CB7 5WT postcode in Soham, Cambridgeshire

CB7 5WT is a postcode in Soham, in the Soham South 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 May 2018.

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 100% of homes and businesses at CB7 5WT can get it Across East Cambridgeshire: 87% Typical price in the CB7 5 sector £295,000 Homes sold across the CB7 5 sector, last 12 months, not CB7 5WT alone Nearest station Soham 750 m in a straight line

Where CB7 5WT is, and what is near it

Map of CB7 5WT and what is near it Map of CB7 5WT: its centre point, with the 392 other postcodes in the CB7 5 sector, 3 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 5 bus stops, over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. CB7 5BH: also in CB7 5CB7 5BJ: also in CB7 5CB7 5BL: also in CB7 5CB7 5BN: also in CB7 5CB7 5BQ: also in CB7 5CB7 5BS: also in CB7 5CB7 5BT: also in CB7 5CB7 5BU: also in CB7 5CB7 5BX: also in CB7 5CB7 5DJ: also in CB7 5CB7 5DL: also in CB7 5CB7 5DN: also in CB7 5CB7 5DR: also in CB7 5CB7 5DS: also in CB7 5CB7 5DU: also in CB7 5CB7 5DX: also in CB7 5CB7 5DY: also in CB7 5CB7 5DZ: also in CB7 5CB7 5EA: also in CB7 5CB7 5EB: also in CB7 5CB7 5ED: also in CB7 5CB7 5EE: also in CB7 5CB7 5EF: also in CB7 5CB7 5EU: also in CB7 5CB7 5EX: also in CB7 5CB7 5EY: also in CB7 5CB7 5FD: also in CB7 5CB7 5FE: also in CB7 5CB7 5FJ: also in CB7 5CB7 5FL: also in CB7 5CB7 5GX: also in CB7 5CB7 5GY: also in CB7 5CB7 5HL: also in CB7 5CB7 5HS: also in CB7 5CB7 5JA: also in CB7 5CB7 5JB: also in CB7 5CB7 5JD: also in CB7 5CB7 5JE: also in CB7 5CB7 5JF: also in CB7 5CB7 5JG: also in CB7 5CB7 5JH: also in CB7 5CB7 5JN: also in CB7 5CB7 5JQ: also in CB7 5CB7 5WE: also in CB7 5CB7 5WH: also in CB7 5CB7 5XB: also in CB7 5CB7 5XE: also in CB7 5CB7 5ZG: also in CB7 5CB7 5ZN: also in CB7 5 Soham CB7 5WT Map of CB7 5WT and what is near it Map of CB7 5WT: its centre point, with the 392 other postcodes in the CB7 5 sector, 3 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 5 bus stops, over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. 2 schools, 750 mFordham & Isleham CB7 5WT
  • CB7 5WT
  • Other postcodes in CB7 5: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 5 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Each point is where its source places it, not an exact building, 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 52.3364, longitude 0.3382)

Sources: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; Get Information about Schools; NaPTAN; NHS GP practices; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Ordnance Survey open maps. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre.

Who looks after CB7 5WT?

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.

Sources: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; GOV.UK links to council services; UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026; Democracy Club.

At this postcode

What broadband can you get at CB7 5WT?

Every home and business at CB7 5WT can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

CB7 5WT 100% East Cambridgeshire 87%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

CB7 5WT 100% East Cambridgeshire 98%
Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026.

When are the bins collected at CB7 5WT?

BinDayBuddy reads bin days from councils' own collection systems. It may have the days for CB7 5WT.

Check the bin days for CB7 5WT on BinDayBuddy

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

Is CB7 5WT 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 5WT.

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 flood risk, published 6 July 2026.

From surface water, across East Cambridgeshire

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for CB7 5WT: 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 surface water, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026.

Flood warnings

The centre of CB7 5WT 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.

Sign up for flood warnings, free, on GOV.UK Check flood risk at another postcode

Source: Environment Agency flood risk, warning areas read 17 October 2026.

At this postcode

Homes sold in CB7 5WT

HM Land Registry records 7 standard sales in CB7 5WT since 2018, the first on record at this postcode. The middle price from 2015 to 2019 was £238,500; the other spans had too few sales to give a price.

  1. 2015 to 2019, middle price £238,500, 4 sales
  2. 2020 to 2024, too few sales to price, one sale
  3. 2025 to 2026, too few sales to price, 2 sales
Five-year spans from the year shown (the last runs to now), with the number of sales beneath. Middle price of standard sales, all home types, not adjusted for inflation. A dash: fewer than 3 sales, too few to price.

The latest sales

HM Land Registry records 2 standard sales of homes in CB7 5WT from January 2024 to September 2026, the latest on 20 March 2026.

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, 1995 on, files dated 28 October 2026.

At this postcode

Who lives at CB7 5WT?

At the 2021 Census, 8 people (5 female, 3 male) lived at CB7 5WT, in 5 households.

Census 2021CB7 5WTCB7 5 sector
People819,506
Households58,287
People per household1.62.4

ONS changes small counts a little to protect privacy. People include anyone in a care home or other communal home here. The CB7 5 sector is its 376 postcodes with Census figures, added up.

Source: Census 2021 postcode estimates, Census 2021.

At this postcode

How much energy do homes at CB7 5WT use?

In 2024, the median domestic electricity meter at CB7 5WT used 1,742 kWh, and the median domestic gas meter 6,212 kWh.

2024CB7 5WTCB7 district
Electricity meters513,627
Electricity, median meter a year1,742 kWh2,475 kWh
Gas meters511,122
Gas, median meter a year6,212 kWh9,036 kWh

Domestic meters only. Electricity from late January 2024 to late January 2025; gas from mid-May 2024 to mid-May 2025, weather corrected. Some small businesses on a home-sized gas meter are counted.

Source: DESNZ postcode energy statistics, 2024, published 18 December 2025.

At its centre point

Is CB7 5WT in a conservation area?

The centre of CB7 5WT 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.

Near here

Which schools are near CB7 5WT?

The nearest open primary and secondary schools to CB7 5WT, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment. Special schools and alternative provision, which children join by referral, are not listed.

Primary

Secondary

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

Source: Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026. Each school opens its own record there.

Near here

Where is the nearest station to CB7 5WT?

The nearest railway station to the centre of CB7 5WT is Soham, 750 metres away in a straight line.

  • Soham Railway station 750 mWalk
  • Ely Rail Station Railway station 7.8 kmDrive

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

5 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Ten Bell Lane, 117 m away.

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

Source: NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.

Near here

Which GP surgeries are near CB7 5WT?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of CB7 5WT, 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

Sources: NHS GP practices, read 17 October 2026; Care Quality Commission, ratings of 1 October 2026.

Near here

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

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of CB7 5WT on the map as of 23 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 charging points, map as of 23 October 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Near here

Which dentists are near CB7 5WT?

The nearest to the centre of CB7 5WT, 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 22 October 2026.

Near here

Which hospitals are nearest to CB7 5WT?

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 22 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026.

Near here

Which care homes are near CB7 5WT?

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

Source: Care Quality Commission, directory of 22 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026.

Near here

Which pharmacies are near CB7 5WT?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of CB7 5WT, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published October 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 pharmacy lists.

Near here

Which vets are near CB7 5WT?

The nearest vets to the centre of CB7 5WT 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 first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons requires practices to arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief.

Source: OpenStreetMap vets, map as of 23 October 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Across the CB7 5 sector

What do homes sell for near CB7 5WT?

Homes in CB7 5 sold for a typical £295,000 in the 12 months to September 2026, across 195 sales, HM Land Registry's figures show. The 12 months before gave £295,000 from 272 sales: not a change larger than chance would explain, given which homes happened to sell.

£295,000 typical price, the 12 months to September 2026
£295,000 12 months to September 2025
  • Detached £447,500 68 sales
  • Semi-detached £265,000 67 sales
  • Terraced £262,500 48 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £148,000 12 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 316 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 October 2026.

In its neighbourhood

What council tax band are homes near CB7 5WT?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 610 homes in the neighbourhood around CB7 5WT. The largest share of them, 43%, are in council tax band B. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (32%). 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 5WT

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 £3,590 (band F); band B, the most common, is £1,933.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 90 (15%)£1,657
Band Babout 260 (43%)£1,933
Band Cabout 100 (16%)£2,209
Band Dabout 100 (16%)£2,485
Band Eabout 50 (8%)£3,037
Band Fabout 10 (2%)£3,590
Band Gwithheld£4,142
Band Hfewer than 5£4,970

When the homes were built

  1. 13% Before 1900
  2. 2% 1900 to 1918
  3. 5% 1919 to 1939
  4. 12% 1945 to 1964
  5. 32% 1965 to 1982
  6. 15% 1983 to 1999
  7. 13% 2000 to 2009
  8. 7% 2010 to 2019
  9. 2% 2020 or later

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

Source: Band D council tax, published 25 March 2026.

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of CB7 5WT is in (ONS area E01018050), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency council tax bands, at 31 March 2026.

Within a mile

How much crime is there near CB7 5WT?

Police.uk records 40 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of CB7 5WT in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences15 reports
Anti-social behaviour8 reports
Criminal damage and arson6 reports
Other crime3 reports
Vehicle crime2 reports
Other theft2 reports

Also: public order 1, burglary 1, theft from the person 1, drugs 1.

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: police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026.

The official record for CB7 5WT

Ward
Soham South
Parish
Soham
Region
East of England
Country
England
Built-up area
Soham
Rural or urban
Urban, further from a major town or city
In use since
May 2018

Source: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026.

Where to check what we do not hold

Around CB7 5WT

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Every postcode in the same sector, district or postcode area.

CB7 5 sector CB7 district CB postcode area Soham postcodes

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Nearby postcodes

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

CB7 5DX90 mCB7 5XB100 mCB7 5BH120 mCB7 5DU140 mCB7 5BJ140 mCB7 5WH150 m
All of CB7

Source: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026.

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Where the facts on this page come from

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Democracy Club data, licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0). Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Office for National Statistics. This uses Care Quality Commission information.

Licences: Open Government Licence v3.0; Open Parliament Licence v3.0; Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0); Open Database Licence (ODbL) 1.0; Each council's own terms for its collection system.

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