IP28 8LE postcode in East Cambridgeshire, Cambridgeshire

IP28 8LE is a postcode in East Cambridgeshire, in the Fordham & Isleham ward. 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 33% of homes and businesses can get it. East Cambridgeshire: 87% Typical price £278,830 Homes sold in IP28 8, last 12 months. ▲ 0.8% on the year before Nearest station Kennett 2.2 km in a straight line

Where IP28 8LE is, and what is near it

Map of IP28 8LE and what is near it Map of IP28 8LE: its centre point, with the 395 other postcodes in the IP28 8 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. IP28 8ER: also in IP28 8IP28 8FH: also in IP28 8IP28 8FJ: also in IP28 8IP28 8FL: also in IP28 8IP28 8FN: also in IP28 8IP28 8FP: also in IP28 8IP28 8FQ: also in IP28 8IP28 8FR: also in IP28 8IP28 8FS: also in IP28 8IP28 8FT: also in IP28 8IP28 8FW: also in IP28 8IP28 8FX: also in IP28 8IP28 8FY: also in IP28 8IP28 8GA: also in IP28 8IP28 8GB: also in IP28 8IP28 8GD: also in IP28 8IP28 8GE: also in IP28 8IP28 8GF: also in IP28 8IP28 8GH: also in IP28 8IP28 8GJ: also in IP28 8IP28 8GL: also in IP28 8IP28 8GN: also in IP28 8IP28 8GP: also in IP28 8IP28 8GQ: also in IP28 8IP28 8GR: also in IP28 8IP28 8GS: also in IP28 8IP28 8GT: also in IP28 8IP28 8GU: also in IP28 8IP28 8GW: also in IP28 8IP28 8GX: also in IP28 8IP28 8GY: also in IP28 8IP28 8GZ: also in IP28 8IP28 8HJ: also in IP28 8IP28 8JH: also in IP28 8IP28 8JJ: also in IP28 8IP28 8JL: also in IP28 8IP28 8JN: also in IP28 8IP28 8JP: also in IP28 8IP28 8JQ: also in IP28 8IP28 8JR: also in IP28 8IP28 8JS: also in IP28 8IP28 8JT: also in IP28 8IP28 8JU: also in IP28 8IP28 8JW: also in IP28 8IP28 8JX: also in IP28 8IP28 8JY: also in IP28 8IP28 8JZ: also in IP28 8IP28 8LA: also in IP28 8IP28 8LB: also in IP28 8IP28 8LD: also in IP28 8IP28 8LF: also in IP28 8IP28 8LG: also in IP28 8IP28 8LH: also in IP28 8IP28 8LJ: also in IP28 8IP28 8LL: also in IP28 8IP28 8LN: also in IP28 8IP28 8LP: also in IP28 8IP28 8LQ: also in IP28 8IP28 8LR: also in IP28 8IP28 8LW: also in IP28 8IP28 8NE: also in IP28 8IP28 8NQ: also in IP28 8IP28 8QX: also in IP28 8IP28 8RT: also in IP28 8IP28 8RW: also in IP28 8IP28 8SL: also in IP28 8IP28 8SZ: also in IP28 8IP28 8TA: also in IP28 8IP28 8TB: also in IP28 8IP28 8TD: also in IP28 8IP28 8TE: also in IP28 8IP28 8TF: also in IP28 8IP28 8TG: also in IP28 8IP28 8TH: also in IP28 8IP28 8TJ: also in IP28 8IP28 8TL: also in IP28 8IP28 8TN: also in IP28 8IP28 8TP: also in IP28 8IP28 8TQ: also in IP28 8IP28 8TR: also in IP28 8IP28 8TS: also in IP28 8IP28 8TT: also in IP28 8IP28 8TU: also in IP28 8IP28 8TW: also in IP28 8IP28 8TX: also in IP28 8IP28 8TY: also in IP28 8IP28 8TZ: also in IP28 8IP28 8UR: also in IP28 8IP28 8US: also in IP28 8IP28 8UT: also in IP28 8IP28 8UY: also in IP28 8IP28 8UZ: also in IP28 8IP28 8WF: also in IP28 8IP28 8WJ: also in IP28 8IP28 8WN: also in IP28 8IP28 8WP: also in IP28 8IP28 8WQ: also in IP28 8IP28 8WR: also in IP28 8IP28 8WS: also in IP28 8IP28 8WT: also in IP28 8IP28 8WU: also in IP28 8IP28 8WW: also in IP28 8IP28 8WX: also in IP28 8IP28 8WY: also in IP28 8IP28 8XA: also in IP28 8IP28 8XB: also in IP28 8IP28 8XD: also in IP28 8IP28 8XF: also in IP28 8IP28 8XG: also in IP28 8IP28 8XH: also in IP28 8IP28 8XJ: also in IP28 8IP28 8XL: also in IP28 8IP28 8XN: also in IP28 8IP28 8XP: also in IP28 8IP28 8XQ: also in IP28 8IP28 8XR: also in IP28 8IP28 8XS: also in IP28 8IP28 8XT: also in IP28 8IP28 8XU: also in IP28 8IP28 8XW: also in IP28 8IP28 8XY: also in IP28 8IP28 8XZ: also in IP28 8IP28 8YA: also in IP28 8IP28 8YB: also in IP28 8IP28 8YH: also in IP28 8IP28 8YL: also in IP28 8IP28 8YT: also in IP28 8IP28 8YU: also in IP28 8IP28 8YW: also in IP28 8IP28 8YX: also in IP28 8IP28 8YY: also in IP28 8IP28 8YZ: also in IP28 8IP28 8ZA: also in IP28 8IP28 8ZB: also in IP28 8IP28 8ZE: also in IP28 8IP28 8ZG: also in IP28 8IP28 8ZL: also in IP28 8IP28 8ZN: also in IP28 8IP28 8ZQ: also in IP28 8IP28 8ZR: also in IP28 8IP28 8ZT: also in IP28 8IP28 8ZU: also in IP28 8IP28 8ZX: also in IP28 8 2 places, 5.5–5.8 kmIn Toto Ed Cambridge 6.2 kmNewmarket station 8.1 kmThe Rows IP28 8LE Map of IP28 8LE and what is near it Map of IP28 8LE: its centre point, with the 395 other postcodes in the IP28 8 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. 2 places, 5.5–5.8 kmOakfield Surgery 7.3 kmThe Rows IP28 8LE
  • IP28 8LE
  • Other postcodes in IP28 8: 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 52.2958, longitude 0.4777)

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 IP28 8LE?

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 IP28 8LE?

67% of the homes and businesses at IP28 8LE can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 33% gigabit, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)33% can get it

East Cambridgeshire: 87%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)67% 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 IP28 8LE?

BinDayBuddy has not read East Cambridgeshire District Council's days for IP28 8LE today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for IP28 8LE 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 IP28 8LE 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 IP28 8LE.

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 IP28 8LE: 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 IP28 8LE 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 IP28 8LE?

Homes in IP28 8 sold for a typical £278,830 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 177 sales, up 0.8% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£278,830 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£276,500 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 0.8% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £345,000 83 sales
  • Semi-detached £250,000 47 sales
  • Terraced £238,500 38 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £179,000 9 sales

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

Across the whole IP28 district: a typical £278,830 from 341 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 IP28 8LE

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in IP28 8LE 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

Food hygiene ratings at IP28 8LE

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at IP28 8LE. 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 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near IP28 8LE?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,240 homes in the neighbourhood around IP28 8LE. The largest share of them, 35%, are in council tax band B. More were built from 1983 to 1999 than in any other period (23%). 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 IP28 8LE

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 £4,970 (band H); band B, the most common, is £1,933.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 110 (9%)£1,657
Band Babout 430 (35%)£1,933
Band Cabout 250 (20%)£2,209
Band Dabout 140 (11%)£2,485
Band Eabout 170 (14%)£3,037
Band Fabout 80 (6%)£3,590
Band Gabout 50 (4%)£4,142
Band Habout 10 (1%)£4,970

When the homes were built

  1. 16% Before 1900
  2. 4% 1900 to 1918
  3. 7% 1919 to 1939
  4. 18% 1945 to 1964
  5. 9% 1965 to 1982
  6. 23% 1983 to 1999
  7. 5% 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. 16% 2020 or later

2010 to 2019: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

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 IP28 8LE is in (ONS area E01018035), 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 IP28 8LE?

The nearest open schools to IP28 8LE, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near IP28 8LE, 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 IP28 8LE?

The nearest railway station to the centre of IP28 8LE is Kennett Rail Station, 2.2 km away in a straight line.

  • Kennett Rail Station Railway station 2.2 kmCycle
  • Newmarket Rail Station Railway station 8.1 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 IP28 8LE, 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 IP28 8LE?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of IP28 8LE, 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 IP28 8LE?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of IP28 8LE 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.

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

Which dentists are near IP28 8LE?

The nearest to the centre of IP28 8LE, 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 IP28 8LE?

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 IP28 8LE?

The nearest care homes to the centre of IP28 8LE, 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 IP28 8LE?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of IP28 8LE, 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 IP28 8LE?

The nearest vets to the centre of IP28 8LE 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 IP28 8LE in a conservation area?

planning.data.gov.uk is not answering just now, so this page has not asked it what the centre of IP28 8LE is inside. It will ask once the service answers again. The council's planning team can answer for one address.

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 IP28 8LE?

Police.uk records 25 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of IP28 8LE in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences8 reports
Vehicle crime4 reports
Anti-social behaviour3 reports
Criminal damage and arson3 reports
Public order2 reports
Other theft2 reports

Also: other crime 2, 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: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for IP28 8LE

Ward
Fordham & Isleham
Parish
Chippenham
Region
East of England
Country
England
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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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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