Wothorpe’s story
4 listed buildings
Historic England lists them inside Wothorpe’s built-up area.
23% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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WothorpeCambridgeshire
The village has 314 residents and lies in Cambridgeshire, East of England.
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Photo: Tim Heaton · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
314
Census 2021 · Peterborough council
Median age
51.4
24% are 65+ · Cambridgeshire 17%
Degree level
50%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
23%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Wothorpe a good place to live?
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Wothorpe is too small for fair grades, though the figures on this page are real. It has 4 listed buildings, 0 of them Grade I. Mortgage-free owners make up 56% of households. A degree-level qualification is held by 50% of adults.
What makes Wothorpe stand out
The 3 things Wothorpe does most differently from other towns.
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
0 Grade II*; 5.2 times the typical UK town for its size
Historic England’s list, October 2026.
Own outright
Housing
56% own outright
of households own their home with no mortgage (England’s towns 32%)
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 Wothorpe.
Who lives here
Children make up only 14% of Wothorpe, fewer than in Cambridgeshire’s towns and England’s towns
24% of residents are 65 or over. The median resident of Wothorpe is 51.4 years old.
51.4median age
WothorpeCambridgeshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
24%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications11%
Apprenticeship0%
A levels or similar18%
Degree level50%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Wothorpe | Cambridgeshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 14% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 8.3% | 28% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 40% | 25% | 25% |
| 65+ | 24% | 17% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 0% | 5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 18% | 16% | 17% |
| Degree level | 50% | 37% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Cambridgeshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Work & commute
Fewer commuters in Wothorpe work nearby than in Cambridgeshire’s towns or England’s towns: 28% travel under 5 km
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 57% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
In 2026, 1.4% of 16 to 64s were claiming unemployment benefits. Working mainly from home: 57% of workers, higher than both Cambridgeshire’s towns (34%) and England’s towns (31%). Nearly a quarter of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport.
23%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving73%
On foot13%
Bicycle7%
Train3%
28%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
57%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£73K
mean household income, before tax
1.4%
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
More households own their home in Wothorpe than in Cambridgeshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 89%
Private renters make up 11% of households. That is the middle of 9 standard sales inside Wothorpe’s built-up area over three years, against £277,000 in the typical UK town.
£0Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Wothorpe£0K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £1,550,000 | 8 |
89%
of households own their home · England 61%
11%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,012
average private rent a month, Peterborough council area
£2,279
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 Wothorpe than in Cambridgeshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 4.3 per 1,000 residents a year
Wothorpe logged 3 reported offences in a year (to August 2026), plus 1 complaints of anti-social conduct. Violence came to 12.7 per 1,000 residents a year, lower than both Cambridgeshire’s towns (19.2) and England’s towns (22). 67% of the crimes fell under violence and sexual offences.
12.7violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual2
Other theft1
Shoplifting0
Damage & arson0
Public order0
Burglary0
Drugs0
Vehicle crime0
Anti-social1
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.
12.7
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
4.3
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
5.3
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
3
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
Bad health is less common in Wothorpe than in Cambridgeshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 1.3% of residents
There is no GP practice in Wothorpe: the nearest is 1.1 miles off. At the census, 91% of people in Wothorpe called their health good or very good, above both Cambridgeshire’s towns (84%) and England’s towns (82%). A disability affects just over a tenth of people in the town. The nearest A&E to Wothorpe is Peterborough City Hospital, 9.4 miles away.
91%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 91%Fair 8%Bad or very bad 1%
| Census 2021 | Wothorpe | Cambridgeshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 91% | 84% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 1.3% | 4.4% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 11% | 16% | 17% |
82.4
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
85.5
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Because the census answers ignore age, a younger population lifts them; that is why the Health Grade is built on age-adjusted measures like life expectancy and early deaths.
History
Wothorpe keeps more of its old housing than Cambridgeshire’s towns or England’s towns: 23% built before 1919
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Relative to its size, Wothorpe keeps 127 listed buildings per 10,000 residents. The town has one registered historic park or garden.
4listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II4
0
scheduled monuments
1
registered park and garden
23%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
127
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Burghley House and 3 more in and around Wothorpe
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Wothorpe. Best known first.
Historic houseBurghley House1.4 km outside town, to the east
MuseumStamford Town Hall700 m outside town, to the northMuseumMuseumPriest's House (National Trust)2.1 km outside town, to the southwestHistoric siteHistoric siteHarrier GR93.3 km outside town, to the southeastPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (2)
- Burghley House: Anthony Masi from UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stamford Town Hall: Jo Turner, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Wothorpe
12pages on Wothorpe
The big questions
Wothorpe’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
StamfordEaston on the HillRyhallWitteringKettonBarnackKing's CliffeWothorpe
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wothorpe | 314 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stamford | 20,745 | 1 | A− | B+ | C+ | B |
| Easton on the Hill | 1,096 | 1.6 | — | C− | B+ | A− |
| Ryhall | 1,444 | 2.9 | — | A | A | A |
| Wittering | 2,678 | 2.9 | A+ | A− | B | A− |
| Ketton | 1,618 | 3.1 | — | B | A− | A |
| Barnack | 1,007 | 3.1 | — | C | C+ | A− |
| King's Cliffe | 1,581 | 5.5 | — | C− | B+ | A− |
Easton on the Hill, Ryhall, Ketton, Barnack and King's Cliffe have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Wothorpe
How many listed buildings are there in Wothorpe?
That is 5.2 times the typical UK town for its size.
How much is council tax in Wothorpe?
Band D council tax in Wothorpe is £2,279 for 2026–27, less than in 78% of UK towns (council, county, police and fire). Your own bill depends on your home’s band; check it on GOV.UK.
About Wothorpe
Village in Cambridgeshire, England
Wothorpe is a built-up area of 314 people, in the Peterborough 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
- 314 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Peterborough
- County
- Cambridgeshire
- Region
- East of England
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km²)
- ONS code
- E63002585
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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