Littleport

East Cambridgeshire · East of England · population 10,059 · 6 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

55Area Score / 100 ?
  • #3,090 of 6,856 in England
  • #422 of 746 in East of England
  • #10 of 10 in East Cambridgeshire
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents9,910
Median age (est.)39
Density134per km²
No qualifications21%
Degree or above26%
No car or van14%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 10%25–44 29%45–64 25%65+ 17%

Tenure

Own outright: 29%Mortgage/shared: 36%Social rent: 18%Private rent: 18%
Own outright 29%Mortgage/shared 36%Social rent 18%Private rent 18%

Households

One person: 27%Couple, no children: 21%Couple with children: 28%Lone parent: 9%Other: 15%
One person 27%Couple, no children 21%Couple with children 28%Lone parent 9%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 16% · Skilled trades 13% · Associate professional 12%

All occupation groups
Professional16%
Skilled trades13%
Associate professional12%
Elementary12%
Caring & leisure11%
Managers & directors11%
Administrative9%
Process & plant9%
Sales & customer service6%

Ethnic group

White: 94%Asian: 2%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 94%Asian 2%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

No religion 46% · Christian 45% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 13%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Littleport sits close to the national midpoint for deprivation, #3,090 of 6,856 in England, and #10 of 10 in East Cambridgeshire. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (67) and lowest on Housing & access (35). Typical homes here sold for about £294,750 over the past year, up 20% across five years (from 138 sales), 15% below the wider East Cambridgeshire median of £345,000. Cheaper homes only partly offset the deprivation score, leaving it at #1,896 of 6,851 on our affordability-adjusted measure. Typical household take-home income is around £38,996 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 69 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 54 · #3,165
Employment 54 · #3,124
Education 36 · #4,406
Health 57 · #2,925
Crime 46 · #3,679
Housing & access 35 · #4,426
Living environment 67 · #2,281

House prices ?

£294,750median (12m) · +3.4% yr · n=138
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£294,750138+3.4%+20.3%
Detached£350,00064+2.9%+2.9%
Semi-detached£275,500490.0%+16.0%
Terraced£255,00024+2.0%+19.4%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=1)
This area£294,750
East Cambridgeshire£345,000
East of England£348,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£38,996±£5,494 · #3,719 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£37,045
Price-to-income ?7.6×typical home ÷ net income — similar to the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

72Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

69 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 698 offences
East Cambridgeshire48
East of England70
England83

Rank #3,500 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences275
Theft221
Burglary30
Vehicle crime22
Criminal damage & arson61
Public order & weapons53
Drugs9
Robbery5
Other22

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 112 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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