Lapwing Way, Soham, Ely, CB7 5GE

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Lapwing Way is in Soham, Ely and in East Cambridgeshire district. CB7 5GE is located in the Soham North electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of South East Cambridgeshire. This postcode has been in use since 2006-07-01.

StreetScan combines information about Lapwing Way, Soham, Ely, CB7 5GE and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: CB7 5UX, CB7 5GQ, CB7 5FR, CB7 5UT, CB7 5GP, CB7 5FS, CB7 5FG, CB7 5EG, CB7 5WA.

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around CB7 5GE is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	51%	51%	0.0%	51.0%	0.0%
Male	49%	49%	0.0%	49.0%	0.0%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

In the immediate area around CB7 5GE, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 44.2% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	41.6%	44.2%	2.6%	37.9%	6.3%
Married: Opposite sex	44.7%	37.6%	-7.1%	44.2%	-6.6%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Separated	5.3%	2%	-3.3%	2.2%	-0.2%
Divorced	8.4%	13.2%	4.8%	9.1%	4.1%
Widowed	0%	2.5%	2.5%	6.1%	-3.6%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (91.2%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either a younger population or more affluent area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	68.5%	56.9%	-11.6%	48.4%	8.5%
Good health	23.8%	34.3%	10.5%	33.6%	0.7%
Fair health	6.3%	7.1%	0.8%	12.7%	-5.6%
Bad health	1.3%	0.7%	-0.6%	4.0%	-3.3%
Very bad health	0%	1%	1.0%	1.2%	-0.2%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

In the area around CB7 5GE this area, 7.5% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly lower than the UK average of 18.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	7.9%	7.5%	-0.4%	18.2%	-10.7%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	17.4%	12%	-5.4%	9.6%	2.4%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	17.9%	20.5%	2.6%	13.4%	7.1%
Apprenticeship	2.1%	4.5%	2.4%	5.3%	-0.8%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	15.3%	22%	6.7%	16.9%	5.1%
Degree or Similar	33.7%	33.5%	-0.2%	33.8%	-0.3%
Other	5.8%	0%	-5.8%	2.8%	-2.8%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is predominantly white, with 95.9% identifying as such, significantly higher than the UK average of 81.4%. This indicates a lower level of ethnic diversity compared to the broader UK population.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Chinese	1.3%	0%	-1.3%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	3.1%	-3.1%
Pakistani	0%	1%	1.0%	2.7%	-1.7%
Black African	3%	0.7%	-2.3%	2.5%	-1.8%
Other Black	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.5%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.8%	-0.1%
Mixed White and African	3%	0.7%	-2.3%	0.4%	0.3%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.3%	0.7%	0.4%	0.9%	-0.2%
Mixed Other	1.3%	0%	-1.3%	0.8%	-0.8%
White	90.4%	95.9%	5.5%	81.4%	14.5%
Other	0%	0.3%	0.3%	1.6%	-1.3%

Country of Birth

In this area, 88.3% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is similar to the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	87.1%	88.3%	1.2%	83.2%	5.1%
European Union	4.6%	9%	4.4%	6.1%	2.9%
Rest of Europe	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.8%	-0.5%
Africa	3.3%	2%	-1.3%	2.7%	-0.7%
Middle East and Asia	1.3%	0%	-1.3%	5.6%	-5.6%
The Americas and the Caribbean	3.6%	0%	-3.6%	1.3%	-1.3%
Oceania	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	85.4%	88.6%	3.2%	83.2%	5.4%
10+ Years	1.7%	7%	5.3%	9.8%	-2.8%
5-10 Years	2.3%	2.7%	0.4%	2.9%	-0.2%
2-5 Years	4.6%	1.3%	-3.3%	2.2%	-0.9%
Less than 2 years	6%	0.3%	-5.7%	1.9%	-1.6%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	76.5%	76.7%	-0.2%
Ireland	0.7%	0.6%	0.1%
Portugal	2%	0.5%	1.5%
Poland	4%	1.3%	2.7%
Romania	0.7%	0.9%	-0.2%
Other EU countries	1.7%	1.5%	0.2%
Other Europe	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Southern Asia	0.3%	1.2%	-0.9%
No passport held	13.8%	13.5%	0.3%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	50.5%	37.2%	13.3%
Christian	41.8%	46.2%	-4.4%
Buddhist	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Muslim	1%	6.5%	-5.5%
Other religion	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Not answered	6.1%	6.0%	0.1%

Safety

Is Lapwing Way Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Lapwing Way was 100.8 per 1,000 residents, which is 94.8% higher than the Soham North average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Lapwing Way has the 8th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Soham North and the 37th highest crime rate of 244 local areas in East Cambridgeshire .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 64.4 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -20.9%.

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Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a similar level level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 60% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£47,500

Income Rank
6/10

Household Income in CB7 5GE, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 3/10 (low )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 4/10 (below average )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 2/10 (very low )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 2/10 (very low )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 2/10 (very low )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 2/10 (very low )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 5/10 (average )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 4/10 (below average )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Lapwing Way are based on 34 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for East Cambridgeshire.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Lapwing Way, Soham, Ely, CB7 5GE

Estimated Average Property Prices for CB7 5GE

Average Price
£316,224

Semi-Detached
£300,745

Terraced
£306,993

Detached
£492,166

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Lapwing Way

Average Price
£340,646

Semi-Detached
£333,016

Terraced
£319,411

Detached
£501,122

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Lapwing WayStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
20 Lapwing Way, Ely, Cambridgeshire Terraced, an established residential building	£315,000	2023-01-30	£340,200
26 Lapwing Way, Ely, Cambridgeshire Terraced, an established residential building	£275,000	2021-08-27	£322,126
16 Lapwing Way, Ely, Cambridgeshire Terraced, an established residential building	£259,700	2021-04-01	£309,235
32 Lapwing Way, Ely, Cambridgeshire Terraced, an established residential building	£250,000	2020-08-26	£301,003
12 Lapwing Way, Ely, Cambridgeshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£235,000	2019-07-26	£292,567

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for CB7 5GE

Employment

CB7 5GE area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 3% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. A low level of unemployment in an area indicates a strong job market, where most people who are seeking work can find employment. This generally reflects a healthy economy in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	104
Part-Time Employee	35
Self-Employed	22
Student (economically inactive)	10
Looking after home or family	8
Unemployed	7
Retired	7
Other	3
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	3
Long-Term Sick or disabled	2

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	22
Education	21
Professional, scientific and technical activities	18
Manufacturing	17
Human health and social work activities	14
Construction	13
Other	11
Information and communication	8
Accommodation and food service activities	7
Transport and storage	6
Administrative and support service activities	6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	5
Financial and insurance activities	3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	2
Real estate activities	2

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Shade Primary School The Shade , Soham CB7 5DE	3out of 4	876 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Weatheralls Primary School Pratt Street , CB7 5BH	3out of 4	1,263 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Andrew's CofE Primary School Sand Street , Soham CB7 5AA	3out of 4	2,069 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Soham Village College Sand Street , Soham CB7 5AA	3out of 4	1,897 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
The Golden Dragon	28 Hall Street, Soham		751 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Kingfisher Drive KINGFISHER DRIVE	grass pitches	145 yd
Soham Town Rangers Football Club JULIUS MARTIN LANE	grass pitches	439 yd
Soham United Fc FOOTBALL CLUB FOOTBALL CLUB QUA FEN COMMON	grass pitches	1,012 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	100.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	78.5 Mbit/s
Average download speed	140.8 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	25.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	115 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.