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CB7 5DW

Soham North · East Cambridgeshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Ely
Ward
Soham North
Local authority
East Cambridgeshire
Constituency
Ely and East Cambridgeshire
Postcode district
CB7
Postcode sector
CB7 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CB7 5EN 137 m
CB7 6BP 199 m
CB7 5EG 206 m
CB7 5EW 222 m
CB7 5FR 235 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CB7 5DW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 April 2003
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CB
Postcode district
CB7
Postcode sector
CB7 5
Latitude
52.342199
Longitude
0.323904
British National Grid easting
558,407
British National Grid northing
274,109

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
East Cambridgeshire · E07000009
Electoral ward
Soham North · E05011569
Parish or community
E04001641
Westminster constituency
Ely and East Cambridgeshire · E14001224
Output area
E00173743
Lower layer super output area
East Cambridgeshire 006G · E01033427
Middle layer super output area
East Cambridgeshire 006 · E02003737

Postcode source versions

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Property

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5 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
4, Clarks Drove, Soham, Ely, CB7 5DW 8 April 2014 £250,000
2, Clarks Drove, Soham, Ely, CB7 5DW 1 December 2009 £174,950
5, Clarks Drove, Soham, Ely, CB7 5DW 12 March 2004 £204,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
4
Primary
3
Secondary
1

  1. The Shade Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    927 m

  2. The Weatheralls Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    1.2 km

  3. Soham Village College

    Academy converter

    1.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
497
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 219
  • Anti social behaviour 92
  • Criminal damage and arson 37
  • Vehicle crime 30
  • Public order 28

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
13

3 female, 10 male

Postcode households
5
Residents per household
2.6
CB7 5 residents
19,533

Age bands in CB7 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.6%

3,688 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.9%

1,758 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.9%

5,342 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.8%

5,320 residents

Age 65 and over
18.9%

3,756 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CB7 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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
100%
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

1

within 5 km

  • STAPLOE MEDICAL CENTRE

    BREWHOUSE LANE, SOHAM, ELY, CB7 5JD

    ODS code D81014

    1.5 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

  • Soham

    RLY · Soham

    0.6 miles

  • Ely Rail Station

    RLY · Ely

    4.2 miles

  • Dennis Terrace

    BCT · Exning

    5.4 miles

  • Dennis Terrace

    BCT · Exning

    5.4 miles

  • School

    BCT · Exning

    5.6 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for East Cambridgeshire 006G, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

25,260 of 33,755

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

Schools

4 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 1 secondary schools. The Shade Primary School is the nearest published school at 927 m.

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

Recorded crime

497 published events cover 12 months, averaging 41.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 219 events.

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