Godmanchester

Huntingdonshire · East of England · population 8,194 · 5 LSOAs

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

76Area Score / 100 ?
  • #1,671 of 6,856 in England
  • #223 of 746 in East of England
  • #14 of 22 in Huntingdonshire
  • Less deprived (top 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,888
Median age (est.)40
Density398per km²
No qualifications13%
Degree or above39%
No car or van16%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 9%25–44 29%45–64 26%65+ 17%

Tenure

Own outright: 30%Mortgage/shared: 35%Social rent: 18%Private rent: 17%
Own outright 30%Mortgage/shared 35%Social rent 18%Private rent 17%

Households

One person: 32%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 27%Lone parent: 9%Other: 13%
One person 32%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 27%Lone parent 9%Other 13%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 23% · Associate professional 16% · Managers & directors 14%

All occupation groups
Professional23%
Associate professional16%
Managers & directors14%
Administrative10%
Skilled trades9%
Elementary8%
Caring & leisure8%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 92%Asian: 2%Black: 2%Mixed: 3%Other: 1%
White 92%Asian 2%Black 2%Mixed 3%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 47% · No religion 46% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 14%

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

Godmanchester is in the less-deprived top third of England, ranked #1,671 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #14 of 22 in Huntingdonshire. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (79) and lowest on Income (58). Typical homes here sold for about £322,500 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+2%) (from 132 sales), in line with the wider Huntingdonshire median of £315,000. Typical household take-home income is around £45,837 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 46 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 58 · #2,877
Employment 68 · #2,171
Education 76 · #1,650
Health 62 · #2,596
Crime 66 · #2,308
Housing & access 59 · #2,788
Living environment 79 · #1,410

House prices ?

£322,500median (12m) · -7.9% yr · n=132
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£322,500132-7.9%+2.2%
Detached£465,00047+6.9%+8.1%
Semi-detached£325,000350.0%+8.3%
Terraced£240,00029-12.2%+10.3%
Flat£155,00021+7.6%-11.4%
This area£322,500
Huntingdonshire£315,000
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)£45,837±£6,435 · #1,891 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£37,340
Price-to-income ?7.0×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 ?

80Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

46 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 379 offences
Huntingdonshire58
East of England70
England83

Rank #1,811 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences217
Theft50
Burglary12
Vehicle crime19
Criminal damage & arson30
Public order & weapons33
Drugs8
Robbery0
Other10

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 106 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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