Cambridgeshire

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     Location: East of England

     Population: 621,200 (ONS, census 2011)

     Interesting facts: The traditional nicknames for people from Cambridgeshire are 'Cambridgeshire Camel' or 'Cambridgeshire Crane', referring to the wildfowl which were once abundant in the fens.

The Octagon within Ely Cathedral in Cambridgeshire is the only Gothic Dome in the world 
Cambridgeshire

Cambridgeshire is a member of the Rural Services Network and falls
under the branch of our service called SPARSE Rural.
A list of all the SPARSE Rural members (from the Predominantly Rural Councils) can be found here.



Cambridgeshire Information
Phone number
01223 717201		 Website
www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk		 Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs)
- Greater Cambridge & Peterborough
Frequency of elections
Every 4 years		 Number of councillors
69		 Political composition
Conservative - 41
Liberal Democrat - 21
Labour - 3
Independent - 2
Green - 1
UKIP - 1
MPs
Cambridge - Julian Huppert (Liberal Democrat)
Huntingdon - Jonathan Djanogly (Conservative)
North East Cambridgeshire - Stephen Barclay - (Conservative)
North West Cambridgeshire - Shailesh Vara (Conservative)
Peterborough - Stewart Jackson (Conservative)
South Cambridgeshire - Andrew Lansley (Conservative)
South East Cambridgeshire - James Paice (Conservative)		 Decision making structure
Leader and a Cabinet		 Population change
One Year Population Change
+ 9,300 (1.53%)
Ten Year Population Change
+ 64,900 (11.77%)
Police Authority
Cambridgeshire Police Authority		 Fire Service
Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service		 Health Authority
East of England Strategic Health Authority
Area
304,357 Hectares		 Super Sparsity Indicator
0.0897		 Audited by
Pricewatershouse Coopers (England and Wales)
Rural Classification (Birbeck)
Predominently Rural (Rural 50)		 Population by Area- (Density)
1.99 people per hectare		 Number of Parishes
260
Number of Parish Meetings
21		 Number of Parish Councils
206		 Number of Town Councils
10
Average house price
£216,295 (Jan - March 2010)
£238,703 (Oct - Dec 2010)
£245,364 (July - Sept 2011)
£233,590 (Oct - Dec 2011)
£250,936 (July - Sept 2012)
£240,179 (Oct - Dec 2012)		 Outsourced Services
No services outsourced to a commercial provider but to see further information on innovative services undertaken - click here		 Average age of population
39.5 (2011 Census data)
Main Towns
Ely, Soham, Chatteris, March, Whittlesey, Wisbech, Huntingdon, Godmanchester, St Ives, St Neots, Water, Cambourne		 Unemployment rate
2.0% (JSA claimants for December 2012)		 Current Council Tax
(amount reported is the amount received by the Council - no other services are included)
2010/2011 Council Tax - £1,048
2011/2012 Council Tax - £1,048
2012/2013 Council Tax - £1,078.65
2013/2014 Council Tax - £1,100.07
Percentage of households which are second homes/holiday accommodation
0.3%		 Percentage of population who have reported they are in very good health
49.4% (2011 Census data)		 Percentage of employed people who have less than 2km to travel to work
30%
Employment by Occupation
Percentage of people aged 16 and over who are in Social Major Group 1-3
46.0% (2011 Census data)		 Average annual wage for full time employees
  1. 2009 Workplaced Based Median - £27,574
    2010 Workplaced Based Median - £27,819
    2011 Workplaced Based Median - £27,841
  2. 2009 Workplaced Based Mean - £33,393
    2010 Workplaced Based Mean - £33,158
    2011 Workplaced Based Mean - £33,262
  3. 2009 Resident Based Median - £28,191
    2010 Resident Based Median - £28,739
    2011 Resident Based Median - £29,096
  4. 2009 Resident Based Mean - £35,300
    2010 Resident Based Mean - £36,881
    2011 Resident Based Mean - £36,476
 Percentage of those employed in full time employment
42.6% (2011 Census data)
Cars or vans owned per household
(2011 Census data)
No cars or vans - 17.3%
1 car or van - 42.3%
2 cars or vans - 30.6%
3 cars or vans - 7.1%
4 or more cars and vans - 2.6%		 Local Newspapers
Cambridge News, Ely Standard, Hunts Post, Town Crier, Fenland Citizen, Cambridge Times, Cambridge Weekly News, Wisbech Standard		 National Park/AONBs
None
MP with ** beside their name are members of the APPG on Rural Services.

Detail and Analysis for Cambridgeshire

localcommunitiesLocal Communities 'Link' service

Organisations within your authority who receive free community service as a benefit of your membership.

    fairerfundingFairer Funding

    The most up-to-date analysis of your authority's grant allocation position.

      performanceprofilingPerformance Profiling

      A review of how your authority is performing compared with all rural authorities and other key benchmarks.

      financialanalysisFinancial Analysis

      An analysis of your authority's costs compared with other rural authorities and key benchmarks.

      economicintelligenceEconomic Intelligence

      The latest economic data for your authority compared with key benchmarks to assist local economic assesments.

      RSN Economic Profiling Service
      - Analysis of the economic profiling service results for 2012
      - Analysis of the vulnerability index results for 2012

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      The Observatory opens the window to a statistical view of rural life. It provides analyses and comment on key service provision and issues affecting rural communities (Click here to visit this section)

      Rural Dashboard:
      The Rural Dashboard provides analyses on a number of key economic indicators to paint a picture of the rural position (Click here to view these analyses)

      Rural Living:
      Rural Living is a section of analyses that pulls together information on a number of subjects ranging from access to key services, speed of broadband, to issues of health (Click here to view these analyses)

      Rural Business:
      We work with the Federation of Small Businesses to compile and inter-relate rural statistics provided by their surveys (Click here to view these analyses)

      Rural Leisure:
      How rural communities spend their leisure time provides insight to the desire, the need and the opportunity in accessing appropriate recreational facilities and spaces (Click here to view these analyses)

      Rural Transport:
      Issues of transportation and accessing services can be a particular concern both for those living in rural isolation and those providing services (Click here to view these analyses)

      Rural Housing & Environment:
      Analysis on key issues affecting housing and the environment for example fuel poverty and second home analysis (Click here to view these analyses)
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      Click here for further details about the Rural Services Network and the SPARSE Rural branch of the organisation.

      Diagrams illustrating the structure of the organisation can also be found here.

      Our Major Documents 

      Implications of National Funding Formulae for Rural Health and Education Summary Report of the Implications of National Funding Formulae for Rural Health and Education Rural Services Manifesto 2010 2010 Rural Review of Services Report
      LG Futures Report on the Cost of Providing Services in Rural Areas 2011 2011 State of Rural Services Report Local Government Resource Review - Response to DCLG 2011

       
      (All factual information on these pages is updated annually by the RSN)
      (Information given via links will however be updated as new information becomes available)

       

      A local insight

      The RSN is asking Councils to give a local rural perspective through answers to the two questions set out below. This process is ongoing, but we hope to be given first replies for this year by the end of 2011. The boxes below will be completed as we hear back from authorities. Information given will be incorporated into Rural Services Network reports, representations and programmes.

      One area of policy undertaken by Cambridgeshire County Council where (in their rural areas) they felt they have made real progress in the last year:
      Comment
      One area of policy delivery undertaken by Cambridgeshire County Council where (in their rural areas) they consider they still face or now face a significant challenge:
      Comment

      (All factual information on these pages is updated annually by the RSN)
      (Information given via links will however be updated as new information becomes available)

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