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County or areaCambridgeshire
Postcode districtCB7
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 48 min4:36 am – 9:24 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 41 min8:05 am – 3:47 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People13,242 residentsin the Soham census areaMedian age 40.15,604 households61% of homes owner-occupied30% owned outright16% social rented, 20% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.1% unemployment rate68% of adults are economically active, 6,926 in work, 20% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 12%, construction 11%Getting to work: 26% work from home, 64% go by car, 2% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle49% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages28% of adults hold a degree or higher20% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 92%2% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C547 mm of rain a year, 11 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October41 days of air frost, 23 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 9°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 5 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 18°CMJune: 10 to 21°CJJuly: 13 to 23°CJAugust: 13 to 23°CASeptember: 10 to 20°CSOctober: 8 to 15°CONovember: 4 to 11°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksFordham War Memorialhistoric site · 1.7 miFordham Abbeyhistoric site · 2.1 miBrook Damriver · under a mileSmall Path Hillhill · under a mileCock Up Bridge Burwell Fenbridge · 3.1 miBraham Castlecastle · 5.7 miPound Hillhill · 3.4 miHall Yard Woodwoodland · 2.1 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesEast Fen Commonpark · under a mile · 21 haQua Fen Commonpark · 1.3 mi · 21 haPauline's Swamppark · 4.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes14 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 15 Feb 199428 mi away, Norwich, NorfolkMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 9 Feb 202346 mi away, Bicknacre, EssexSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 5.0 · PM2.5 7.0 · PM10 12 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband87% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)5,849 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation8 m26 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 4 to 15 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalNewmarket Community Hospital5.3 miGP surgeryStaploe Medical Centre1.0 miPharmacyWellbeing Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.0 miDentistDental Surgery1.1 miPolice stationEly Police Station6.7 miCash machineMFG - Downfields (MRH)right hereSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools3 primary, 1 secondaryPrimarySt Andrew's CofE Primary Schoolages 3-11, 461 pupilsunder a mileSecondarySoham Village Collegeages 11-16, 1,436 pupilsunder a milePrimaryThe Weatheralls Primary Schoolages 3-11, 342 pupils1.2 miCollegeCambridge Regional College11.1 miUniversityUniversity of Cambridge12.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Stansted Airport STN31 miRailway stationSoham1.4 miBus stationThe Guineas Bus StationNewmarket5.7 miFerryKing's Lynn Ferry LandingKings Lynn30 miBus stops10 within a mileCar parkCo-Op Soham Car Park1.1 miEV chargingClay Street Car Park2 charging points within a mile1.0 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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