CB7 4HG

Ely East · East Cambridgeshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Ely
Local authority
East Cambridgeshire
Postcode district
CB7
Postcode sector
CB7 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CB7 4FJ 28 m
CB7 4AA 47 m
CB7 4AQ 62 m
CB7 4AF 66 m
CB7 4GE 76 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CB7 4HG
Status
Current
Introduced
1 May 2022
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CB
Postcode district
CB7
Postcode sector
CB7 4
Latitude
52.397999
Longitude
0.268167
British National Grid easting
554,416
British National Grid northing
280,194

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
East Cambridgeshire · E07000009
Electoral ward
Ely East · E05011563
Parish or community
E04012829
Output area
E00090924
Lower layer super output area
East Cambridgeshire 004B · E01018025
Middle layer super output area
East Cambridgeshire 004 · E02003735

Postcode source versions

Explore CB7

15 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
The Old Tannery West, 38, 7, Fore Hill, Ely, CB7 4HG 10 October 2024 £296,000
The Old Tannery West, 38, 2, Fore Hill, Ely, CB7 4HG 18 November 2022 £100,000
The Old Tannery West, 38, 5, Fore Hill, Ely, CB7 4HG 14 October 2022 £100,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
13
Primary
8
Secondary
2
  1. King's Ely

    Other independent school

    449 m
  2. Highfield Ely Academy

    Academy special converter

    911 m
  3. Active Learning Trust Linc 19 - 25

    Special post 16 institution

    926 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,318
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 443
  • Anti social behaviour 224
  • Shoplifting 215
  • Criminal damage and arson 105
  • Other theft 65

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
CB7 4 residents
9,107

Age bands in CB7 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.9%

1,269 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.7%

827 residents

Age 25 to 44
29.5%

2,505 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.4%

2,153 residents

Age 65 and over
20.4%

1,735 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
21.4%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

2

within 5 km

  • ST MARY'S SURGERY

    37 ST. MARYS STREET, ELY, CB7 4HF

    ODS code D81034

    684 m

  • CATHEDRAL MEDICAL CENTRE

    PRINCESS OF WALES HOSP, LYNN ROAD, ELY, CB6 1DN

    ODS code Y00185

    1.8 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Ely Rail Station

    RLY · Ely

    0.5 miles
  • Littleport Rail Station

    RLY · Littleport

    4.9 miles
  • Soham

    RLY · Soham

    5.1 miles
  • Shippea Hill Rail Station

    RLY · Shippea Hill

    6.5 miles
  • The Chestnuts

    BCT · Kenny Hill

    6.9 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for East Cambridgeshire 004B, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

7 of 10

Overall England rank

22,271 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
2 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £275,000 from 15 recorded sales in CB7 4HG. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for East Cambridgeshire is £344,211 in June 2026, up 6.1% year on year.

Schools

13 open schools are in scope, including 8 primary and 2 secondary schools. King's Ely is the nearest published school at 449 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

1,318 published events cover 12 months, averaging 109.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 443 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.