About Little Shelford
Little Shelford in facts and figures
Little Shelford is a village located five miles south of Cambridge in the county of Cambridgeshire in eastern England.
It has a population of 840 according to the 2011 census (798 in 2001) and 336 homes.
The village has one pub, The Navigator, on the High Street and Winners, a fish and chip shop and Chinese takeaway.
Little Shelford has grown slowly over the centuries. In 1801, Little Shelford's population was 220. In 1861 it was 474 and in 1891 494. In 1901 it was 441. By 1961 the population of Little Shelford was 717.
Summary of Little Shelford statistics
Resident population 840
Number of households 326
Approximate number of homes 336
Area (hectares) 528
Population density (people per hectare) 1.59
Average household size (people) 2.58
Resident population by age
Age Number % of population
0-4 59 7.0%
5-9 62 7.4%
10-14 56 6.7%
15-19 51 6.1%
20-24 23 2.7%
25-44 192 22.9%
45-59 179 21.3%
60-64 42 5.0%
65-74 106 12.6%
75-84 55 6.5%
85-89 9 1.1%
90+ 6 0.7%
Population characteristics
Ethnic Group
White 761 90.6%
Asian/ Asian British 21 2.5%
Black/ Black British 0
Mixed 15 1.8%
Religion
Christian 475 56.5%
Other religion 19 2.3%
No religion/ not stated 264 231.4%
Health
People with limiting long term illness
121 / 14.4%
People declaring not good health
22 / 2.6%
People providing unpaid care
93 / 11.1%
House type
Detached house/bungalow 181 53.9%
Semi-detached house/bungalow 115 34.2%
Terraced house 34 10.1%
Flat/maisonette/apartment 6 1.8%
Caravan/mobile home 0 0
Total households 326 100%
Housing statistics
Homes without central heating 2 0.6%
Overcrowding (too few rooms) 3 0.9%
Average household size
2.6
Tenure
Owner occupied home 247 75.8%
Local authority/housing assn 49 15.1%
Privately rented 26 8%
Economically active
Working 386 66.2%
Employees 305 52.3%
Self-employed 66 11.3%
Working student 15 2.6%
Unemployed 17 2.9%
Economically inactive
Retired 110 18.9%
Students 23 3.9%
Looking after home/family 28 4.8%
Sick/disabled 13 2.2%
Other 6 1.0%
Travel to work
Car/van 230 60%
Bus 12 3%
Train 22 5.7%
Cycle 53 13.8%
Foot 10 2.6%