Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
It is a village of 623 residents in Cambridgeshire, East of England.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Shepreth is too small for fair grades, though the figures on this page are real. It has 25 listed buildings, 0 of them Grade I. Just over one in ten commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. The median home sold for £540,000.
The 3 things Shepreth does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists them inside Shepreth’s built-up area, along with 1 scheduled monument.
26% 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 Shepreth.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 44% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
At the census, 87% of commuters went by car. Working mainly from home: 44% of workers, above Cambridgeshire’s towns (34%) and England’s towns (31%) alike. Income per household averages £67K a year, before tax. 2% of commuters who live in Shepreth also work there.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Owners make up 66% of households, above Cambridgeshire’s towns (61%) and England’s towns (61%) alike. The social rented sector houses 23% of households. Private rents average £1,408 a month across the South Cambridgeshire council area.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £660,000 | 7 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Violent crime comes to 25.7 per 1,000 residents a year. Police figures for Shepreth’s built-up area: 30 crimes and 3 anti-social behaviour reports in the 12 months to August 2026. 53% of the crimes fell under violence and sexual offences.
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.
The nearest A&E to Shepreth is Addenbrooke's and the Rosie Hospitals, 6.3 miles away. The town has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 2.3 miles away. 16% of residents in Shepreth live with a disability.
| Census 2021 | Shepreth | Cambridgeshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 84% | 84% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.5% | 4.4% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 16% | 16% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · No age adjustment applies to these census answers, which flatter younger towns; the Health Grade’s measures, life expectancy and early deaths among them, do allow for age.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Just over a quarter of homes date from before 1919. Conservation areas cover nearly a quarter of Shepreth’s land, above both Cambridgeshire’s towns (13%) and England’s towns (7%). Grade II* covers 2 of them.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Over-65s are just over a fifth of the population. The median resident of Shepreth is 46.3 years old.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Shepreth | Cambridgeshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.7% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 28% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 25% | 25% |
| 65+ | 22% | 17% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 4.6% | 5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| Degree level | 50% | 37% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Cambridgeshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shepreth | 623 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Barrington | 1,184 | 1.1 | — | C+ | B | A |
| Foxton | 1,275 | 1.2 | — | C+ | B− | A+ |
| Meldreth | 1,823 | 1.6 | — | B | B− | B+ |
| Melbourn | 4,907 | 2.1 | A− | B+ | B | A− |
| Fowlmere | 1,295 | 2.3 | — | B− | B+ | A |
| Orwell | 1,147 | 2.4 | — | B− | A | A− |
| Haslingfield | 1,535 | 2.9 | — | B− | A | A+ |
Barrington, Foxton, Meldreth, Fowlmere, Orwell and Haslingfield have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 16.5 times the typical UK town for its size. It also has 1 scheduled monument.
Band D council tax in Shepreth is £2,537 for 2026–27, more than in 73% 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
Shepreth is a built-up area of 623 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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