Huntingdon Central & West

Huntingdonshire · East of England · population 10,589 · 6 LSOAs

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

78Area Score / 100 ?
  • #1,479 of 6,856 in England
  • #194 of 746 in East of England
  • #8 of 22 in Huntingdonshire
  • Less deprived (top 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents10,400
Median age (est.)38
Density2,232per km²
No qualifications14%
Degree or above40%
No car or van23%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 10%25–44 33%45–64 26%65+ 13%

Tenure

Own outright: 24%Mortgage/shared: 31%Social rent: 13%Private rent: 32%
Own outright 24%Mortgage/shared 31%Social rent 13%Private rent 32%

Households

One person: 35%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 25%Lone parent: 9%Other: 12%
One person 35%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 25%Lone parent 9%Other 12%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 25% · Associate professional 15% · Managers & directors 11%

All occupation groups
Professional25%
Associate professional15%
Managers & directors11%
Elementary10%
Administrative10%
Caring & leisure9%
Process & plant8%
Skilled trades7%
Sales & customer service6%

Ethnic group

White: 83%Asian: 8%Black: 4%Mixed: 3%Other: 2%
White 83%Asian 8%Black 4%Mixed 3%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 48% · No religion 41% · Muslim 2%

Born outside the UK: 26%

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

Huntingdon Central & West is in the less-deprived top third of England, ranked #1,479 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #8 of 22 in Huntingdonshire. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (87) and lowest on Crime (54). Typical homes here sold for about £260,875 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+4%) (from 158 sales), 17% below the wider Huntingdonshire median of £315,000. Typical household take-home income is around £46,999 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 154 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 68 · #2,192
Employment 72 · #1,945
Education 64 · #2,452
Health 77 · #1,602
Crime 54 · #3,124
Housing & access 87 · #903
Living environment 65 · #2,425

House prices ?

£260,875median (12m) · -1.6% yr · n=158
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£260,875158-1.6%+4.3%
Detached£398,75044+7.8%+24.6%
Semi-detached£276,75030-1.2%+9.0%
Terraced£240,00038-1.2%+18.5%
Flat£143,75046-7.3%+22.3%
This area£260,875
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)£46,999±£6,571 · #1,633 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£40,260
Price-to-income ?5.6×typical home ÷ net income — less stretched than 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 ?

95Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

154 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 1,629 offences
Huntingdonshire58
East of England70
England83

Rank #5,935 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences624
Theft458
Burglary57
Vehicle crime50
Criminal damage & arson145
Public order & weapons149
Drugs78
Robbery13
Other55

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 514 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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