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Would I like living here? What stands out, a day in the life, schools in reach, journey times, shops and leisure, and places with the same character.
Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
| Swaffham & Bottisham | East Cambridgeshire | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crimes per 1,000 residents a year | 45 | 64 | 99 |
| In good or very good health | 83% | 83% | 82% |
| Households with dependent children | 30% | 29% | 29% |
| Aged 65 and over | 25% | 21% | 19% |
| Degree or higher | 43% | 35% | 34% |
| Nitrogen dioxide (µg/m³) | 5.1 | 5.2 | 10.1 |
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Plenty of people here don't commute at all: 42% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Dullingham, a drive away (5.2 km), with 32k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Cambridge.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 63 minutes away by public transport (25 by car).
This is car country: only 8% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Bottisham Community Primary School, a short drive or bike ride (2.1 km); 72% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Bottisham Village College, 2.9 km away; Attainment 8: 51.1 · 16.8% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Near the middle of the neighbourhood, the closest supermarket is Co-op Bottisham, 2.6 km away, with The Country Store & Post Office closer still (2.4 km) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Bottisham Medical Practice (2.5 km), with Bottisham Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (2.7 km).
For a haircut, Bottisham Barber is 2.6 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Addenbrooke's and the Rosie Hospitals, 12 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 54% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 66% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 12 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 6 restaurants and cafés, 9 pubs and bars.
Jockey Club Catering is the closest café or restaurant (1.6 km), and The Black Horse Inn the nearest pub (2.4 km).
It's a low-crime area: about 45 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 236 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 45% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
It's growing: about 108 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is The Dirt Hills, 2.3 km away; for exercise, Barn (2.6 km).
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 5.1 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, London Stansted is 37 km away.
| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bottisham Community Primary School | Primary | 2.1 km | 72% met the expected standard |
| Swaffham Bulbeck Church of England Primary School | Primary | 2.2 km | 75% met the expected standard |
| Great Wilbraham CofE Primary Academy | Primary | 3.7 km | 70% met the expected standard |
| Swaffham Prior Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3.9 km | 94% met the expected standard |
| Exning Primary School | Primary | 7.0 km | 75% met the expected standard |
| Bottisham Village College | Secondary | 2.9 km | Attainment 8: 51.1 · 16.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Landmark International School | Independent | 6.5 km | 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Swaffham & Bottisham | East Cambridgeshire | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Top-rated state primaries within 2 km | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Top-rated state secondaries within 6 km | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Good or outstanding nurseries within 2 km | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Grammar schools within 15 km | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minutes to a primary school | 11 min | 13 min | 9 min |
| Swaffham & Bottisham | East Cambridgeshire | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rush hour to central London, public transport | 193 min | 168 min | 163 min |
| Rush hour to the nearest big city centre | 91 min | 101 min | 93 min |
| Minutes to a town centre | 51 min | 35 min | 20 min |
| Distance to the nearest station | 5.2 km | 3.5 km | 2.8 km |
| Buses an hour within a 5-minute walk | 2 | 3 | 21 |
| Commute by train or Tube | 1% | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home | 42% | 35% | 30% |
| Households without a car | 8% | 12% | 23% |
DfT journey time statistics, our rush-hour journey times, NaPTAN, ORR, Census 2021.
| Swaffham & Bottisham | East Cambridgeshire | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Restaurants and cafés | 6 | 8 | 10 |
| Pubs and bars | 9 | 7 | 4 |
| Independent cafés, takeaways and shops | 93% | 85% | 85% |
| Named parks within 2 km | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Postcodes within 400 m of a public park | 5% | 36% | 55% |
| Gyms, pools and sports centres within 2 km | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Public swimming pools within 5 km | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Cinemas, theatres and libraries within 5 km | 0 | 1 | 8 |
FSA, OpenStreetMap (ODbL), Sport England (CC BY).
Matched on character, not price: age mix, education, tenure, home types, how people travel, deprivation, crime, places to eat and distance to London. "Alike" is 100 for an identical profile and 0 for no closer than a typical area.
How the neighbourhoods around it compare on crime, schools, journeys, parks and price.
| Dullingham & Cheveley | 32 | 0 | 134 min | 0 | £489k |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swaffham & Bottisham (this one) | 45 | 0 | 91 min | 0 | £415k |
| Little Downham & Sutton | 46 | 0 | 158 min | 0 | £325k |
| Burwell | 51 | 0 | 91 min | 0 | £370k |
| Haddenham, Stretham & Witchford | 58 | 0 | 121 min | 0 | £360k |
| Soham | 58 | 0 | 82 min | 0 | £288k |
| North Ely | 58 | 0 | 84 min | 4 | £389k |
| Isleham, Fordham & Chippenham | 60 | 0 | 125 min | 0 | £375k |
| Littleport | 96 | 0 | 85 min | 1 | £275k |
| South Ely | 118 | 0 | 66 min | 4 | £369k |
Neighbours tend to stay put: 41% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 25% are 65 or over.
It's highly educated: 43% of adults have a degree.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers.
| Minutes to a secondary school |
|---|
| 20 min |
| 26 min |
| 18 min |
DfE performance tables and Ofsted.
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| To | Public transport | Car |
|---|---|---|
| Central London (Bank) | 3 h 13 | 74 min |
| Cambridge city centre | 1 h 31 | 22 min |
| Stansted airport | 3 h 35 | 37 min |
From the middle of the neighbourhood, leaving on a weekday between 8 and 9am (the typical journey across that hour, including walking and waiting). Buses, trams and the Tube from the Bus Open Data Service, trains from the National Rail timetable; car times assume free-flowing traffic on OpenStreetMap road speeds, so rush-hour driving is often slower. The city and airport are the nearest by car. Contains OpenStreetMap data (ODbL).