Stetchworth’s story
13 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade II*
Historic England lists them inside Stetchworth’s built-up area.
30% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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StetchworthCambridgeshire
Some 655 people live in this village, in Cambridgeshire, East of England.
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Photo: Keith Evans · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
655
Census 2021 · East Cambridgeshire council
Median home
£450K
21 sales in 3 years
Median age
48.8
25% are 65+ · Cambridgeshire 17%
Degree level
38%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
14%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Stetchworth a good place to live?
Towns under 1,000 residents aren’t graded, so Stetchworth has no grades; its figures are still real. It has 13 listed buildings, 0 of them Grade I. 14% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. Homes change hands at a median £450,000.
What makes Stetchworth stand out
The 3 things Stetchworth does most differently from other towns.
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
1 Grade II*, including Parish Church of St Peter; 8.1 times the typical UK town for its size
Historic England’s list, October 2026.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
14% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Median sale, £ thousands
Housing
1.6 times the typical UK town’s £277K
Standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Stetchworth.
Work & commute
Work tends to be further away for Stetchworth: 22% commute under 5 km, below Cambridgeshire’s towns and England’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 39% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Unemployment benefit claims reached 1% of 16 to 64s in 2026. The car took 84% of commuters, above Cambridgeshire’s towns (72%) and England’s towns (70%) alike. Home was the main workplace for nearly two in five workers at the census. Of the commuters living in Stetchworth, 6% work in the town itself.
14%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving84%
On foot10%
Bicycle3%
Bus1%
Train1%
22%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
39%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£60K
mean household income, before tax
1%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Housing
Private renting is more common in Stetchworth than in Cambridgeshire’s towns or England’s towns: 29% of households
Social housing holds 13% of households, below Cambridgeshire’s towns (16%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. Private rents average £1,038 a month across the East Cambridgeshire council area. The owner-occupied share of households is 58%.
£450Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Stetchworth£450K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £515,000 | 12 |
| Semi-detached | £379,500 | 8 |
58%
of households own their home · England 61%
29%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,038
average private rent a month, East Cambridgeshire council area
£2,445
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Safety
Burglary and damage are rarer in Stetchworth than in Cambridgeshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 3.6 per 1,000 residents a year
Of all the crimes, 68% were violence and sexual offences. 22 crimes and 2 reports of anti-social behaviour: that is what police recorded inside Stetchworth’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026. Violent crime ran at 23.4 per 1,000 residents a year, higher than both Cambridgeshire’s towns (19.2) and England’s towns (22).
23.4violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual15
Weapons2
Damage & arson1
Burglary1
Drugs1
Bicycle theft1
Other crime1
Shoplifting0
Anti-social2
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.
23.4
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
3.6
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
5.1
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
22
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
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.
Health
Just 2.1% of people in Stetchworth say their health is bad or very bad, fewer than in Cambridgeshire’s towns and England’s towns
At the census, 89% of people in Stetchworth called their health good or very good, above both Cambridgeshire’s towns (84%) and England’s towns (82%). 12% of residents in Stetchworth live with a disability. This Cambridgeshire town has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 3 miles away.
89%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 89%Fair 9%Bad or very bad 2%
| Census 2021 | Stetchworth | Cambridgeshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 89% | 84% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2.1% | 4.4% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 12% | 16% | 17% |
83.1
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
85.8
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Census health answers are raw, so younger towns score better on them; for the Health Grade we use age-adjusted figures like life expectancy and early deaths.
History
Old homes shape Stetchworth: 30% were built before 1919, more than in Cambridgeshire’s towns or England’s towns
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Stetchworth has 198 listed buildings for every 10,000 residents, above both Cambridgeshire’s towns (82) and England’s towns (39). Grade II* covers 1 of them.
13listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*1
Grade II12
Among them · Grade II*
- Parish Church of St Peter Grade II*
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
30%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
198
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Who lives here
Few people in Stetchworth are 15 to 24: 8%, fewer than in Cambridgeshire’s towns and England’s towns
The under-15s are 14% of the population here. 25% of residents are 65 or over, above Cambridgeshire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. Stetchworth has a median age of 48.8.
48.8median age
StetchworthCambridgeshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
25%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications15%
Apprenticeship5%
A levels or similar20%
Degree level38%
Women and men · all 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.
| Stetchworth | Cambridgeshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 28% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 25% | 25% |
| 65+ | 25% | 17% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 4.5% | 5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 20% | 16% | 17% |
| Degree level | 38% | 37% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Cambridgeshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Stetchworth
13pages on Stetchworth
The big questions
Safety23.4 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingMedian home £450K · rent £1,038 a monthHousing2 sold in 12 months · busiest street High StreetSchoolsHealthLife expectancy 83.1 (men), 85.8 (women)Work & commute54% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazards0% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Stetchworth’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
NewmarketExningBalshamBurwellBottishamKentfordCock and EndStetchworth
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stetchworth | 655 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Newmarket | 18,857 | 3.2 | B− | B− | C− | B− |
| Exning | 2,049 | 4.6 | — | D | C | B |
| Balsham | 1,625 | 5.9 | — | B+ | A | A+ |
| Burwell | 5,912 | 6 | A+ | B+ | B+ | A |
| Bottisham | 1,990 | 6 | — | B− | A− | B |
| Kentford | 1,124 | 6.3 | — | C− | B | A− |
| Cock and End | 1,346 | 6.6 | — | C+ | D− | B− |
Exning, Balsham, Bottisham, Kentford and Cock and End have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Stetchworth
How many listed buildings are there in Stetchworth?
That is 8.1 times the typical UK town for its size.
Is Stetchworth expensive to live in?
By type: semi-detached houses £379,500 and detached houses £515,000.
About Stetchworth
Village in Cambridgeshire, England
Stetchworth is a built-up area of 655 people, in the East 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
- Population
- 655 (Census 2021)
- Council
- East Cambridgeshire
- County
- Cambridgeshire
- Region
- East of England
- Area
- 0.2 sq mi (0.4 km²)
- ONS code
- E63003440
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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