Tydd St Giles’s story
7 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I
Historic England lists them inside Tydd St Giles’ built-up area.
25% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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Tydd St GilesCambridgeshire
The village has 722 residents and lies in Cambridgeshire, East of England.
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Photo: Geoff Pick · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
722
Census 2021 · Fenland council
Median home
£253K
30 sales in 3 years
Median age
53.4
30% are 65+ · Cambridgeshire 17%
Degree level
19%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
4%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Tydd St Giles a good place to live?
There are no grades for Tydd St Giles: with fewer than 1,000 residents, they wouldn’t be fair. The figures on this page are still real. Walking, cycling and public transport carry 4% of commuters. 7 buildings are listed here, 1 at Grade I.
What makes Tydd St Giles stand out
The 3 things Tydd St Giles does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
4% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
1 Grade I, including Bell Tower, South East of Church of St Giles; 4 times the typical UK town for its size
Historic England’s list, October 2026.
Degree level, 16+
Education
Degree-level qualifications, residents 16+ (England’s towns 34%)
Cambridgeshire 37%.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Tydd St Giles.
Who lives here
Children make up only 11% of Tydd St Giles, fewer than in Cambridgeshire’s towns and England’s towns
10% of residents are 15 to 24, lower than both Cambridgeshire’s towns (12%) and England’s towns (12%). The 65-and-over age group makes up 30% of residents. Tydd St Giles has a median age of 53.4. Degrees are held by nearly a fifth of adults.
53.4median age
Tydd St GilesCambridgeshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
30%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications24%
Apprenticeship6%
A levels or similar17%
Degree level19%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Tydd St Giles | Cambridgeshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 28% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 25% | 25% |
| 65+ | 30% | 17% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 24% | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.2% | 5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 16% | 17% |
| Degree level | 19% | 37% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Cambridgeshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Schools
The schools around Tydd St Giles
Nearly two thirds of pupils at the 3 primary schools within 3 km met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Its one school is below. The town’s primary school has 74 pupils.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kinderley Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 74 | D− |
Department for Education · GIAS, Key Stage 2 and GCSE resultsThe Schools page →
Work & commute
Work tends to be further away for Tydd St Giles: 5% commute under 5 km, below Cambridgeshire’s towns and England’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 24% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Working from home was the norm for nearly a quarter of workers at the census. 94% of commuters drove, above both Cambridgeshire’s towns (72%) and England’s towns (70%). Average household income comes to £44K a year before tax.
4%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving94%
On foot3%
Bicycle1%
5%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
24%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£44K
mean household income, before tax
2.3%
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
Few households rent privately in Tydd St Giles: 8%, fewer than in Cambridgeshire’s towns and England’s towns
Nearly four in five households own their home, above both Cambridgeshire’s towns (61%) and England’s towns (61%). Council and housing-body homes hold just over one in ten households. From September 2023 to August 2026, 30 homes sold inside Tydd St Giles’s built-up area at standard prices; the middle one went for £252,500.
£253Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Tydd St Giles£253K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £252,500 | 24 |
| Semi-detached | £243,500 | 6 |
79%
of households own their home · England 61%
8%
rent privately · England 21%
£842
average private rent a month, Fenland council area
£2,545
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 hit Tydd St Giles harder than Cambridgeshire’s towns or England’s towns: 19.9 per 1,000 residents a year
Violence came to 34.6 per 1,000 residents a year, above both Cambridgeshire’s towns (19.2) and England’s towns (22). Reported offences in Tydd St Giles came to 37 over twelve months to August 2026; nuisance and anti-social incidents added 10.
34.6violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual16
Damage & arson6
Other theft6
Public order3
Burglary3
Vehicle crime2
Other crime1
Shoplifting0
Anti-social10
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.
34.6
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
19.9
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
29.6
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
37
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL
Health
More people in Tydd St Giles live with a disability than in Cambridgeshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 25%
There is no GP practice in Tydd St Giles: the nearest is 4 miles off. Asked at the census, 75% of residents of Tydd St Giles said they were in good or very good health. The nearest A&E to Tydd St Giles is The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, 14.3 miles away.
75%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 75%Fair 17%Bad or very bad 8%
| Census 2021 | Tydd St Giles | Cambridgeshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 75% | 84% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 8.2% | 4.4% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 25% | 16% | 17% |
78.2
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
85.6
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · These shares come straight from the census, without allowing for age, and young towns benefit; the Health Grade instead weighs age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy and early deaths.
History
More buildings in Tydd St Giles are listed than in Cambridgeshire’s towns or England’s towns: 97 per 10,000 residents
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Tydd St Giles’s listed buildings include Bell Tower, South East of Church of St Giles, Grade I.
7listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I1
Grade II*1
Grade II5
Among them · Grade I
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
25%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
97
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Tydd St Giles
12pages on Tydd St Giles
The big questions
Safety34.6 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingMedian home £253K · rent £842 a monthHousing6 sold in 12 months · busiest street CornfieldsSchools1 state schoolHealthLife expectancy 78.2 (men), 85.6 (women)Work & commute42% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazards0.3% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Tydd St Giles’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
Sutton St JamesGorefieldLeveringtonLong SuttonSutton BridgeWisbechWalpole St Peter and Walpole St AndrewTydd St Giles
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tydd St Giles | 722 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sutton St James | 1,027 | 2.1 | — | C | A+ | C |
| Gorefield | 1,070 | 2.9 | — | C+ | C+ | C |
| Leverington | 1,694 | 3.2 | — | C+ | C | C |
| Long Sutton | 5,377 | 4.1 | D− | C+ | C | C− |
| Sutton Bridge | 3,912 | 4.3 | D | B | C− | D |
| Wisbech | 26,800 | 4.7 | D− | B− | D | D |
| Walpole St Peter and Walpole St Andrew | 1,574 | 4.9 | — | C | B+ | C− |
Sutton St James, Gorefield, Leverington and Walpole St Peter and Walpole St Andrew have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Tydd St Giles
How many listed buildings are there in Tydd St Giles?
That is 4 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Bell Tower, South East of Church of St Giles.
How much is council tax in Tydd St Giles?
Band D council tax in Tydd St Giles is £2,545 for 2026–27, more than in 75% 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.
About Tydd St Giles
Village in Cambridgeshire, England
Tydd St Giles is a built-up area of 722 people, in the Fenland 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
- 722 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Fenland
- County
- Cambridgeshire
- Region
- East of England
- Area
- 0.3 sq mi (0.7 km²)
- ONS code
- E63002379
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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