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794 people call this village in Cambridgeshire, East of England home.
Great Abington has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures on this page are still real. 27 buildings are listed here, 0 at Grade I. The median sale price is £445,000. 47% of adults are qualified to degree level.
The 3 things Great Abington does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists them inside Great Abington’s built-up area.
13% 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 Great Abington.
Children are a fifth of the town. Great Abington has a median age of 43.2 years. The 65-and-over age group makes up 20% of residents.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Great Abington | Cambridgeshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.3% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 28% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 25% | 25% |
| 65+ | 20% | 17% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 4.9% | 5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 18% | 16% | 17% |
| Degree level | 47% | 37% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Cambridgeshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
At the 3 primary schools within 3 km, just over two thirds of pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). The town has one school, shown below. Attainment 8 at the one secondary school within 3 km averages 48.8, and 49% of pupils get grade 5 or above in English and maths.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Abington Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 133 | B+ |
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 45% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Four in five commuters drove, above both Cambridgeshire’s towns (72%) and England’s towns (70%). Home was the main workplace for 45% of workers at the census. Of the commuters living in Great Abington, 10% work in the town itself. The average household earns £73K a year before tax.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
73% of households own their home, above Cambridgeshire’s towns (61%) and England’s towns (61%) alike. Private rents average £1,408 a month across the South Cambridgeshire council area. That is the middle of 29 standard sales inside Great Abington’s built-up area over three years, against £277,000 in the typical UK town.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £660,000 | 17 |
| Semi-detached | £400,000 | 8 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Violence and sexual offences made up 38% of the total. In the 12 months to August 2026, police logged 34 crimes and 1 reports of anti-social behaviour inside Great Abington’s built-up area. Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 2.5 reports per 1,000, lower than 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.
There is no GP practice in Great Abington: the nearest is 2.8 miles off. At the census, 14% of people here had a disability, below Cambridgeshire’s towns (16%) and England’s towns (17%) alike. The nearest A&E to Great Abington is Addenbrooke's and the Rosie Hospitals, 5.9 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Great Abington | Cambridgeshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 87% | 84% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4% | 4.4% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 14% | 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 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. Homes from before 1919 make up 13% of the total, between Cambridgeshire’s towns (12%) and England’s towns (16%).
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Great Abington. Best known first.
Village in Cambridgeshire, England
Great Abington is a built-up area of 794 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Abington | 794 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Linton | 4,452 | 2.3 | A+ | B+ | B | A |
| Sawston | 7,270 | 2.8 | A− | B+ | B | B− |
| Balsham | 1,625 | 3.7 | — | B+ | A | A+ |
| Duxford | 2,216 | 3.7 | — | B− | A | A+ |
| Great Chesterford | 1,775 | 3.7 | — | B | A− | A+ |
| Whittlesford | 1,608 | 3.9 | — | B− | B+ | A+ |
| Great Shelford and Stapleford | 6,159 | 4.8 | A+ | C+ | A | A+ |
Balsham, Duxford, Great Chesterford and Whittlesford have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 14 times the typical UK town for its size.
By type: semi-detached houses £400,000 and detached houses £660,000.
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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