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Electoral wardE05013880
Longstanton ward, South Cambridgeshire
Longstanton is one of 26 electoral wards of South Cambridgeshire District Council, in Cambridgeshire (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 7,197 residents in 2,848 households — 379 people per km², the 11th 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 Longstanton, Northstowe & Over division.
Residents, 20217,197council ward average 6,235
Households2,8482.53 residents per household
Density379/ km²about 18.99 km² · South Cambridgeshire 180
Aged 65+12.8%South Cambridgeshire: 19.6% · under 16: 22.9%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–47.7% · 556
5–97.5% · 538
10–157.7% · 553
16–193.8% · 277
20–243.7% · 267
25–3415.8% · 1,138
35–4926.6% · 1,917
50–6414.3% · 1,030
65–746.8% · 492
75–844.5% · 321
85+1.5% · 109
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van7.9% · 224
1 car or van44.4% · 1,264
2 cars or vans37.8% · 1,077
3 or more10.0% · 284
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; South Cambridgeshire overall: 68.9% owned, 14.5% social rented, 14.0% private rented.
Owned outright26.7% · 761
With mortgage45.8% · 1,303
Shared ownership3.1% · 89
Social rented10.5% · 299
Private rented13.8% · 393
Lives rent free0.0% · 1
Type of home
Detached house43.3% · 1,233
Semi-detached house32.4% · 922
Terraced house16.2% · 460
Purpose-built flat5.2% · 147
Converted house0.4% · 12
Other conversion0.0% · 1
Above shop / office0.2% · 6
Caravan, mobile2.4% · 67
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05013880- County council
- Cambridgeshire County Council
- County division
- Longstanton, Northstowe & Over
- Constituency
- St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 5 of 26
Parishes in the ward
LongstantonNorthstoweOakington and WestwickWillingham
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% owned12,351CCaxton & Papworth15.6% aged 65+ · 67.4% owned6,404GGirton24.2% aged 65+ · 71.9% owned5,299HHiston & Impington17.9% aged 65+ · 60.5% owned11,428OOver & 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.