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Population 9,403: a town in Cambridgeshire, East of England.
Where it does best is cost of living (A+): a typical home costs £250,250 and rent runs £1,057 a month. With a B+ overall, Yaxley is better than 68% of UK towns. In the ranking it comes #34 of 50 in Cambridgeshire. Its schools fall short: primary results beat 18% of towns in England; secondary results beat 55% of towns in England. Its remaining grades are unremarkable: B− for safety, B− for health and B for jobs & income.
Figures: prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · life expectancy and income, ONS · claimants, DWP.
The thing Yaxley does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Yaxley is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 16 buildings inside Yaxley’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade I.
6% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Yaxley. Best known first.
CathedralPeterborough Cathedral4.8 km outside town, to the north
MuseumPeterborough Museum and Art Gallery4.7 km outside town, to the north
MuseumRailworld4.3 km outside town, to the northWater parkWater parkPeterborough Wake Park400 m outside town, to the northPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Yaxley.
14% rent privately, lower than both Cambridgeshire’s towns (21%) and England’s towns (21%). Council and housing-body homes hold just over one in ten households. Also worth knowing: the £250,250 median rests on 380 standard sales inside the built-up area (September 2023 to August 2026).
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £340,000 | 159 |
| Semi-detached | £222,500 | 127 |
| Terraced | £207,500 | 71 |
| Flat or maisonette | £138,000 | 23 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Of its 3 schools, one is shown below, with the reason. 54% of pupils at the town’s 2 primary schools met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). GCSE results at the 3 secondary schools within 3 km: 44% of pupils get a strong pass (grade 5+) in English and maths, and the Attainment 8 average is 47.5.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fourfields Community Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 448 | B− |
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
The pre-1919 share of homes is 6%. Yaxley’s listed buildings include the Parish Church of St Peter, Grade I. Relative to its size, Yaxley keeps 17 listed buildings per 10,000 residents, below both Cambridgeshire’s towns (82) and England’s towns (39).
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 32% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Households had £59K a year before tax, below Cambridgeshire’s towns (£66K) but above England’s towns (£55K). The car carried 86% of commuters at the census. For 30% of commuters, work was under 5 km away.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Of all the crimes, 46% were violence and sexual offences. Yaxley logged 471 reported offences in a year (to August 2026), plus 112 complaints of anti-social conduct. Violence came to 23.8 per 1,000 residents a year, higher than both Cambridgeshire’s towns (19.1) and England’s towns (22).
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.
One GP practice serves the town; 87% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey. At the census, 4.3% of people here described their health as bad or very bad. The nearest A&E to Yaxley is Peterborough City Hospital, 4.6 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Yaxley | Cambridgeshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 83% | 84% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.3% | 4.4% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 17% | 16% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Young towns look healthier on these answers, which aren’t adjusted for age; the Health Grade uses measures that are, such as life expectancy and early deaths.
Children under 15 make up 19%, above Cambridgeshire’s towns (18%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 9.9% of the town. Half of Yaxley is older than 40.9, half younger.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Yaxley | Cambridgeshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.9% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 28% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 25% | 25% |
| 65+ | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.7% | 5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 19% | 16% | 17% |
| Degree level | 25% | 37% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Cambridgeshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
16 listed buildings in Yaxley, 1 of them Grade I.
The Three Horse Shoes Public House: Photo: JThomas · CC BY-SA 2.0 · 88, Main Street: Photo: Andrew Tatlow · CC BY-SA 2.0
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yaxley | 9,403 | — | B+ | A+ | B− | B− |
| Farcet | 1,596 | 1.8 | — | A+ | C− | C+ |
| Stilton | 2,365 | 2.4 | — | A | A− | A− |
| Peterborough | 190,592 | 4.1 | C | A− | D | C− |
| Castor and Ailsworth | 1,461 | 5.4 | — | C− | B | A− |
| Sawtry | 5,870 | 5.7 | A− | A | B− | B+ |
| Whittlesey | 13,833 | 6.2 | D | C | C | C |
| Warmington | 1,045 | 6.6 | — | D | A | A |
Farcet, Stilton, Castor and Ailsworth and Warmington have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
GCSE results beat 55% of towns in England, and primary results trail 82% (Department for Education, Attainment 8 and Key Stage 2). Yaxley has 3 state schools; places are handled by Cambridgeshire council.
Band D council tax in Yaxley is £2,550 for 2026–27, more than in 76% 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.
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
Town in Cambridgeshire, England
Yaxley is a built-up area of 9,403 people, in the Huntingdonshire 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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