CB7 5LU postcode in Fordham, Cambridgeshire

CB7 5LU is a postcode in Fordham, in the Fordham & Isleham ward of East Cambridgeshire. It is in the Ely and East Cambridgeshire parliamentary constituency and the Cambridgeshire police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 40% of homes and businesses can get it. East Cambridgeshire: 87% Typical price £295,000 Homes sold in CB7 5, last 12 months. 0% on the year before Nearest station Soham 4.1 km in a straight line

Where CB7 5LU is, and what is near it

Map of CB7 5LU and what is near it Map of CB7 5LU: its centre point, with the 392 other postcodes in the CB7 5 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. CB7 5GA: also in CB7 5CB7 5HN: also in CB7 5CB7 5JT: also in CB7 5CB7 5JU: also in CB7 5CB7 5JX: also in CB7 5CB7 5JY: also in CB7 5CB7 5LA: also in CB7 5CB7 5LB: also in CB7 5CB7 5LD: also in CB7 5CB7 5LE: also in CB7 5CB7 5LF: also in CB7 5CB7 5LG: also in CB7 5CB7 5LR: also in CB7 5CB7 5LS: also in CB7 5CB7 5LY: also in CB7 5CB7 5LZ: also in CB7 5CB7 5NB: also in CB7 5CB7 5ND: also in CB7 5CB7 5NF: also in CB7 5CB7 5NG: also in CB7 5CB7 5NJ: also in CB7 5CB7 5NL: also in CB7 5CB7 5NP: also in CB7 5CB7 5PG: also in CB7 5CB7 5UR: also in CB7 5CB7 5YN: also in CB7 5CB7 5ZL: also in CB7 5CB7 5ZS: also in CB7 5 2 places, 1.7–7.3 kmStaploe Medical Centre 3.4 kmFordham & Isleham CB7 5LU Map of CB7 5LU and what is near it Map of CB7 5LU: its centre point, with the 392 other postcodes in the CB7 5 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. 2 places, 1.7–7.3 km3 places, 3.2–4.1 kmStaploe Medical Centre 3.4 kmKennett station 8.6 kmFordham & Isleham CB7 5LU
  • CB7 5LU
  • Other postcodes in CB7 5: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 52.3158, longitude 0.3808)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after CB7 5LU?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. What each council does: GOV.UK. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at CB7 5LU?

60% of the homes and businesses at CB7 5LU can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 40% gigabit, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)40% can get it

East Cambridgeshire: 87%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)60% can get it

East Cambridgeshire: 98%

The line marks the figure across East Cambridgeshire.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

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

When are the bins collected at CB7 5LU?

BinDayBuddy has not read East Cambridgeshire District Council's days for CB7 5LU today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for CB7 5LU on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is CB7 5LU at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include CB7 5LU.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

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

From surface water, across East Cambridgeshire

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for CB7 5LU: 2,021 properties in East Cambridgeshire are at high risk (3.8% of all its properties). All the figures for East Cambridgeshire

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of CB7 5LU is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near CB7 5LU?

Homes in CB7 5 sold for a typical £295,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 197 sales, no change on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£295,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£295,000 12 months to August 2025
■ no change on the 12 months before
  • Detached £462,500 70 sales
  • Semi-detached £265,000 66 sales
  • Terraced £265,000 48 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £135,500 13 sales

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

Across the whole CB7 district: a typical £300,000 from 321 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

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

Homes sold in CB7 5LU

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in CB7 5LU from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

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

What council tax band are homes near CB7 5LU?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 980 homes in the neighbourhood around CB7 5LU. The largest share of them, 22%, are in council tax band C. More were built in 2020 or later than in any other period (29%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around CB7 5LU

Band D in East Cambridgeshire for 2026‑27: £2,485. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,657 (band A) to £4,142 (band G); band C, the most common, is £2,209.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 50 (5%)£1,657
Band Babout 200 (20%)£1,933
Band Cabout 220 (22%)£2,209
Band Dabout 200 (20%)£2,485
Band Eabout 190 (19%)£3,037
Band Fabout 100 (10%)£3,590
Band Gabout 20 (2%)£4,142
Band Hwithheld£4,970

When the homes were built

  1. 11% Before 1900
  2. 4% 1900 to 1918
  3. 11% 1919 to 1939
  4. 4% 1945 to 1964
  5. 15% 1965 to 1982
  6. 15% 1983 to 1999
  7. 5% 2000 to 2009
  8. 5% 2010 to 2019
  9. 29% 2020 or later

Averages for East Cambridgeshire before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of CB7 5LU is in (ONS area E01018034), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near CB7 5LU?

The nearest open schools to CB7 5LU, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near CB7 5LU, and how we find them

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

Where is the nearest station to CB7 5LU?

The nearest railway station to the centre of CB7 5LU is Soham, 4.1 km away in a straight line.

  • Soham Railway station 4.1 kmCycle
  • Kennett Rail Station Railway station 8.6 kmDrive

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

No bus stop within 400 metres in the Department for Transport's register.

More stations near CB7 5LU, and how we find them

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

Which GP surgeries are near CB7 5LU?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of CB7 5LU, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near CB7 5LU?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of CB7 5LU on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near CB7 5LU?

The nearest to the centre of CB7 5LU, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to CB7 5LU?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near CB7 5LU?

The nearest care homes to the centre of CB7 5LU, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near CB7 5LU?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of CB7 5LU, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near CB7 5LU?

The nearest vets to the centre of CB7 5LU on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is CB7 5LU in a conservation area?

The centre of CB7 5LU is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near CB7 5LU?

Police.uk records 9 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of CB7 5LU in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Vehicle crime3 reports
Violence and sexual offences2 reports
Criminal damage and arson2 reports
Other theft1 report
Other crime1 report

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

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

The official record for CB7 5LU

Ward
Fordham & Isleham
Parish
Fordham
Region
East of England
Country
England
Built-up area
Fordham
Rural or urban
Smaller rural, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

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

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The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

CB7 5UR110 mCB7 5ND200 mCB7 5JY210 mCB7 5JU220 mCB7 6AA240 mCB7 5YN280 m
All of CB7

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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