Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The village, home to 1,535 people, lies in Cambridgeshire, East of England.
People here tend to be in good health: life expectancy is 84.1 for men and 86.8 for women. Recorded crime is low: police record 11.1 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, and 6.7 home and vehicle crimes. Buying the median home, at £512,000, takes 7.1 years of household income in the South Cambridgeshire council area. Natural hazards weigh less here than in most UK towns (A).
Figures: life expectancy and incomes, ONS · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · flood risk, Environment Agency. Below 2,500 residents there is no overall grade, so Haslingfield has its subject grades alone.
The 3 things Haslingfield does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Haslingfield is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists them inside Haslingfield’s built-up area, along with 2 scheduled monuments.
8% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Haslingfield. Best known first.
MuseumMuseum of Zoology4.8 km outside town, to the northeast · 139K visitors a year (2023)
GardenCambridge University Botanic Garden4.5 km outside town, to the northeast
MuseumWhipple Museum of the History Of Science4.8 km outside town, to the northeast
MuseumMuseum of Archaeology and Anthropology4.8 km outside town, to the northeast
MuseumSedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences4.9 km outside town, to the northeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Haslingfield.
Aged 15 to 24: nearly one in ten residents. Nearly a quarter of residents are 65 or over, higher than both Cambridgeshire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (18%). Children under 15 make up 19% of residents. Ages in Haslingfield split evenly at 47: half are older, half younger.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Haslingfield | Cambridgeshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 28% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 25% | 25% |
| 65+ | 23% | 17% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 6% | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 3.2% | 5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 12% | 16% | 17% |
| Degree level | 60% | 37% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Cambridgeshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Nearly three in five pupils at the 8 primary schools within 3 km met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). There is one school here; it is shown below. Secondary results at the one secondary school within 3 km: an Attainment 8 score of 56.8, with 61% at grade 5 or above in English and maths.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haslingfield Endowed Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 135 | C+ |
At the census, 2% of residents said their health was bad or very bad, below both Cambridgeshire’s towns (4.4%) and England’s towns (5.2%). 90% of people in Haslingfield rate their own health good or very good. This Cambridgeshire town has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 1.2 miles away. Disability touches just over a tenth of the town’s population.
| Census 2021 | Haslingfield | Cambridgeshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 90% | 84% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2% | 4.4% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 12% | 16% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · The census answers take no account of age, so a young town looks healthier; the Health Grade relies on age-adjusted measures, life expectancy and early deaths among them.
24 crimes and 14 reports of anti-social behaviour: that is what police recorded inside Haslingfield’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026. Among the 1,541 UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people, Haslingfield has less crime per resident than 77% of them. Violence and sexual offences made up 54% of the total.
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.
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.
3.2% of 16 to 64s claimed unemployment benefits in 2026. The car took 77% of commuters, above Cambridgeshire’s towns (72%) and England’s towns (70%) alike. Working from home was the norm for 45% of workers at the census. Work in town: 4% of resident commuters.
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 built before 1919 account for 8% of the housing. Haslingfield’s listed buildings include the Church of All Saints, Grade I. Of the town’s 50 listed buildings on Historic England’s list, Grade I counts 1 and Grade II* 1.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Households that own their home make up 81%. 8% live in social housing, below Cambridgeshire’s towns (16%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. Private rents average £1,408 a month across the South Cambridgeshire council area.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £765,000 | 23 |
| Semi-detached | £400,247 | 19 |
| Terraced | £325,000 | 10 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haslingfield | 1,535 | — | — | B− | A | A+ |
| Harston | 1,827 | 1.5 | — | B− | B | A+ |
| Barrington | 1,184 | 1.8 | — | C+ | B | A |
| Hauxton | 1,322 | 2 | — | B− | A | A+ |
| Foxton | 1,275 | 2.6 | — | C+ | B− | A+ |
| Comberton | 2,255 | 2.7 | — | B | B+ | A+ |
| Orwell | 1,147 | 3.1 | — | B− | A | A− |
| Great Shelford and Stapleford | 6,159 | 3.6 | A+ | C+ | A | A+ |
Harston, Barrington, Hauxton, Foxton, Comberton and Orwell have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 13.4 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Church of All Saints. It also has 2 scheduled monuments.
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £512,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: terraced houses £325,000, semi-detached houses £400,247 and detached houses £765,000. Household incomes are higher than in almost all of UK towns, so cost of living still grades B−.
Village in Cambridgeshire, England
Haslingfield is a built-up area of 1,535 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
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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