Heydon’s story
24 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade II*
Historic England lists them inside Heydon’s built-up area.
19% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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HeydonCambridgeshire
A village in Cambridgeshire, East of England, home to 213 people.
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Photo: Colin Park · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
213
Census 2021 · South Cambridgeshire council
Median age
50.3
24% are 65+ · Cambridgeshire 17%
Degree level
52%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
12%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Heydon a good place to live?
Grades need 1,000 residents, so Heydon has none; the figures on this page are still real. 24 buildings are listed here, 0 at Grade I. Walking, cycling and public transport carry just over one in ten commuters. A degree-level qualification is held by 52% of adults.
What makes Heydon stand out
The 3 things Heydon does most differently from other towns.
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
1 Grade II*, including Holy Trinity Parish Church; 46.2 times the typical UK town for its size
Historic England’s list, October 2026.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
12% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Degree level, 16+
Education
Degree-level qualifications, residents 16+ (England’s towns 34%)
Cambridgeshire 37%.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Heydon.
Who lives here
Heydon skews older, with 24% of residents 65 or over, more than in Cambridgeshire’s towns and across England’s towns
The 15-to-24 age group: 8%, below both Cambridgeshire’s towns (12%) and England’s towns (12%). 17% of residents are children under 15. The median resident of Heydon is 50.3 years old.
50.3median age
HeydonCambridgeshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
24%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications6%
Apprenticeship6%
A levels or similar15%
Degree level52%
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
About 85 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.
| Heydon | Cambridgeshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 28% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 34% | 25% | 25% |
| 65+ | 24% | 17% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 6.2% | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.6% | 5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| Degree level | 52% | 37% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Cambridgeshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Work & commute
Long commutes are the norm in Heydon: just 3% travel under 5 km, below Cambridgeshire’s towns and England’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 58% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
There are 0.7 jobs in Heydon for each resident in work. Working mainly from home: 58% of workers, above Cambridgeshire’s towns (34%) and England’s towns (31%) alike. Add to that, 83% of commuters took the car to work at the census.
12%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving83%
On foot7%
Bicycle5%
3%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
58%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£67K
mean household income, before tax
1.4%
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
Most households in Heydon own their home: 82%, more than in Cambridgeshire’s towns and across England’s towns
Renting privately is how just over one in ten households live. 6% live in social housing, below both Cambridgeshire’s towns (16%) and England’s towns (18%). Private rents average £1,408 a month across the South Cambridgeshire council area.
£0Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Heydon£0K
Typical UK town£277K
82%
of households own their home · England 61%
11%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,408
average private rent a month, South Cambridgeshire council area
£2,496
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
Violence is recorded less often in Heydon than in Cambridgeshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 7.8 per 1,000 residents a year
Property crime (burglary and damage) runs at 6.3 per 1,000 residents a year. Over the year to August 2026, 3 offences were reported in Heydon. Violence and sexual offences accounted for a third of recorded crime.
7.8violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual1
Damage & arson1
Drugs1
Shoplifting0
Public order0
Other theft0
Burglary0
Vehicle crime0
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.
7.8
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
6.3
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
0
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
3
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
88% of people in Heydon say their health is good or very good, more than in Cambridgeshire’s towns and across England’s towns
The nearest A&E to Heydon is Addenbrooke's and the Rosie Hospitals, 9.6 miles away. 2.4% of residents described their health as bad or very bad, lower than both Cambridgeshire’s towns (4.4%) and England’s towns (5.2%). What’s more, a disability affects 12% of people in the town. Seeing a GP means leaving Heydon: the nearest practice is 3.9 miles away.
88%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 88%Fair 9%Bad or very bad 2%
| Census 2021 | Heydon | Cambridgeshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 88% | 84% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2.4% | 4.4% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 12% | 16% | 17% |
82.6
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
86.2
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Census health answers are raw, so younger towns score better on them; for the Health Grade we use age-adjusted figures like life expectancy and early deaths.
History
More buildings in Heydon are listed than in Cambridgeshire’s towns or England’s towns: 1,127 per 10,000 residents
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Grade II* covers 1 of them. Of Heydon’s land, 61% lies in conservation areas, higher than both Cambridgeshire’s towns (13%) and England’s towns (7%). Homes built before 1919 account for nearly a fifth of the housing.
24listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*1
Grade II23
Among them · Grade II*
- Holy Trinity Parish Church Grade II*
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
19%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
1,127
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Heydon
11pages on Heydon
The big questions
Heydon’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
FowlmereMelbournRoystonDuxfordMeldrethGreat ChesterfordFoxtonHeydon
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heydon | 213 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fowlmere | 1,295 | 3.5 | — | B− | B+ | A |
| Melbourn | 4,907 | 3.9 | A− | B+ | B | A− |
| Royston | 17,443 | 4.6 | A− | B− | B− | A |
| Duxford | 2,216 | 4.7 | — | B− | A | A+ |
| Meldreth | 1,823 | 5.1 | — | B | B− | B+ |
| Great Chesterford | 1,775 | 5.1 | — | B | A− | A+ |
| Foxton | 1,275 | 5.2 | — | C+ | B− | A+ |
Fowlmere, Duxford, Meldreth, Great Chesterford and Foxton have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Heydon
How many listed buildings are there in Heydon?
That is 46.2 times the typical UK town for its size.
How much is council tax in Heydon?
Band D council tax in Heydon is £2,496 for 2026–27, more than in 63% 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.
About Heydon
Village in Cambridgeshire, England
Heydon is a built-up area of 213 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
- Population
- 213 (Census 2021)
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire
- County
- Cambridgeshire
- Region
- East of England
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km²)
- ONS code
- E63003832
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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