CB7 5AF

a postcode in Cambridgeshire

Introduced in January 1980

CB7 5AF	Normal (geographic) postcodes	Large user postcodes

The nearby postcodes map only shows currently active postcodes. Postcode markers will cluster if they are close together, which may happen in densly populated built-up areas or where single premises have multiple postcodes.

Streets Associated with CB7 5AF

Staples Lane - 37 properties, USRN 12000392

Brook Street - 3 properties, USRN 12000321

Street names are those nearest to properties in this postcode, they are not necessarily the postal address

Coordinates

Latitude: 52.3286 / 52°19'42"N

Longitude: 0.3465 / 0°20'47"E

UTM Reference: 31U 319186 5800903

OS Easting: 559992

OS Northing: 272647

OS Grid: TL599726

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR N8P.Y51

Mapcode Global: VHHJM.YQJR

Open Location Code: 9F4288HW+CH

Maidenhead Locator System: JO02eh18

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: D1

rural town
a small town or larger village, surrounded by populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 2b2

Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanites
Rural Amenity
Rural Mix

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 17559 / 32844

6th decile
slightly less deprived

Demographics are based on the LSOA containing this postcode and not necessarily this postcode alone

Sun and Moon Times for CB7 5AF on Friday 26 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light)	02:28
Civil twilight begins (Dawn)	03:48
Sunrise	04:38
Transit (sun is at its highest)	13:01
Sunset	21:24
Civil twilight ends (Dusk)	22:14
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall)	23:34

Hours of daylight today	04:08 to 21:54
Hours of darkness tonight (lighting-up time)	21:54 to 04:08
Moon Phase	Waxing Gibbous
Moon Sets	00:39
Moon Rises	17:55

For a full sun and moon calendar for CB7 5AF, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in CB7 5AF

Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
29 June 2021	30 Staples Lane, Soham, Ely CB7 5AF	Semi-detached	Freehold	£275,000
18 November 2019	Garage at, Staples Lane, Soham, Ely CB7 5AF	Other property type	Freehold	£7,500
9 November 2018	14 Staples Lane, Soham, Ely CB7 5AF	Semi-detached	Freehold	£328,000
1 September 2017	10 Staples Lane, Soham, Ely CB7 5AF	Semi-detached	Freehold	£306,000
26 September 2016	14 Staples Lane, Soham, Ely CB7 5AF	Semi-detached	Freehold	£290,000
8 April 2016	18 Staples Lane, Soham, Ely CB7 5AF	Semi-detached	Freehold	£247,000
30 October 2015	6 Staples Lane, Soham, Ely CB7 5AF	Semi-detached	Freehold	£233,500
3 September 2015	23 Staples Lane, Soham, Ely CB7 5AF	Detached	Freehold	£325,000
20 July 2015	4 Staples Lane, Soham, Ely CB7 5AF	Semi-detached	Freehold	£215,000
8 May 2015	2 Staples Lane, Soham, Ely CB7 5AF	Semi-detached	Freehold	£190,000
1 May 2015	28 Staples Lane, Soham, Ely CB7 5AF	Semi-detached	Freehold	£203,000
21 April 2015	4 Staples Lane, Soham, Ely CB7 5AF	Semi-detached	Freehold	£180,000
31 July 2014	10 Staples Lane, Soham, Ely CB7 5AF	Semi-detached	Freehold	£230,000
1 August 2013	23 Staples Lane, Soham, Ely CB7 5AF	Detached	Freehold	£239,950
31 October 2012	14 Staples Lane, Soham, Ely CB7 5AF	Semi-detached	Freehold	£220,000
16 April 2012	30 Staples Lane, Soham, Ely CB7 5AF	Semi-detached	Freehold	£177,000
21 January 2011	6 Staples Lane, Soham, Ely CB7 5AF	Semi-detached	Freehold	£150,000
10 November 2006	34 Staples Lane, Soham, Ely CB7 5AF	Detached	Freehold	£191,500
23 May 2006	26 Staples Lane, Soham, Ely CB7 5AF	Semi-detached	Freehold	£164,000
1 March 2006	28 Staples Lane, Soham, Ely CB7 5AF	Semi-detached	Freehold	£160,000
13 May 2005	2a Staples Lane, Soham, Ely CB7 5AF	Detached	Freehold	£127,000
14 March 2005	8 Staples Lane, Soham, Ely CB7 5AF	Semi-detached	Freehold	£150,000
4 February 2005	10 Staples Lane, Soham, Ely CB7 5AF	Semi-detached	Freehold	£158,000
17 November 2004	32 Staples Lane, Soham, Ely CB7 5AF	Semi-detached	Freehold	£155,995
30 January 2004	2a Staples Lane, Soham, Ely CB7 5AF	Detached	Freehold	£97,500
17 October 2002	15a Staples Lane, Soham, Ely CB7 5AF	Detached	Freehold	£285,000
20 March 2002	26 Staples Lane, Soham, Ely CB7 5AF	Semi-detached	Freehold	£110,000
1 August 2001	Dunmar, Staples Lane, Soham, Ely CB7 5AF	Detached	Freehold	£97,500
28 July 2000	25 Staples Lane, Soham, Ely CB7 5AF	Semi-detached	Freehold	£94,000
2 November 1998	23 Staples Lane, Soham, Ely CB7 5AF	Detached	Freehold	£105,000
8 September 1997	10 Staples Lane, Soham, Ely CB7 5AF	Semi-detached	Freehold	£56,000
28 May 1997	2a Staples Lane, Soham, Ely CB7 5AF	Detached	Freehold	£38,000
22 May 1997	2 Staples Lane, Soham, Ely CB7 5AF	Semi-detached	Freehold	£55,000
25 July 1995	22 Staples Lane, Soham, Ely CB7 5AF	Semi-detached	Freehold	£47,500
31 March 1995	Dunmar, Staples Lane, Soham, Ely CB7 5AF	Detached	Freehold	£59,995

Key to property sale icons:

	First sale of newbuild property. This includes new properties created from existing properties, such as residential conversions of commercial or agricultural property, or subdivision of a larger residential property.
	Subsequent sale of existing property.
	Standard sale at market value to private individual.
	Additional (non-standard) sale. This includes repossessions, buy-to-lets and transfers of property sold to non-private individuals.

Elected Representatives for CB7 5AF

United Kingdom Parliament

Constituency

Ely and East Cambridgeshire

MP

Charlotte Cane Liberal Democrat

Cambridgeshire County Council

County council electoral division

Soham South & Haddenham

Councillor

Tom Hawker-Dawson Liberal Democrats

East Cambridgeshire District Council

District council ward

Soham South

Councillors

Ian Bovingdon Conservative

Lucius Vellacott Conservative

CB7 5AF also falls within the Civil Parish of Soham, which has its own parish council and parish councillors. These are not shown here.

Elected representative data is updated approximately monthly, so may not include recent by-elections or vacancies.

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for CB7 5AF

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data Owner
E00091062		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 January 2009	ONS
E01018051	East Cambridgeshire 006E	Lower layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 February 2004	ONS
E02003737	East Cambridgeshire 006	Middle layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 August 2004	ONS
E04001641	Soham	Civil Parishes	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E05011570	Soham South	Electoral Wards/Divisions	Administrative/Electoral	2 May 2019	DLUHC
E07000009	East Cambridgeshire	Non-metropolitan Districts	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E10000003	Cambridgeshire	Counties	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E12000006	East of England	Regions	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E14001224	Ely and East Cambridgeshire	Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies	Electoral	4 July 2024	LGBC
E23000023	Cambridgeshire	Police Force Areas	Other	1 January 2009	Home Office
E30000186	Cambridge	Travel to Work Areas	Other	31 July 2015	ONS
E33025902		Workplace Zones	Census	31 December 2011	ONS
E37000059	Greater Cambridge and Greater Peterborough	Local Enterprise Partnerships	Other	1 April 2021	BEIS
E38000260	NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough ICB - 06H	Sub Integrated Care Board Locations	Health	1 July 2022	ODS
E40000007	East of England	NHS England Regions	Health	1 April 2019	ODS
E54000056	NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Integrated Care Board	Integrated Care Boards	Health	1 April 2024	ODS
E56000035	East of England	Cancer Alliances	Health	1 April 2024	NHS England
E58000090	Soham South & Haddenham ED	County Electoral Divisions	Electoral	4 May 2017	DLUHC
E63010242	Soham	Built Up Areas	Census	17 April 2024	OS
E65000001	England Non-National Park Area	England Non-National Park Area	Census	27 February 2023	ONS
E92000001	England	Country	Administrative	1 January 2009	ONS

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