Angel Drove Ely, East Cambridgeshire
67 addresses across 9 postcodes (CB7), about 1.6 km (1 mile) long, classed as a a road. USRN 12000454.
- Energy: 36 homes have an energy certificate (A: 34, B: 2).
- Flood: 43 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band B; Band D in East Cambridgeshire costs £2,485 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Ely, about 1.3 km (0.8 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 1.3 km (0.8 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.5 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.0 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 2 to 7 m above sea level.
- Noise: 9 of its 82 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is St Mary's Surgery, about 1.5 km (1 mile) away.
- People: About 860 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 66% of households owned their home and 38% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Apr 2025 | ANGLIAN WATER SERVICES LTD CB7 4DT | Other | £11,847 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 5 Feb 2020 | UNIT 7, CAMBRIDGESHIRE BUSINESS PARK CB7 4DT | Other | £1,250,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
Energy performance certificates
36 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 77 m². Most common: House, mid-terrace (18); House, end-terrace (15); House, semi-detached (3). Built: 2025 (36). Tenure at assessment: rented (private) (36).
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 (34% of about 1,400 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: 9 protected trees on or by this street.
- Green belt: no.
Roadworks
Planned, as of 31 October 2026
- 12 October 2026 to 13 November 2026: CAMBRIDGESHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL, Highway improvement works, road closure, on the carriageway (major (paa) works)
- 26 October 2026 to 4 December 2026: CAMBRIDGESHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL, Highway improvement works, road closure, on the carriageway (major works)
- 12 April 2027 to 26 April 2027: CAMBRIDGESHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL, Highway repair and maintenance works, road closure, on the carriageway (major (paa) works, permit applied for)
Finished in the last three months
- 6 October 2026 to 7 October 2026: CAMBRIDGESHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL, Core Sampling, two-way signals, on the footway, carriageway (standard works)
- 18 September 2026 to 19 September 2026: CAMBRIDGESHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL, Highway repair and maintenance works, multi-way signals, on the carriageway (minor works)
- 8 August 2026: BT, Utility asset works, no carriageway incursion, on the footway (minor works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 14 addresses are in areas at high risk, 29 at medium risk and 24 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
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: 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 4SX | zone 2 | ||
| CB7 4DT | not in 2 or 3 | 2 / 1 / 0 | unlikely |
| CB7 4DJ | zone 2 | 0 / 1 / 0 | unlikely |
| CB7 4EA | zone 2 | 4 / 5 / 0 | unlikely |
| CB7 4EX | zone 2 | 6 / 17 / 1 | unlikely |
| CB7 5SZ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| CB7 4BX | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 0 / 11 | unlikely |
| CB7 4GA | zone 2 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| CB7 4GS | zone 3 | 1 / 5 / 11 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 82 addresses are between 2 m and 7 m above sea level (4 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CB7 4BX | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CB7 4DJ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CB7 4DT | 80% | 80% | 80% | 20% |
| CB7 4EA | 100% | 93% | 79% | 0% |
| CB7 4EX | 100% | 95% | 95% | 0% |
| CB7 4GA | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CB7 4GS | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CB7 4SX | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| CB7 5SZ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Ely 2.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Soham 66,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.8 km (4.9 miles) | |
| Littleport 252,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.7 km (6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Car parks | Ely Station Car Park | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Roam Charging Station | 720 m (0.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Stansted Airport STN | 55.7 km (35 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest St Mary's Surgery | 1.5 km (1 mile) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Tesco Instore Pharmacy | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Enhance Dental | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Hospital | Princess Of Wales Hospital | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) |
| Police station | Ely Police Station | 2 km (1.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | Tesco Bank ATM | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 9.2 ha | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 380 m² | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 6.2 ha | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | Canterbury Avenue Allotments 470 m² | 1 km (0.7 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Hospital of St John the Baptist and St Mary Magdalene, St John's Farm, a scheduled monument, 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Hospital of St John the Baptist and St Mary Magdalene, St John's Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north |
| 'Cherry Hill', castle mound | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north-east |
| Ely Cathedral: claustral buildings | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Roswell Pits | Lake or reservoir | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) north-east |
| Hainey Hill | Hill | 4.1 km (2.6 miles) south-east |
| The Rookery | Wood | 4.1 km (2.6 miles) east |
| Quanea Hill | Hill | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) east |
| Little Hill | Hill | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) west |
| Thorney Hill | Hill | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.6 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 8 | 8 |
| Under 55 | 73 | 74 |
9 of the street's 82 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 8 from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for East Cambridgeshire: see them on the East Cambridgeshire page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ely St John's Community Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | No overall grade (Nov 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 (0.3 miles).
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (cambridgeshire).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 44 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 22% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 66% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 35% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 17% | 17% |
| Private rented | 18% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 64% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 24% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 33% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 54% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 6% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 7% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 41% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 15% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 38% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 91% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 5 to 9 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
- Roadworks Street works permit: CAMBRIDGESHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL: Highway repair and maintenance works, 12 April 2027 to 26 April 2027 (road closure) found 3 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
- CB7 4SX: 24 addresses of 53 in the postcode
- CB7 4DT: 16 addresses of 20 in the postcode
- CB7 4DJ: 12 addresses of 14 in the postcode
- CB7 4EA: 6 addresses of 36 in the postcode
- CB7 4EX: 4 addresses of 88 in the postcode
- CB7 5SZ: 2 addresses of 11 in the postcode
- CB7 4BX: 1 address of 34 in the postcode
- CB7 4GA: 1 address
- CB7 4GS: 1 address of 48 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Cambridge Road · Cambridge Road
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 industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.