St Neots Eaton Socon

Huntingdonshire · East of England · population 5,711 · 4 LSOAs

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

63Area Score / 100 ?
  • #2,562 of 6,856 in England
  • #348 of 746 in East of England
  • #20 of 22 in Huntingdonshire
  • Less deprived (top 40%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents5,728
Median age (est.)44
Density2,747per km²
No qualifications22%
Degree or above26%
No car or van17%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 9%25–44 25%45–64 26%65+ 23%

Tenure

Own outright: 33%Mortgage/shared: 32%Social rent: 21%Private rent: 14%
Own outright 33%Mortgage/shared 32%Social rent 21%Private rent 14%

Households

One person: 32%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 25%Lone parent: 10%Other: 17%
One person 32%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 25%Lone parent 10%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 17% · Associate professional 13% · Managers & directors 12%

All occupation groups
Professional17%
Associate professional13%
Managers & directors12%
Skilled trades12%
Administrative10%
Elementary10%
Caring & leisure10%
Process & plant9%
Sales & customer service8%

Ethnic group

White: 96%Asian: 2%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 96%Asian 2%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

No religion 48% · Christian 43% · Hindu 1%

Born outside the UK: 9%

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

St Neots Eaton Socon is in the less-deprived top 40% of England, ranked #2,562 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #20 of 22 in Huntingdonshire. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Living environment (96) but weak on Education (31). Typical homes here sold for about £300,000 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+8%) (from 79 sales), in line with the wider Huntingdonshire median of £315,000. Typical household take-home income is around £40,280 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 78 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, close to the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 55 · #3,076
Employment 54 · #3,151
Education 31 · #4,721
Health 58 · #2,898
Crime 63 · #2,548
Housing & access 67 · #2,288
Living environment 96 · #300

House prices ?

£300,000median (12m) · +4.0% yr · n=79
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£300,00079+4.0%+7.8%
Detached£455,00014+5.8%+19.6%
Semi-detached£320,00023-1.5%+16.9%
Terraced£276,00032+5.6%+24.0%
Flat£156,00010-5.5%-4.3%
This area£300,000
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)£40,280±£5,646 · #3,336 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£34,401
Price-to-income ?7.4×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 ?

77Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

78 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 443 offences
Huntingdonshire58
East of England70
England83

Rank #3,952 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences172
Theft112
Burglary29
Vehicle crime38
Criminal damage & arson32
Public order & weapons33
Drugs12
Robbery2
Other13

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 77 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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