen Drayton is £2,498 for 2026–27, more than in 64% 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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