The 1950s

St Ives in the 1950s

Census Data Key Developments Map of the Town in 1951 Graphs showing development

The population increased by 21% between 1931 and 1951. Population in 1951: 3,078

The Huntingdonshire County Development Plan of 1951 recorded that "one of the principal anxieties today arises in consequence of the seroius shortage of suitable accommodation for housing the population."

The plan underestimated the rise of population between 1951 and 1971 and resulted in a lack of services in the future.

Census Data

Population	3,078
No. of Households	1,013
No. of Dwellings	1,019
No. of people per room	0.63 people
No. of people in private households	3,053 people (99%)
Average household size	3.6 people
Working population	1,379
No. of jobs	1,639
Percentage of people economically active	74%

Key Developments 1951 - 1960

Year	Development	Infrastructure	Housing	Service	Jobs
1950s	Green Leys and High Leys built to accommodate an increase in population after the Second World War.
1951	Huntingdonshire development plan confirmed the urgent requirement for a second river crossing identified in the 1947 Rural Plan. Its suggested route was to be to the west of the town, but after discussions and planning, an eastern route would better facilitate a new relief road for the town centre, which was very congested.
1954	The county education plan recognised the need for a Secondary Modern School and an Infant and Junior School between 1951 - 56. In 1954 St Ivo Senior School was opened
1959	Beginning of the end of the Railway in St Ives. One of the rail routes from St Ives to Huntingdon was closed on the 15th June

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