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This village in Cambridgeshire, East of England has a population of 330.
Towns under 1,000 residents aren’t graded, so Hinxton has no grades; its figures are still real. Its listed buildings number 28, with 0 at Grade I. Homes sell for a median £426,500. A degree-level qualification is held by 51% of adults.
The 3 things Hinxton does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists them inside Hinxton’s built-up area.
27% 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 Hinxton. Best known first.
MuseumIWM Duxford3.4 km outside town, to the west · 401K visitors a year (2019)
MuseumAirborne Assault3 km outside town, to the west
MuseumAmerican Air Museum3.6 km outside town, to the westChurchChurch · English HeritageDuxford Chapel1.8 km outside town, to the northwestMuseumMuseumRoyal Anglian Regiment Museum3 km outside town, to the westMuseumMuseumBritish Airliner Collection3.4 km outside town, to the westPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Hinxton.
The 65-and-over age group makes up nearly a quarter of residents. Children under 15 make up 14%, lower than both Cambridgeshire’s towns (18%) and England’s towns (18%). Line up the people of Hinxton by age and the one in the middle is 50.8.
52% women, 48% men
About 92 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.
| Hinxton | Cambridgeshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 5.8% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 28% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 35% | 25% | 25% |
| 65+ | 23% | 17% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.7% | 5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 13% | 16% | 17% |
| Degree level | 51% | 37% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Cambridgeshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 51% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
About 9% of its commuters stay in Hinxton for work. 31% of commuters travelled under 5 km, below both Cambridgeshire’s towns (44%) and England’s towns (45%). At the census, 18% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Private tenants account for 16% of households. 15% live in social housing, below Cambridgeshire’s towns (16%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. That is the middle of 11 standard sales inside Hinxton’s built-up area over three years, against £277,000 in the typical UK town.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Terraced | £388,250 | 6 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Of all the crimes, 14% were violence and sexual offences. Homes saw 8.1 burglaries and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year, below Cambridgeshire’s towns (9.1) and England’s towns (9.4) alike.
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.
15% of residents have a disability, below Cambridgeshire’s towns (16%) and England’s towns (17%) alike. There is no GP practice in Hinxton: the nearest is 2.1 miles off. The nearest A&E to Hinxton is Addenbrooke's and the Rosie Hospitals, 6.4 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Hinxton | Cambridgeshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 86% | 84% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.2% | 4.4% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 15% | 16% | 17% |
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.
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 27% of the total, above both Cambridgeshire’s towns (12%) and England’s towns (16%). Hinxton counts 28 listed buildings on the national list (Historic England): 4 Grade II*.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hinxton | 330 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Duxford | 2,216 | 1.2 | — | B− | A | A+ |
| Great Chesterford | 1,775 | 1.7 | — | B | A− | A+ |
| Whittlesford | 1,608 | 2.3 | — | B− | B+ | A+ |
| Sawston | 7,270 | 2.6 | A− | B+ | B | B− |
| Fowlmere | 1,295 | 4.5 | — | B− | B+ | A |
| Linton | 4,452 | 4.5 | A+ | B+ | B | A |
| Great Shelford and Stapleford | 6,159 | 4.8 | A+ | C+ | A | A+ |
Duxford, Great Chesterford, Whittlesford and Fowlmere have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 34.8 times the typical UK town for its size.
Private rents in the South Cambridgeshire council area averaged £1,408 a month in August 2026.
Village in Cambridgeshire, England
Hinxton is a built-up area of 330 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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