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East Cambridgeshire

East Cambridgeshire has 87,762 residents in 37,202 households (Census 2021); 15% are aged 15–29 and 31% of households rent their home. Over the past two years homes sold for a median of £340,000, from £256,000 in Soham North to £460,000 in Woodditton.

Local authority · 14 wards · 2,198 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
87,762residentsCensus 2021
£340kmedian sale price2,389 sales, 24 months
10%green within 500 mpostcode average
24services in 15 minutesmedian postcode

Six maps of East Cambridgeshire.

Every dot is a residential postcode. Each map uses the same colour scale, from lowest to highest.

Sale pricesPostcode sector median sale price, % of the local authority median
Map of East Cambridgeshire: Postcode sector median sale price, % of the local authority median
<80%160%+
Green spaceShare of land within 500 m of each postcode that is green space
Map of East Cambridgeshire: Share of land within 500 m of each postcode that is green space
0%30%+
Everyday servicesEveryday services within a 15-minute walk (1.2 km)
Map of East Cambridgeshire: Everyday services within a 15-minute walk (1.2 km)
<60240+
Deprivation decileNeighbourhood deprivation decile (IoD 2025 England, WIMD 2025 Wales, SIMD 2020v2 Scotland): 1 = most deprived 10% (context, not a score)
Map of East Cambridgeshire: Neighbourhood deprivation decile (IoD 2025 England, WIMD 2025 Wales, SIMD 2020v2 Scotland): 1 = most deprived 10% (context, not a score)
110
Recorded crimeCrimes recorded within 500 m in 12 months, % of the local postcode average
Map of East Cambridgeshire: Crimes recorded within 500 m in 12 months, % of the local postcode average
<50%250%+
Gigabit broadbandShare of premises with gigabit-capable broadband (Ofcom, July 2025)
Map of East Cambridgeshire: Share of premises with gigabit-capable broadband (Ofcom, July 2025)
<20%95%+

Sources: ONS Postcode Directory, Aug 2026 · HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · © OpenStreetMap contributors · English Indices of Deprivation 2025, MHCLG · data.police.uk · Ofcom Connected Nations 2025

All 14 wards at a glance.

Colour shows where each ward sits among East Cambridgeshire's wards for that measure, from lowest to highest. Select a ward for its full report.

WardMedian priceGreen 500 mServices 15 minAged 15–29Owner-occupiedFlatsNearest tram or railGigabitCrime per 1,000
Bottisham£418k13%1213%70%3%6.0 km74%49
Burwell£360k5%3214%76%6%6.3 km66%51
Downham Villages£325k6%713%79%0%5.0 km73%40
Ely East£312k19%14716%55%15%1.1 km87%145
Ely North£368k10%4215%70%8%2.5 km73%72
Ely West£377k14%15215%67%10%1.4 km92%52
Fordham & Isleham£375k7%1513%70%1%5.1 km65%60
Haddenham£330k5%2914%74%3%9.1 km87%45
Littleport£290k5%5717%63%7%1.5 km83%96
Soham North£256k11%2616%63%7%1.0 km82%42
Soham South£315k11%5115%60%11%1.6 km90%76
Stretham£350k6%2214%77%2%5.4 km77%66
Sutton£333k9%2915%78%2%9.9 km84%48
Woodditton£460k12%1213%66%2%3.3 km55%30

Sources: Census 2021 · HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, sales to 28 Aug 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors · data.police.uk

Prices.

Quarterly median of all standard residential sales in East Cambridgeshire. The latest quarter is still being registered.

£310k£329k£347k£366k2024 Q12024 Q22024 Q32024 Q42025 Q12025 Q22025 Q32025 Q42026 Q12026 Q22026 Q3
£310k£329k£347k£366k2024 Q12025 Q12026 Q12026 Q3

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, sales to 28 Aug 2026

Safety.

Police recorded 5,607 crimes and incidents in East Cambridgeshire in the 12 months to Aug 2026, 64 per 1,000 residents.

0282564Sept 2024Nov 2024Jan 2025Mar 2025May 2025Jul 2025Sept 2025Nov 2025Jan 2026Mar 2026May 2026Jul 2026
0282564Sept 2024Mar 2025Sept 2025Mar 2026
Violence and sexual offences1,863
Anti-social behaviour1,158
Shoplifting558
Criminal damage and arson442
Other theft380
Burglary303
Vehicle crime257
Public order232
Other crime163
Drugs99
Possession of weapons62
Bicycle theft43
Theft from the person31
Robbery16

Police.uk records crimes by approximate location, not by where victims or offenders live. Busy streets, shops, stations and nightlife record more. Figures are counts, not a measure of personal risk.

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, Cambridgeshire Constabulary (Open Government Licence v3.0)

Road safety.

Injury collisions reported to the police in East Cambridgeshire each year, 2021–2025: 199 of them with a serious or fatal injury.

2021113
2022142
2023142
2024133
2025113

Counts include only collisions involving personal injury that were reported to the police. Most happen on main roads and at junctions, so a count near a postcode reflects the traffic passing through, not the risk of any one journey.

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data (Open Government Licence v3.0)

Food hygiene.

Food businesses in East Cambridgeshire with a published hygiene rating.

504rated food businessesin total
90%rated good or very good (4 or 5)latest inspection
19rated 2 or belowlatest inspection

Council food safety officers rate businesses from 0 (urgent improvement necessary) to 5 (very good) for hygiene, the state of the premises and how food safety is managed. A rating reflects the standards found on the day of inspection, not the quality of the food.

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene rating data as of 26 October 2026 (Open Government Licence)

Broadband.

Share of homes in East Cambridgeshire that can get each type of fixed broadband, July 2025.

85.1%gigabit-capablehomes
78.3%full fibrehomes
98.1%superfast (30 Mbit/s+)homes
0.1%below the universal service obligationhomes

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations 2025, fixed broadband coverage of residential premises, July 2025. © Ofcom copyright

Deprivation, in context.

0 of East Cambridgeshire's 51 neighbourhoods are in the most deprived tenth of England on the 2025 index.

Decile 31
Decile 42
Decile 56
Decile 69
Decile 711
Decile 88
Decile 96
Decile 10 (least deprived)8

The English Indices of Deprivation rank 33,755 small areas from 1 (most deprived 10%) to 10 (least deprived). They describe areas relative to each other, not every household in them.

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, MHCLG

Wards of East Cambridgeshire.

Every ward has its own page with all of its postcodes.