Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
With 4,384 residents, it is a town in Cambridgeshire, East of England.
Girton’s grades pull in different directions. Health is a strength: life expectancy 84 for men, 87.6 for women. The local economy does well (A+): households earn a mean £72,458 a year, and 1.1% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits. Hazard risk is higher than most: 2.1% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. Buying the median home, at £600,000, takes 8.3 years of household income in the South Cambridgeshire council area. Overall, that makes an A+, better than almost every UK town. That places it #2 of 50 in Cambridgeshire.
Figures: life expectancy and income, ONS · claimants, DWP · flood risk, Environment Agency · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Girton is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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The 3 things Girton does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists 12 buildings inside Girton’s built-up area, 2 of them Grade II*.
6% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →12 listed buildings in Girton.
Church of St Andrew: Photo: Cruccone · CC BY 3.0 · Jesters: Photo: Smb1001 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Girton War Memorial: Photo: Ben Harris · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Binfield: Photo: N Chadwick · CC BY-SA 2.0
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Girton.
2.9% of residents described their health as bad or very bad, lower than both Cambridgeshire’s towns (4.4%) and England’s towns (5.2%). Asked at the census, 87% of residents of Girton said they were in good or very good health. Seeing a GP means leaving Girton: the nearest practice is 1.4 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Girton | Cambridgeshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 87% | 84% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2.9% | 4.4% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 16% | 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.
Attainment 8 at the 3 secondary schools within 3 km averages 60, and nearly two thirds of pupils get grade 5 or above in English and maths. Its only school is listed below. At the 15 primary schools within 3 km, 70% of pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average).
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Girton Glebe Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 189 | B− |
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 56% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Girton counts 0.8 jobs per working resident. The car took three in five commuters, lower than both Cambridgeshire’s towns (72%) and England’s towns (70%). About 7% of its commuters stay in Girton for work.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Violent crime ran at 8.7 per 1,000 residents a year, lower than both Cambridgeshire’s towns (19.2) and England’s towns (22). Reported offences in Girton came to 117 over twelve months to August 2026; nuisance and anti-social incidents added 37. Violence and sexual offences accounted for 30% of recorded crime.
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 heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Per 10,000 residents, Girton counts 27 listed buildings, below Cambridgeshire’s towns (82) and England’s towns (39) alike. 6% of homes date from before 1919. Grade II* covers 2 of them.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
71% of households own their home. Social housing holds 14% of households, lower than both Cambridgeshire’s towns (16%) and England’s towns (18%). Girton is the second most expensive of the 51 towns in Cambridgeshire, at £600,000.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £750,000 | 53 |
| Semi-detached | £545,000 | 51 |
| Terraced | £1,049,950 | 52 |
| Flat or maisonette | £526,353 | 63 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Over-65s are 25% of the population. 16% are under 15, below both Cambridgeshire’s towns (18%) and England’s towns (18%). Ages in Girton split evenly at 45.1: half are older, half younger.
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Girton | Cambridgeshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 13% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 28% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 25% | 25% |
| 65+ | 25% | 17% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 7.4% | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 3.5% | 5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| Degree level | 57% | 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 Girton. Best known first.
MuseumMuseum of Zoology2.9 km outside town, to the southeast · 139K visitors a year (2023)
CastleCambridge Castle1.9 km outside town, to the southeast
GardenCambridge University Botanic Garden4.1 km outside town, to the southeast
Art galleryKettle's Yard Gallery2 km outside town, to the southeast
MuseumWhipple Museum of the History Of Science2.9 km outside town, to the southeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Town in Cambridgeshire, England
Girton is a built-up area of 4,384 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Girton | 4,384 | — | A+ | C+ | A | A+ |
| Histon and Impington | 7,781 | 1.4 | A+ | B | B | B+ |
| Oakington | 1,494 | 1.9 | — | A− | A | B+ |
| Bar Hill | 3,899 | 2.9 | A+ | A | B+ | A+ |
| Cambridge | 152,742 | 3.1 | B+ | C− | C− | B+ |
| Milton | 4,150 | 3.2 | A+ | B+ | B | A+ |
| Hardwick | 2,658 | 3.6 | A+ | B− | B+ | A+ |
| Longstanton and Northstowe | 5,278 | 3.6 | A− | A− | C− | B+ |
Oakington has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £600,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: flats £526,353, terraced houses £1,049,950, semi-detached houses £545,000 and detached houses £750,000.
GCSE results beat 97% of towns in England, and primary results beat 88% (Department for Education, Attainment 8 and Key Stage 2). One state school is inside the town; places are handled by Cambridgeshire council.
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
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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