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Fordham Road, Soham, Ely

MyStreetCheck free street report: Fordham Road, Soham, Ely · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/ely-cambridgeshire/fordham-road-soham/

House prices, sold prices and local information for CB7 5AH, CB7 5AJ, CB7 5FP.

Average price (last 12 months)
£262,500
3 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£295,404
56 sales
Price range
£185k – £600k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
31 Jul 2026
CB7 5FP

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At a glance

House prices£263k average26% below the Ely average CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 7 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station20 min walkSoham station Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband98% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 62 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

56 property sales on Fordham Road, Soham, Ely have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 3 homes sold here for an average of £262,500. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £342,231. Average sale prices fell from £269,500 in 2016 to £262,500 in 2026 (-3%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 26% below the Ely average of £357,090 over the same period. 10 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 8 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 38% detached, 38% semi-detached, 25% terraced. Recorded sale prices on Fordham Road range from £185,000 to £600,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold. Of 160 streets in Ely with at least two sales in the last year, Fordham Road ranks 117th for average price.

House prices on Fordham Road compared

Fordham Road£262,500
CB7 postcode area£351,668
Ely£357,090
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all CB7 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £269,500 (5 sales)2016£270k2017: £274,625 (4 sales)2017£275k2018: £267,917 (3 sales)2018£268k2019: £328,259 (11 sales)2019£328k2020: £295,000 (2 sales)2020£295k2021: £271,429 (7 sales)2021£271k2022: £332,000 (8 sales)2022£332k2023: £268,500 (5 sales)2023£269k2024: £297,400 (5 sales)2024£297k2025: £306,333 (3 sales)2025£306k2026: £262,500 (3 sales)2026£263k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 62 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached21£342,23117 Oct 2025
Semi-detached21£279,54818 Feb 2026
Terraced14£248,94631 Jul 2026

Sold prices on Fordham Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
7, The Mallows, Fordham Road CB7 5FP 31 Jul 2026£290,000 TerracedFreehold
5, The Mallows, Fordham Road CB7 5FP 24 Mar 2026£215,000 TerracedFreehold
20, Fordham Road CB7 5AQ 18 Feb 2026£237,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
76, Fordham Road CB7 5AL 26 Jan 2026£260,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
54C, Fordham Road CB7 5AH 17 Oct 2025£377,000 DetachedFreehold
55C, Fordham Road CB7 5AJ 26 Sep 2025£235,000 TerracedFreehold
5A, Fordham Road CB7 5AQ 31 Jan 2025£230,000 DetachedFreehold
8, The Mallows, Fordham Road CB7 5FP 31 Jan 2025£307,000 TerracedFreehold
54B, Fordham Road CB7 5AH 17 Dec 2024£382,000 DetachedFreehold
Brampton House, 50B, Fordham Road CB7 5AH 29 Nov 2024£350,000 DetachedFreehold
52, Fordham Road CB7 5AH 13 Nov 2024£240,000 DetachedFreehold
52, Fordham Road CB7 5AH 4 Oct 2024£175,000 DetachedFreehold
49A, Fordham Road CB7 5AH 15 Aug 2024£190,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
28, Fordham Road CB7 5AQ 28 Jun 2024£325,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
Cherry Tree Farm, Fordham Road CB7 5AH 1 Mar 2024£574,208 OtherFreehold
54, Fordham Road CB7 5AH 19 Jun 2023£245,000 DetachedFreehold
53, Fordham Road CB7 5AJ 31 Mar 2023£200,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
76, Fordham Road CB7 5AL 24 Feb 2023£210,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
11, The Mallows, Fordham Road CB7 5FP 20 Feb 2023£312,500 TerracedFreehold
62, Fordham Road CB7 5AH 18 Jan 2023£375,000 DetachedFreehold
100C, Fordham Road CB7 5AJ 25 Nov 2022£270,000 DetachedFreehold
10, The Mallows, Fordham Road CB7 5FP 2 Nov 2022£266,000 TerracedFreehold
63, Fordham Road CB7 5AJ 21 Oct 2022£290,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
56, Fordham Road CB7 5AH 25 Jul 2022£600,000 DetachedFreehold
98, Fordham Road CB7 5AJ 15 Jul 2022£360,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
40, Fordham Road CB7 5AH 11 Feb 2022£390,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
55B, Fordham Road CB7 5AJ 28 Jan 2022£240,000 Terraced New buildFreehold
55C, Fordham Road CB7 5AJ 28 Jan 2022£240,000 Terraced New buildFreehold
55A, Fordham Road CB7 5AJ 26 Nov 2021£280,000 Terraced New buildFreehold
88, Fordham Road CB7 5AJ 5 May 2021£262,000 DetachedFreehold
10, The Mallows, Fordham Road CB7 5FP 18 Mar 2021£216,000 TerracedFreehold
28, Fordham Road CB7 5AQ 26 Feb 2021£208,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
40, Fordham Road CB7 5AH 4 Feb 2021£365,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
42, Fordham Road CB7 5AH 4 Feb 2021£348,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
53, Fordham Road CB7 5AJ 27 Jan 2021£221,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
5, The Mallows, Fordham Road CB7 5FP 26 Nov 2020£210,000 TerracedFreehold
4, Fordham Road CB7 5AQ 12 Nov 2020£380,000 DetachedFreehold
38, Fordham Road CB7 5AH 18 Dec 2019£307,850 DetachedFreehold
22, Fordham Road CB7 5AQ 1 Nov 2019£245,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
52A, Fordham Road CB7 5AH 28 Oct 2019£490,000 DetachedFreehold
20, Fordham Road CB7 5AQ 25 Oct 2019£159,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
8, The Mallows, Fordham Road CB7 5FP 4 Oct 2019£265,000 TerracedFreehold
106A, Fordham Road CB7 5AJ 26 Jul 2019£300,000 DetachedFreehold
60, Fordham Road CB7 5AH 15 Jul 2019£377,500 DetachedFreehold
23, Fordham Road CB7 5AH 26 Jun 2019£285,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
64B, Fordham Road CB7 5AH 11 Jun 2019£485,000 DetachedFreehold
1, The Mallows, Fordham Road CB7 5FP 8 Apr 2019£301,500 DetachedFreehold
100A, Fordham Road CB7 5AJ 21 Jan 2019£259,000 DetachedFreehold
24, Fordham Road CB7 5AQ 17 Jan 2019£295,000 DetachedFreehold
Water Tower, Fordham Road 26 Nov 2018£77,700 OtherFreehold
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Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
5, The Mallows, Fordham Road £208,000 (May 2017) → £210,000 (Nov 2020) → £215,000 (Mar 2026) +3%
over 9 yrs
20, Fordham Road £159,000 (Oct 2019) → £237,500 (Feb 2026) +49%
over 6 yrs
76, Fordham Road £210,000 (Feb 2023) → £260,000 (Jan 2026) +24%
over 3 yrs
55C, Fordham Road £240,000 (Jan 2022) → £235,000 (Sep 2025) -2%
over 4 yrs
8, The Mallows, Fordham Road £265,000 (Oct 2019) → £307,000 (Jan 2025) +16%
over 5 yrs
52, Fordham Road £175,000 (Oct 2024) → £240,000 (Nov 2024) +37%
over under a year
28, Fordham Road £208,000 (Feb 2021) → £325,000 (Jun 2024) +56%
over 3 yrs
53, Fordham Road £221,000 (Jan 2021) → £200,000 (Mar 2023) -10%
over 2 yrs
10, The Mallows, Fordham Road £216,000 (Mar 2021) → £266,000 (Nov 2022) +23%
over 2 yrs
40, Fordham Road £315,000 (Jul 2016) → £365,000 (Feb 2021) → £390,000 (Feb 2022) +24%
over 6 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Fordham Road

Crime

33 crimes were reported within about a mile of Fordham Road in August 2026.

Crime level compared with the rest of England (10 = lowest crime):

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Lower crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences14
Anti-social behaviour7
Criminal damage & arson5
Public order2
Vehicle crime2
Other theft1

Source: data.police.uk. Locations are approximate and cover the surrounding area, not just this street.

Flood risk

Fordham Road is in or near 1 Environment Agency flood area:

  • Ely Ouse in Cambridgeshire, Suffolk and Norfolk Flood alert area

Flood warning areas cover places at risk from rivers and the sea. Surface water risk isn't included. Check the long-term flood risk for a postcode on GOV.UK.

Schools near Fordham Road

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Soham Village College 1,436 pupils Secondary 11–16 Outstanding Report 0.4 mi
St Andrew's CofE Primary School 461 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Report 0.4 mi
The Weatheralls Primary School 342 pupils Primary 3–11 Requires improvement Report 0.9 mi
The Shade Primary School 250 pupils Primary 2–11 Report 1.8 mi
Fordham CofE Primary School 413 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Good Report 2.3 mi
In Toto Ed Cambridge Other independent special school 11–16 Report 2.4 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train stations

  • Soham station 1.0 mi · 20 min walk
  • Ely station 5.7 mi · 1 hr 53 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Staploe Medical Centre
    Brewhouse Lane, Soham, Ely · 0.7 mi

Supermarkets

  • Asda Supermarket Asda Soham Supermarket · 0.6 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Soham · 0.7 mi
  • Budgens Budgens MRH Downfields · 0.7 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Fordham · 1.9 mi

Pharmacies

  • Wellbeing Pharmacy · 0.6 mi
  • Staploe Pharmacy · 0.7 mi

Dentists

  • Dental Surgery · 0.7 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 7 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income5 of 10
Employment7 of 10
Education and skills4 of 10
Health and disability7 of 10
Crime7 of 10
Access to housing and services4 of 10
Living environment10 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned68.2%62.5%
Private rented11.3%20.3%
Social rented20.4%17.1%
Households998

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1521.8%17.4%
Aged 15–6462.4%64.1%
Aged 65+15.8%18.6%
Residents2,464

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)98%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)98%80%
Gigabit-capable98%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks71%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network99%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks99%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks82%92%

Share of homes across East Cambridgeshire with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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Who lives around Fordham Road

Ethnic group

HereEast Cambridgeshire
White94.6%94.4%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.9%2.2%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.7%1.9%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.1%0.8%
Other ethnic group0.7%0.7%

Religion

HereEast Cambridgeshire
No religion46.5%42.9%
Christian44.8%48.5%
Not answered6.4%6.3%
Hindu0.8%0.4%
Other religion0.6%0.6%
Muslim0.5%0.6%
Buddhist0.4%0.4%
Jewish0%0.1%

Country of birth

HereEast Cambridgeshire
Born in the UK88.2%88.2%
Born outside the UK11.8%11.8%

Highest qualification

HereEast Cambridgeshire
Level 4 qualifications and above25.1%35%
No qualifications20.4%16.6%
Level 3 qualifications18.3%16.4%
Level 2 qualifications16.1%13.5%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.8%9.8%
Apprenticeship7.5%6.1%
Other qualifications2.8%2.6%

General health

HereEast Cambridgeshire
Very good health48.9%48.3%
Good health34.7%35.1%
Fair health12%12.4%
Bad health3.7%3.3%
Very bad health0.7%0.9%

Cars or vans per household

HereEast Cambridgeshire
1 car or van in household41%39.1%
2 cars or vans in household38.5%34.9%
No cars or vans in household10.3%12%
3 or more cars or vans in household10.2%14%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of East Cambridgeshire.

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