A142 Soham, East Cambridgeshire
9 addresses across 8 postcodes (CB7), about 4.5 km long, classed as a a road. USRN 12000443.
25 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. Most homes around it are in council tax band B; Band D in East Cambridgeshire costs £2,485 a year in 2026-27. Gigabit broadband is available to 69% to 100% of premises. The nearest railway station is Soham, about 1.6 km away in a straight line. The nearest park or garden, Qua Fen Common, is about 240 m away. Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.2 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.0 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits. Its addresses are 3 to 7 m above sea level. 5 of its 9 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic. The nearest GP surgery is Staploe Medical Centre, about 720 m away. About 1,640 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 78% of households owned their home and 27% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification. 1 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often anti-social behaviour.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band B (41% of about 2,710 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 44.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: 93 protected trees on or by this street.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- CHURCH OF ST ANDREW, grade I
- DOWNFIELD WINDMILL, grade II*
- MANOR HOUSE, grade II*
- 1, 3 AND 5, WHITE HART LANE, grade II
- 11, PRATT STREET, grade II
- 13, PRATT STREET, grade II
- 19 and 21 Hall Street, grade II
- 2, Clay Street, grade II
- 2, SAND STREET, grade II
- 29 AND 31, CLAY STREET, grade II
- 3 AND 5, TOWNSEND, grade II
- 30, Hall Street, grade II
- 33 AND 35, PADDOCK STREET, grade II
- 34 AND 36, PRATT STREET, grade II
- 39 AND 41, SAND STREET, grade II
- 48, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 5, CHURCHGATE STREET, grade II
- 6, CHURCHGATE STREET, grade II
- 6, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 62 and 64 Hall Street, grade II
- 66, HALL STREET, grade II
- 8, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 9 AND 11, TOWNSEND, grade II
- ABERDEEN HOUSE, grade II
- ADDISON HOUSE, grade II
- ANGLICAN CHAPEL, grade II
- BAPTIST CHAPEL, grade II
- Causeway Cottage and Causeway House, grade II
- CHURCH OF ENGLAND PRIMARY SCHOOL AND SCHOOL HOUSE, grade II
- COACH HOUSE AND STABLES TO THE VICARAGE, grade II
And 14 more.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Eastern Gateway, East Fen Common, Soham, Ely CB7 5JJ, not permissioned (570 m)
- Eastern Gateway East Fen Common Soham Ely CB7 5JJ: up to 41 homes, not permissioned (570 m)
- Soham Health Centre, Pratt St, Soham, Ely CB7 5BH, permissioned (840 m)
- 5A White Hart Lane Soham Ely Cambridgeshire CB7 5JQ: up to 7 homes, permissioned (1.0 km)
Roadworks
Planned, as of 30 September 2026
- 23 October 2026 to 24 October 2026: CAMBRIDGESHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL, Highway improvement works, multi-way signals, on the carriageway (minor works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 22 addresses are in areas at high risk, 3 at medium risk and 18 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 101 homes the Environment Agency counts, 17 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 5 low and 0 very low.
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: at least one postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| CB7 5DA | zone 3 | 17 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| CB7 5DE | not in 2 or 3 | 4 / 1 / 7 | unlikely |
| CB7 5JL | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 2 | unlikely |
| CB7 5UN | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 6 | unlikely |
| CB7 5WZ | zone 3 | 1 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| CB7 6AE | not in 2 or 3 | ||
| CB7 6AU | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| CB7 6AW | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 3 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 9 addresses are between 3 m and 7 m above sea level (5 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CB7 5DA | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CB7 5DE | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CB7 5JL | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CB7 5UN | 72% | 69% | 69% | 16% |
| CB7 5WZ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CB7 6AE | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CB7 6AU | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CB7 6AW | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Soham 66,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km |
| Ely 2.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 7.9 km | |
| Shippea Hill 80 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.9 km | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m | |
| Car parks | Co-Op Soham Car Park | 1.1 km |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest Clay Street Car Park | 1.3 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Stansted Airport STN | 51.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Staploe Medical Centre | 720 m |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Staploe Pharmacy | 720 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 1.3 km |
| Hospital | Princess Of Wales Hospital | 9.5 km |
| Police station | Ely Police Station | 8.9 km |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Soham, Soham Cashzone | 1.1 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Qua Fen Common 21 ha | 240 m |
| Play area | Unnamed 700 m² | 1.1 km |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.0 ha | 640 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.6 ha | 730 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 42 hectares in all.
Landmarks
13 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Brook Dam | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km south-west |
| Small Path Hill | Hill | 2.6 km south-east |
| Hainey Hill | Hill | 4.6 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 4 | 9 |
5 of the street's 9 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Weatheralls Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 790 m | Requires improvement (Oct 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Soham Village College | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.3 km | Outstanding (Jun 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Andrew's CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 3–11 | 1.5 km | No published inspection |
| The Shade Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.9 km | No overall grade (Oct 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m.
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Parking Area (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 49 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 24% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 78% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 48% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 6% | 17% |
| Private rented | 16% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 62% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | under 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 25% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 29% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 62% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 42% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 12% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 27% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 25% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 3 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 6 to 7 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.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- CB7 5DA: 2 addresses of 29 in the postcode
- CB7 5DE: 1 address of 88 in the postcode
- CB7 5JL: 1 address of 13 in the postcode
- CB7 5UN: 1 address of 79 in the postcode
- CB7 5WZ: 1 address of 8 in the postcode
- CB7 6AE: 1 address of 13 in the postcode
- CB7 6AU: 1 address of 20 in the postcode
- CB7 6AW: 1 address of 58 in the postcode
Nearby streets
All the streets in CB7 and across East Cambridgeshire.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from aircraft, industry or neighbours: noise figures are models of road and rail traffic outside, in England only.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.