# CB7 5GX: area report for a postcode in East Cambridgeshire

CB7 5GX is a postcode in East Cambridgeshire.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of East Cambridgeshire. Open the map at CB7 5GX for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [East Cambridgeshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-cambridgeshire) › [CB7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cb7) › [CB7 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cb7-5)

## Around this postcode

- **9 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 18% on July. East Cambridgeshire 006D: 45 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.3406,52.3389,CB75GX
- **Soham, 1 km**: About 13 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.3406,52.3389,CB75GX
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 320 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.3406,52.3389,CB75GX
- **No property in CB7 5GX listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=0.3406,52.3389,CB75GX
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, East Cambridgeshire 006D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.3406,52.3389,CB75GX
- **£346,413 average price**: For the whole of East Cambridgeshire, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.3406,52.3389,CB75GX
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 420 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.3406,52.3389,CB75GX
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 680 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.3406,52.3389,CB75GX
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at CB7 5GX**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.3406,52.3389,CB75GX
- **Low road and rail noise at CB7 5GX**: Road 53 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.3406,52.3389,CB75GX
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=0.3406,52.3389,CB75GX
- **8.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.3406,52.3389,CB75GX

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [The Weatheralls Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-weatheralls-primary-school-e143941) | Primary | 320 m (4 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), October 2023 | 44% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Soham Village College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/soham-village-college-e136610) | Secondary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), June 2024 | Attainment 8 of 52.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St Andrew's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-andrews-cofe-primary-school-e141552) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Shade Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-shade-primary-school-e139555) | Primary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 2025 | £117,500 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| September 2025 | £235,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| March 2026 | £295,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| September 2025 | £278,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 250 m |
| June 2025 | £230,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 250 m |
| December 2025 | £255,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 280 m |
| August 2026 | £300,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 290 m |
| December 2025 | £310,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 310 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: STAPLOE MEDICAL CENTRE (420 m)
- Pharmacies: STAPLOE PHARMACY (420 m); WELLBEING PHARMACY (730 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (850 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Soham (680 m, The Co-operative Group); Asda Soham Supermarket (760 m, Asda)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £346,413** (July 2026). East Cambridgeshire’s average house price was £346,413 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 5.8% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £41,464** (2025). Full-time workers living in East Cambridgeshire earned a median of £41,464 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 110th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 8.4×** (2025). A home in East Cambridgeshire costs 8.4 times local full-time pay. Joint 113th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 12.2** (2025). East Cambridgeshire has a deprivation score of 12.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 49th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## East Cambridgeshire 006D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 14.7** (2025). East Cambridgeshire 006D has a deprivation score of 14.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 14,045th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £275,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in East Cambridgeshire 006D was £275,000 in 2025. Joint 13,841st cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,492** (2021). East Cambridgeshire 006D had 1,492 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 22,793rd least populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 99.4%** (January 2026). In East Cambridgeshire 006D, 99.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## CB7 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £315,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in CB7 was £315,000 in 2025. Joint 994th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 27,906** (2021). CB7 had 27,906 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,035th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 10%** (2022). About 10% of people in CB7 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 85.7%** (January 2026). In CB7, 85.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [East Cambridgeshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-cambridgeshire)
- Centre: 52.3389, 0.3406

Council: [East Cambridgeshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-cambridgeshire) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Ely and East Cambridgeshire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/ely-and-east-cambridgeshire): Charlotte Cane (Liberal Democrat), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=0.3406,52.3389,CB75GX

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