Ely
Ely is a town in Cambridgeshire, England, with a population of around 20,574. It has around 1 GP surgery, 3 pharmacies, and around 49 restaurants and cafés, along with 48 bus stops and the nearest railway station at Ely, 1.4 km away. The average sold house price is around £364,146, and there were around 137 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly anti-social behaviour. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Ely area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the East Cambridgeshire area is among the least deprived areas in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 87,764 residents at roughly 135 people per km².
- Council
- East Cambridgeshire
- County
- Cambridgeshire
- Constituency
- South East Cambridgeshire
- Police force
- Cambridgeshire
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 88th of 294 English council areas — better than 70% of them.
A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
9°COvercast
- Today: 11° / 7° · 24% rain
- Tomorrow: 12° / 6° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:00Sunset 16:24
9h 24m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
40US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Enfield - Bowes Primary School, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 7.0 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 5.2% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
151 reported · August 2026▼ 18% YoY
- Anti-social behaviour54
- Violence & sexual offences35
- Criminal damage & arson17
- Shoplifting13
8 stop & searches · mostly evidence of offences under the act
Neighbourhood team: East Cambridgeshire · Cambridgeshire
Local policing priorities
- Using a combination of your feedback and our own data, we have set the below as the top three things your local neighbourhood policing te…
- Theft from shops in Ely
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
113 reported road collisions (2025)
35 killed or seriously injured · 152 casualties · 12.9 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
181 food businesses within 2 miles
- 146 rated 4–5 ★ (124 top)
- 4 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Ely (1.0 km)
- 50 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Ely (1.0 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£340,059 average▲ 2% YoY
Across East Cambridgeshire · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,038 average monthly rent▲ 0.5% YoY
- 1 bed £732
- 2 bed £958
- 3 bed £1,168
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
Affordability
10.0× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 10.0 times median annual pay (9.2× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Property sales
1,118 property sales in the last 12 months
12 months to May 2026
A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.
Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 140.8p · AppleGreen (7.2 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 148.8p · AppleGreen (7.2 km)
1 station within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
16 charging locations within ~8 km
- 3 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 50 kW
- Nearest: Barton Road Car Park 1 (0.3 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres4
- Gyms1
- Swimming pools1
- Sports pitches34
- Golf courses2
- Playgrounds24
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
87,764 residents in East Cambridgeshire · 135/km²
- Under 16: 19%
- 16–64: 61%
- 65+: 21%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK6,541
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK5,072
- Net moves+1,469
Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025
Deprivation
Among the least deprived areas in England
Ranked 242 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Council tax
£2,485 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band B (28% of 41,350)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
40 schools · 14,415 pupils
29 primary · 5 secondary · 6 other
Ofsted: 13 of 18 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (72%)
37 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Soham Village CollegeOutstanding
- Bottisham Village CollegeRequires improvement
- Vista Academy LittleportInadequate
- Ely College
- Witchford Village College
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · East Cambridgeshire
Care & health services
595 CQC-registered services
- Care homes139
- GP practices108
- Dentists128
- Homecare agencies139
- Hospitals & hospices20
CQC ratings: 91% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 1 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · Cambridgeshire
Heritage & planning
- In a conservation area (Ely)
- Not in the Green Belt
- 193 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
166 applications decided
96.4% granted · 160 granted, 6 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Your MP
Charlotte Cane
Liberal Democrat
Ely and East Cambridgeshire
Recent votes:
- NoRailways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion)
- AyeSporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1
- NoBudget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge
- NoBudget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Conservative majority
- Con 15
- LD 12
- Oth 1
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools14
- GPs & clinics1
- Pharmacies3
- Supermarkets4
- Parks & greens51
- Restaurants & cafés60
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
4,645 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
407 jobs advertised · £39,756 avg
e.g. Painter, Senior Quantity Surveyor, Telehandler Ely
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£786 median full-time weekly pay
2.2% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£27,657 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
48% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 44,555 certificates
10.1% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
58% low-carbon electricity
Gas 41% · Wind 38% · Nuclear 14% · Biomass 6%
170 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity
Latest estimate for East England · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 85.1 yrs women · 81.5 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy (Cambridgeshire): 61.5 women · 62.3 men
53% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction8.0
- Feeling worthwhile8.3
- Happiness yesterday7.8
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.3
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Health services
2 GP surgeries · 5 pharmacies in CB7
- Staploe Medical Centre
- St Mary'S Surgery
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Ely and East Cambridgeshire:
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks351 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND239 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills223 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth214 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases197 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
- Bishop's Palace, Ely · 0.1 km
The Bishop's Palace, Ely was one of the residences of the Bishop of Ely from the 15th century until 1941. It is a Grade I listed building.
Diocese of Ely · 0.1 kmThe Diocese of Ely is a Church of England diocese in the Province of Canterbury. It is headed by the Bishop of Ely, who sits at Ely Cathedral in Ely. There is one suffragan (subordinate) bishop, the Bishop of Huntingd…
- Countess Free Church · 0.2 km
The Countess Free Church is a church based in the centre of Ely, Cambridgeshire, which also holds events across the city. The church meets on a Sunday morning at 10.30am and also has activities and groups for people o…
Ely Urban District · 0.2 kmThe city of Ely formed a local government district in the Isle of Ely and Cambridgeshire from 1850 to 1974. It was administered as a local board district from 1850 to 1894, and as an urban district from 1894 to 1974.…
Sessions House, Ely · 0.2 kmThe Sessions House, formerly the Shire Hall, is a courthouse in Lynn Road, Ely, in the county of Cambridgeshire, England. The building, which is now used as the meeting place of the City of Ely Council, is a Grade II*…
Ely Cathedral · 0.2 kmEly Cathedral, formally the Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Ely, is an Anglican cathedral in the city of Ely, Cambridgeshire, England.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Ely?
- Ely is a town in Cambridgeshire, England, in the East Cambridgeshire local authority.
- What is the population of Ely?
- Ely has an approximate settlement population of 20,574.
- How deprived is Ely?
- The East Cambridgeshire local authority, which includes Ely, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2025.