Chadwick Way Stretham, East Cambridgeshire
8 addresses across 1 postcode (CB6), about 80 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 12004273.
- Sales: 13 recorded sales since 1995; in 2023 the median was £515,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 7 homes have an energy certificate (B: 7).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area 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 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Ely, about 5.7 km (3.6 miles) away in a straight line.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.4 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.0 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 5 m above sea level.
- Noise: None of its addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Haddenham Surgery, about 5.4 km (3.4 miles) away.
- People: About 490 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 67% of households owned their home and 34% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 7 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | £515,000 | £515,000 | £515,000 |
| 2022 | 1 | £469,375 | £469,375 | £469,375 |
| 2020 | 1 | £192,000 | £192,000 | £192,000 |
| 2018 | 1 | £307,500 | £307,500 | £307,500 |
| 2017 | 5 | £375,000 | £295,000 | £455,000 |
| 2016 | 2 | £322,500 | £295,000 | £350,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Jun 2023 | 5 CB6 3GJ | Detached | £515,000 | |
| 25 May 2022 | 6 CB6 3GJ | Detached | £469,375 | |
| 30 Jun 2020 | 7 CB6 3GJ | Terraced | £192,000 | Leasehold. |
| 20 Dec 2018 | 4 CB6 3GJ | Detached | £307,500 | |
| 29 Sep 2017 | 5 CB6 3GJ | Detached | £455,000 | New build. |
| 21 Jul 2017 | 2 CB6 3GJ | Detached | £445,000 | New build. |
| 21 Apr 2017 | 6 CB6 3GJ | Detached | £375,000 | New build. |
| 22 Feb 2017 | 9 CB6 3GJ | Semi-detached | £167,693 | New build. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 22 Feb 2017 | 11 CB6 3GJ | Semi-detached | £132,300 | New build. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 12 Jan 2017 | 1 CB6 3GJ | Semi-detached | £299,950 | New build. |
| 12 Jan 2017 | 3 CB6 3GJ | Semi-detached | £295,000 | New build. |
| 22 Dec 2016 | 4 CB6 3GJ | Detached | £295,000 | New build. |
| 21 Oct 2016 | 13 CB6 3GJ | Detached | £350,000 | New build. |
Energy performance certificates
7 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 107 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (3); House, detached (3); Bungalow, detached (1). Built: 2015 (7).
Each home's certificates and sales (7 addresses)
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 street: most are in band B (30% of about 1,120 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: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Land Formerly 21 Newmarket Road Stretham Cambridgeshire CB6 3JF: up to 13 homes, permissioned (70 m)
- Former Haulage Yard Newmarket Road Stretham Cambridgeshire: up to 9 homes, permissioned (140 m)
- Meadow Farm, Fieldside, Stretham, ELY, CB6 3LT: up to 4 homes, permissioned (660 m (0.4 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
No address in this street's postcodes 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 street's addresses are about 5 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CB6 3GJ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Ely 2.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 5.7 km (3.6 miles) |
| Soham 66,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.2 km (4.5 miles) | |
| Waterbeach 372,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.6 km (6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Chapel Street Stretham | 440 m (0.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | Roam Charging Station | 5.3 km (3.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Stansted Airport STN | 51.4 km (32 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Haddenham Surgery | 5.4 km (3.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Haddenham Pharmacy | 5.3 km (3.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Enhance Dental | 6.1 km (3.8 miles) |
| Hospital | Princess Of Wales Hospital | 8.1 km (5.1 miles) |
| Police station | Ely Police Station | 6.6 km (4.1 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 180 m² | 70 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.8 ha | 590 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4.5 ha | 320 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Village Cross, a listed building (Grade II*), 440 m (0.3 miles) north-west. 17 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Village Cross | Listed building, Grade II* | 440 m (0.3 miles) north-west |
| Church of St James | Listed building, Grade II* | 470 m (0.3 miles) north-west |
| The Rectory | Listed building, Grade II* | 480 m (0.3 miles) west |
| Settlement site S of Tiled House Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south-east |
| Stretham pumping engine | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| White Cross Hill | Hill | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) north-west |
| Dog House Grove | Wood | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) west |
| Walker's Grove | Wood | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) west |
| Hainey Hill | Hill | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 8 | 8 |
None of the street's 8 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stretham Community Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 440 m (0.3 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
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Will Wok CB6 3JZ | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 370 m | 5 Very good | 29 Oct 2024 |
| Stretham Youth Centre CB6 3LD | Other catering premises | 430 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 3 Nov 2022 |
| The Red Lion CB6 3LD | Pub/bar/nightclub | 430 m (0.3 miles) | Awaiting inspection | |
| Tiddlywinks Pre School CB6 3JN | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 440 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 13 Dec 2022 |
| Lunchtime Company Limited At Stretham Primary School CB6 3JN | School/college/university | 440 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 14 Jan 2025 |
| Premier Wrap Around Care Stretham Primary School CB6 3JN | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 440 m (0.3 miles) | 2 Improvement necessary | 25 Mar 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 3 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 2 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 2 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Sennitt Way (3); On or near Brook Lane (1); On or near Meadowcroft (1); On or near Poachers Way (1); On or near Petersfield (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 40 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 15% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 67% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 28% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 3% | 1% |
| Social rented | 22% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 68% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 19% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 35% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 58% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 44% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 11% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 34% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 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
- CB6 3GJ: 8 addresses of 11 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Poachers Way · Petersfield · Dockey Court · Sennitt Way · Meadowcroft · Feast Green · Plantation Gate · Oak Drive · Reads Street · Blackberry Way · Chapel Lane · Brook Lane
All the streets in CB6 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.