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North Ely

Middle area

The north of the East Cambridgeshire. 12,961 people in 10 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for North Ely’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£355,000
2,554th highest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
11,960
275th highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
96.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How North Ely compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

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Median sale price10 middle areas, East Cambridgeshire · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in East Cambridgeshire10 areas from £285,000 to £460,000. The middle area is £347,500. North Ely is £355,000.
£355,0004th highest
Population10 middle areas, East Cambridgeshire · 2021
Population: every middle area in East Cambridgeshire10 areas from 6,200 to 13,242. The middle area is 8,543. North Ely is 11,960.
11,9602nd highest
Gigabit broadband coverage10 middle areas, East Cambridgeshire · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in East Cambridgeshire10 areas from 55.6% to 96.8%. The middle area is 89.2%. North Ely is 96.8%.
96.8%highest
Claimant rate10 middle areas, East Cambridgeshire · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in East Cambridgeshire10 areas from 1.3% to 3.2%. The middle area is 2.1%. North Ely is 2.2%.
2.2%joint 3rd highest

Figures for the whole of East Cambridgeshire

These figures are published for the whole of East Cambridgeshire, not for each middle area, so they describe all of East Cambridgeshire and not North Ely alone. See East Cambridgeshire

Average house price
£346,413
Up 5.8% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£41,464
110th highest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
8.4×
113th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
12.2
49th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
North Ely in brief

The median price paid for a home in North Ely was £355,000 in 2025.

North Ely had 11,960 usual residents at the census.

In North Ely, 96.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In North Ely, 2.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.