CB8 7LG

Fordham & Isleham · East Cambridgeshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Newmarket
Local authority
East Cambridgeshire
Postcode district
CB8
Postcode sector
CB8 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CB8 7ND 354 m
CB8 7NB 598 m
CB8 7NY 626 m
CB8 7TX 669 m
CB8 7LZ 912 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CB8 7LG
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CB
Postcode district
CB8
Postcode sector
CB8 7
Latitude
52.282834
Longitude
0.392743
British National Grid easting
563,314
British National Grid northing
267,660

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

Explore CB8

21 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
208, Fordham Road, Newmarket, CB8 7LG 16 July 2026 £514,000
216, Fordham Road, Newmarket, CB8 7LG 11 August 2025 £710,000
206, Fordham Road, Newmarket, CB8 7LG 27 September 2024 £8,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
11
Primary
8
Secondary
1
  1. Cambian Dunbroch School

    Other independent special school

    1.1 km
  2. Exning Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.5 km
  3. Laureate Community Academy

    Academy converter

    2.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
83
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 60
  • Criminal damage and arson 8
  • Vehicle crime 4
  • Anti social behaviour 4
  • Burglary 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
36

14 female, 22 male

Postcode households
11
Residents per household
3.3
CB8 7 residents
7,173

Age bands in CB8 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.5%

1,279 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.4%

650 residents

Age 25 to 44
31.3%

2,422 residents

Age 45 to 64
26%

2,009 residents

Age 65 and over
17.7%

1,369 residents

This postcode contained 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CB8 7 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+
47.8%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
47.8%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
47.8%
Gigabit-capable
47.8%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
43.5%
Next Generation Access
95.7%
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

4

within 5 km straight-line

  • OAKFIELD SURGERY

    NEWMARKET HOSPITAL, 56 EXNING ROAD, NEWMARKET, CB8 7JG

    ODS code D83067

    3.6 km

  • ORCHARD HOUSE SURGERY

    FRED ARCHER WAY, NEWMARKET, CB8 8NU

    ODS code D83027

    4.2 km

  • THE ROOKERY MEDICAL CENTRE

    THE ROOKERY, NEWMARKET, CB8 8NW

    ODS code D83029

    4.3 km

  • BURWELL SURGERY

    NEWMARKET ROAD, BURWELL, CAMBRIDGE, CB25 0AE

    ODS code D81051

    4.3 km

Nearby transport

  • Studland Park Centre

    BCT · Newmarket

    1.2 miles
  • Studland Park Centre

    BCT · Newmarket

    1.2 miles
  • George Gibson Close

    BCT · Exning

    1.2 miles
  • George Gibson Close

    BCT · Exning

    1.3 miles
  • Persimmon Walk

    BCT · Newmarket

    1.3 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
5
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

Property market

The five-year median is £377,500 from 6 recorded sales in CB8 7LG. 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

11 open schools are in scope, including 8 primary and 1 secondary schools. Cambian Dunbroch School is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

83 published events cover 12 months, averaging 6.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 60 events.

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