Windmill Close Ely, East Cambridgeshire
49 addresses across 2 postcodes (CB6), about 190 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 12003241.
40 homes have an energy certificate (B: 1, C: 39). 3 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 96% to 100% of premises. 41 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
40 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 68 m². Most common: Flat (18); House, semi-detached (16); House, end-terrace (3). Built: 1996-2002 (21); 1991-1995 (10); 1983-1990 (7). Tenure at assessment: rented (social) (34); rented (private) (1); owner-occupied (1).
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 1,090 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: 1 protected tree on or by this street.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Land At Barton Road Car Park Barton Road Ely Cambridgeshire, permissioned (770 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 3 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CB6 3YH | not in 2 or 3 | 2 / 0 / 3 | unlikely |
| CB6 3YJ | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 0 / 5 | unlikely |
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CB6 3YH | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CB6 3YJ | 100% | 96% | 96% | 0% |
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ely St John's Community Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 180 m | 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 | 1.4 km | No published inspection |
| Lantern Community Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.6 km | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kids Club Ely Ltd CB6 3BW | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 220 m | 5 Very good | 5 Aug 2022 |
| Lunchtime Company Ltd At Ely St Johns Primary School CB6 3BW | School/college/university | 220 m | 5 Very good | 29 Jan 2025 |
| Ely City Golf Course Ltd CB7 4HX | Pub/bar/nightclub | 420 m | 5 Very good | 15 Oct 2024 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 21 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 6 |
| Other crime | 5 |
| Burglary | 2 |
| Public order | 2 |
| Drugs | 2 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 1 |
| Other theft | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Wheatsheaf Close (14); On or near Windmill Close (10); On or near Hertford Close (4); On or near Lansdowne Close (4); On or near Canterbury Avenue (3).
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
Windmill Close · Canterbury Avenue · Hervey Close · Yorke Way · Lansdowne Close · Mawson Close · The Chase · The Chase · Pilgrims Way · Longfields · Tower Road · Hertford Close
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.
- Anything about planning applications, roadworks, noise, air quality or council tax yet.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.