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971 people call this village in Cambridgeshire, East of England home.
Towns under 1,000 residents aren’t graded, so Wilburton has no grades; its figures are still real. It has 14 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. Just over one in ten commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. The median home sold for £425,000.
The 3 things Wilburton does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists them inside Wilburton’s built-up area.
16% 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 Wilburton.
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.
Home was the main workplace for 47% of workers at the census. 87% of commuters drove, above Cambridgeshire’s towns (72%) and England’s towns (70%) alike. Unemployment benefit claims reached 3.1% of 16 to 64s in 2026. About 2% of its commuters stay in Wilburton for work.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Key Stage 2 results at the 3 primary schools within 3 km: nearly three in five pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). There is one school here; it is shown below. 117 pupils attend Wilburton’s one primary school.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilburton CofE Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 117 | B− |
Three quarters of households own their home, higher than both Cambridgeshire’s towns (61%) and England’s towns (61%). Private rents average £1,038 a month across the East Cambridgeshire council area. Social housing holds 15% of households.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £498,750 | 23 |
| Semi-detached | £335,000 | 9 |
| Terraced | £257,500 | 6 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Reported offences in Wilburton came to 38 over twelve months to August 2026; nuisance and anti-social incidents added 5. Violent crime ran at 28.5 per 1,000 residents a year, above Cambridgeshire’s towns (19.2) and England’s towns (22) alike. Of all the crimes, 53% were violence and sexual offences.
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.
There is no GP practice in Wilburton: the nearest is 1.2 miles off. The nearest A&E to Wilburton is Addenbrooke's and the Rosie Hospitals, 12.3 miles away. At the census, 17% of people here had a disability, about level with England’s towns (17%) and above Cambridgeshire’s towns (16%).
| Census 2021 | Wilburton | Cambridgeshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 83% | 84% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.3% | 4.4% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 17% | 16% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · No age adjustment applies to these census answers, which flatter younger towns; the Health Grade’s measures, life expectancy and early deaths among them, do allow for age.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Wilburton’s listed buildings include the Church of St Peter, Grade I. Conservation areas cover 22% of the town’s land, above both Cambridgeshire’s towns (13%) and England’s towns (7%). At the top of the list, 1 are Grade I and 2 Grade II*.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
40% of adults hold a degree. The 15-to-24 age group: 9.7%, lower than both Cambridgeshire’s towns (12%) and England’s towns (12%). Children are 16% of the town. Line up the people of Wilburton by age and the one in the middle is 49.5.
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.
| Wilburton | Cambridgeshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.7% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 28% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 25% | 25% |
| 65+ | 26% | 17% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.1% | 5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 18% | 16% | 17% |
| Degree level | 40% | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilburton | 971 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Haddenham | 3,050 | 1.1 | B+ | A− | B+ | B+ |
| Stretham | 2,070 | 2 | — | B+ | B+ | B+ |
| Witchford | 2,386 | 2.7 | — | A− | C+ | B+ |
| Sutton | 3,880 | 3.5 | B+ | A | B+ | B+ |
| Cottenham | 6,156 | 5 | A | B+ | B− | B |
| Ely | 19,185 | 5.1 | A | B+ | C+ | A− |
| Willingham | 3,912 | 5.5 | A− | A− | B− | B+ |
Stretham and Witchford have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 5.9 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Church of St Peter.
By type: terraced houses £257,500, semi-detached houses £335,000 and detached houses £498,750.
Band D council tax in Wilburton is £2,490 for 2026–27, more than in 62% 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.
Village in Cambridgeshire, England
Wilburton is a built-up area of 971 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
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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