Soham
East Cambridgeshire · East of England · population 13,657 · 7 LSOAs
Postcode CB7
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #2,356 of 6,856 in England
- #318 of 746 in East of England
- #8 of 10 in East Cambridgeshire
- Less deprived (top 40%)
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 17% · Skilled trades 13% · Associate professional 12%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 17% |
| Skilled trades | 13% |
| Associate professional | 12% |
| Managers & directors | 12% |
| Caring & leisure | 10% |
| Elementary | 10% |
| Process & plant | 9% |
| Administrative | 9% |
| Sales & customer service | 7% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 48% · No religion 43% · Other 1%
Born outside the UK: 14%
Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.
In summary
Soham is in the less-deprived top 40% of England, ranked #2,356 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #8 of 10 in East Cambridgeshire. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Employment (67) and lowest on Housing & access (35). Typical homes here sold for about £280,000 over the past year, up 12% across five years (from 185 sales), 19% below the wider East Cambridgeshire median of £345,000. Typical household take-home income is around £41,283 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 45 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well below the England rate of 83.
Themed scores ?
Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £280,000 | 185 | +1.8% | +12.0% |
| Detached | £367,500 | 63 | -3.3% | +5.0% |
| Semi-detached | £265,000 | 58 | -1.9% | +12.4% |
| Terraced | £231,250 | 50 | -4.8% | +5.6% |
| Flat | £146,250 | 14 | -11.4% | +17.0% |
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Household income
Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →
Affordability-adjusted Score ?
- #1,068 best value of 6,851 priced areas in England
- Combines this area's Area Score with how affordable its homes are nationally (geometric mean). Higher = a less-deprived area for less money.
Recorded crime ?
Rank #1,706 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 315 |
| Theft | 72 |
| Burglary | 42 |
| Vehicle crime | 61 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 50 |
| Public order & weapons | 43 |
| Drugs | 15 |
| Robbery | 3 |
| Other | 18 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 176 incidents.
Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →
Official sources
Nearby areas
The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.
Other areas in East Cambridgeshire
Similar areas across England
Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
- Otley NorthLeeds66£325,000
- Folkestone Morehall & SandgateFolkestone and Hythe66£345,000
- Springwell & UsworthSunderland66£202,500
- Barrowford, Higham & PendlesidePendle66£200,000
- Lye Valley & Cowley EastOxford66£424,000
- Tilton, Billesdon & Great EastonHarborough66£470,000