St Marys Close Mepal, East Cambridgeshire
19 addresses across 1 postcode (CB6), about 60 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 12004147.
- Sales: 26 recorded sales since 1995; in 2021 the median was £240,000 across 2 sales.
- Prices and rents: A typical home in East Cambridgeshire cost £340,059 in August 2026 (+2% on a year); private rents averaged £1,042 a month.
- Energy: 12 homes have an energy certificate (C: 12).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Recorded floods: No recorded flood covers the centre of any of its postcodes.
- Storm overflows: 1 storm overflow within 1 km (0.6 miles) spilled 23 times (209 hours) in 2025.
- Energy projects: 1 renewable energy project nearby is planned or being built; the nearest, Iretons Way Anaerobic Digester Plant Extension, is 3.6 km (2.2 miles) away.
- 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 10.2 km (6.3 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 310 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 4.8 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.9 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 6 m above sea level.
- Noise: 2 of its 19 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Priors Field Surgery, about 2.1 km (1.3 miles) away.
- People: About 350 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 73% of households owned their home and 33% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 11 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
- Road safety: No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025.
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House sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2 | £240,000 | £215,000 | £265,000 |
| 2018 | 1 | £245,000 | £245,000 | £245,000 |
| 2016 | 2 | £233,750 | £227,500 | £240,000 |
| 2015 | 1 | £209,950 | £209,950 | £209,950 |
| 2013 | 1 | £159,950 | £159,950 | £159,950 |
| 2012 | 1 | £175,000 | £175,000 | £175,000 |
| 2010 | 2 | £172,000 | £172,000 | £172,000 |
| 2009 | 2 | £176,875 | £168,750 | £185,000 |
| 2008 | 1 | £153,000 | £153,000 | £153,000 |
| 2007 | 5 | £165,000 | £150,000 | £232,500 |
| 2006 | 8 | £165,000 | £140,000 | £208,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jun 2021 | 1 CB6 2BY | Detached | £215,000 | |
| 16 Dec 2013 | 1 CB6 2BY | Detached | £159,950 | |
| 2 Feb 2007 | 1 CB6 2BY | Semi-detached | £150,000 | |
| 25 Jul 2018 | 2 CB6 2BY | Semi-detached | £245,000 | |
| 4 Jun 2009 | 2 CB6 2BY | Semi-detached | £185,000 | |
| 11 Jan 2007 | 2 CB6 2BY | Semi-detached | £198,000 | |
| 21 Nov 2008 | 3 CB6 2BY | Semi-detached | £153,000 | |
| 29 Mar 2007 | 3 CB6 2BY | Semi-detached | £165,000 | New build. |
| 11 Dec 2015 | 4 CB6 2BY | Semi-detached | £209,950 | |
| 4 Dec 2009 | 4 CB6 2BY | Semi-detached | £168,750 | |
| 31 Jan 2007 | 4 CB6 2BY | Semi-detached | £165,000 | |
| 26 Aug 2016 | 5 CB6 2BY | Semi-detached | £240,000 | |
| 8 Oct 2010 | 5 CB6 2BY | Semi-detached | £172,000 | |
| 15 Dec 2006 | 5 CB6 2BY | Semi-detached | £165,000 | |
| 29 Nov 2006 | 6 CB6 2BY | Semi-detached | £140,000 | New build. |
| 30 Nov 2021 | 7 CB6 2BY | Semi-detached | £265,000 | |
| 3 Aug 2012 | 7 CB6 2BY | Semi-detached | £175,000 | |
| 3 Nov 2006 | 7 CB6 2BY | Semi-detached | £165,000 | New build. |
| 7 Dec 2007 | 8 CB6 2BY | Detached | £232,500 | |
| 26 Oct 2006 | 8 CB6 2BY | Detached | £208,000 | New build. |
| 1 Dec 2006 | 16 CB6 2BY | Semi-detached | £140,000 | New build. |
| 29 Mar 2016 | 17 CB6 2BY | Semi-detached | £227,500 | |
| 25 Oct 2010 | 17 CB6 2BY | Semi-detached | £172,000 | |
| 7 Jul 2006 | 17 CB6 2BY | Semi-detached | £165,000 | New build. |
| 28 Jul 2006 | 18 CB6 2BY | Semi-detached | £165,000 | New build. |
| 4 Aug 2006 | 19 CB6 2BY | Terraced | £140,000 |
House prices and rents in East Cambridgeshire
A typical home in East Cambridgeshire cost £340,059 in August 2026, 2% more than a year before. That is 16% more than five years earlier and 32% more than ten years earlier.
| Home | Typical price, Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Detached | £482,586 |
| Semi-detached | £323,642 |
| Terraced | £272,675 |
| Flat or maisonette | £169,212 |
| Bought by a first-time buyer | £295,761 |
Private renters in East Cambridgeshire paid £1,042 a month on average in September 2026, the same as a year before. That is 25% more than five years earlier.
| Home | Average rent a month, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | £734 |
| Two bedrooms | £962 |
| Three bedrooms | £1,172 |
| Four or more bedrooms | £1,671 |
Energy performance certificates
12 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 75 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (7); Flat (3); House, detached (1). Built: 2003-2006 (8); 1996-2002 (3); 2007 onwards (1). Tenure at assessment: rented (social) (4); owner-occupied (2); rented (private) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (12 addresses)
- 1, St. Marys Close, Mepal
- 2, St. Marys Close, Mepal
- 4, St. Marys Close, Mepal
- 5, St. Marys Close, Mepal
- 7 ST MARYS CLOSE, MEPAL
- 9 St. Marys Close, Mepal
- 10, St. Marys Close, Mepal
- 11, St. Marys Close, Mepal
- 12, St. Marys Close, Mepal
- 14 St. Marys Close, Mepal
- 15 St. Marys Close, Mepal
- 17, St. Marys Close, Mepal
Gas and electricity use
Homes with gas used 7,546 kWh of it on average in 2024, 30% less than the district's 10,776 kWh, and 2,964 kWh of electricity, 24% less than the district's 3,877 kWh. There are gas meters for about 100% of the homes.
These are all the homes on the postcode, whatever their size and however many live in them, so they show the kind of homes and heating here rather than what any one home uses. The typical figure is the median: half the homes used less. The district is CB6.
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 670 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.
Energy projects nearby
3 energy projects near the street's postcodes, 1 of them not yet operating.
| Project | Kind | Size | Stage | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elean Business Park Biomass Plant | Biomass | 40 MW | Operational Sep 2000 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Mepal CHP East Cambridgeshire F/YR14/0163/F | Anaerobic digestion | 14.4 MW | Operational Mar 2017 | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| Iretons Way Anaerobic Digester Plant Extension Fenland F/YR20/1048/F | Anaerobic digestion | Permission granted, not yet built Apr 2021 | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) |
Planned projects can change or not go ahead; search the planning authority's applications by the reference shown for the plans, conditions and any objections. Construction brings traffic for some months; once built, solar farms and batteries are usually quiet, while turbines and waste plants can be seen or heard further away.
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
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 3 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 is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Recorded floods
No recorded flood covers the centre of this street's postcodes.
Recorded floods are where floodwater was seen or surveyed after a flood. Many floods were never mapped, an outline over a postcode's centre does not mean every home in it flooded, and homes outside one may have. Ask the seller whether the home itself has flooded.
Coastal erosion
No projected coastal erosion zone is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Storm overflows
1 storm overflow within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes spilled 23 times, for 209 hours in all, in 2025. They discharge into 100 Foot River.
| Overflow | Into | Spills | Hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mepal Stw Anglian Water | 100 Foot River | 23 | 209 | 590 m (0.4 miles) |
A storm overflow lets sewage diluted with rainwater into a river, stream or the sea when heavy rain overwhelms the sewers, so the spills here affect the water they run into, not homes. A spill is counted the regulators' way: a first 12 hours, then each 24 hours it goes on.
Coal mining
No postcode centre here is in a coalfield: the Mining Remediation Authority records no coal mining risk here.
Radon
The postcode is in a 1 km square in the lowest band of radon potential: fewer than 1 home in 100 is estimated to be at or above the Action Level. It is not a radon Affected Area.
Historic landfill
No historic landfill site is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Height above sea level
The street's addresses are about 6 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CB6 2BY | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Ely 2.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 10.2 km (6.3 miles) |
| Manea 30,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.8 km (6.7 miles) | |
| Littleport 252,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 14.7 km (9.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 7 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Bridge Road Mepal | 60 m |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Stansted Airport STN | 58.7 km (36 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Priors Field Surgery Good Feb 2017 | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Sutton Pharmacy | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | So Dental | 6.9 km (4.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Princess Of Wales Hospital | 10.6 km (6.6 miles) |
| Care homes | The Gables Care Home Good Aug 2018 | 6.9 km (4.3 miles) |
| Police station | Chatteris Police Station | 6.9 km (4.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,460 m² | 310 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,890 m² | 220 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3.2 ha | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 5,020 m² | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 0.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Mary, a listed building (Grade II*), 250 m north-west. 10 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade II* | 250 m north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Widden's Hill | Hill | 710 m (0.4 miles) north-east |
| Gault Hole | Wetland | 770 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| Hall Plantation | Wood | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) north |
| Stanker's Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) south-east |
| Great Spinney | Wood | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) south |
| Burnt Hill | Hill | 4.1 km (2.5 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 17 | 19 |
2 of the street's 19 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, 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 | Exam results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mepal and Witcham Church of England Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 280 m | No published inspection | 100% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 20% at the higher standard (2025; 64% in 2024 and 11% in 2023) |
| Sutton CofE VC Primary School Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | Good (Jan 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | 54% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 5% at the higher standard (2025; 49% in 2024 and 57% in 2023) |
Exam results are from the Department for Education's school performance tables (Explore Education Statistics, Open Government Licence), for all pupils at each school. The middle school in England had 63% at the expected standard at the end of primary school (2025), Attainment 8 of 46.0 at GCSE (2026) and an A level average of C+ (2025). Attainment 8 adds up a pupil's grades in eight GCSEs, with English and maths counted twice (90 is the most), averaged over the school's pupils. Progress 8 compares pupils with others who had the same results at the end of primary school; it is not published for GCSEs in 2025 and 2026, as those pupils sat no primary tests during the pandemic. Small year groups swing from year to year, and figures for very small ones are withheld.
Nurseries and childcare
No nursery, pre-school or out-of-school club on Ofsted's register is within 1.5 km (0.9 miles) of the middle of the street.
Ofsted also registers 387 childminders and 88 home childcarers (nannies) in Cambridgeshire. It does not publish their addresses, so they cannot be shown here; the council's family information service lists those taking children.
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mepal Post Office And Stores CB6 2AW | Retailers - other | 110 m | 2 Improvement necessary | 7 Jul 2026 |
| The Three Pickerels PH CB6 2AR | Pub/bar/nightclub | 210 m | 5 Very good | 15 May 2026 |
| Breakfast Club CB6 2AL | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 270 m | 4 Good | 19 Jul 2019 |
| Caterlink @Mepal And Witcham Primary School CB6 2AL | School/college/university | 270 m | 5 Very good | 2 Dec 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 4 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 2 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 2 |
| Burglary | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
| Public order | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near High Street (5); On or near School Lane (2); On or near New Road (2); On or near River Close (1); On or near St Marys Close (1).
Road safety
No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025.
Only collisions in which someone was hurt and which the police were told about are here: damage-only collisions and near misses are not, and some injuries are never reported. Positions are recorded by the police, usually to within a few metres. Each year's figures are published the following September.
Traffic on nearby roads
No traffic count point is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes. The Department for Transport counts every motorway and A road and only a sample of minor roads, so a quiet residential street usually has none.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 42 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 15% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 73% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 37% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 15% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 68% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 21% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 30% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 61% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 36% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 33% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 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 street 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.
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 2BY: 19 addresses of 20 in the postcode
Nearby streets
School Lane · High Street · Sutton Road · River Close · Wilton Gardens · Laurel Close · Bridge Road · River Close · Rectory Fields · Meadow Way · Bridge Road · Chestnut Way
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; road collisions count only those in which someone was hurt and the police were told.
- 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.