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982 residents make their home in this village in Cambridgeshire, East of England.
Great Gransden has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures on this page are still real. 50 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. Homes change hands at a median £496,000. 55% of adults have a degree-level qualification.
The 3 things Great Gransden does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists them inside Great Gransden’s built-up area.
26% 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 Gransden.
Children under 15 make up 16%, below both Cambridgeshire’s towns (18%) and England’s towns (18%). People aged 15 to 24 are a tenth of the population. The age that splits Great Gransden in two is 49.9.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Great Gransden | Cambridgeshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.9% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 28% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 35% | 25% | 25% |
| 65+ | 22% | 17% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 7.4% | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 2.6% | 5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 13% | 16% | 17% |
| Degree level | 55% | 37% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Cambridgeshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Its one school is below. 68% of pupils at the one primary school within 3 km met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). The town’s primary school has 144 pupils.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barnabas Oley CofE Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 144 | B+ |
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 57% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Household income came to £73K a year before tax, higher than both Cambridgeshire’s towns (£66K) and England’s towns (£55K). At the census, 79% of commuters went by car. Work in town: 13% of resident commuters. Home was the main workplace for 57% of workers at the census.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
The social rented sector houses 4% of households. Owners make up 88% of households, higher than both Cambridgeshire’s towns (61%) and England’s towns (61%). Private rents average £1,057 a month across the Huntingdonshire council area.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £696,250 | 20 |
| Semi-detached | £470,000 | 7 |
| Terraced | £318,000 | 8 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
14% of the crimes fell under violence and sexual offences. Great Gransden logged 21 reported offences in a year (to August 2026), plus 3 complaints of anti-social conduct. Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 2 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.
At the census, 89% of people in Great Gransden called their health good or very good, higher than both Cambridgeshire’s towns (84%) and England’s towns (82%). There is no GP practice here: the nearest is 3.3 miles off. The nearest A&E to Great Gransden is Hinchingbrooke Hospital, 10.3 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Great Gransden | Cambridgeshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 89% | 84% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 1.8% | 4.4% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 13% | 16% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · These shares come straight from the census, without allowing for age, and young towns benefit; the Health Grade instead weighs age-adjusted measures, including 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.
Great Gransden’s listed buildings include the Church of St Bartholomew, Grade I. Of the town’s land, 44% lies in conservation areas, above both Cambridgeshire’s towns (13%) and England’s towns (7%). The pre-1919 share of homes is 26%. Grade II* covers 3 of them, Grade I 1.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Village in Cambridgeshire, England
Great Gransden is a built-up area of 982 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Gransden | 982 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gamlingay | 2,920 | 3.2 | B+ | A− | B+ | A |
| Cambourne | 11,071 | 3.8 | A+ | B+ | B− | A |
| Papworth Everard | 3,821 | 4.4 | B+ | A | B | B+ |
| Potton | 5,229 | 5.2 | B | B+ | B+ | A− |
| Highfields Caldecote | 2,049 | 5.2 | — | B− | A− | A+ |
| St Neots | 33,262 | 5.9 | B+ | A | C | B− |
| Great Paxton | 1,003 | 6 | — | A− | A+ | B+ |
Highfields Caldecote and Great Paxton have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 20.9 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Church of St Bartholomew.
By type: terraced houses £318,000, semi-detached houses £470,000 and detached houses £696,250.
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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