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3,372 people call this town in Cambridgeshire, East of England home.
Some subjects shine; others lag. Where it does best is health — life expectancy 83.9 for men, 86.5 for women. It takes 5.9 years of household income in the Huntingdonshire council area to buy the median home, at £375,000. The drawback is hazard risk — 39.9% of homes face a high or medium risk of river or sea flooding. Put together, the subjects come to an A+ overall, better than 97% of UK towns. That places it #10 of 50 in Cambridgeshire. Its remaining grades are unremarkable: B− for schools and B− for walkability.
Figures: life expectancy and incomes, ONS · flood risk, Environment Agency · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · commuting, Census 2021.
The 3 things Hemingford Grey 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 Hemingford Grey is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 46 buildings inside Hemingford Grey’s built-up area, 2 of them Grade I, and 1 scheduled monument.
15% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
The archive holds 1 old photo or postcard going back to 1903.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Hemingford Grey.
Hemingford Grey has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 1.3 miles away. 3.6% of residents report bad or very bad health. At the census, 85% of people in Hemingford Grey called their health good or very good, above Cambridgeshire’s towns (84%) and England’s towns (82%) alike.
| Census 2021 | Hemingford Grey | Cambridgeshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 85% | 84% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.6% | 4.4% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 16% | 16% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · No age adjustment applies to these census answers, which flatter younger towns; the Health Grade’s measures, life expectancy and early deaths among them, do allow for age.
Its one school is below. At the 8 primary schools within 3 km, 54% of pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). The town’s primary school has 244 pupils.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hemingford Grey Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 244 | C |
A fifth of the crimes fell under violence and sexual offences. Violence reaches 6.8 per 1,000 residents a year. Also worth knowing: there were 3.9 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), below both Cambridgeshire’s towns (9.3) and England’s towns (7.8). The 12 months to August 2026 brought 79 recorded crimes inside Hemingford Grey’s built-up area, and 9 reports of anti-social behaviour.
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.
Renting privately is how 13% of households live. Social housing holds nearly one in ten households, below both Cambridgeshire’s towns (16%) and England’s towns (18%). The £375,000 median rests on 123 standard sales inside the built-up area (September 2023 to August 2026).
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £600,000 | 53 |
| Semi-detached | £347,000 | 29 |
| Terraced | £295,000 | 33 |
| Flat or maisonette | £154,000 | 8 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Its listed buildings include the Church of St James, Grade I. Hemingford Grey has 46 listed buildings on Historic England’s list: 2 Grade I, 4 Grade II*. For its size, Hemingford Grey has 136 listed buildings per 10,000 residents.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 46% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
The car carried 84% of commuters at the census. 46% of workers worked mainly from home, above Cambridgeshire’s towns (34%) and England’s towns (31%) alike. For 30% of commuters, work was under 5 km away. Of the commuters living in Hemingford Grey, 7% work in the town itself.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Degrees are held by 44% of adults, above both Cambridgeshire’s towns (37%) and England’s towns (34%). Those aged 15 to 24 account for 8.2% of residents. Residents of Hemingford Grey have a median age of 48.4. The share of residents under 15 is 16%.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Hemingford Grey | Cambridgeshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.2% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 28% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 25% | 25% |
| 65+ | 26% | 17% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5% | 5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 16% | 16% | 17% |
| Degree level | 44% | 37% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Cambridgeshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Hemingford Grey. Best known first.
Historic houseThe Manorin town
CastleHuntingdon Castle4.7 km outside town, to the west
AttractionThe Chinese Bridge4.3 km outside town, to the west
MuseumNorris Museum600 m outside town, to the northeastHistoric siteHistoric site · National TrustHoughton Mill1.4 km outside town, to the northwestAttractionAttractionHilton Turf Maze and Sparrows Monument3.8 km outside town, to the southPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
46 listed buildings in Hemingford Grey, 2 of them Grade I.
The Manor House: Photo: Graham Taylor · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Church of St James: Photo: Jason Ballard · CC BY 2.0 · The Anchor: Photo: AnemoneProjectors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Tower Windmill: Photo: Bikeboy · CC BY-SA 2.0
3 notable people were born in Hemingford Grey.
Elizabeth Hamilton, 1st Baroness Hamilton of Hameldon: Joshua Reynolds, Public domain
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hemingford Grey | 3,372 | — | A+ | A− | A | A |
| St Ives | 16,818 | 1.5 | A− | A | C+ | B |
| Houghton | 1,368 | 1.6 | — | B− | A− | A+ |
| Fenstanton | 3,015 | 1.7 | B+ | A− | C+ | A |
| Wyton | 1,248 | 2.3 | — | A+ | A− | A− |
| Hilton | 1,052 | 2.5 | — | B | A+ | A+ |
| Godmanchester | 7,714 | 3 | A− | A− | C+ | B+ |
| Needingworth | 2,059 | 3.1 | — | A− | A− | A |
Houghton, Wyton, Hilton and Needingworth have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
That is 5.6 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I buildings include Church of St James. It also has 1 scheduled monument.
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £375,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: flats £154,000, terraced houses £295,000, semi-detached houses £347,000 and detached houses £600,000. Household incomes are higher than in 82% of UK towns, so cost of living still grades A−.
Town in Cambridgeshire, England
Hemingford Grey is a built-up area of 3,372 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
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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