Longstanton, Swavesey & Oakington

South Cambridgeshire · East of England · population 10,658 · 7 LSOAs

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

89Area Score / 100 ?
  • #759 of 6,856 in England
  • #86 of 746 in East of England
  • #5 of 19 in South Cambridgeshire
  • Least deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents9,937
Median age (est.)38
Density274per km²
No qualifications10%
Degree or above49%
No car or van9%

Age

0–14 21%15–24 9%25–44 32%45–64 24%65+ 14%

Tenure

Own outright: 29%Mortgage/shared: 46%Social rent: 10%Private rent: 14%
Own outright 29%Mortgage/shared 46%Social rent 10%Private rent 14%

Households

One person: 25%Couple, no children: 20%Couple with children: 33%Lone parent: 9%Other: 13%
One person 25%Couple, no children 20%Couple with children 33%Lone parent 9%Other 13%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 34% · Managers & directors 16% · Associate professional 15%

All occupation groups
Professional34%
Managers & directors16%
Associate professional15%
Administrative8%
Skilled trades8%
Caring & leisure6%
Elementary5%
Sales & customer service5%
Process & plant3%

Ethnic group

White: 86%Asian: 7%Black: 2%Mixed: 4%Other: 1%
White 86%Asian 7%Black 2%Mixed 4%Other 1%

Religion & identity

No religion 46% · Christian 41% · Muslim 2%

Born outside the UK: 19%

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

Longstanton, Swavesey & Oakington is in the least-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #759 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #5 of 19 in South Cambridgeshire. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Living environment (98) but weak on Housing & access (26). Typical homes here sold for about £380,000 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+1%) (from 174 sales), 12% below the wider South Cambridgeshire median of £431,000. Typical household take-home income is around £53,658 a year, among England's highest. Recorded crime ran at 59 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 79 · #1,424
Employment 91 · #629
Education 90 · #656
Health 92 · #519
Crime 72 · #1,883
Housing & access 26 · #5,064
Living environment 98 · #121

House prices ?

£380,000median (12m) · +2.7% yr · n=174
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£380,000174+2.7%+0.9%
Detached£528,75074+17.5%+21.8%
Semi-detached£341,00049-2.6%+0.9%
Terraced£304,00038+4.9%+7.4%
Flat£220,00013-10.9%-7.4%
This area£380,000
South Cambridgeshire£431,000
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)£53,658±£7,605 · #608 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£42,297
Price-to-income ?7.1×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 ?

59 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 628 offences
South Cambridgeshire48
East of England70
England83

Rank #2,795 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences261
Theft67
Burglary48
Vehicle crime46
Criminal damage & arson92
Public order & weapons61
Drugs19
Robbery6
Other28

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 184 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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