CB7 5PU East Cambridgeshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Fordham & Isleham. Region: East of England.
Streets
Council tax
What each band costs in East Cambridgeshire in 2026-27: Band D £2,485 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,657 | £1,933 | £2,209 | £2,485 | £3,037 | £3,590 | £4,142 | £4,970 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band B (35% of about 1,240 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 6 addresses are between 19 m and 23 m above sea level (22 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 0%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Kennett 54,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.8 km |
| Newmarket 374,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.8 km | |
| Soham 66,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.2 km | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m | |
| Bus or coach station | The Guineas Bus Station Newmarket | 5.0 km |
| EV charging points | Granary Road | 5.3 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Stansted Airport STN | 46.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | The Reynard Surgery | 4.0 km |
| Pharmacies | Tesco Instore Pharmacy | 4.0 km |
| NHS dentists | Bury Road (Dental Surgery) | 4.0 km |
| Hospital | Newmarket Community Hospital | 4.7 km |
| Police station | Ely Police Station | 17.4 km |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Newmarket Cashzone | 4.8 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | Unnamed 1,450 m² | 1.9 km |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.6 ha | 1.5 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,800 m² | 1.8 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Lodges, Gateway and Railings to South of Park, a listed building (Grade II*), 0 m. 2 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Lodges, Gateway and Railings to South of Park | Listed building, Grade II* | 0 m |
| Chippenham Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 470 m north |
| Four bowl barrows north of the A11/A14 junction, part of the Chippenham barrow cemetery | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km south-east |
| Hilly Plantation bowl barrow, part of the Chippenham barrow cemetery, 500m south west of Waterhall Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km south-east |
| The Rookery bowl barrow, part of the Chippenham barrow cemetery, 250m south of Waterhall Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Hundred Acre Plantation | Wood | 390 m south |
| Coachroad Plantation | Wood | 410 m south |
| Foxburrow Plantation | Wood | 830 m south-west |
| Ash Wood | Wood | 1.0 km north |
| The Canal | Lake or reservoir | 1.1 km north |
| Dane Hill | Hill | 2.5 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.1 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 6 | 6 |
None of the postcode's 6 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 44 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 18% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 63% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 31% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 9% | 17% |
| Private rented | 27% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 70% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 18% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 40% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 56% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 49% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 11% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 38% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 6 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.