Holme’s story
8 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade II*
Historic England lists them inside Holme’s built-up area.
15% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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HolmeCambridgeshire
672 people call this village in Cambridgeshire, East of England home.
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Photo: Jonathan Thacker · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
672
Census 2021 · Huntingdonshire council
Median home
£428K
16 sales in 3 years
Median age
47.3
18% are 65+ · Cambridgeshire 17%
Degree level
38%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
6%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Holme a good place to live?
Towns under 1,000 residents aren’t graded, so Holme has no grades; its figures are still real. 6% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. It has 8 listed buildings, 0 of them Grade I. Homes change hands at a median £427,500.
What makes Holme stand out
The 3 things Holme does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
6% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
1 Grade II*, including Parish Church of St Giles; 4.9 times the typical UK town for its size
Historic England’s list, October 2026.
Median sale, £ thousands
Housing
1.5 times the typical UK town’s £277K
Standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Holme.
Work & commute
Long commutes are the norm in Holme: just 15% travel under 5 km, below Cambridgeshire’s towns and England’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 38% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Household income came to £70K a year before tax, above Cambridgeshire’s towns (£66K) and England’s towns (£55K) alike. At the census, just over nine in ten commuters went by car. 0.9% of 16 to 64s claimed unemployment benefits in 2026.
6%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving91%
On foot4%
15%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
38%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£70K
mean household income, before tax
0.9%
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
Schools
The schools around Holme
At the one primary school within 3 km, 70% of pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). There is one school here; it is shown below. 108 pupils attend Holme’s one primary school.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holme CofE Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 108 | B+ |
Department for Education · GIAS, Key Stage 2 and GCSE resultsThe Schools page →
Housing
Holme is a town of owners: 75% of households own their home, above Cambridgeshire’s towns and England’s towns
Just over one in ten households rent privately. Social housing holds 14% of households, below Cambridgeshire’s towns (16%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. Private rents average £1,057 a month across the Huntingdonshire council area.
£428Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Holme£428K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £610,000 | 8 |
| Semi-detached | £320,000 | 8 |
75%
of households own their home · England 61%
11%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,057
average private rent a month, Huntingdonshire council area
£2,460
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
Homes in Holme see less burglary and damage than in Cambridgeshire’s towns or England’s towns: 5 per 1,000 a year
In the 12 months to August 2026, police logged 18 crimes and 11 reports of anti-social behaviour inside Holme’s built-up area. Per 1,000 residents, 15.9 violent crimes are recorded each year. Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 12.4 reports per 1,000, above both Cambridgeshire’s towns (9) and England’s towns (7.8). Violence and sexual offences were two thirds of the crimes.
15.9violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual12
Public order3
Damage & arson2
Vehicle crime1
Shoplifting0
Other theft0
Burglary0
Drugs0
Anti-social11
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.
15.9
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
5
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
12.4
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
18
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
84% of people in Holme rate their health good or very good
Seeing a GP means leaving Holme: the nearest practice is 2.9 miles away. The nearest A&E to Holme is Peterborough City Hospital, 7.6 miles away. Disability touches 16% of the town’s population.
84%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 84%Fair 12%Bad or very bad 4%
| Census 2021 | Holme | Cambridgeshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 84% | 84% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.2% | 4.4% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 16% | 16% | 17% |
81.8
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
87.2
life expectancy at birth, women
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.
History
More buildings in Holme are listed than in Cambridgeshire’s towns or England’s towns: 119 per 10,000 residents
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 15% of the total, higher than Cambridgeshire’s towns (12%) yet lower than England’s towns (16%).
8listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*1
Grade II7
Among them · Grade II*
- Parish Church of St Giles Grade II*
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
15%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
119
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Who lives here
Holme has fewer young adults than Cambridgeshire’s towns or England’s towns: 9.5% are 15 to 24
Among adults, 38% have a degree. Holme has a median age of 47.3. 17% of residents are children under 15.
47.3median age
HolmeCambridgeshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
18%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications10%
Apprenticeship5%
A levels or similar19%
Degree level38%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Holme | Cambridgeshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.5% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 28% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 36% | 25% | 25% |
| 65+ | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 9.9% | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.2% | 5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 19% | 16% | 17% |
| Degree level | 38% | 37% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Cambridgeshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Holme
12pages on Holme
The big questions
Safety15.9 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingMedian home £428K · rent £1,057 a monthHousing6 sold in 12 monthsSchools1 state schoolHealthLife expectancy 81.8 (men), 87.2 (women)Work & commute57% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazards7.3% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Holme’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
StiltonYaxleySawtryFarcetRamseyBuryPeterboroughHolme
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holme | 672 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stilton | 2,365 | 2.1 | — | A | A− | A− |
| Yaxley | 9,403 | 3 | B+ | A+ | B− | B− |
| Sawtry | 5,870 | 3.1 | A− | A | B− | B+ |
| Farcet | 1,596 | 4.4 | — | A+ | C− | C+ |
| Ramsey | 5,727 | 6.1 | C | A | D | C− |
| Bury | 1,750 | 6.2 | — | A | B+ | B+ |
| Peterborough | 190,592 | 7.1 | C | A− | D | C− |
Stilton, Farcet and Bury have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Holme
How many listed buildings are there in Holme?
That is 4.9 times the typical UK town for its size.
Is Holme expensive to live in?
By type: semi-detached houses £320,000 and detached houses £610,000.
Who lives in Holme?
At the 2021 Census, 9.5% of Holme’s 672 residents were 15 to 24 and 18% were 65 or over, against 12% and 18% across England’s towns.
About Holme
Village in Cambridgeshire, England
Holme is a built-up area of 672 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
- Population
- 672 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Huntingdonshire
- County
- Cambridgeshire
- Region
- East of England
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km²)
- ONS code
- E63002894
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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