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A village in Cambridgeshire, East of England, home to 851 people.
Grades need 1,000 residents, so Great Staughton has none; the figures on this page are still real. On the way to work, 7% walk, cycle or take a bus or train. 19 listed buildings, 0 of them Grade I. Homes change hands at a median £385,000.
The 3 things Great Staughton does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists them inside Great Staughton’s built-up area, along with 1 scheduled monument.
23% 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 Staughton.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 39% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
For 11% of commuters, work was under 5 km away. 39% of workers worked mainly from home, above Cambridgeshire’s towns (34%) and England’s towns (31%) alike. Among 16 to 64s, 1.6% claimed unemployment benefits in 2026.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Its only school is listed below. Key Stage 2 results at the one primary school within 3 km: 67% of pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). 80 pupils attend Great Staughton’s one primary school.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Staughton Primary AcademyLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 80 | B |
Social housing holds 4% of households, below both Cambridgeshire’s towns (16%) and England’s towns (18%). Private rents average £1,057 a month across the Huntingdonshire council area. That is the middle of 19 standard sales inside Great Staughton’s built-up area over three years, against £277,000 in the typical UK town.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £390,000 | 11 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Police recorded 11 crimes inside Great Staughton’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 8 reports of anti-social behaviour. Homes saw 5.5 burglaries and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year, lower than both Cambridgeshire’s towns (9.1) and England’s towns (9.4). Violence and sexual offences accounted for 27% 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.
14% of residents in Great Staughton live with a disability. At the census, 86% of people in Great Staughton called their health good or very good, above both Cambridgeshire’s towns (84%) and England’s towns (82%). The nearest A&E to Great Staughton is Hinchingbrooke Hospital, 7.4 miles away. One GP practice serves the town; 93% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey.
| Census 2021 | Great Staughton | Cambridgeshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 86% | 84% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.2% | 4.4% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 14% | 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.
Nearly a quarter of homes were built before 1919. Great Staughton has one scheduled monument. Conservation areas cover 10% of the town’s land, below Cambridgeshire’s towns (13%) but above England’s towns (7%).
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Aged 15 to 24: one in ten residents. Just over a fifth of residents are 65 or over, above Cambridgeshire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. Line up the people of Great Staughton by age and the one in the middle is 48.6. Degrees are held by 39% of adults.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Great Staughton | Cambridgeshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.7% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 28% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 25% | 25% |
| 65+ | 22% | 17% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 4.5% | 5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 21% | 16% | 17% |
| Degree level | 39% | 37% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Cambridgeshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Village in Cambridgeshire, England
Great Staughton is a built-up area of 851 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 Staughton | 851 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kimbolton | 1,056 | 2.8 | — | B+ | B+ | A |
| Little Paxton | 4,031 | 3.7 | A− | A | B | B+ |
| Buckden | 2,757 | 4.4 | B | A− | B | B |
| St Neots | 33,262 | 4.4 | B+ | A | C | B− |
| Great Paxton | 1,003 | 5 | — | A− | A+ | B+ |
| Offord D'Arcy and Offord Cluny | 1,385 | 5.6 | — | A | A− | B |
| Riseley | 1,320 | 5.7 | — | C | B+ | A |
Kimbolton, Great Paxton, Offord D'Arcy and Offord Cluny and Riseley have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 9.2 times the typical UK town for its size. It also has 1 scheduled monument.
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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