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Electoral wardE05014032
Caxton & Papworth ward, South Cambridgeshire
Caxton & Papworth is one of 26 electoral wards of South Cambridgeshire District Council, in Cambridgeshire (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 6,404 residents in 2,616 households — 85 people per km², the 13th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire constituency; for county elections it is in the Papworth & Swavesey division.
Residents, 20216,404council ward average 6,235
Households2,6162.45 residents per household
Density85/ km²about 75.70 km² · South Cambridgeshire 180
Aged 65+15.6%South Cambridgeshire: 19.6% · under 16: 19.8%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.0% · 322
5–96.7% · 432
10–158.0% · 511
16–194.5% · 290
20–243.9% · 249
25–3411.4% · 732
35–4922.6% · 1,450
50–6422.2% · 1,422
65–748.9% · 567
75–845.1% · 328
85+1.6% · 101
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van7.9% · 206
1 car or van33.5% · 876
2 cars or vans42.2% · 1,105
3 or more16.4% · 429
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; South Cambridgeshire overall: 68.9% owned, 14.5% social rented, 14.0% private rented.
Owned outright28.3% · 741
With mortgage39.1% · 1,023
Shared ownership2.0% · 53
Social rented18.5% · 484
Private rented12.1% · 317
Type of home
Detached house45.8% · 1,198
Semi-detached house29.6% · 775
Terraced house16.6% · 433
Purpose-built flat6.0% · 158
Converted house0.3% · 7
Other conversion0.2% · 6
Above shop / office0.0% · 1
Caravan, mobile1.5% · 38
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05014032- County council
- Cambridgeshire County Council
- County division
- Papworth & Swavesey
- Constituency
- St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 23 of 26
Parishes in the ward
BoxworthCambourneCaxtonConingtonCroxtonElsworthEltisleyGraveleyKnapwellPapworth EverardPapworth St. Agnes
Other wards in the same constituency
BBar Hill21.1% aged 65+ · 75.2% owned3,900CCaldecote19.7% aged 65+ · 72.5% owned3,489CCambourne5.3% aged 65+ · 59.1% owned12,351GGirton24.2% aged 65+ · 71.9% owned5,299HHiston & Impington17.9% aged 65+ · 60.5% owned11,428LLongstanton12.8% aged 65+ · 72.5% owned7,197OOver & Willingham20.4% aged 65+ · 75.1% owned7,239SSwavesey18.6% aged 65+ · 73.4% owned3,783
Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0Census figures for this ward as published on 2022 ward boundaries, which still apply.