They want to add 20,610 homes to East Cambridgeshire. And they have no plans to build infrastructure.
The government wants to build 687 homes a year in East Cambridgeshire. At that rate, sustained for thirty years, that is 20,610 homes - +50% on the 41,502 dwellings already in the area.
There are 29 towns and villages in our list for East Cambridgeshire. That is an average of 23.7 new homes a year across every settlement in the area - about 711 each over thirty years, if the annual figure were spread evenly.
What we've got now
- In East Cambridgeshire in 2025, there were 2,418 hours of sewage spills, at WITCHAM STW. Sewage →
- About 1,997 patients per GP in East Cambridgeshire. GPs →
- 6 schools over capacity in East Cambridgeshire. Schools →
- 1,044 MW still waiting to connect at Burwell. Energy →
- Nearest A&E: Addenbrooke's Hospital, about 32 minutes away. Hospitals →
- Local A-roads in Cambridgeshire: 23.4 seconds delay per mile, worst on the A1309. Transport →
Now they want another 20,610 homes here.
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