England · E07000011

Driving in Huntingdonshire.

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Resident population

191,941

Mid-year estimate · 2025

Residents aged 17–24

13,535

Sum of published single-year ages · 2025

Households without a car or van

13.1%

Census 2021 · 10,040 households

Context for planning, not a demand forecast.

Residents aged 17–24 are not necessarily learners. Adults learn at many ages. A household vehicle may not be suitable, available or insured for private practice. A provider business address does not establish pickup coverage.

Age detail

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Usual residents · mid-2025
Age Residents
Age 16 2,207
Age 17 2,180
Age 18 1,969
Age 19 1,364
Age 20 1,384
Age 21 1,394
Age 22 1,545
Age 23 1,768
Age 24 1,931

Household vehicle availability

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Households · Census 2021
Category Households
Total: All households 76,880
No cars or vans in household 10,040
1 car or van in household 30,862
2 cars or vans in household 26,363
3 or more cars or vans in household 9,615

Census counts use statistical disclosure control. Categories and dates remain source-specific.

Languages, accessibility and journeys to work

Census 2021 gives a historical picture of Huntingdonshire. These figures can help you plan the support and practical questions to discuss with an instructor.

Residents reporting a disability

16.4%

Census definition; not driving fitness.

Employed residents commuting as car/van drivers

48.3%

Census 2021, during coronavirus restrictions.

Main languages

Main language is not the same as every language a person speaks. Parent categories overlap their detailed subcategories; do not add them together.

Most frequently reported main languages

English (English or Welsh in Wales): 165,858 · Polish: 2,538 · Romanian: 919 · Lithuanian: 799 · Portuguese: 527 · Spanish: 332 · Latvian: 245 · Tagalog or Filipino: 238

Detailed categories only; group subtotals are excluded from this selection. Check an instructor’s own language information before contacting them.

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Usual residents aged 3 years and over · 2021 · April 2023 local authorities
Category People Share of table population
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over (total or subtotal) 175,181 100.0%
English (English or Welsh in Wales) 165,858 94.7%
Welsh or Cymraeg (in England only) 25 0.0%
Other UK language (total or subtotal) 6 0.0%
Other UK language: Gaelic (Irish) 0 0.0%
Other UK language: Gaelic (Scottish) 1 0.0%
Other UK language: Manx Gaelic 0 0.0%
Other UK language: Gaelic (Not otherwise specified) 0 0.0%
Other UK language: Cornish 0 0.0%
Other UK language: Scots 3 0.0%
Other UK language: Ulster Scots 0 0.0%
Other UK language: Romany English 2 0.0%
Other UK language: Irish Traveller Cant 0 0.0%
French 164 0.1%
Portuguese 527 0.3%
Spanish 332 0.2%
Other European language (EU) (total or subtotal) 5,608 3.2%
Other European language (EU): Italian 218 0.1%
Other European language (EU): German 100 0.1%
Other European language (EU): Polish 2,538 1.4%
Other European language (EU): Slovak 71 0.0%
Other European language (EU): Czech 67 0.0%
Other European language (EU): Romanian 919 0.5%
Other European language (EU): Lithuanian 799 0.5%
Other European language (EU): Latvian 245 0.1%
Other European language (EU): Hungarian 215 0.1%
Other European language (EU): Bulgarian 206 0.1%
Other European language (EU): Greek 130 0.1%
Other European language (EU): Dutch 41 0.0%
Other European language (EU): Swedish 22 0.0%
Other European language (EU): Danish 8 0.0%
Other European language (EU): Finnish 6 0.0%
Other European language (EU): Estonian 5 0.0%
Other European language (EU): Slovenian 6 0.0%
Other European language (EU): Maltese 3 0.0%
Other European language (EU): Any other European language (EU) 9 0.0%
Other European language (non EU) (total or subtotal) 53 0.0%
Other European language (non EU): Albanian 26 0.0%
Other European language (non EU): Ukrainian 13 0.0%
Other European language (non EU): Any other Eastern European language (non EU) 0 0.0%
Other European language (non EU): Northern European language (non EU) 14 0.0%
Other European language (EU and non-EU) (total or subtotal) 40 0.0%
Other European language (EU and non-EU): Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, and Montenegrin 40 0.0%
Other European language (non-national) (total or subtotal) 0 0.0%
Other European language (non-national): Any Romani language 0 0.0%
Other European language (non-national): Yiddish 0 0.0%
Russian 232 0.1%
Turkish 175 0.1%
Arabic 80 0.0%
West or Central Asian language (total or subtotal) 64 0.0%
West or Central Asian language: Hebrew 3 0.0%
West or Central Asian language: Kurdish 29 0.0%
West or Central Asian language: Persian or Farsi 23 0.0%
West or Central Asian language: Pashto 3 0.0%
West or Central Asian language: Any other West or Central Asian language 6 0.0%
South Asian language (total or subtotal) 1,036 0.6%
South Asian language: Urdu 143 0.1%
South Asian language: Hindi 48 0.0%
South Asian language: Panjabi 195 0.1%
South Asian language: Pakistani Pahari (with Mirpuri and Potwari) 2 0.0%
South Asian language: Bengali (with Sylheti and Chatgaya) 132 0.1%
South Asian language: Gujarati 54 0.0%
South Asian language: Marathi 17 0.0%
South Asian language: Telugu 51 0.0%
South Asian language: Tamil 128 0.1%
South Asian language: Malayalam 177 0.1%
South Asian language: Sinhala 23 0.0%
South Asian language: Nepalese 59 0.0%
South Asian language: Any other South Asian language 7 0.0%
East Asian language (total or subtotal) 691 0.4%
East Asian language: Mandarin Chinese 42 0.0%
East Asian language: Cantonese Chinese 70 0.0%
East Asian language: All other Chinese 160 0.1%
East Asian language: Japanese 31 0.0%
East Asian language: Korean 14 0.0%
East Asian language: Vietnamese 26 0.0%
East Asian language: Thai 77 0.0%
East Asian language: Malay 9 0.0%
East Asian language: Tagalog or Filipino 238 0.1%
East Asian language: Any other East Asian language 24 0.0%
Oceanic or Australian language 1 0.0%
North or South American language 0 0.0%
Caribbean Creole (total or subtotal) 0 0.0%
Caribbean Creole: English-based Caribbean Creole 0 0.0%
Caribbean Creole: Any other Caribbean Creole 0 0.0%
African language (total or subtotal) 210 0.1%
African language: Amharic 0 0.0%
African language: Tigrinya 0 0.0%
African language: Somali 2 0.0%
African language: Krio 0 0.0%
African language: Akan 30 0.0%
African language: Yoruba 8 0.0%
African language: Igbo 15 0.0%
African language: Swahili or Kiswahili 11 0.0%
African language: Luganda 3 0.0%
African language: Lingala 0 0.0%
African language: Shona 68 0.0%
African language: Afrikaans 39 0.0%
African language: Any other Nigerian language 0 0.0%
African language: Any other West African language 3 0.0%
African language: Any other African language 31 0.0%
Sign language (total or subtotal) 69 0.0%
Sign language: British Sign Language 47 0.0%
Sign language: Any other sign language 2 0.0%
Sign language: Any sign communication system 20 0.0%
Other language 10 0.0%

Original TS024 definitions and data . Contains ONS data © Crown copyright; Open Government Licence v3.0. Statistical disclosure control means some subtotals differ.

English proficiency

The English or Welsh main-language group in Wales is defined differently from England. Local language counts do not establish an instructor's teaching languages.

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Usual residents aged 3 years and over · 2021 · April 2023 local authorities
Category People Share of table population
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over (total or subtotal) 175,176 100.0%
Main language is English (English or Welsh in Wales) 165,858 94.7%
Main language is not English (English or Welsh in Wales) (total or subtotal) 9,318 5.3%
Main language is not English (English or Welsh in Wales): Can speak English very well 4,352 2.5%
Main language is not English (English or Welsh in Wales): Can speak English well 3,434 2.0%
Main language is not English (English or Welsh in Wales): Cannot speak English well 1,330 0.8%
Main language is not English (English or Welsh in Wales): Cannot speak English 202 0.1%

Original TS029 definitions and data . Contains ONS data © Crown copyright; Open Government Licence v3.0. Statistical disclosure control means some subtotals differ.

Disability and everyday activities

Self-reported census disability is not a driving assessment or evidence of a need for vehicle adaptations. Parent categories overlap their subcategories.

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All usual residents · 2021 · April 2023 local authorities
Category People Share of table population
Total: All usual residents (total or subtotal) 180,832 100.0%
Disabled under the Equality Act (total or subtotal) 29,577 16.4%
Disabled under the Equality Act: Day-to-day activities limited a lot 11,048 6.1%
Disabled under the Equality Act: Day-to-day activities limited a little 18,529 10.2%
Not disabled under the Equality Act (total or subtotal) 151,255 83.6%
Not disabled under the Equality Act: Has long term physical or mental health condition but day-to-day activities are not limited 14,805 8.2%
Not disabled under the Equality Act: No long term physical or mental health conditions 136,450 75.5%

Original TS038 definitions and data . Contains ONS data © Crown copyright; Open Government Licence v3.0. Statistical disclosure control means some subtotals differ.

Travel to work

Census Day was 21 March 2021, during coronavirus restrictions. These are historical commuting patterns, not present-day traffic or a forecast of learner demand.

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Usual residents aged 16 years and over in employment the week before the census · 2021 · April 2023 local authorities
Category People Share of table population
Total: All usual residents aged 16 years and over in employment the week before the census (total or subtotal) 91,392 100.0%
Work mainly at or from home 31,900 34.9%
Underground, metro, light rail, tram 51 0.1%
Train 1,005 1.1%
Bus, minibus or coach 1,118 1.2%
Taxi 314 0.3%
Motorcycle, scooter or moped 351 0.4%
Driving a car or van 44,173 48.3%
Passenger in a car or van 3,138 3.4%
Bicycle 2,354 2.6%
On foot 6,281 6.9%
Other method of travel to work 707 0.8%

Original TS061 definitions and data . Contains ONS data © Crown copyright; Open Government Licence v3.0. Statistical disclosure control means some subtotals differ.

Instructor business and affordability context

Registered driving-school enterprises

0

SIC 85530 · 2026 · rounded to the nearest five

These are VAT/PAYE registered enterprises based at an address in this area. Many small sole traders are excluded; one enterprise can employ several instructors. This industry classification also includes some flying schools. Use it alongside actual provider information when researching a teaching business.

ONS UK Business Counts through Nomis . A published zero can be rounded; it does not mean there are no instructors.

English deprivation summaries · 2025

These figures describe relative deprivation in areas. They do not tell you whether an individual can afford lessons or qualifies for support. Lower-tier and upper-tier summaries use different comparison groups. Explore the original measures below; ranks cannot be compared with another UK nation’s index.

District and unitary authority summary · 2024 boundaries
IMD · 2025 · lower-tier
Published measure Value
IMD - Average rank 10,441.25
IMD - Rank of average rank 249
IMD - Average score 11.804
IMD - Rank of average score 252
IMD - Proportion of LSOAs in most deprived 10% nationally 0
IMD - Rank of proportion of LSOAs in most deprived 10% nationally 193
IMD25 - Extent 0.006
IMD25 - Rank of extent 269
IMD25 - Local concentration 22,026.99
IMD25 - Rank of local concentration 259
Income · 2025 · lower-tier
Published measure Value
Income - Average rank 11,637.1
Income - Rank of average rank 235
Income - Average score 0.142
Income - Rank of average score 241
Income - Proportion of LSOAs in most deprived 10% nationally 0
Income - Rank of proportion of LSOAs in most deprived 10% nationally 206
Income scale 26,000
Rank of Income Scale 164
Employment · 2025 · lower-tier
Published measure Value
Employment - Average rank 11,245.93
Employment - Rank of average rank 235
Employment - Average score 0.087
Employment - Rank of average score 242
Employment - Proportion of LSOAs in most deprived 10% nationally 0
Employment - Rank of proportion of LSOAs in most deprived 10% nationally 209
Employment scale 9,723
Rank of Employment Scale 165
Education · 2025 · lower-tier
Published measure Value
Education, Skills and Training - Average rank 14,343.09
Education, Skills and Training - Rank of average rank 191
Education, Skills and Training - Average score 15.528
Education, Skills and Training - Rank of average score 199
Education, Skills and Training - Proportion of LSOAs in most deprived 10% nationally 0.027
Education, Skills and Training - Rank of proportion of LSOAs in most deprived 10% nationally 174
Health · 2025 · lower-tier
Published measure Value
Health Deprivation and Disability - Average rank 8,989.09
Health Deprivation and Disability - Rank of average rank 245
Health Deprivation and Disability - Average score -0.662
Health Deprivation and Disability - Rank of average score 243
Health Deprivation and Disability - Proportion of LSOAs in most deprived 10% nationally 0
Health Deprivation and Disability - Rank of proportion of LSOAs in most deprived 10% nationally 178
Crime · 2025 · lower-tier
Published measure Value
Crime - Average rank 11,625.9
Crime - Rank of average rank 228
Crime - Average score -0.428
Crime - Rank of average score 223
Crime - Proportion of LSOAs in most deprived 10% nationally 0
Crime - Rank of proportion of LSOAs in most deprived 10% nationally 238
Barriers · 2025 · lower-tier
Published measure Value
Barriers to Housing and Services - Average rank 18,103.69
Barriers to Housing and Services - Rank of average rank 131
Barriers to Housing and Services - Average score 22.717
Barriers to Housing and Services - Rank of average score 126
Barriers to Housing and Services - Proportion of LSOAs in most deprived 10% nationally 0.0901
Barriers to Housing and Services - Rank of proportion of LSOAs in most deprived 10% nationally 107
Living · 2025 · lower-tier
Published measure Value
Living Environment - Average rank 8,808.68
Living Environment - Rank of average rank 285
Living Environment - Average score 10.122
Living Environment - Rank of average score 282
Living Environment - Proportion of LSOAs in most deprived 10% nationally 0.009
Living Environment - Rank of proportion of LSOAs in most deprived 10% nationally 249
IDACI · 2025 · lower-tier
Published measure Value
IDACI - Average rank 11,853.55
IDACI - Rank of average rank 241
IDACI - Average score 0.227
IDACI - Rank of average score 245
IDACI - Proportion of LSOAs in most deprived 10% nationally 0
IDACI - Rank of proportion of LSOAs in most deprived 10% nationally 206
IDAOPI · 2025 · lower-tier
Published measure Value
IDAOPI - Average rank 9,953.78
IDAOPI - Rank of average rank 247
IDAOPI - Average score 0.098
IDAOPI - Rank of average score 256
IDAOPI - Proportion of LSOAs in most deprived 10% nationally 0
IDAOPI - Rank of proportion of LSOAs in most deprived 10% nationally 210

Corrected November 2025 v2 workbooks. Original labels and units are retained: proportions run from 0 to 1, and index scores are not percentages. Source and methodology .

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Download registered enterprise counts and all imported deprivation domains · Open Government Licence v3.0. Different source periods remain separate.

Funding and support

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Instructor business context

Explore what respondents reported about workload, pupils and professional development.

Sources and geography

Population: ONS estimates through Nomis. Vehicle availability: ONS Census 2021 through Nomis. Population and census years are different. Nomis geography groups: district / unitary. Joins use the exact official area code, not a similarity in names. Counties and districts can overlap. Download counts, status flags and input checksums.