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Soham

Middle area

The middle of the East Cambridgeshire. 14,253 people in 69 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 Soham’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£285,000
3,446th lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
13,242
79th highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
87.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Soham compares

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

SohamMiddle
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. Soham is £285,000.
£285,000lowest
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. Soham is 13,242.
13,242highest
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%. Soham is 87.9%.
87.9%4th lowest
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%. Soham 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 Soham 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
Soham in brief

The median price paid for a home in Soham was £285,000 in 2025.

Soham had 13,242 usual residents at the census.

In Soham, 87.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

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