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The town has 5,727 residents and lies in Cambridgeshire, East of England.
What it saves you on housing, it gives back elsewhere. Crime runs high: 52 violent or sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, plus 16.1 home and vehicle crimes. Among UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people, it has less crime per resident than 6%. Ramsey ranks #42 of 50 in Cambridgeshire, with a C overall. Set against the rest, it does better than 27% of UK towns. It also trails on hazard risk (D) — 7.9% of homes face a high or medium risk of river or sea flooding. Where it does best is cost of living (A) — the median home sold for £280,000, 4.4 years of area income. Work and incomes lag (D): the mean household earns £52,620 a year.
Figures: prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · flood risk, Environment Agency · income, ONS · claimants, DWP.
The 3 things Ramsey 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 Ramsey is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 54 buildings inside Ramsey’s built-up area, 3 of them Grade I, and 2 scheduled monuments.
14% 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 Ramsey.
Behind the median of £280,000: 312 standard sales inside Ramsey’s built-up area, September 2023 to August 2026. Private rents average £1,057 a month across the Huntingdonshire council area. 18% live in social housing, above Cambridgeshire’s towns (16%) and close to England’s towns (18%).
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £370,995 | 153 |
| Semi-detached | £250,000 | 86 |
| Terraced | £175,000 | 50 |
| Flat or maisonette | £123,000 | 23 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Some 1,591 pupils attend Ramsey’s two primaries and one secondary. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with the reason it’s listed. At the 3 primary schools within 3 km, 59% of pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average).
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsey Junior SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 272 | C+ |
| Abbey College, RamseyLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 1,096 | C+ |
Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 21 reports per 1,000, higher than both Cambridgeshire’s towns (8.7) and England’s towns (7.8). Ramsey logged 522 reported offences in a year (to August 2026), plus 114 complaints of anti-social conduct. Violence and sexual offences accounted for 55% of recorded crime.
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.
At the census, nearly four fifths of people in Ramsey called their health good or very good, below Cambridgeshire’s towns (84%) and England’s towns (82%) alike. Poor health, by residents’ own account, affects 5.9% of the town. The nearest A&E to Ramsey is Hinchingbrooke Hospital, 8.8 miles away. Men in Ramsey can expect to live to 80.2, women to 81.2 (2019–23).
| Census 2021 | Ramsey | Cambridgeshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 79% | 84% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.9% | 4.4% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 20% | 16% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · These answers aren’t adjusted for age, so young towns look healthier; the Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, including 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.
Of Ramsey’s 54 listed buildings on Historic England’s list, Grade I counts 3 and Grade II* 3. Its listed buildings include the Church of St Thomas à Becket, Grade I. It has 94 listed buildings for every 10,000 residents, above both Cambridgeshire’s towns (82) and England’s towns (39).
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 29% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 14% of commuters travelled at the census. Unemployment benefit claims came to 3.8% of 16 to 64s in 2026, above both Cambridgeshire’s towns (2.1%) and England’s towns (2.3%). Work in town: 18% of resident commuters. For every resident in work, Ramsey has 0.5 jobs.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
23% of residents are 65 or over, above both Cambridgeshire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (18%). Children are 16% of the town. Ages in Ramsey split evenly at 44.8: half are older, half younger. Young adults of 15 to 24 are a tenth of the population.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Ramsey | Cambridgeshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.9% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 28% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 25% | 25% |
| 65+ | 23% | 17% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6% | 5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 19% | 16% | 17% |
| Degree level | 25% | 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 Ramsey. Best known first.
Abbey or priory · National TrustRamsey Abbey Gatehouse (National Trust)in townMuseumMuseumRamsey Rural Museumin townAttractionAttractionFenland Light Railway4 km outside town, to the northPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
54 listed buildings in Ramsey, 3 of them Grade I.
Gatehouse to Ramsey Abbey: Photo: David Dearden · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Jolly Sailor Public House: Photo: Stephen McKay · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Clock Tower: Photo: Colin Smith · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Geograph · 120-124, High Street: Photo: M J Richardson · CC BY-SA 2.0
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsey | 5,727 | — | C | A | D | C− |
| Bury | 1,750 | 0.9 | — | A | B+ | B+ |
| Warboys | 4,318 | 3.3 | B+ | A | B | B |
| Benwick | 1,145 | 4.9 | — | C+ | B+ | C |
| Somersham | 3,349 | 6.6 | A | A | B+ | A− |
| Chatteris | 11,022 | 6.8 | D | C+ | B− | C |
| Wyton | 1,248 | 7 | — | A+ | A− | A− |
| Alconbury Weald | 1,222 | 7.3 | — | A− | D | A− |
Bury, Benwick, Wyton and Alconbury Weald have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 3.9 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I buildings include Gatehouse to Ramsey Abbey. It also has 2 scheduled monuments.
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
Town in Cambridgeshire, England
Ramsey is a built-up area of 5,727 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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