IP28 postcode area guide — East Cambridgeshire
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the IP28 postcode district in East Cambridgeshire — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in IP28
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
92%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
56.5%
Gigabit-capable
54%
Below USO (10Mb)
1%
Broadband availability in the IP28 postcode district (East Cambridgeshire) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 840 postcodes Ofcom measures in IP28, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 92% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 54%.
Around 1% of premises in IP28 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 IP28
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| IP28 1AB | 100% | 100% |
| IP28 1AD | 100% | 100% |
| IP28 1AE | 100% | 100% |
| IP28 1AF | 100% | 100% |
| IP28 1AG | 100% | 100% |
| IP28 1AH | 100% | 100% |
| IP28 3AA | 100% | 64.7% |
| IP28 3BR | 100% | 0% |
| IP28 6AA | 97% | 9.1% |
| IP28 6AE | 75% | 62.5% |
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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 IP28
Police recorded 11 incidents within about a mile of the centre of IP28 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 6 | 54.5% |
| Other theft | 2 | 18.2% |
| Vehicle crime | 2 | 18.2% |
| Other crime | 1 | 9.1% |
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 IP28
Based on 372 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in IP28 is £275,000, down 1.8% on the previous year (£280,000).
Detached
£350,000
139 sales
Semi-detached
£265,000
115 sales
Terraced
£230,000
90 sales
Flat / maisonette
£143,500
17 sales
Latest recorded sales in IP28
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £395,000 | Detached | Chippenham Road | IP28 8JA |
| 22 May 2026 | £270,000 | Semi-detached | High Street | IP28 6SA |
| 14 May 2026 | £128,000 | Flat | Queensway | IP28 7JL |
| 13 May 2026 | £323,000 | Detached | Clematis Close | IP28 8JS |
| 8 May 2026 | £440,000 | Detached | Parsley Close | IP28 8GP |
| 8 May 2026 | £300,000 | Detached | Bergamot Close | IP28 8SL |
| 1 May 2026 | £299,000 | Semi-detached | Church Lane | IP28 6AY |
| 1 May 2026 | £350,000 | Detached | Russet Drive | IP28 8GA |
| 1 May 2026 | £300,000 | Terraced | Church Walk | IP28 7ED |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £310,000 | Semi-detached | Heatherset Way | IP28 8JN |
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 IP28
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mildenhall College Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,317 | IP28 7JX |
| Culford School | Not applicable | 1–19 | 863 | IP28 6TX |
| Great Heath Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 438 | IP28 7PT |
| St Mary's Church of England Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 414 | IP28 7LR |
| St Christopher's CEVCP School | Primary | 3–11 | 389 | IP28 8XQ |
| Beck Row Primary Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 243 | IP28 8AE |
| The Pines Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 240 | IP28 8WL |
| West Row Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 208 | IP28 8NY |
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 IP28
157 rated food businesses operate in IP28. 119 hold the top rating of 5, 12 are rated 4, and 3 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: All Saints Hotel, Anatolia Kebab House, Aspal Lane Nursery, B&M Retail Limited, Barleycorn.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in IP28
From a sample of 262 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 IP28 postcodes, the most common rating is band B (average band C). 65% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
37%
Band C
29%
Band D
16%
Band E
15%
Band F
3%
Band G
1%
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 IP28 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.