CB7 5ZR
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Property report — CB7 5ZR
Open-data due diligence for CB7 5ZR and the area around it.
CB7 5ZR in brief: 6 recorded sales (£30,000–£490,000) · medium flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for CB7 5ZR itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the CB7 5 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£371,614
Population
25,896
Crimes recorded
12
Schools
7
Flood risk
Medium
Gigabit broadband
74%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in CB7 5, 1995–2026 — mean (blue) and median (terracotta). The median is the typical sale; a wide gap to the mean means a few high-value sales pull the average up. 2026 is a part year (71 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-10-26 | £228,000 | 5 OLD SCHOOL LANE | Detached |
| 2009-06-25 | £280,000 | 3 OLD SCHOOL LANE | Detached |
| 2007-08-23 | £490,000 | 1 OLD SCHOOL LANE | Detached |
| 2002-07-10 | £149,950 | 9 OLD SCHOOL LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2001-04-06 | £189,950 | 3 OLD SCHOOL LANE | Detached |
| 1998-10-09 | £30,000 | 3 OLD SCHOOL LANE | Detached |
6 recorded sales on CB7 5ZR. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stretham Community Primary School | 3.2 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Waterbeach Community Primary School | 3.7 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Burwell Village College (Primary) | 3.7 mi | Primary | Good (2024) |
| St Andrew's CofE Primary School | 3.9 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Soham Village College | 3.9 mi | Secondary | Outstanding (2024) |
| The Weatheralls Primary School | 4.1 mi | Primary | Requires improvement (2023) |
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Ofsted = latest overall effectiveness (newer inspections may be ungraded). Sources: Get Information about Schools (DfE) · Ofsted.
What's nearby
Nearest GP surgeries: WATERBEACH AND COTTENHAM SURGERIES (3.6 mi) · BURWELL SURGERY (4.1 mi) · STAPLOE MEDICAL CENTRE (4.2 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: BARN AT FIELD FARM (Grade II) (1.1 mi) · SPINNEY ABBEY (Grade II) (1.5 mi) · SMOCK MILL (Grade II) (1.6 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: WATERBEACH PHARMACY (3.9 mi) · WELLBEING PHARMACY (4.0 mi) · JARDINES PHARMACY (4.0 mi)
Nearest stations: Soham (3.6 mi) · Waterbeach (4.0 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: East of England CO-OP (3.4 mi) · The Co-operative Food (3.6 mi) · Asda (3.9 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 43
- One-person households
- 28%
- Households with children
- 29%
- Households
- 10,694
Owned 65% · Social rent 14% · Private rent 19%
Census 2021 (ONS), for CB7 5.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in CB7 5 (May 24–Apr 26, average 9/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
This is an indicative band for the postcode from the Environment Agency's catchment modelling (rivers and surface water), not a property-specific assessment. A conveyancer will run an official flood search before you buy. Check the exact address on the official Environment Agency map →
Source: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (the official dataset name). Indicative catchment data, not an official property flood search.
How granular is this?
| Measure | DistrictCB7 | SectorCB7 5 | PostcodeCB7 5ZR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £374,591 | £371,614 | £227,983 |
| Population | 45,469 | 25,896 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 7/10 | 7/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 166 | 12 | — |
| Schools | 10 | 7 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | Medium |
| Gigabit broadband | 78% | 74% | 86% |
| Superfast broadband | 93% | 92% | 86% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (CB7 5); the postcode column is built from the layers that go finer (sold transactions, Ofcom broadband). Sources: HM Land Registry · Police.uk · Ofsted/GIAS · ONS & IoD2025 · Environment Agency · Ofcom.
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Report generated 3 July 2026. Open data is refreshed periodically; HM Land Registry Price Paid typically lags by around two months, so the most recent sales may not appear yet.
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026
Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Indicative due diligence compiled from public open data. Not a substitute for a regulated conveyancing or property search, a survey, or professional advice.