Hail Weston’s story
10 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade II*
Historic England lists them inside Hail Weston’s built-up area.
23% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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Hail WestonCambridgeshire
In Cambridgeshire, East of England, this village has 579 residents.
7 places within 12 milesMap →
Parish Church of St Nicholas · Photo: blackinkwash · CC BY 3.0
Population
579
Census 2021 · Huntingdonshire council
Median home
£441K
14 sales in 3 years
Median age
48.8
21% are 65+ · Cambridgeshire 17%
Degree level
38%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
6%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Hail Weston a good place to live?
Towns under 1,000 residents aren’t graded, so Hail Weston has no grades; its figures are still real. 6% of commuters get to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Its listed buildings number 10, with 0 at Grade I. The median home sold for £441,250.
What makes Hail Weston stand out
The 3 things Hail Weston does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
6% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
1 Grade II*, including Parish Church of St Nicholas; 7.1 times the typical UK town for its size
Historic England’s list, October 2026.
Median sale, £ thousands
Housing
1.6 times the typical UK town’s £277K
Standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Hail Weston.
Work & commute
Hail Weston is a driving town: 92% of commuters go by car, above Cambridgeshire’s towns and England’s towns
6%walk, cycle or ride
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 44% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Short trips to work, under 5 km: 32%, lower than both Cambridgeshire’s towns (44%) and England’s towns (45%). 1.6% of 16 to 64s claimed unemployment benefits in 2026. Of the commuters living in Hail Weston, 2% work in the town itself. Average household income is £72K a year before tax.
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving92%
On foot4%
Train2%
32%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
44%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£72K
mean household income, before tax
1.6%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Housing
More households own their home in Hail Weston than in Cambridgeshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 83%
£441Kmedian sale
5% live in social housing, below Cambridgeshire’s towns (16%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. Private tenants account for 11% of households. That is the middle of 14 standard sales inside Hail Weston’s built-up area over three years, against £277,000 in the typical UK town.
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Hail Weston£441K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £525,000 | 10 |
83%
of households own their home · England 61%
11%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,057
average private rent a month, Huntingdonshire council area
£2,531
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Safety
Violent crime runs low in Hail Weston: 5.8 per 1,000 residents a year, under Cambridgeshire’s towns and England’s towns
5.8violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 2.9 reports per 1,000, below both Cambridgeshire’s towns (9) and England’s towns (7.8). Property crime (burglary and damage) runs at 4 per 1,000 residents a year. Over the year to August 2026, 8 offences were reported in Hail Weston. Of all the crimes, 38% were violence and sexual offences.
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual3
Other theft2
Public order1
Drugs1
Weapons1
Shoplifting0
Damage & arson0
Burglary0
Anti-social0
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.
5.8
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
4
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
2.9
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
8
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
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.
Health
Just 2.3% of people in Hail Weston say their health is bad or very bad, fewer than in both Cambridgeshire’s towns and England’s towns
88%good or very good health
A disability affects 14% of people in Hail Weston. 88% of the town’s residents described their health as good or very good at the census, above both Cambridgeshire’s towns (84%) and England’s towns (82%). The nearest A&E to Hail Weston is Hinchingbrooke Hospital, 7.2 miles away.
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 88%Fair 10%Bad or very bad 2%
| Census 2021 | Hail Weston | Cambridgeshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 88% | 84% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2.3% | 4.4% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 14% | 16% | 17% |
83.8
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
85.6
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Self-reported health favours young towns, since these answers ignore age; the Health Grade leans on age-adjusted measures such as life expectancy and early deaths.
History
More buildings in Hail Weston are listed than in Cambridgeshire’s towns or England’s towns: 173 per 10,000 residents
10listed buildings
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 nearly a quarter of the total, higher than both Cambridgeshire’s towns (12%) and England’s towns (16%). Grade II* covers 1 of them.
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*1
Grade II9
Among them · Grade II*
- Parish Church of St Nicholas Grade II*
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
23%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
173
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Who lives here
Children make up only 16% of Hail Weston, fewer than in both Cambridgeshire’s towns and England’s towns
48.8median age
Degrees are held by 38% of adults. 21% of residents are 65 or over, above Cambridgeshire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. The share aged 15 to 24 is 10%. Half of Hail Weston is older than 48.8, half younger.
Hail WestonCambridgeshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
21%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications11%
Apprenticeship7%
A levels or similar20%
Degree level38%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Hail Weston | Cambridgeshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 28% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 34% | 25% | 25% |
| 65+ | 21% | 17% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.5% | 5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 20% | 16% | 17% |
| Degree level | 38% | 37% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Cambridgeshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Hail Weston
13pages on Hail Weston
The big questions
Safety5.8 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingMedian home £441K · rent £1,057 a monthHousing3 sold in 12 months · busiest street High StreetSchoolsHealthLife expectancy 83.8 (men), 85.6 (women)Work & commute61% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazards0% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Eaton Socon Castle and 2 more in and around Hail Weston
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Hail Weston. Best known first.
CastleEaton Socon Castle3 km outside town, to the south
MuseumSt Neots Museum2.2 km outside town, to the southeastAbbey or prioryAbbey or priory · English HeritageBushmead Priory4.7 km outside town, to the westPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (2)
- Eaton Socon Castle: Chris Jefferies., CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Neots Museum: Logomachy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
About Hail Weston
Village in Cambridgeshire, England
Hail Weston is a built-up area of 579 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
- Population
- 579 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Huntingdonshire
- County
- Cambridgeshire
- Region
- East of England
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km²)
- ONS code
- E63003364
Hail Weston’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
Little PaxtonSt NeotsGreat PaxtonBuckdenOfford D'Arcy and Offord ClunyKimboltonBramptonHail Weston
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail Weston | 579 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Little Paxton | 4,031 | 1.5 | A− | A | B | B+ |
| St Neots | 33,262 | 1.9 | B+ | A | C | B− |
| Great Paxton | 1,003 | 3.1 | — | A− | A+ | B+ |
| Buckden | 2,757 | 3.9 | B | A− | B | B |
| Offord D'Arcy and Offord Cluny | 1,385 | 4.3 | — | A | A− | B |
| Kimbolton | 1,056 | 5.3 | — | B+ | B+ | A |
| Brampton | 6,585 | 5.9 | B+ | A− | C+ | B |
Great Paxton, Offord D'Arcy and Offord Cluny and Kimbolton have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Hail Weston
How many listed buildings are there in Hail Weston?
That is 7.1 times the typical UK town for its size.
Is Hail Weston expensive to live in?
Private rents in the Huntingdonshire council area averaged £1,057 a month in August 2026.
How much is council tax in Hail Weston?
Band D council tax in Hail Weston is £2,531 for 2026–27, more than in 71% of UK towns (council, county, police and fire, plus the parish or town council). Your own bill depends on your home’s band; check it on GOV.UK.
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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