CB7 5JS

Soham North · 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 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CB7 5ZT 128 m
CB7 5BZ 151 m
CB7 5YP 175 m
CB7 5BY 180 m
CB7 5DH 198 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CB7 5JS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 2009
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CB
Postcode district
CB7
Postcode sector
CB7 5
Latitude
52.341413
Longitude
0.340056
British National Grid easting
559,510
British National Grid northing
274,057

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
East Cambridgeshire · E07000009
Parish or community
E04001641
Output area
E00091046
Lower layer super output area
East Cambridgeshire 006A · E01018047
Middle layer super output area
East Cambridgeshire 006 · E02003737

Postcode source versions

Explore CB7

2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
3, Chicheley Close, Soham, Ely, CB7 5JS 21 February 2020 £403,000
3, Chicheley Close, Soham, Ely, CB7 5JS 25 April 2007 £80,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
6
Primary
5
Secondary
1
  1. The Weatheralls Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    583 m
  2. Soham Village College

    Academy converter

    1.3 km
  3. The Shade Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
546
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 236
  • Anti social behaviour 105
  • Criminal damage and arson 40
  • Vehicle crime 38
  • Other theft 28

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
14

6 female, 8 male

Postcode households
6
Residents per household
2.3
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

    703 m

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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Soham

    RLY · Soham

    0.7 miles
  • Dennis Terrace

    BCT · Exning

    5.2 miles
  • Dennis Terrace

    BCT · Exning

    5.2 miles
  • School

    BCT · Exning

    5.3 miles
  • School

    BCT · Exning

    5.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for East Cambridgeshire 006A, 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

19,010 of 33,755

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

Schools

6 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 1 secondary schools. The Weatheralls Primary School is the nearest published school at 583 m.

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

Recorded crime

546 published events cover 12 months, averaging 45.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 236 events.

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