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Population 942: a village in Cambridgeshire, East of England.
Steeple Morden is below the 1,000 residents fair grades need, but every figure on this page is real. 10% of commuters get to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Its listed buildings number 25, with 0 at Grade I. The median home sold for £540,000.
The 3 things Steeple Morden does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists 25 buildings inside Steeple Morden’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade II*.
31% 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 Steeple Morden.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 45% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
86% of commuters drove to work at the census. Households had £70K a year before tax, above Cambridgeshire’s towns (£66K) and England’s towns (£55K) alike. Home was the main workplace for 45% of workers at the census.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
At the 3 primary schools within 3 km, three in five pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Its only school is listed below. The town’s primary school has 141 pupils.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steeple Morden CofE VC Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 141 | C− |
Just over three quarters of households own their home, higher than both Cambridgeshire’s towns (61%) and England’s towns (61%). Private rents average £1,408 a month across the South Cambridgeshire council area.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £755,000 | 22 |
| Semi-detached | £367,500 | 9 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Of all the crimes, 52% were violence and sexual offences. Violent crime ran at 28.7 per 1,000 residents a year, above both Cambridgeshire’s towns (19.2) and England’s towns (22). In the 12 months to August 2026, police logged 52 crimes and 10 reports of anti-social behaviour inside Steeple Morden’s built-up area.
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 Steeple Morden is Lister Hospital, 10.6 miles away. At the census, 13% of people here had a disability, below both Cambridgeshire’s towns (16%) and England’s towns (17%). Also worth knowing: this Cambridgeshire town has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 2.2 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Steeple Morden | Cambridgeshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 86% | 84% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.1% | 4.4% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 13% | 16% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · A young population flatters these answers, which are not age-adjusted; the Health Grade instead uses measures that allow for age, such as 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 Steeple Morden’s land, 25% lies in conservation areas, above Cambridgeshire’s towns (13%) and England’s towns (7%) alike. The town has 265 listed buildings for every 10,000 residents. Grade II* covers 1 of them.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
People 65 and over make up 23% of the town, higher than both Cambridgeshire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (18%). The share aged 15 to 24 is 9.1%. Line up the people of Steeple Morden by age and the one in the middle is 47.9. Children under 15 make up 19% of residents.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Steeple Morden | Cambridgeshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.1% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 28% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 25% | 25% |
| 65+ | 23% | 17% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 4.5% | 5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| Degree level | 41% | 37% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Cambridgeshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Village in Cambridgeshire, England
Steeple Morden is a built-up area of 942 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
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steeple Morden | 942 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ashwell | 1,982 | 2.2 | — | C− | A | A+ |
| Bassingbourn | 2,353 | 3.1 | — | B+ | B− | A |
| Royston | 17,443 | 4.4 | A− | B− | B− | A |
| Biggleswade | 21,945 | 5.8 | B− | B+ | B− | C+ |
| Meldreth | 1,823 | 5.8 | — | B | B− | B+ |
| Potton | 5,229 | 5.9 | B | B+ | B+ | A− |
| Stotfold | 12,313 | 6.1 | B+ | B− | B+ | A− |
Ashwell, Bassingbourn and Meldreth have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 10.9 times the typical UK town for its size. 31% of Steeple Morden’s homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
By type: semi-detached houses £367,500 and detached houses £755,000.
Band D council tax in Steeple Morden is £2,474 for 2026–27, more than in 58% 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.
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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