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A village of 652 in Cambridgeshire, East of England.
Landbeach is below the 1,000 residents fair grades need, but every figure on this page is real. It has 21 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. 12% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. Homes sell for a median £510,000.
The 3 things Landbeach does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists them inside Landbeach’s built-up area, along with 1 scheduled monument.
19% 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 Landbeach.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 41% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
For a third of commuters, work was under 5 km away. Just over two in five workers worked mainly from home, above both Cambridgeshire’s towns (34%) and England’s towns (31%). Also worth knowing: among 16 to 64s, 3% claimed unemployment benefits in 2026.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Private rents average £1,408 a month across the South Cambridgeshire council area. That is the middle of 24 standard sales inside Landbeach’s built-up area over three years, against £277,000 in the typical UK town.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £785,000 | 11 |
| Semi-detached | £410,000 | 11 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Violence came to 16.4 per 1,000 residents a year, lower than both Cambridgeshire’s towns (19.2) and England’s towns (22). A year of reports to August 2026 adds up to 20 offences in Landbeach and 3 cases of nuisance behaviour.
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 nearest A&E to Landbeach is Addenbrooke's and the Rosie Hospitals, 6.1 miles away. There is no GP practice locally: the nearest is 1.4 miles off. 18% of residents have a disability, higher than Cambridgeshire’s towns (16%) and near England’s towns (17%).
| Census 2021 | Landbeach | Cambridgeshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 81% | 84% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.1% | 4.4% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 18% | 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 19% of the total. Landbeach’s listed buildings include the Parish Church of All Saints, Grade I. Conservation areas cover just over half of the town’s land, higher than both Cambridgeshire’s towns (13%) and England’s towns (7%). The top grade, Grade I, goes to 1 of them.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Those aged 15 to 24 account for nearly one in ten residents. People 65 and over make up nearly a quarter of the town, above both Cambridgeshire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (18%). Typical age in Landbeach: 48.8, the median.
46% women, 54% men
About 119 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Landbeach | Cambridgeshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.1% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 28% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 25% | 25% |
| 65+ | 23% | 17% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 9.1% | 5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| Degree level | 35% | 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 Landbeach. Best known first.
Abbey or priory · English HeritageDenny Abbey and Farmland Museum3.2 km outside town, to the northeast
MuseumCambridge Museum of Technology5 km outside town, to the south
MuseumCambridge Science Centre2.9 km outside town, to the south
MuseumWaterbeach Military Heritage Museum1.8 km outside town, to the northeastAttractionAttractionThe Wild Place2.1 km outside town, to the southAbbey or prioryAbbey or prioryBiggin Abbey2.6 km outside town, to the southPhotos: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landbeach | 652 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Milton | 4,150 | 1.3 | A+ | B+ | B | A+ |
| Waterbeach | 5,375 | 1.4 | A− | A− | C+ | B |
| Cottenham | 6,156 | 2.5 | A | B+ | B− | B |
| Histon and Impington | 7,781 | 2.6 | A+ | B | B | B+ |
| Girton | 4,384 | 3.9 | A+ | C+ | A | A+ |
| Oakington | 1,494 | 3.9 | — | A− | A | B+ |
| Cambridge | 152,742 | 4.2 | B+ | C− | C− | B+ |
Oakington has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 13.2 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Parish Church of All Saints. It also has 1 scheduled monument.
By type: semi-detached houses £410,000 and detached houses £785,000.
Band D council tax in Landbeach is £2,486 for 2026–27, more than in 61% 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.
Village in Cambridgeshire, England
Landbeach is a built-up area of 652 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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