| Postcode | CB7 5YL | 
|---|---|
| Post Town | Ely | 
| Nearest station | Soham (3 km) | 
| Bus stops | 
                       Pond Green (SE) 
The Crescent (SE) 
The Crescent (NW) 
                     | 
                  
| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 17 View | 
| Known addresses | 
                       The Barn, 22 Back Lane, Wicken 
                            5 Back Lane, Wicken 
                            7 Back Lane, Wicken 
                            12 Back Lane, Wicken 
                            13 Back Lane, Wicken 
                            14 Back Lane, Wicken 
                            15 Back Lane, Wicken 
                       | 
                  
| Main property type | Detached | 
| Businesses | 
| Latitude | 52.312268 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | 0.297043 | |
| Easting | 556685 | |
| Northing | 270724 | |
| Grid reference | TL566707 | |
| UTM reference | 31U 315751 5799210 | |
| what3words | coil.likewise.poker | |
| FixPhrase | criteria magnifier security unawake | |
| Plus code | 9F42876W+WR | |
| Altitude | 11 metres (35 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 7:01 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:26 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 54.9 KMs (34.1 miles) | 
| Parish | Wicken | E04001650 | 
|---|---|---|
| Ward | Soham South | E05011570 | 
| Local Authority District | East Cambridgeshire | E07000009 | 
| County Electoral Division | Soham South & Haddenham | E58000090 | 
| Local Authority | Cambridgeshire | E10000003 | 
| County | Cambridgeshire | E10000003 | 
| Constituency (2024) | Ely and East Cambridgeshire | E14001224 | 
| MP | Charlotte Cane | Liberal Democrat | 
| Police force | Cambridgeshire | |
| Water company | Anglian Water | |
| NUTS/ITL 3 | Cambridgeshire CC | |
| NUTS/ITL 2 | Cambridgeshire and Peterborough | |
| NUTS/ITL 1 | East of England | |
| Country | England | E92000001 | 
| Date introduced | September 1991 | 
|---|---|
| Last updated | September 2025 | 
| User type | Small (addresses receive less than 25 items of mail per day) | 
| Quality | Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean | 
| Population (2011) | 20 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 8 | |
| Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019) | 
                     Most deprivedLeast deprived 
                   | 
                |
| Average household income (2020) | 
                       Lowest (£22,200)
                        Highest (£108,100)
                       
                     | 
                  |
| Rural/urban (2021) | Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city | |
| Rural/urban (2011) | Rural village | |
| Built up area (2024) | Wicken | E63010293 | 
| Census output area (2021) | E00091064 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 1B1 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | East Cambridgeshire 006C | E01018049 | 
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | East Cambridgeshire 006C | E01018049 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Soham | E02003737 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Soham | E02003737 | 
| Travel to work area | Cambridge | E30000186 | 
| Average property price in Cambridge | £402,351 | 
|---|---|
| Annual change | -3.2% | 
| Address | Type | Date | Price | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Back Lane, Wicken | Detached (freehold) | Dec 2024 | £545,000 | 
| Detached (freehold) | Oct 2015 | £375,000 | |
| 13 Back Lane, Wicken | Detached (freehold) | Oct 2024 | £595,000 | 
| Detached (freehold) | Jun 2021 | £565,000 | |
| Detached (freehold) | Aug 2010 | £124,000 | |
| The Barn, 22 Back Lane, Wicken | Other (freehold) | Oct 2022 | £400,000 | 
| 14 Back Lane, Wicken | Detached (freehold) | Jan 2021 | £689,000 | 
| Detached (freehold) | Jul 2005 | £377,000 | |
| Detached (freehold) | Apr 2004 | £320,000 | |
| Detached (freehold) | Oct 1998 | £70,000 | |
| 15 Back Lane, Wicken | Detached (freehold) | Oct 2019 | £485,000 | 
| Detached (freehold) | Sep 2016 | £465,000 | |
| Detached (freehold) | Nov 2011 | £249,995 | |
| 12 Back Lane, Wicken | Detached (freehold) | Sep 2010 | £665,000 | 
| 7 Back Lane, Wicken | Detached (freehold) | Jun 2008 | £227,000 | 
| Detached (freehold) | Jul 2004 | £210,000 |