CB7 5YJ Guide - Crime Rate, Schools & Area Review

CB7 5YJ is a postcode in Soham South, East Cambridgeshire, East of England, England. This postcode area guide brings together crime, schools, demographics, property prices, planning applications, HMO licences and roadworks near CB7 5YJ, then scores the surrounding small area 67/100 - top 24% nationally across 8 matched LocaleIQ domains.

The strongest signals around CB7 5YJ are health and schools and education, while housing is the main area to examine before moving, renting or buying here. LocaleIQ uses these local signals as a practical area rating rather than a single raw statistic, so read the score alongside the detailed map layers and source records.

The demographic profile for CB7 5YJ is based on East Cambridgeshire 009 Census 2021. It covers 6,288 residents, 75 people per square kilometre. The median age is around 47, helping show whether the area skews younger, family-sized or older. Housing tenure is 70% owner-occupied, 14% privately rented, 15% social rented, useful context for renters, buyers and landlords comparing the local property market. On the official England neighbourhood wellbeing index the area ranks in decile 7/10.

For property prices near CB7 5YJ, LocaleIQ uses Land Registry sold-price evidence for the CB7 postcode district. The latest median sold price is £265k from 146 rolling sales. The Property tab separates flats, terraced, semi-detached and detached homes where enough sales exist.

For safety, the Crime tab breaks down recorded crime near CB7 5YJ by category and map position. Crime trend is flat or improving month on month. Use it with the LocaleIQ safety score because police data can lag and does not capture every local issue.

LocaleIQ checks available planning, HMO and roadworks feeds near CB7 5YJ; no local change records are currently listed inside this report radius.