Electoral wardE05011298
Linton ward, South Cambridgeshire
Linton is one of 26 electoral wards of South Cambridgeshire District Council, in Cambridgeshire (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 7,234 residents in 3,067 households — 125 people per km², the 10th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the South Cambridgeshire constituency; for county elections it is in the Linton division.
Residents, 20217,234council ward average 6,235
Households3,0672.36 residents per household
Density125/ km²about 58.01 km² · South Cambridgeshire 180
Aged 65+24.5%South Cambridgeshire: 19.6% · under 16: 17.6%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.2% · 302
5–96.1% · 441
10–157.4% · 533
16–194.4% · 319
20–243.9% · 279
25–348.3% · 598
35–4919.1% · 1,384
50–6422.2% · 1,605
65–7412.8% · 927
75–848.0% · 580
85+3.7% · 267
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van11.4% · 350
1 car or van37.8% · 1,159
2 cars or vans34.9% · 1,070
3 or more15.9% · 488
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; South Cambridgeshire overall: 68.9% owned, 14.5% social rented, 14.0% private rented.
Owned outright41.1% · 1,261
With mortgage29.7% · 911
Shared ownership1.3% · 39
Social rented16.0% · 491
Private rented11.8% · 362
Lives rent free0.1% · 4
Type of home
Detached house41.7% · 1,279
Semi-detached house39.0% · 1,195
Terraced house14.5% · 445
Purpose-built flat3.3% · 100
Converted house0.5% · 15
Other conversion0.3% · 10
Above shop / office0.4% · 13
Caravan, mobile0.3% · 10
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05011298- County council
- Cambridgeshire County Council
- County division
- Linton
- Constituency
- South Cambridgeshire
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 19 of 26
Parishes in the ward
BartlowCastle CampsGreat AbingtonHildershamLintonLittle AbingtonShudy Camps
Other wards in the same constituency
BBalsham25.7% aged 65+ · 73.9% owned3,594BBarrington24.8% aged 65+ · 70.2% owned3,418BBassingbourn19.3% aged 65+ · 70.1% owned4,114DDuxford21.0% aged 65+ · 66.3% owned4,007FFen Ditton & Fulbourn19.2% aged 65+ · 61.0% owned10,641FFoxton24.5% aged 65+ · 77.7% owned3,433GGamlingay26.7% aged 65+ · 74.8% owned3,750HHardwick21.3% aged 65+ · 78.9% owned3,230HHarston & Comberton21.4% aged 65+ · 71.3% owned10,584MMelbourn22.2% aged 65+ · 68.1% owned8,281SSawston22.5% aged 65+ · 66.6% owned7,271SShelford24.8% aged 65+ · 69.7% owned7,309TThe Mordens24.8% aged 65+ · 75.4% owned3,353WWhittlesford21.1% aged 65+ · 73.1% owned3,104
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.