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Barrington, Orwell & Gamlingay

Middle area

The west of the South Cambridgeshire. 8,143 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 81 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in Barrington, Orwell & Gamlingay live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£436,250
1,537th most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
7,658
4,144th most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
83.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Barrington, Orwell & Gamlingay

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Barrington, Orwell & Gamlingay at a rate of 40.9 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 58.3 per 1,000 people across South Cambridgeshire.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences116
Anti-social behaviour64
Other crime58
Criminal damage and arson34
Vehicle crime34
Burglary22
Drug offences3
Shoplifting2
Robbery0
Theft from the person0

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Barrington, Orwell & Gamlingay compares

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Median sale price19 middle areas, South Cambridgeshire · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in South Cambridgeshire19 areas from £370,000 to £620,225. The middle area is £436,250. Barrington, Orwell & Gamlingay is £436,250.
£436,25010th most expensive
Population19 middle areas, South Cambridgeshire · 2021
Population: every middle area in South Cambridgeshire19 areas from 6,092 to 11,885. The middle area is 8,268. Barrington, Orwell & Gamlingay is 7,658.
7,6588th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares19 middle areas, South Cambridgeshire · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in South Cambridgeshire19 areas from 0.0% to 37.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. Barrington, Orwell & Gamlingay is 0.0%.
0%joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage19 middle areas, South Cambridgeshire · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in South Cambridgeshire19 areas from 56.4% to 97.0%. The middle area is 88.4%. Barrington, Orwell & Gamlingay is 83.5%.
83.5%joint 5th lowest

Is Barrington, Orwell & Gamlingay safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Barrington, Orwell & Gamlingay at a rate of 40.9 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 58.3 per 1,000 people across South Cambridgeshire.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 21 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Barrington, Orwell & Gamlingay.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (116), anti-social behaviour (64) and other crime (58).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of South Cambridgeshire

These figures are published for the whole of South Cambridgeshire, not for each middle area, so they describe all of South Cambridgeshire and not Barrington, Orwell & Gamlingay alone. See South Cambridgeshire

Average house price
£441,410
Up 0.2% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£48,916
20th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
9.0×
Joint 90th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
9.3
14th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Barrington, Orwell & Gamlingay in brief

The median price paid for a home in Barrington, Orwell & Gamlingay was £436,250 in 2025.

Barrington, Orwell & Gamlingay had 7,658 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in Barrington, Orwell & Gamlingay live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Barrington, Orwell & Gamlingay, 83.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.