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Caxton & Papworth

Ward

The north west of the South Cambridgeshire. About 6,735 people in 76 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Caxton & Papworth, 84.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
6,404
3,906th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
84.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
66.2%
1,619th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Caxton & Papworth compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

Caxton & PapworthMiddle
Population26 wards, South Cambridgeshire · 2021
Population: every ward in South Cambridgeshire26 areas from 3,103 to 12,345. The middle area is 5,847. Caxton & Papworth is 6,404.
6,40413th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage26 wards, South Cambridgeshire · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in South Cambridgeshire26 areas from 17.5% to 97.1%. The middle area is 85.8%. Caxton & Papworth is 84.0%.
84.0%9th lowest
Claimant rate26 wards, South Cambridgeshire · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in South Cambridgeshire26 areas from 0.9% to 2.8%. The middle area is 1.8%. Caxton & Papworth is 1.2%.
1.2%4th lowest
Aged 15 to 6426 wards, South Cambridgeshire · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in South Cambridgeshire26 areas from 57.0% to 66.9%. The middle area is 60.9%. Caxton & Papworth is 66.2%.
66.2%2nd highest

Figures for the whole of South Cambridgeshire

These figures are published for the whole of South Cambridgeshire, not for each ward, so they describe all of South Cambridgeshire and not Caxton & Papworth alone. See South Cambridgeshire

Average house price
£439,573
Up 2.2% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£48,916
20th highest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
9.0×
87th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
9.3
14th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Caxton & Papworth in brief

Caxton & Papworth had 6,404 usual residents at the census.

In Caxton & Papworth, 84.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Caxton & Papworth, 1.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

66.2% of residents in Caxton & Papworth were aged 15 to 64 at the census.