Is East Cambridgeshire a good place to live?
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in East Cambridgeshire, from official data · 7 postcode districts · 2,201 postcodes
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in East Cambridgeshire, from official data · 7 postcode districts · 2,201 postcodes
The average home in East Cambridgeshire sold for £346,413 in the latest House Price Index, up 5.8% on a year earlier. Across East Cambridgeshire, police record 61 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below the England and Wales rate of 97.
From the middle of East Cambridgeshire, the nearest primary school is The Shade Primary School, 1.4 mi away; the nearest secondary is Soham Village College, 2.4 mi away (Ofsted: outstanding); the nearest GP surgery is Staploe Medical Centre, 2.3 mi away.
Soham station is 1.8 mi away.
Across East Cambridgeshire, police record 61 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below the England and Wales rate of 97. Figures are crimes reported to the police over the latest 12 months; they can't tell you how safe a particular street feels.
The average home in East Cambridgeshire sold for £346,413 in the latest House Price Index, up 5.8% on a year earlier. By type: detached £493,382, semi-detached £329,529, terraced £276,548, flats £171,057. Prices are council-wide averages from HM Land Registry.
The nearest primary school is The Shade Primary School, 1.4 mi away. The nearest secondary school is Soham Village College, 2.4 mi away (Ofsted: outstanding). Being nearest doesn't guarantee a place; check each school's admissions criteria.
Soham is 1.8 mi away.
The ONS estimates average household income of £54,063 a year for the neighbourhood (April 2022 to March 2023), compared with £53,636 across England.
England average £293,479 (+1.1% in a year, +17.1% in five).
Source: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index. Averages for the whole council area (July 2026).