Ely

Ely is covered by postcode districts CB6 and CB7. It is in the East Cambridgeshire council area, Cambridgeshire.

Typical price £350,000 Homes sold in Ely, last 12 months. 0% on the year before Gigabit broadband 346 of 426 postcodes where every home and business can get it Flooding Some at high risk 15 of 454 postcodes have a home or business in an area at risk; 116 homes and businesses at high or medium risk Schools 7 5 primary schools and 2 all-through schools at its postcodes

Every postcode in Ely, by flood risk

Map of every postcode in Ely, by flood risk Of the 454 postcodes in Ely that ONS places, 5 have a home or business at high risk, 9 are at medium risk at worst, 1 are at low risk at worst and 439 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. Places named: Ely. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. A10 CB6 1AA: not on the flood risk listCB6 1AD: not on the flood risk listCB6 1AE: not on the flood risk listCB6 1AF: not on the flood risk listCB6 1AG: not on the flood risk listCB6 1AH: not on the flood risk listCB6 1AJ: not on the flood risk listCB6 1AL: not on the flood risk listCB6 1AN: not on the flood risk listCB6 1AP: not on the flood risk listCB6 1AQ: not on the flood risk listCB6 1AR: not on the flood risk listCB6 1AS: not on the flood risk listCB6 1AT: not on the flood risk listCB6 1AU: not on the flood risk listCB6 1AW: not on the flood risk listCB6 1AX: not on the flood risk listCB6 1AY: not on the flood risk listCB6 1AZ: not on the flood risk listCB6 1BA: not on the flood risk listCB6 1BB: not on the flood risk listCB6 1BD: not on the flood risk listCB6 1BE: not on the flood risk listCB6 1BF: not on the flood risk listCB6 1BG: not on the flood risk listCB6 1BH: not on the flood risk listCB6 1BJ: not on the flood risk listCB6 1BL: not on the flood risk listCB6 1BN: not on the flood risk listCB6 1BP: not on the flood risk listCB6 1BQ: not on the flood risk listCB6 1BS: not on the flood risk listCB6 1BT: not on the flood risk listCB6 1BU: not on the flood risk listCB6 1BW: not on the flood risk listCB6 1BX: not on the flood risk listCB6 1BY: not on the flood risk listCB6 1BZ: not on the flood risk listCB6 1DA: not on the flood risk listCB6 1DB: not on the flood risk listCB6 1DD: not on the flood risk listCB6 1DE: not on the flood risk listCB6 1DF: not on the flood risk listCB6 1DG: not on the flood risk listCB6 1DH: not on the flood risk listCB6 1DJ: not on the flood risk listCB6 1DL: not on the flood risk listCB6 1DN: not on the flood risk listCB6 1DP: not on the flood risk listCB6 1DQ: not on the flood risk listCB6 1DR: not on the flood risk listCB6 1DS: not on the flood risk listCB6 1DT: not on the flood risk listCB6 1DU: not on the flood risk listCB6 1DW: not on the flood risk listCB6 1DX: not on the flood risk listCB6 1DY: not on the flood risk listCB6 1DZ: not on the flood risk listCB6 1EA: not on the flood risk listCB6 1EB: not on the flood risk listCB6 1ED: not on the flood risk listCB6 1FF: not on the flood risk listCB6 1FX: not on the flood risk listCB6 1QX: not on the flood risk listCB6 1SD: not on the flood risk listCB6 1TA: not on the flood risk listCB6 1TD: not on the flood risk listCB6 1TE: not on the flood risk listCB6 1TH: not on the flood risk listCB6 1TJ: not on the flood risk listCB6 1TL: not on the flood risk listCB6 1TP: not on the flood risk listCB6 1WA: not on the flood risk listCB6 2FG: not on the flood risk listCB6 2FN: not on the flood risk listCB6 2FP: not on the flood risk listCB6 2FQ: not on the flood risk listCB6 2FR: not on the flood risk listCB6 2FS: not on the flood risk listCB6 2FT: not on the flood risk listCB6 2FU: not on the flood risk listCB6 2FW: not on the flood risk listCB6 2SD: not on the flood risk listCB6 2WE: not on the flood risk listCB6 2WH: not on the flood risk listCB6 2WJ: not on the flood risk listCB6 2WL: not on the flood risk listCB6 2WN: not on the flood risk listCB6 2WR: not on the flood risk listCB6 2WS: not on the flood risk listCB6 2WU: not on the flood risk listCB6 2WW: not on the flood risk listCB6 2WX: not on the flood risk listCB6 2WY: not on the flood risk listCB6 2WZ: not on the flood risk listCB6 2XA: not on the flood risk listCB6 2XH: not on the flood risk listCB6 2XJ: not on the flood risk listCB6 2YD: not on the flood risk listCB6 2YF: not on the flood risk listCB6 2YG: not on the flood risk listCB6 2YH: not on the flood risk listCB6 2YL: not on the flood risk listCB6 2YX: not on the flood risk listCB6 3AA: not on the flood risk listCB6 3AB: not on the flood risk listCB6 3AD: not on the flood risk listCB6 3AE: not on the flood risk listCB6 3AG: not on the flood risk listCB6 3AH: not on the flood risk listCB6 3AJ: not on the flood risk listCB6 3AL: not on the flood risk listCB6 3AN: not on the flood risk listCB6 3AP: not on the flood risk listCB6 3AQ: not on the flood risk listCB6 3AR: not on the flood risk listCB6 3AS: not on the flood risk listCB6 3AT: not on the flood risk listCB6 3AU: not on the flood risk listCB6 3AW: not on the flood risk listCB6 3AX: not on the flood risk listCB6 3AY: not on the flood risk listCB6 3AZ: not on the flood risk listCB6 3BA: not on the flood risk listCB6 3BB: not on the flood risk listCB6 3BE: not on the flood risk listCB6 3BF: not on the flood risk listCB6 3BG: not on the flood risk listCB6 3BH: not on the flood risk listCB6 3BJ: not on the flood risk listCB6 3BL: not on the flood risk listCB6 3BN: not on the flood risk listCB6 3BP: not on the flood risk listCB6 3BQ: not on the flood risk listCB6 3BS: not on the flood risk listCB6 3BT: not on the flood risk listCB6 3BU: not on the flood risk listCB6 3BW: not on the flood risk listCB6 3BX: not on the flood risk listCB6 3BY: not on the flood risk listCB6 3BZ: not on the flood risk listCB6 3DA: not on the flood risk listCB6 3DB: not on the flood risk listCB6 3DE: not on the flood risk listCB6 3DH: not on the flood risk listCB6 3DL: not on the flood risk listCB6 3DN: not on the flood risk listCB6 3DP: not on the flood risk listCB6 3DQ: not on the flood risk listCB6 3DR: not on the flood risk listCB6 3DS: not on the flood risk listCB6 3DT: not on the flood risk listCB6 3DU: not on the flood risk listCB6 3DW: not on the flood risk listCB6 3DX: not on the flood risk listCB6 3DY: not on the flood risk listCB6 3DZ: not on the flood risk listCB6 3EA: not on the flood risk listCB6 3EB: not on the flood risk listCB6 3ED: not on the flood risk listCB6 3EE: not on the flood risk listCB6 3EF: not on the flood risk listCB6 3EG: not on the flood risk listCB6 3EJ: not on the flood risk listCB6 3EL: not on the flood risk listCB6 3EN: not on the flood risk listCB6 3EQ: not on the flood risk listCB6 3EU: not on the flood risk listCB6 3EW: not on the flood risk listCB6 3EX: not on the flood risk listCB6 3EY: not on the flood risk listCB6 3FJ: not on the flood risk listCB6 3FN: not on the flood risk listCB6 3FQ: not on the flood risk listCB6 3FW: not on the flood risk listCB6 3FY: not on the flood risk listCB6 3GG: not on the flood risk listCB6 3GX: not on the flood risk listCB6 3QR: not on the flood risk listCB6 3QS: not on the flood risk listCB6 3QT: not on the flood risk listCB6 3SG: not on the flood risk listCB6 3SN: not on the flood risk listCB6 3SW: not on the flood risk listCB6 3WA: not on the flood risk listCB6 3WB: not on the flood risk listCB6 3WD: not on the flood risk listCB6 3WE: not on the flood risk listCB6 3WF: not on the flood risk listCB6 3WH: not on the flood risk listCB6 3WJ: not on the flood risk listCB6 3WL: not on the flood risk listCB6 3WN: not on the flood risk listCB6 3WP: not on the flood risk listCB6 3WQ: not on the flood risk listCB6 3WR: not on the flood risk listCB6 3WS: not on the flood risk listCB6 3WT: not on the flood risk listCB6 3WU: not on the flood risk listCB6 3WW: not on the flood risk listCB6 3WX: not on the flood risk listCB6 3WY: not on the flood risk listCB6 3YH: not on the flood risk listCB6 3YJ: not on the flood risk listCB7 4AA: not on the flood risk listCB7 4AB: not on the flood risk listCB7 4AD: not on the flood risk listCB7 4AF: not on the flood risk listCB7 4AH: not on the flood risk listCB7 4AJ: not on the flood risk listCB7 4AL: not on the flood risk listCB7 4AN: not on the flood risk listCB7 4AQ: not on the flood risk listCB7 4AR: not on the flood risk listCB7 4AS: not on the flood risk listCB7 4AT: not on the flood risk listCB7 4AY: not on the flood risk listCB7 4AZ: not on the flood risk listCB7 4BB: not on the flood risk listCB7 4BD: not on the flood risk listCB7 4BE: not on the flood risk listCB7 4BG: not on the flood risk listCB7 4BH: not on the flood risk listCB7 4BJ: not on the flood risk listCB7 4BL: not on the flood risk listCB7 4BP: not on the flood risk listCB7 4BQ: not on the flood risk listCB7 4BU: not on the flood risk listCB7 4BW: not on the flood risk listCB7 4BX: not on the flood risk listCB7 4BY: not on the flood risk listCB7 4BZ: not on the flood risk listCB7 4DA: not on the flood risk listCB7 4DB: not on the flood risk listCB7 4DD: not on the flood risk listCB7 4DE: not on the flood risk listCB7 4DF: not on the flood risk listCB7 4DG: not on the flood risk listCB7 4DH: not on the flood risk listCB7 4DL: not on the flood risk listCB7 4DN: not on the flood risk listCB7 4DR: not on the flood risk listCB7 4DS: not on the flood risk listCB7 4DU: not on the flood risk listCB7 4DW: not on the flood risk listCB7 4DX: not on the flood risk listCB7 4ED: not on the flood risk listCB7 4EE: not on the flood risk listCB7 4EF: not on the flood risk listCB7 4EG: not on the flood risk listCB7 4EJ: not on the flood risk listCB7 4EL: not on the flood risk listCB7 4EN: not on the flood risk listCB7 4EP: not on the flood risk listCB7 4EQ: not on the flood risk listCB7 4ER: not on the flood risk listCB7 4ES: not on the flood risk listCB7 4EW: not on the flood risk listCB7 4EY: not on the flood risk listCB7 4EZ: not on the flood risk listCB7 4FA: not on the flood risk listCB7 4FD: not on the flood risk listCB7 4FE: not on the flood risk listCB7 4FF: not on the flood risk listCB7 4FG: not on the flood risk listCB7 4FJ: not on the flood risk listCB7 4FN: not on the flood risk listCB7 4FQ: not on the flood risk listCB7 4FU: not on the flood risk listCB7 4FW: not on the flood risk listCB7 4FZ: not on the flood risk listCB7 4GA: not on the flood risk listCB7 4GB: not on the flood risk listCB7 4GD: not on the flood risk listCB7 4GE: not on the flood risk listCB7 4GF: not on the flood risk listCB7 4GH: not on the flood risk listCB7 4GQ: not on the flood risk listCB7 4GR: not on the flood risk listCB7 4HA: not on the flood risk listCB7 4HD: not on the flood risk listCB7 4HF: not on the flood risk listCB7 4HG: not on the flood risk listCB7 4HH: not on the flood risk listCB7 4HJ: not on the flood risk listCB7 4HL: not on the flood risk listCB7 4HQ: not on the flood risk listCB7 4HT: not on the flood risk listCB7 4HU: not on the flood risk listCB7 4HW: not on the flood risk listCB7 4HX: not on the flood risk listCB7 4HY: not on the flood risk listCB7 4HZ: not on the flood risk listCB7 4JA: not on the flood risk listCB7 4JB: not on the flood risk listCB7 4JD: not on the flood risk listCB7 4JE: not on the flood risk listCB7 4JF: not on the flood risk listCB7 4JG: not on the flood risk listCB7 4JH: not on the flood risk listCB7 4JJ: not on the flood risk listCB7 4JL: not on the flood risk listCB7 4JN: not on the flood risk listCB7 4JP: not on the flood risk listCB7 4JR: not on the flood risk listCB7 4JS: not on the flood risk listCB7 4JU: not on the flood risk listCB7 4LB: not on the flood risk listCB7 4LF: not on the flood risk listCB7 4LH: not on the flood risk listCB7 4LJ: not on the flood risk listCB7 4LN: not on the flood risk listCB7 4LP: not on the flood risk listCB7 4LQ: not on the flood risk listCB7 4LR: not on the flood risk listCB7 4LS: not on the flood risk listCB7 4LU: not on the flood risk listCB7 4LX: not on the flood risk listCB7 4LY: not on the flood risk listCB7 4LZ: not on the flood risk listCB7 4NA: not on the flood risk listCB7 4NB: not on the flood risk listCB7 4NE: not on the flood risk listCB7 4NF: not on the flood risk listCB7 4NL: not on the flood risk listCB7 4NP: not on the flood risk listCB7 4NT: not on the flood risk listCB7 4NU: not on the flood risk listCB7 4NY: not on the flood risk listCB7 4PB: not on the flood risk listCB7 4PE: not on the flood risk listCB7 4PG: not on the flood risk listCB7 4PJ: not on the flood risk listCB7 4PL: not on the flood risk listCB7 4PN: not on the flood risk listCB7 4PP: not on the flood risk listCB7 4PQ: not on the flood risk listCB7 4PR: not on the flood risk listCB7 4PS: not on the flood risk listCB7 4PT: not on the flood risk listCB7 4PW: not on the flood risk listCB7 4PX: not on the flood risk listCB7 4PY: not on the flood risk listCB7 4QA: not on the flood risk listCB7 4QB: not on the flood risk listCB7 4QD: not on the flood risk listCB7 4QE: not on the flood risk listCB7 4QF: not on the flood risk listCB7 4QG: not on the flood risk listCB7 4QH: not on the flood risk listCB7 4QJ: not on the flood risk listCB7 4QL: not on the flood risk listCB7 4QN: not on the flood risk listCB7 4QP: not on the flood risk listCB7 4QQ: not on the flood risk listCB7 4QR: not on the flood risk listCB7 4QS: not on the flood risk listCB7 4QT: not on the flood risk listCB7 4QW: not on the flood risk listCB7 4QX: not on the flood risk listCB7 4QY: not on the flood risk listCB7 4QZ: not on the flood risk listCB7 4RA: not on the flood risk listCB7 4RB: not on the flood risk listCB7 4RD: not on the flood risk listCB7 4RE: not on the flood risk listCB7 4RF: not on the flood risk listCB7 4RG: not on the flood risk listCB7 4RH: not on the flood risk listCB7 4RJ: not on the flood risk listCB7 4RL: not on the flood risk listCB7 4RN: not on the flood risk listCB7 4RP: not on the flood risk listCB7 4RQ: not on the flood risk listCB7 4RR: not on the flood risk listCB7 4RS: not on the flood risk listCB7 4RT: not on the flood risk listCB7 4RU: not on the flood risk listCB7 4RW: not on the flood risk listCB7 4RX: not on the flood risk listCB7 4RY: not on the flood risk listCB7 4RZ: not on the flood risk listCB7 4SA: not on the flood risk listCB7 4SB: not on the flood risk listCB7 4SD: not on the flood risk listCB7 4SE: not on the flood risk listCB7 4SF: not on the flood risk listCB7 4SQ: not on the flood risk listCB7 4TH: not on the flood risk listCB7 4TJ: not on the flood risk listCB7 4TL: not on the flood risk listCB7 4TN: not on the flood risk listCB7 4TP: not on the flood risk listCB7 4TR: not on the flood risk listCB7 4TS: not on the flood risk listCB7 4TT: not on the flood risk listCB7 4TU: not on the flood risk listCB7 4TW: not on the flood risk listCB7 4US: not on the flood risk listCB7 4WJ: not on the flood risk listCB7 4XS: not on the flood risk listCB7 4YF: not on the flood risk listCB7 4YG: not on the flood risk listCB7 4YH: not on the flood risk listCB7 4YJ: not on the flood risk listCB7 4YL: not on the flood risk listCB7 4YS: not on the flood risk listCB7 4YY: not on the flood risk listCB7 4ZB: not on the flood risk listCB7 4ZH: not on the flood risk listCB7 4EB: low flood risk at worstCB7 4BA: medium flood risk at worstCB7 4BS: medium flood risk at worstCB7 4DJ: medium flood risk at worstCB7 4DT: medium flood risk at worstCB7 4EA: medium flood risk at worstCB7 4EH: medium flood risk at worstCB7 4EX: medium flood risk at worstCB7 4JW: medium flood risk at worstCB7 4ZE: medium flood risk at worstCB7 4AU: high flood riskCB7 4BN: high flood riskCB7 4DY: high flood riskCB7 4GS: high flood riskCB7 4TX: high flood risk Ely Map of every postcode in Ely, by flood risk Of the 454 postcodes in Ely that ONS places, 5 have a home or business at high risk, 9 are at medium risk at worst, 1 are at low risk at worst and 439 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. Places named: Ely. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Ely
  • A home or business at high risk: 5
  • At medium risk at worst: 9
  • At low risk at worst: 1
  • At very low risk only: 0
  • Not on the at-risk list: 439

Of the 454 postcodes in Ely that ONS places, 5 have a home or business at high risk, 9 are at medium risk at worst, 1 are at low risk at worst and 439 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list.

Each mark is a postcode's centre point as ONS gives it, not a building. Press one to see its postcode and open its page. No boundary is drawn. Where marks overlap, the one first in the key is drawn; the counts include every postcode.

The middle of its postcodes: latitude 52.4019, longitude 0.2630. Open this area on OpenStreetMap

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode; flood risk: Environment Agency, published 6 July 2026; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Drawn by us. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

The postcodes at high risk

Beside each: how many of its homes and businesses the Environment Agency puts at that risk.

CB7 4AU3 at high riskCB7 4DY2 at high riskCB7 4TX2 at high riskCB7 4GS1 at high riskCB7 4BN1 at high risk

What is it like to live in Ely?

Homes sold for a typical £350,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, no change on the 12 months before. At 346 of the 426 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 116 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 15 of its 454 postcodes. It has 5 primary schools and 2 all-through schools at its postcodes. 2 GP practices are at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Ely, 1.2 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line.

We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge.

Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says. See all our data sources

What do homes cost in Ely?

Homes in Ely sold for a typical £350,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 235 sales, no change on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£350,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£350,000 12 months to August 2025
■ no change on the 12 months before
  • Detached £491,000 77 sales
  • Semi-detached £360,500 58 sales
  • Terraced £307,575 79 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £215,000 21 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole CB7 district, Ely's main postcode district: a typical £300,000.

Sales at the postcodes ONS places in Ely: standard sales of homes at market value. A typical price is the median, the middle sale. Sales take weeks to be registered, so the last month or two are incomplete. Each postcode page gives the figure for its own postcode sector.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Are new homes being built in Ely?

19 of the 454 postcodes now in use in Ely came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 14 of the 301 homes sold in Ely were newly built (5%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the CB7 district, 10%.

The newest postcodes

CB7 4ABsince September 2024CB6 2YDsince November 2023CB6 2YXsince November 2023CB6 3ESsince October 2023CB7 4FZsince July 2023CB6 2YFsince March 2023

A new postcode is often a new street or estate, but Royal Mail also makes new postcodes when it reorganises old ones, so not every one means new homes. Only postcodes still in use are counted.

New homes among the homes sold

PeriodIn ElyAcross the CB7 district
The 12 months to August 2026 0 of 235 (0%) 9 of 321 (3%)
The 12 months to August 2025 14 of 301 (5%) 49 of 497 (10%)

Standard sales of homes at market value that HM Land Registry marks as newly built. New homes take longer to be registered than other sales, so the latest 12 months count fewer of them than were sold. A share is given from 5 sales or more.

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What broadband can you get in Ely?

Ofcom reports on 426 of the 454 postcodes in Ely. At 346 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband.

Postcodes where every home can get gigabit346 of 426
Postcodes where every home can get superfast416 of 426

Ofcom gives each postcode's share of homes and businesses, not how many there are, so these count postcodes. Each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.

Check one address on Ofcom's checker

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Is Ely at risk of flooding?

15 of the 454 postcodes in Ely have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 116 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk, at 15 of 454 postcodes High: 9Medium: 107Low: 23Very low: 1

High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, as the Environment Agency counts them, added up over the postcodes. It is for the land, not each building, and leaves out surface water, groundwater and sewers. Each postcode page has its own figures and its flood warning areas.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are in Ely?

The open schools at the postcodes in Ely. A school for ages 4 to 18 is listed under both. Distances are straight lines from the middle of its postcodes. Distance is not a catchment: each council sets its own admission rules.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

How far is the station from Ely?

The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Ely is Ely Rail Station, 1.2 km away in a straight line.

  • Ely Rail Station Railway station 1.2 kmCycle
  • Littleport Rail Station Railway station 7.6 kmDrive
  • Soham Railway station 8.7 kmDrive

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

Straight-line distances from the middle of the postcodes, not routes. Each postcode page lists its own nearest stations and bus stops. The Department for Transport's register does not say how often services run.

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are in Ely?

The GP practices at the postcodes in Ely. Each practice sets the area it takes patients from, so check with it before registering.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Is Ely safe? Crime recorded around it

Police.uk records 1,553 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the middle of the postcodes in Ely over the 12 months from September 2025 to August 2026. August 2026 is the latest month it has published. These are counts, not a rate: we hold no count of the people who live, work or pass through, so we do not say whether a place is safe.

Each month, September 2025 to August 2026

  1. 121 September 2025
  2. 135 October 2025
  3. 108 November 2025
  4. 113 December 2025
  5. 128 January 2026
  6. 88 February 2026
  7. 130 March 2026
  8. 124 April 2026
  9. 142 May 2026
  10. 135 June 2026
  11. 170 July 2026
  12. 159 August 2026

By kind, over the 12 months

Violence and sexual offences456 reports
Anti-social behaviour394 reports
Shoplifting216 reports
Criminal damage and arson112 reports
Public order78 reports
Other theft78 reports
Vehicle crime47 reports
Burglary46 reports

Also: other crime 43, drugs 28, bicycle theft 20, theft from the person 16, possession of weapons 15, robbery 4.

Police.uk says its locations "always represent the approximate location of a crime". Each crime is moved to the nearest of a fixed list of map points, each over a street centre, a public place or a commercial premises, chosen so that every point covers at least eight addresses or none. A mile is a wide circle: in a town it takes in the centre and its shops, where much crime is recorded.

Crime around one postcode

Source: Police.uk (data.police.uk), data to August 2026, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Who runs Ely?

District, borough or city council
East Cambridgeshire
County council
Cambridgeshire
Parliamentary constituency
Ely and East Cambridgeshire
Police force area
Cambridgeshire
Region
East of England
Country
England
MP
Charlotte Cane (Liberal Democrat)

All 454 postcodes here share these. Wards differ: check a postcode for yours. What council am I in?

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. The MP: UK Parliament. See all our data sources

Moving to Ely

Who to tell and what to sort out in your first week.

Who to tell when moving house: the full list Moving house checklist

Ely postcodes

454 postcodes in use in Ely, by district:

CB7 postcode district,246 postcodesCB6 postcode district,208 postcodes

Those districts are all in the CB postcode area.

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Enter a full postcode to see its ward, its flood risk, house prices in its sector and its nearest schools.

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Places near Ely

With the typical price of a home in each, to set beside Ely's £350,000. Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.

Witchford4.2 km, £328,000Littleport6.6 km, £276,000Soham8.9 km, £271,500Haddenham, East Cambridgeshire9.4 km, £330,000Sutton, East Cambridgeshire9.8 km, £310,000Manea11.0 km, £265,000Isleham12.1 km, £400,000Fordham13.3 km, £351,250 All places A to Z

Questions about Ely

What is it like to live in Ely?
Homes sold for a typical £350,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, no change on the 12 months before. At 346 of the 426 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 116 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 15 of its 454 postcodes. It has 5 primary schools and 2 all-through schools at its postcodes. 2 GP practices are at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Ely, 1.2 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge. Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says.
What is the postcode for Ely?
Ely is covered by postcode districts CB6 and CB7, across 454 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
Which council is Ely in?
Ely is in the East Cambridgeshire council area, and Cambridgeshire is its county council. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
Who is the MP for Ely?
Ely is in the Ely and East Cambridgeshire parliamentary constituency. Its MP is Charlotte Cane (Liberal Democrat), as UK Parliament listed them on 14 October 2026. Constituency: ONS Postcode Directory.
How much are houses in Ely?
Homes in Ely sold for a typical £350,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 235 sales, no change on the 12 months before. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026.
What schools are in Ely?
In Ely, primary schools at its postcodes include Highfield Ely Academy, King's Ely and Lantern Community Primary School; secondary schools at its postcodes include Highfield Ely Academy and King's Ely. Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026.
Does Ely have a railway station?
Yes: Ely is 1.2 km from the centre point of the postcodes in Ely, in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
What broadband can you get in Ely?
Ofcom reports on 426 of the 454 postcodes in Ely. At 346 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
Is Ely at risk of flooding?
15 of the 454 postcodes in Ely have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 116 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk. This is long-term risk for the land, and leaves out surface water. Source: Environment Agency.
Are new homes being built in Ely?
19 of the 454 postcodes now in use in Ely came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 14 of the 301 homes sold in Ely were newly built (5%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the CB7 district, 10%. Source: ONS Postcode Directory and HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.

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