Kneesworth’s story
9 listed buildings
Historic England lists them inside Kneesworth’s built-up area.
8% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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KneesworthCambridgeshire
A village in Cambridgeshire, East of England, home to 874 people.
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Photo: David Purchase · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
874
Census 2021 · South Cambridgeshire council
Median home
£400K
21 sales in 3 years
Median age
41.6
17% are 65+ · Cambridgeshire 17%
Degree level
27%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
14%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Kneesworth a good place to live?
There are no grades for Kneesworth: with fewer than 1,000 residents, they wouldn’t be fair. The figures on this page are still real. 9 listed buildings, 0 of them Grade I. On the way to work, 14% walk, cycle or take a bus or train.
What makes Kneesworth stand out
The 3 things Kneesworth does most differently from other towns.
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
0 Grade II*; 4.2 times the typical UK town for its size
Historic England’s list, October 2026.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
14% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Median sale, £ thousands
Housing
£400K median home
1.4 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 Kneesworth.
Work & commute
Kneesworth is a driving town: 84% of commuters go by car, above Cambridgeshire’s towns and England’s towns
14%walk, cycle or ride
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 26% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
About 9% of its commuters stay in Kneesworth for work. 26% of workers worked mainly from home at the census. Short trips to work, under 5 km: 41%, lower than both Cambridgeshire’s towns (44%) and England’s towns (45%). The average household earns £70K a year before tax.
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving84%
On foot7%
Bicycle3%
Train2%
Bus1%
41%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
26%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£70K
mean household income, before tax
2.1%
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
Few households rent privately in Kneesworth: 10%, fewer than in Cambridgeshire’s towns and across England’s towns
£400Kmedian sale
69% of households are owner-occupiers. Social housing holds 21% of households, above both Cambridgeshire’s towns (16%) and England’s towns (18%). Private rents average £1,408 a month across the South Cambridgeshire council area.
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Kneesworth£400K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £485,000 | 6 |
| Semi-detached | £407,500 | 10 |
| Terraced | £300,000 | 5 |
69%
of households own their home · England 61%
10%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,408
average private rent a month, South Cambridgeshire council area
£2,528
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
Burglary and damage hit Kneesworth harder than Cambridgeshire’s towns or England’s towns: 14.5 per 1,000 residents a year
19.5violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
38% of the crimes fell under violence and sexual offences. Over the year to August 2026, 56 offences were reported in Kneesworth, along with 6 incidents of anti-social behaviour. Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 5 reports per 1,000, lower than both Cambridgeshire’s towns (9) and England’s towns (7.8).
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual21
Damage & arson11
Public order8
Vehicle crime5
Drugs4
Other theft3
Burglary2
Other crime2
Anti-social6
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.
19.5
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
14.5
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
5
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
56
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
Only 78% of people in Kneesworth say their health is good or very good, fewer than in Cambridgeshire’s towns and across England’s towns
78%good or very good health
A disability affects 21% of people in Kneesworth. This Cambridgeshire town has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 1.8 miles away. The nearest A&E to Kneesworth is Addenbrooke's and the Rosie Hospitals, 10 miles away.
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 78%Fair 16%Bad or very bad 5%
| Census 2021 | Kneesworth | Cambridgeshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 78% | 84% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.3% | 4.4% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 21% | 16% | 17% |
83
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
86.1
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Because the census answers ignore age, a younger population lifts them; that is why the Health Grade is built on age-adjusted measures like life expectancy and early deaths.
History
More buildings in Kneesworth are listed than in Cambridgeshire’s towns or England’s towns: 103 per 10,000 residents
9listed buildings
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
8% of its homes were built before 1919, lower than both Cambridgeshire’s towns (12%) and England’s towns (16%).
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II9
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
8%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
103
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
Degrees are less common in Kneesworth than in Cambridgeshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 27% of adults
41.6median age
Typical age in Kneesworth: 41.6, the median. Children under 15 make up 17%, below Cambridgeshire’s towns (18%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. The 15-to-24 age group makes up just over one in ten residents.
KneesworthCambridgeshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
17%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications22%
Apprenticeship5%
A levels or similar19%
Degree level27%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About 105 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Kneesworth | Cambridgeshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 27% | 28% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 25% | 25% |
| 65+ | 17% | 17% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 22% | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.2% | 5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 19% | 16% | 17% |
| Degree level | 27% | 37% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Cambridgeshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Kneesworth
13pages on Kneesworth
The big questions
Safety19.5 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingMedian home £400K · rent £1,408 a monthHousing11 sold in 12 months · busiest street Old North RoadSchoolsHealthLife expectancy 83 (men), 86.1 (women)Work & commute50% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazards9.9% of homes at high or medium flood risk
About Kneesworth
Village in Cambridgeshire, England
Kneesworth is a built-up area of 874 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
- 874 (Census 2021)
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire
- County
- Cambridgeshire
- Region
- East of England
- Area
- 0.2 sq mi (0.4 km²)
- ONS code
- E63003739
Kneesworth’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
BassingbournRoystonMeldrethMelbournOrwellBarringtonFoxtonKneesworth
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kneesworth | 874 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bassingbourn | 2,353 | 0.6 | — | B+ | B− | A |
| Royston | 17,443 | 2.1 | A− | B− | B− | A |
| Meldreth | 1,823 | 2.1 | — | B | B− | B+ |
| Melbourn | 4,907 | 2.6 | A− | B+ | B | A− |
| Orwell | 1,147 | 3.7 | — | B− | A | A− |
| Barrington | 1,184 | 4.6 | — | C+ | B | A |
| Foxton | 1,275 | 4.9 | — | C+ | B− | A+ |
Bassingbourn, Meldreth, Orwell, Barrington 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 Kneesworth
How many listed buildings are there in Kneesworth?
That is 4.2 times the typical UK town for its size.
Is Kneesworth expensive to live in?
By type: terraced houses £300,000, semi-detached houses £407,500 and detached houses £485,000.
How much is council tax in Kneesworth?
Band D council tax in Kneesworth is £2,528 for 2026–27, more than in 71% 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.
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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