Gas Lane Ely, East Cambridgeshire
4 addresses across 2 postcodes (CB7), about 110 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 12000504.
- Flood: 4 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 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Ely, about 280 m away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 240 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 6.5 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.1 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 5 to 7 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 St Mary's Surgery, about 720 m (0.4 miles) away.
- People: About 250 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 73% of households owned their home and 52% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 45 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
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 neighbourhood around this street: most are in band B (33% of about 850 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 3.
- 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
- CASTLEHYTHE, grade II
- CASTLEHYTHE, grade II
- CASTLEHYTHE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Station Gateway, Angel Drove, Ely: up to 100 homes, not permissioned (180 m)
- Station Gateway, Angel Drove, Ely, not permissioned (180 m)
- Alexander House 38 Forehill Ely Cambridgeshire: up to 20 homes, permissioned (540 m (0.3 miles))
- Land At Barton Road Car Park Barton Road Ely Cambridgeshire, permissioned (540 m (0.3 miles))
- Pound Store, 10, Forehill, ELY, Cambridgeshire CB7 4AF, permissioned (560 m (0.3 miles))
- Pound Store, 10, Forehill, ELY, Cambridgeshire CB7 4AF, permissioned (560 m (0.3 miles))
- Waitrose Car Park area, Brays Lane, Ely, CB7 4QJ: up to 20 homes, not permissioned (820 m (0.5 miles))
- The Grange, Nutholt Lane, Ely CB7 4EE: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (830 m (0.5 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 4 at medium risk and 6 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: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| CB7 4GH | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| CB7 4BS | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 4 / 6 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 4 addresses are between 5 m and 7 m above sea level (6 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CB7 4BS | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CB7 4GH | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Ely 2.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 280 m |
| Soham 66,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.9 km (4.9 miles) | |
| Littleport 252,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.4 km (5.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 23 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest EMG Garage Ely | 100 m |
| Car parks | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Ely Station Car Park | 250 m |
| EV charging points | 6 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Connected Kerb Charging Stations | 560 m (0.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Stansted Airport STN | 56.6 km (35 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest St Mary's Surgery | 720 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Tesco Instore Pharmacy | 260 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Broad Street (Dental Surgery) | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
| Hospital | Princess Of Wales Hospital | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Police station | Ely Police Station | 900 m (0.6 miles) |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 220 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 7 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.2 ha | 240 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Unnamed 4.6 ha | 790 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,100 m² | 290 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 6.2 ha | 350 m |
| Allotments | Bridge Fen Allotments 3.1 ha | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 7 parks and gardens, 13 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is 41 and 41A, Broad Street, a listed building (Grade II*), 230 m north-east. 185 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 25 of them Grade I and 7 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| 41 and 41A, Broad Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 230 m north-east |
| 'Cherry Hill', castle mound | Scheduled monument | 260 m north |
| Hill House | Listed building, Grade II* | 310 m north-west |
| Barn and Storehouse of the Monastery | Listed building, Grade I | 380 m north-west |
| Ely Porta | Listed building, Grade I | 400 m (0.2 miles) north-west |
| Ely Cathedral: claustral buildings | Scheduled monument | 550 m (0.3 miles) north |
| Hospital of St John the Baptist and St Mary Magdalene, St John's Farm | Scheduled monument | 900 m (0.6 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Roswell Pits | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) north-east |
| Quanea Hill | Hill | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) east |
| The Rookery | Wood | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) east |
| Thorney Hill | Hill | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) east |
| Redmoor Plantation | Wood | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) north-east |
| Hainey Hill | Hill | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.4 | 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 | 4 | 4 |
None of the street's 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ely St John's Community Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 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 |
| Ely College | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.5 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| Lantern Community Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| Spring Meadow Infant School | Primary | 4–7 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | Good (Mar 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Ely St Mary's CofE Junior School Church of England | Primary | 7–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Good (Apr 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Isle of Ely Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 2 km (1.2 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ely Food Station CB7 4BS | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 40 m | 5 Very good | 13 Aug 2026 |
| Locoespresso CB7 4BS | Retailers - other | 40 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 9 Mar 2026 |
| L A Golden Bean CB7 4BS | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 40 m | 5 Very good | 14 Feb 2024 |
| The Cutter CB7 4BN | Pub/bar/nightclub | 170 m | 5 Very good | 15 Oct 2025 |
| Riverside Inn CB7 4BN | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 170 m | 2 Improvement necessary | 17 Apr 2025 |
| Urban Fresh Ely CB7 4BN | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 190 m | 5 Very good | 29 Apr 2026 |
| Khai Bangladeshi Restaurant CB7 4BE | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 200 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Alan Fish Bar CB7 4BD | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 250 m | 5 Very good | 5 May 2026 |
| Costa Coffee CB7 4DJ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 250 m | 5 Very good | 14 Oct 2024 |
| Tesco CB7 4DJ | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 250 m | 5 Very good | 12 Jan 2026 |
| Yo! To Go CB7 4DJ | Retailers - other | 280 m | 5 Very good | 30 Sep 2026 |
| The Maltings Day Nursery CB7 4BB | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 350 m | 5 Very good | 16 Apr 2026 |
| The Maltings CB7 4BB | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 350 m | 5 Very good | 11 Mar 2025 |
| Riverside Bar & Kitchen CB7 4BB | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 350 m | 5 Very good | 26 Mar 2025 |
| Indian Edge CB7 4AJ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 390 m | 5 Very good | 3 Dec 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 14 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 11 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 6 |
| Public order | 4 |
| Vehicle crime | 4 |
| Burglary | 2 |
| Bicycle theft | 2 |
| Other theft | 1 |
| Other crime | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Victoria Street (9); On or near Back Hill (8); On or near Jubilee Terrace (7); On or near Angel Square (6); On or near Gas Lane (5).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 44 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 22% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 73% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 42% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 26% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 68% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | under 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 24% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 45% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 24% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 18% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 19% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 35% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 19% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 52% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 8% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 95% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 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
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
Nearby streets
Station Road · Castlehythe · Angel Square · Annesdale · Potter's Lane · Charles Graven Court · Broad Street · Victoria Street · Back Hill · Annesdale · Westmill Close · Dovehouse Close
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.