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In Cambridgeshire, East of England, this town has 7,714 residents.
Prices are modest for what you get: a typical home costs £349,995 and rent runs £1,057 a month. It also does well on walkability — 19% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. Safety lags: police record 27.9 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, and 9.7 home and vehicle crimes. Set beside UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people, its crime per resident is higher than in 62%. Put together, the subjects come to an A− overall, ranking #21 of 50 in Cambridgeshire. On that grade it does better than 84% of UK towns. The rest of its grades are middling: B for schools and B− for hazard risk.
Figures: prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · commuting, Census 2021 · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · flood risk, Environment Agency.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Godmanchester is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The thing Godmanchester does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists 118 buildings inside Godmanchester’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade I, and 1 scheduled monument.
10% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
The archive holds 1 old photo or postcard going back to 1890.
Explore the history →118 listed buildings in Godmanchester, 1 of them Grade I.
Church of St Mary: Photo: John Salmon · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Farm Hall: Photo: National Archives · Public domain · The Chinese Bridge: Photo: Unknown photographer · Public domain · Godmanchester Town Hall: Photo: Alan Murray-Rust · CC BY-SA 2.0
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Godmanchester.
From September 2023 to August 2026, 410 homes sold inside Godmanchester’s built-up area at standard prices; the middle one went for £349,995. Households that own their home make up 64%. 18% live in social housing, above Cambridgeshire’s towns (16%) and close to England’s towns (18%).
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £462,500 | 173 |
| Semi-detached | £325,000 | 115 |
| Terraced | £257,500 | 84 |
| Flat or maisonette | £139,000 | 38 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Of its 3 schools, one is shown below, with the reason. Some 887 pupils attend Godmanchester’s three primaries. 66% of pupils at the town’s 3 primary schools met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average).
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Godmanchester Community AcademyLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 402 | B+ |
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 37% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Households had £65K a year before tax, near Cambridgeshire’s towns (£66K) and higher than England’s towns (£55K). 11% of commuters who live in Godmanchester also work there. Jobs per working resident: 0.6.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Homes from before 1919 make up a tenth of the total, lower than both Cambridgeshire’s towns (12%) and England’s towns (16%). Historic England’s list names 118 listed buildings in Godmanchester: 1 Grade I, 5 Grade II*. Its listed buildings include the Church of St Mary, Grade I.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Women here live to 85.2 on average and men to 81.9 (2019–23). At the census, 3.5% of residents said their health was bad or very bad, below Cambridgeshire’s towns (4.4%) and England’s towns (5.2%) alike. Disability touches 14% of Godmanchester’s population. One GP practice serves the town; 84% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey.
| Census 2021 | Godmanchester | Cambridgeshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 86% | 84% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.5% | 4.4% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 14% | 16% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Census health answers are raw, so younger towns score better on them; for the Health Grade we use age-adjusted figures like life expectancy and early deaths.
The 12 months to August 2026 brought 418 recorded crimes inside Godmanchester’s built-up area, and 104 reports of anti-social behaviour. 57% of the crimes fell under violence and sexual offences. There were 11.5 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), above Cambridgeshire’s towns (8.7) and England’s towns (7.8) alike.
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.
39% of adults hold a degree, about level with Cambridgeshire’s towns (37%) and above England’s towns (34%). The share of residents under 15 is 20%. Typical age in Godmanchester: 40, the median.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Godmanchester | Cambridgeshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.1% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 28% | 28% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 25% | 25% |
| 65+ | 17% | 17% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.3% | 5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 18% | 16% | 17% |
| Degree level | 39% | 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 Godmanchester. Best known first.
AttractionThe Chinese Bridgein town
CastleHuntingdon Castle300 m outside town, to the northwest
MuseumThe Cromwell Museum800 m outside town, to the northwest
Abbey or prioryHinchingbrooke House1.6 km outside town, to the northwest
Historic houseThe Manor3 km outside town, to the eastHistoric siteHistoric site · National TrustHoughton Mill2.7 km outside town, to the northeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
4 notable people were born in Godmanchester.
William Beach Thomas: George Charles Beresford, Public domain
Town in Cambridgeshire, England
Godmanchester is a built-up area of 7,714 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Godmanchester | 7,714 | — | A− | A− | C+ | B+ |
| Huntingdon | 25,603 | 1.8 | B− | A | D | C− |
| Houghton | 1,368 | 2.3 | — | B− | A− | A+ |
| Brampton | 6,585 | 2.6 | B+ | A− | C+ | B |
| Offord D'Arcy and Offord Cluny | 1,385 | 3 | — | A | A− | B |
| Hemingford Grey | 3,372 | 3 | A+ | A− | A | A |
| Wyton | 1,248 | 3.2 | — | A+ | A− | A− |
| Hilton | 1,052 | 3.5 | — | B | A+ | A+ |
Houghton, Offord D'Arcy and Offord Cluny, Wyton 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 6.3 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Church of St Mary. It also has 1 scheduled monument.
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £349,995, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: flats £139,000, terraced houses £257,500, semi-detached houses £325,000 and detached houses £462,500.
Against all UK towns, it grades C+.
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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