CB7 5WP

Fordham & Isleham · 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 5XJ 81 m
CB7 5ZH 99 m
CB7 5NR 184 m
CB7 5NW 193 m
CB7 5NZ 221 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CB7 5WP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 March 2021
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CB
Postcode district
CB7
Postcode sector
CB7 5
Latitude
52.310240
Longitude
0.403493
British National Grid easting
563,946
British National Grid northing
270,732

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
East Cambridgeshire · E07000009
Parish or community
E04001631
Output area
E00090974
Lower layer super output area
East Cambridgeshire 007B · E01018035
Middle layer super output area
East Cambridgeshire 007 · E02003738

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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16 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
6, Hares Run, Fordham, Ely, CB7 5WP 7 June 2024 £130,500
16, Hares Run, Fordham, Ely, CB7 5WP 15 January 2024 £330,000
3, Hares Run, Fordham, Ely, CB7 5WP 2 November 2023 £499,995

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
5
Primary
3
Secondary
1
  1. Fordham CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    600 m
  2. Isleham Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    3.5 km
  3. Cambian Dunbroch School

    Other independent special school

    4.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
143
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 52
  • Burglary 17
  • Anti social behaviour 16
  • Vehicle crime 10
  • Public order 9

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

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

Nearby transport

  • Golden Boar

    BCT · Freckenham

    1.8 miles
  • Golden Boar

    BCT · Freckenham

    1.8 miles
  • Elms Road

    BCT · Freckenham

    1.9 miles
  • Elms Road

    BCT · Freckenham

    1.9 miles
  • East View

    BCT · Freckenham

    2.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for East Cambridgeshire 007B, 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

16,982 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
4 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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £330,000 from 9 recorded sales in CB7 5WP. 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

Published establishments

5 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 1 secondary schools. Fordham CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 600 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

143 published events cover 12 months, averaging 11.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 52 events.

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