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Isleham, Fordham & Chippenham

Middle area

The south east of the East Cambridgeshire. 7,385 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 69 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 41% of people in Isleham, Fordham & Chippenham live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£375,000
Joint 2,229th most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
6,399
Joint 3,345th least populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
41%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
80.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Isleham, Fordham & Chippenham

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Isleham, Fordham & Chippenham at a rate of 51.9 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 59.3 per 1,000 people across East Cambridgeshire.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences122
Other crime81
Anti-social behaviour62
Burglary42
Vehicle crime30
Criminal damage and arson24
Shoplifting13
Drug offences8
Robbery1
Theft from the person0

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Isleham, Fordham & Chippenham compares

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Median sale price10 middle areas, East Cambridgeshire · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in East Cambridgeshire10 areas from £285,000 to £460,000. The middle area is £347,500. Isleham, Fordham & Chippenham is £375,000.
£375,0003rd most expensive
Population10 middle areas, East Cambridgeshire · 2021
Population: every middle area in East Cambridgeshire10 areas from 6,200 to 13,242. The middle area is 8,543. Isleham, Fordham & Chippenham is 6,399.
6,3993rd least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares10 middle areas, East Cambridgeshire · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in East Cambridgeshire10 areas from 0.0% to 48.0%. The middle area is 5.0%. Isleham, Fordham & Chippenham is 41.0%.
41%2nd most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage10 middle areas, East Cambridgeshire · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in East Cambridgeshire10 areas from 55.6% to 96.8%. The middle area is 89.2%. Isleham, Fordham & Chippenham is 80.4%.
80.4%2nd lowest

Is Isleham, Fordham & Chippenham safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Isleham, Fordham & Chippenham at a rate of 51.9 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 59.3 per 1,000 people across East Cambridgeshire.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 32 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Isleham, Fordham & Chippenham.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (122), other crime (81) and anti-social behaviour (62).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of East Cambridgeshire

These figures are published for the whole of East Cambridgeshire, not for each middle area, so they describe all of East Cambridgeshire and not Isleham, Fordham & Chippenham alone. See East Cambridgeshire

Average house price
£340,059
Up 2.0% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£41,464
110th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
8.2×
Joint 120th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
12.2
Joint 49th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Isleham, Fordham & Chippenham in brief

The median price paid for a home in Isleham, Fordham & Chippenham was £375,000 in 2025.

Isleham, Fordham & Chippenham had 6,399 usual residents at the census.

About 41% of people in Isleham, Fordham & Chippenham live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Isleham, Fordham & Chippenham, 80.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.