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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 42 min8:06 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°C548 mm of rain a year, 11 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October43 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 landmarksSpinney Abbeyhistoric site · 1.0 miNorthfield Windmillhistoric site · 3.0 miBrook Damriver · 2.2 miSt Edmund's Fenwoodland · under a mileWicken Poors' Fenwoodland · under a mileBraham Castlecastle · 4.7 miCock Up Bridge Burwell Fenbridge · 2.4 miPound Hillhill · 2.9 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesEast Fen Commonpark · 2.5 mi · 21 haQua Fen Commonpark · 2.6 mi · 21 haPauline's Swamppark · 3.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes17 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202050 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost 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 medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 4.8 · PM2.5 6.9 · 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 -2 to 10 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalNewmarket Community Hospital6.0 miGP surgeryStaploe Medical Centre2.4 miPharmacyWellbeing Pharmacy2.2 miDentistDental Surgery2.1 miPolice stationEly Police Station6.3 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Soham, Soham2.2 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeCambridge Regional College8.8 miUniversityUniversity of Cambridge10.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Stansted Airport STN30 miRailway stationSoham1.9 miBus stationThe Guineas Bus StationNewmarket6.5 miBus stops8 within a mileCar parkSoham Station Car Park1.9 miEV chargingClay Street Car Park2.1 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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