Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
In Cambridgeshire, East of England, this town has 3,349 residents. 23% of residents are 65 or over.
Buying a home costs less than in most towns: homes sell for a median £290,000, about 4.6 times local household income. People here tend to be in good health: life expectancy is 82.4 for men and 84.6 for women. The catch is walkability — on the way to work, 9% walk, cycle or take a bus or train. Put together, the subjects come to an A overall, better than 86% of UK towns. It ranks #16 of 50 in Cambridgeshire. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B− for schools and B for jobs & income.
Figures: prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · life expectancy and income, ONS · commuting, Census 2021 · claimants, DWP.
The 3 things Somersham 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 Somersham is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 45 buildings inside Somersham’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade I, and 1 scheduled monument.
17% 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 Somersham.
The private rented sector houses 15% of households. Social housing holds 9% 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.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £375,000 | 66 |
| Semi-detached | £271,250 | 40 |
| Terraced | £230,000 | 28 |
| Flat or maisonette | £123,000 | 10 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Key Stage 2 results at the 3 primary schools within 3 km: 61% of pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Its only school is listed below. The town’s primary school has 314 pupils.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somersham Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 314 | B |
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 34% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
The car took 90% of commuters, higher than both Cambridgeshire’s towns (72%) and England’s towns (70%). Average household income comes to £64K a year before tax. 6% of commuters who live in Somersham also work there. There are 0.2 jobs in Somersham for each resident in work.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Somersham’s listed buildings include the Church of St John the Baptist, Grade I. It has 134 listed buildings for every 10,000 residents. 17% of its homes were built before 1919, above both Cambridgeshire’s towns (12%) and England’s towns (16%).
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
The nearest A&E to Somersham is Hinchingbrooke Hospital, 9.3 miles away. There is no GP practice here: the nearest is 3.9 miles off. 4.3% of residents report bad or very bad health.
| Census 2021 | Somersham | Cambridgeshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 83% | 84% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.3% | 4.4% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 16% | 16% | 17% |
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.
People 65 and over make up 23% of the town, above both Cambridgeshire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (18%). The 15-to-24 age group makes up 9.5% of residents. Ages in Somersham split evenly at 47.1: half are older, half younger. Graduates make up 31% of adults.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Somersham | Cambridgeshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.5% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 28% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 25% | 25% |
| 65+ | 23% | 17% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.4% | 5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 20% | 16% | 17% |
| Degree level | 31% | 37% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Cambridgeshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Violence and sexual offences accounted for 54% of recorded crime. 135 crimes and 31 reports of anti-social behaviour: that is what police recorded inside Somersham’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026. For its size, Somersham records less crime per resident than 72% of the 1,308 UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people.
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.
45 listed buildings in Somersham, 1 of them Grade I.
Wisteria House: Photo: Tiger · CC BY-SA 2.0 · 5, Church Street: Photo: Tim Marchant · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wesleyan Chapel: Photo: Fractal Angel · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Baptist Church: Photo: Michael Behrend · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Geograph
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Somersham | 3,349 | — | A | A | B+ | A− |
| Bluntisham and Colne | 2,790 | 1.9 | A | A− | A | A− |
| Earith | 1,656 | 2.3 | — | A | B+ | A− |
| Warboys | 4,318 | 3.7 | B+ | A | B | B |
| Needingworth | 2,059 | 3.8 | — | A− | A− | A |
| St Ives | 16,818 | 4.8 | A− | A | C+ | B |
| Over | 2,898 | 4.8 | A+ | B+ | A | A− |
| Sutton | 3,880 | 5 | B+ | A | B+ | B+ |
Earith and Needingworth have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 5.5 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Church of St John the Baptist. It also has 1 scheduled monument.
Band D council tax in Somersham is £2,586 for 2026–27, more than in 83% 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.
Town in Cambridgeshire, England
Somersham is a built-up area of 3,349 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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