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CB7 5WU

Soham South · East Cambridgeshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CB7 5YL 31 m
CB7 5XW 65 m
CB7 5XP 173 m
CB7 5XN 232 m
CB7 5XZ 247 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CB7 5WU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 1997
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CB
Postcode district
CB7
Postcode sector
CB7 5
Latitude
52.312515
Longitude
0.296836
British National Grid easting
556,668
British National Grid northing
270,749

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
East Cambridgeshire · E07000009
Electoral ward
Soham South · E05011570
Parish or community
E04001650
Westminster constituency
Ely and East Cambridgeshire · E14001224
Output area
E00091064
Lower layer super output area
East Cambridgeshire 006C · E01018049
Middle layer super output area
East Cambridgeshire 006 · E02003737

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Property

At this postcode

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4 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
4, Redit Lane, Wicken, Ely, CB7 5WU 25 June 2021 £353,000
4, Redit Lane, Wicken, Ely, CB7 5WU 5 March 2018 £325,000
4, Redit Lane, Wicken, Ely, CB7 5WU 28 October 2016 £385,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
5
Primary
4
Secondary
1

  1. St Andrew's CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    3.4 km

  2. Soham Village College

    Academy converter

    3.5 km

  3. The Weatheralls Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    3.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
25
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Vehicle crime 5
  • Anti social behaviour 5
  • Violence and sexual offences 5
  • Burglary 4
  • Drugs 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
3

2 female, 1 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
3.0
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% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CB7 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

NHS ODS

GP practices

2

within 5 km

  • STAPLOE MEDICAL CENTRE

    BREWHOUSE LANE, SOHAM, ELY, CB7 5JD

    ODS code D81014

    4.0 km

  • BURWELL SURGERY

    NEWMARKET ROAD, BURWELL, CAMBRIDGE, CB25 0AE

    ODS code D81051

    5.0 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

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

    2.0 miles

  • Dennis Terrace

    BCT · Exning

    4.1 miles

  • Dennis Terrace

    BCT · Exning

    4.1 miles

  • School

    BCT · Exning

    4.4 miles

  • School

    BCT · Exning

    4.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for East Cambridgeshire 006C, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

21,899 of 33,755

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

Schools

Published establishments

5 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 1 secondary schools. St Andrew's CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 2.1 miles.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

25 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Vehicle crime with 5 events.

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