CB7 4QU

Ely East · East Cambridgeshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
East Cambridgeshire
Postcode district
CB7
Postcode sector
CB7 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CB7 4SE 24 m
CB7 4AD 51 m
CB7 4JS 83 m
CB7 4QY 98 m
CB7 4EF 149 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CB7 4QU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1999
Terminated
1 January 2005
Postcode area
CB
Postcode district
CB7
Postcode sector
CB7 4
Latitude
52.401343
Longitude
0.273837
British National Grid easting
554,790
British National Grid northing
280,578

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
E00090918
Lower layer super output area
East Cambridgeshire 004A · E01018024
Middle layer super output area
East Cambridgeshire 004 · E02003735

Postcode source versions

Explore CB7

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
13
Primary
8
Secondary
2
  1. Spring Meadow Infant School

    Community school

    691 m
  2. Ely St Mary's CofE Junior School

    Academy converter

    789 m
  3. King's Ely

    Other independent school

    950 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,281
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 428
  • Shoplifting 215
  • Anti social behaviour 214
  • Criminal damage and arson 103
  • Public order 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.

GP practices

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • ST MARY'S SURGERY

    37 ST. MARYS STREET, ELY, CB7 4HF

    ODS code D81034

    1.1 km

  • CATHEDRAL MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y00185

    1.3 km

Nearby transport

  • Ely Rail Station

    RLY · Ely

    0.8 miles
  • Littleport Rail Station

    RLY · Littleport

    4.6 miles
  • Soham

    RLY · Soham

    5.2 miles
  • Shippea Hill Rail Station

    RLY · Shippea Hill

    6.2 miles
  • The Chestnuts

    BCT · Kenny Hill

    6.6 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for East Cambridgeshire 004A, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

18,026 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
3 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

13 open schools are in scope, including 8 primary and 2 secondary schools. Spring Meadow Infant School is the nearest published school at 691 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,281 published events cover 12 months, averaging 106.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 428 events.

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