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The village, home to 1,052 people, lies in Cambridgeshire, East of England.
Health is its strong suit — men here can expect to live to 83.9, women to 86.5. It also does well on safety — 7.6 violent and sexual offences and 6 home and vehicle crimes per 1,000 residents a year. Its weakest is schools — primary results beat 18% of towns in England. Few people walk, cycle or take the bus to work: 7% of commuters get to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. A median £500,000 buys a home here, 7.9 times what households in the Huntingdonshire council area earn in a year.
Figures: life expectancy and incomes, ONS · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · commuting, Census 2021 · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years. Hilton is graded on each subject, but towns under 2,500 get no overall grade.
The 3 things Hilton 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 Hilton is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
Hilton is graded on each subject, but towns under 2,500 get no overall grade.
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Historic England lists them inside Hilton’s built-up area, along with 1 scheduled monument.
9% 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 Hilton.
90% of Hilton’s residents described their health as good or very good at the census, higher than both Cambridgeshire’s towns (84%) and England’s towns (82%). A disability affects 13% of people here. This Cambridgeshire town has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 2 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Hilton | Cambridgeshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 90% | 84% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 1.6% | 4.4% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 13% | 16% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Read these answers with age in mind: they aren’t adjusted, so younger places do better. The Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, life expectancy and early deaths among them.
Hilton logged 21 reported offences in a year (to August 2026), plus 6 complaints of anti-social conduct. Among the 1,541 UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people, Hilton has less crime per resident than 91% of them. There were 4.8 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), lower than both Cambridgeshire’s towns (9.3) and England’s towns (7.8). Violence and sexual offences were 52% of the crimes.
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 46% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
For every resident in work, Hilton has 0.3 jobs. 92% of commuters drove, higher than both Cambridgeshire’s towns (72%) and England’s towns (70%). Before tax, the average household brings in £66K a year. Work in town: 1% 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.
The top grade, Grade I, goes to 1 of them. Hilton’s listed buildings include the Church of St Mary Magdalene, Grade I. Of the town’s 30 listed buildings on Historic England’s list, Grade I counts 1 and Grade II* 2. Conservation areas cover just over two fifths of the town’s land, higher than both Cambridgeshire’s towns (13%) and England’s towns (7%).
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Social housing holds 7% of households, below both Cambridgeshire’s towns (16%) and England’s towns (18%). Renting privately is how one in ten households live. Private rents average £1,057 a month across the Huntingdonshire council area.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £605,000 | 26 |
| Semi-detached | £355,000 | 13 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Young adults of 15 to 24 are 8.5% of residents, below Cambridgeshire’s towns (12%) and England’s towns (12%) alike. People 65 and over make up 24% of the town. Half of Hilton is older than 47.9, half younger. 19% of residents are children under 15.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Hilton | Cambridgeshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.5% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 28% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 25% | 25% |
| 65+ | 24% | 17% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 6.9% | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 4.4% | 5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 16% | 17% |
| Degree level | 49% | 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 Hilton. Best known first.
Historic houseThe Manor3.8 km outside town, to the north
MuseumNorris Museum4.9 km outside town, to the northeastAttractionAttractionHilton Turf Maze and Sparrows Monument100 m outside town, to the southeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hilton | 1,052 | — | — | B | A+ | A+ |
| Papworth Everard | 3,821 | 2.1 | B+ | A | B | B+ |
| Fenstanton | 3,015 | 2.3 | B+ | A− | C+ | A |
| Hemingford Grey | 3,372 | 2.5 | A+ | A− | A | A |
| Godmanchester | 7,714 | 3.5 | A− | A− | C+ | B+ |
| Houghton | 1,368 | 3.7 | — | B− | A− | A+ |
| St Ives | 16,818 | 4 | A− | A | C+ | B |
| Offord D'Arcy and Offord Cluny | 1,385 | 4.4 | — | A | A− | B |
Houghton and Offord D'Arcy and Offord Cluny have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 11.7 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Church of St Mary Magdalene. It also has 1 scheduled monument.
Primary results trail 82% of towns in England (Department for Education, Key Stage 2). Places are handled by Cambridgeshire council.
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £500,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: semi-detached houses £355,000 and detached houses £605,000.
Village in Cambridgeshire, England
Hilton is a built-up area of 1,052 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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