North Ely

East Cambridgeshire · East of England · population 12,044 · 7 LSOAs

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

87Area Score / 100 ?
  • #889 of 6,856 in England
  • #106 of 746 in East of England
  • #3 of 10 in East Cambridgeshire
  • Least deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents11,962
Median age (est.)42
Density1,142per km²
No qualifications14%
Degree or above42%
No car or van18%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 9%25–44 27%45–64 26%65+ 19%

Tenure

Own outright: 33%Mortgage/shared: 32%Social rent: 16%Private rent: 18%
Own outright 33%Mortgage/shared 32%Social rent 16%Private rent 18%

Households

One person: 31%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 26%Lone parent: 10%Other: 15%
One person 31%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 26%Lone parent 10%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 27% · Associate professional 15% · Managers & directors 13%

All occupation groups
Professional27%
Associate professional15%
Managers & directors13%
Caring & leisure8%
Skilled trades8%
Administrative8%
Elementary8%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 92%Asian: 3%Black: 1%Mixed: 3%Other: 1%
White 92%Asian 3%Black 1%Mixed 3%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 47% · No religion 44% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 16%

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

North Ely is in the least-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #889 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #3 of 10 in East Cambridgeshire. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (90) and lowest on Income (67). Typical homes here sold for about £370,000 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+7%) (from 193 sales), 7% above the wider East Cambridgeshire median of £345,000. Typical household take-home income is around £46,698 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 45 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 67 · #2,267
Employment 73 · #1,849
Education 80 · #1,390
Health 81 · #1,294
Crime 73 · #1,876
Housing & access 83 · #1,163
Living environment 90 · #649

House prices ?

£370,000median (12m) · -1.3% yr · n=193
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£370,000193-1.3%+7.2%
Detached£495,00055+6.5%+17.9%
Semi-detached£374,00050+0.4%+25.5%
Terraced£315,00071+5.0%+26.0%
Flat£164,20017-13.6%+5.9%
This area£370,000
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)£46,698±£6,582 · #1,697 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£40,396
Price-to-income ?7.9×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 ?

74Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

45 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 539 offences
East Cambridgeshire48
East of England70
England83

Rank #1,661 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences263
Theft96
Burglary18
Vehicle crime31
Criminal damage & arson51
Public order & weapons38
Drugs18
Robbery1
Other23

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 157 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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