CB7 postcode area guide — East Cambridgeshire
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the CB7 postcode district in East Cambridgeshire — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in CB7
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
92.2%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
77.1%
Gigabit-capable
76.3%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.3%
Broadband availability in the CB7 postcode district (East Cambridgeshire) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 679 postcodes Ofcom measures in CB7, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 92.2% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 76.3%.
Around 0.3% of premises in CB7 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in CB7
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| CB7 4AA | 100% | 94.1% |
| CB7 4AD | 100% | 100% |
| CB7 4AF | 96.9% | 96.9% |
| CB7 4AH | 100% | 100% |
| CB7 4AJ | 100% | 100% |
| CB7 4AL | 100% | 100% |
| CB7 4AN | 100% | 84.6% |
| CB7 4AQ | 100% | 100% |
| CB7 4AR | 100% | 100% |
| CB7 4AS | 100% | 100% |
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Mobile signal around East Cambridgeshire
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider East Cambridgeshire district (43,209 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
78.8%
4G outdoors — all networks
99.7%
5G outdoors — all networks
27.3%
Voice indoors — all networks
85.2%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in CB7
Police recorded 3 incidents within about a mile of the centre of CB7 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 1 | 33.3% |
| Other theft | 1 | 33.3% |
| Violence & sexual offences | 1 | 33.3% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in CB7
Based on 319 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in CB7 is £315,000, up 4.1% on the previous year (£302,500).
Detached
£475,000
95 sales
Semi-detached
£285,000
90 sales
Terraced
£275,000
92 sales
Flat / maisonette
£164,200
29 sales
Latest recorded sales in CB7
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 May 2026 | £240,000 | Semi-detached | Churchgate Street | CB7 5DS |
| 8 May 2026 | £343,000 | Detached | Redshank Close | CB7 5FG |
| 8 May 2026 | £271,500 | Flat | St Andrews Park | CB7 5GY |
| 8 May 2026 | £240,000 | Terraced | The Causeway | CB7 5BB |
| 7 May 2026 | £885,000 | Detached | Cambridge Road | CB7 4HL |
| 7 May 2026 | £435,000 | Terraced | Lisle Lane | CB7 4AS |
| 6 May 2026 | £165,000 | Semi-detached | Fore Hill | CB7 4AA |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £220,000 | Terraced | White Hart Lane | CB7 5JQ |
| 29 Apr 2026 | £300,000 | Terraced | Henley Way | CB7 4YH |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £122,500 | Semi-detached | Buttercup Close | CB7 7AD |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? East Cambridgeshire demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider East Cambridgeshire district (87,764 residents, 37,202 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18.6% |
| 15–29 | 19.7% |
| 30–44 | 20.5% |
| 45–64 | 20.5% |
| 65+ | 20.8% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 68% |
| Private rented | 16.5% |
| Social rented | 12.1% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around CB7
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soham Village College | Secondary | 11–16 | 1,436 | CB7 5AA |
| King's Ely | Not applicable | 2–19 | 1,126 | CB7 4DB |
| St Andrew's CofE Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 461 | CB7 5AA |
| Fordham CofE Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 413 | CB7 5NL |
| The Weatheralls Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 342 | CB7 5BH |
| The Shade Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 250 | CB7 5DE |
| Ely St Mary's CofE Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 226 | CB7 4RB |
| Isleham Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 201 | CB7 5RZ |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in CB7
254 rated food businesses operate in CB7. 177 hold the top rating of 5, 27 are rated 4, and 5 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 3At3, A Tasca, Alan Fish Bar, Aldi Stores Ltd, Ali's Fried Chicken.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in CB7
From a sample of 243 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 CB7 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band D). 46% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
5%
Band C
42%
Band D
31%
Band E
17%
Band F
3%
Band G
2%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for East Cambridgeshire
Landlines around CB7 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.