CB7 5SL postcode in West Suffolk, Suffolk

CB7 5SL is a postcode in West Suffolk, in the The Rows ward. It is in the West Suffolk parliamentary constituency and the Suffolk police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding High flood risk 105 of 147 homes and businesses at high risk, from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 3% of homes and businesses at CB7 5SL can get it Across West Suffolk: 83% Typical price £295,000 Homes sold in CB7 5, last 12 months. 0% on the year before Nearest station Soham 6.8 km in a straight line

Where CB7 5SL is, and what is near it

Map of CB7 5SL and what is near it Map of CB7 5SL: 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. CB7 5BF: also in CB7 5CB7 5GB: also in CB7 5CB7 5GF: also in CB7 5CB7 5GG: also in CB7 5CB7 5GH: also in CB7 5CB7 5GJ: also in CB7 5CB7 5GL: also in CB7 5CB7 5QA: also in CB7 5CB7 5QP: also in CB7 5CB7 5QR: also in CB7 5CB7 5QS: also in CB7 5CB7 5QW: also in CB7 5CB7 5RA: also in CB7 5CB7 5RB: also in CB7 5CB7 5RD: also in CB7 5CB7 5RN: also in CB7 5CB7 5RP: also in CB7 5CB7 5RR: also in CB7 5CB7 5RT: also in CB7 5CB7 5RU: also in CB7 5CB7 5RW: also in CB7 5CB7 5RX: also in CB7 5CB7 5RY: also in CB7 5CB7 5RZ: also in CB7 5CB7 5SA: also in CB7 5CB7 5SB: also in CB7 5CB7 5SD: also in CB7 5CB7 5SE: also in CB7 5CB7 5SF: also in CB7 5CB7 5SG: also in CB7 5CB7 5SH: also in CB7 5CB7 5SJ: also in CB7 5CB7 5SN: also in CB7 5CB7 5SP: also in CB7 5CB7 5SQ: also in CB7 5CB7 5SR: also in CB7 5CB7 5SS: also in CB7 5CB7 5ST: also in CB7 5CB7 5SU: also in CB7 5CB7 5SW: also in CB7 5CB7 5SX: also in CB7 5CB7 5SY: also in CB7 5CB7 5SZ: also in CB7 5CB7 5TA: also in CB7 5CB7 5TB: also in CB7 5CB7 5TD: also in CB7 5CB7 5TE: also in CB7 5CB7 5US: also in CB7 5CB7 5UU: also in CB7 5CB7 5UY: also in CB7 5CB7 5WF: also in CB7 5CB7 5WY: also in CB7 5CB7 5ZB: also in CB7 5CB7 5ZD: also in CB7 5CB7 5ZP: also in CB7 5 West Row Academy 2.3 kmSchool 5.2 km2 places, 5.6–6.1 km2 places, 5.8–6.8 kmThe Reynard Surgery 7.0 kmShippea Hill station 8.4 kmFordham & Isleham CB7 5SL Map of CB7 5SL and what is near it Map of CB7 5SL: 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, 5.6–6.1 km2 places, 5.8–6.8 kmShippea Hill station 8.4 kmFordham & Isleham CB7 5SL
  • CB7 5SL
  • 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 52.3545, longitude 0.4218)

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 5SL?

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 5SL?

97% of the homes and businesses at CB7 5SL can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 3% gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

CB7 5SL 3% West Suffolk 83%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

CB7 5SL 97% West Suffolk 99%
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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 5SL?

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

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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 5SL at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

High risk

The Environment Agency counts 147 homes and businesses at CB7 5SL. 105 are in an area at high risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, and 32 more at a lower risk.

147 homes and businesses at CB7 5SL High: 105Low: 32Not in an area at risk: 10

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.

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 West Suffolk

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for CB7 5SL: 9,522 properties in West Suffolk are at high risk (8.2% of all its properties). All the figures for West Suffolk

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 5SL is in 2 of the Environment Agency's flood warning areas. No warning or alert was in force for them at 10:46 on 23 October 2026.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026; warnings in force checked at 10:46 on 23 October 2026, using Environment Agency flood and river level data from the real-time data API (Beta). Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near CB7 5SL?

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 5SL

HM Land Registry records 4 standard sales of homes in CB7 5SL from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 5 August 2025. The middle price was £335,000, from £270,000 to £367,500. Across CB7 5, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £295,000. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of 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

Food hygiene ratings at CB7 5SL

The Food Standards Agency lists 2 food businesses at CB7 5SL. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 23 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near CB7 5SL?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 880 homes in the neighbourhood around CB7 5SL. The largest share of them, 25%, are in council tax band B. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (24%). 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 5SL

Band D in West Suffolk for 2026‑27: £2,351. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,568 (band A) to £3,919 (band G); band B, the most common, is £1,829.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 180 (20%)£1,568
Band Babout 220 (25%)£1,829
Band Cabout 190 (22%)£2,090
Band Dabout 130 (15%)£2,351
Band Eabout 120 (14%)£2,874
Band Fabout 30 (3%)£3,397
Band Gabout 10 (1%)£3,919
Band Hfewer than 5£4,703

When the homes were built

  1. 10% Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. 5% 1919 to 1939
  4. 10% 1945 to 1964
  5. 24% 1965 to 1982
  6. 23% 1983 to 1999
  7. 9% 2000 to 2009
  8. 10% 2010 to 2019
  9. 7% 2020 or later

Averages for West Suffolk 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 5SL is in (ONS area E01032526), 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 5SL?

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

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near CB7 5SL, 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 5SL?

The nearest railway station to the centre of CB7 5SL is Soham, 6.8 km away in a straight line.

  • Soham Railway station 6.8 kmDrive
  • Shippea Hill Rail Station Railway station 8.4 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 5SL, 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 5SL?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of CB7 5SL, 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 5SL?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of CB7 5SL 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 5SL?

The nearest to the centre of CB7 5SL, 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 5SL?

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 5SL?

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

  • Wings Care Quality Commission rating: Requires improvement CQC report June 2022, over 3 years old · Phone 01638 583934 3.5 kmCycle

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 vets are near CB7 5SL?

The nearest vets to the centre of CB7 5SL 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 5SL in a conservation area?

The centre of CB7 5SL 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 5SL?

Police.uk records 2 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of CB7 5SL in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Anti-social behaviour2 reports

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 5SL

Ward
The Rows
Parish
West Row
Region
East of England
Country
England
Rural or urban
Smaller rural, further from 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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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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