CB7 5UG

Soham North · 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 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CB7 5UF 167 m
CB7 5UP 1.3 km
CB7 5TU 1.3 km
CB7 5UW 1.4 km
CB7 5UQ 1.5 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CB7 5UG
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 February 2024
Postcode area
CB
Postcode district
CB7
Postcode sector
CB7 5
Latitude
52.364553
Longitude
0.340324
British National Grid easting
559,445
British National Grid northing
276,631

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
East Cambridgeshire · E07000009
Parish or community
E04001641
Output area
E00091041
Lower layer super output area
East Cambridgeshire 006A · E01018047
Middle layer super output area
East Cambridgeshire 006 · E02003737

Postcode source versions

Explore CB7

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

    1.9 km
  2. The Weatheralls Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    3.2 km
  3. Soham Village College

    Academy converter

    3.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
14
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Other theft 5
  • Violence and sexual offences 3
  • Burglary 2
  • Anti social behaviour 2
  • Public order 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • STAPLOE MEDICAL CENTRE

    BREWHOUSE LANE, SOHAM, ELY, CB7 5JD

    ODS code D81014

    3.3 km

Nearby transport

  • Soham

    RLY · Soham

    2.2 miles
  • Ely Rail Station

    RLY · Ely

    3.6 miles
  • The Chestnuts

    BCT · Kenny Hill

    4.8 miles
  • The Chestnuts

    BCT · Kenny Hill

    4.8 miles
  • Shippea Hill Rail Station

    RLY · Shippea Hill

    5.5 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.

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 1.2 miles.

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

Recorded crime

14 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Other theft with 5 events.

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