Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
In Cambridgeshire, East of England, this village has 605 residents.
There are no grades for Spaldwick: with fewer than 1,000 residents, they wouldn’t be fair. The figures on this page are still real. 14 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. On the way to work, 13% walk, cycle or take a bus or train.
The 3 things Spaldwick does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists them inside Spaldwick’s built-up area.
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 Spaldwick.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 47% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Households had £72K a year before tax, higher than both Cambridgeshire’s towns (£66K) and England’s towns (£55K). The car carried 85% of commuters at the census. About nearly a tenth of its commuters stay in Spaldwick for work. 47% of workers did their job mainly from home at the census.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
At the one primary school within 3 km, 54% of pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Its only school is listed below. 104 pupils attend Spaldwick’s one primary school.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spaldwick Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 104 | C |
At the median, a home went for £465K, above both Cambridgeshire’s towns (£352K) and England’s towns (£308K). Home ownership stands at 79% of households. The social rented sector houses just over one in ten households.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £480,000 | 8 |
| Semi-detached | £455,500 | 6 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
57% of the crimes fell under violence and sexual offences. Each year, 11 burglaries and acts of damage are recorded per 1,000 residents. Police recorded 21 crimes inside Spaldwick’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 7 reports of anti-social 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 police category of violence and sexual offences includes harassment and stalking.
Disability touches 13% of Spaldwick’s population. 89% of the town’s residents described their health as good or very good at the census, above both Cambridgeshire’s towns (84%) and England’s towns (82%). Seeing a GP means leaving Spaldwick: the nearest practice is 3.3 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Spaldwick | Cambridgeshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 89% | 84% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2.5% | 4.4% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 13% | 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.
At the top of the list, 1 are Grade I and 2 Grade II*. Spaldwick’s listed buildings include the Parish Church of St James, Grade I. Conservation areas cover 36% of the town’s land, above both Cambridgeshire’s towns (13%) and England’s towns (7%).
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
The share of residents under 15 is 14%. Line up the people of Spaldwick by age and the one in the middle is 48.9. Aged 15 to 24: 13% of residents.
49% women, 51% men
About 106 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Spaldwick | Cambridgeshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 13% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 28% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 37% | 25% | 25% |
| 65+ | 19% | 17% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 4.3% | 5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 18% | 16% | 17% |
| Degree level | 46% | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spaldwick | 605 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kimbolton | 1,056 | 3.5 | — | B+ | B+ | A |
| Alconbury | 1,464 | 4.1 | — | A | B+ | B+ |
| Brampton | 6,585 | 5 | B+ | A− | C+ | B |
| Alconbury Weald | 1,222 | 5.2 | — | A− | D | A− |
| Buckden | 2,757 | 5.2 | B | A− | B | B |
| Huntingdon | 25,603 | 6.9 | B− | A | D | C− |
| Offord D'Arcy and Offord Cluny | 1,385 | 6.9 | — | A | A− | B |
Kimbolton, Alconbury, Alconbury Weald and Offord D'Arcy and Offord Cluny have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 9.5 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Parish Church of St James.
By type: semi-detached houses £455,500 and detached houses £480,000. Private rents in the Huntingdonshire council area averaged £1,057 a month in August 2026.
Village in Cambridgeshire, England
Spaldwick is a built-up area of 605 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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