Estate agents in Ely

Transport links

Ely station is about 0.7 miles from the centre of town, with Littleport station about 5 miles away, Soham about 5 miles and Shippea Hill about 7 miles. The A10 and A142 pass through or beside the area. The nearest motorway junction is M11 junction 31 at Girton, about 14 miles away, while A1(M) junction 14 at Alconbury is about 22 miles away. For flights, London Stansted Airport is about 35 miles from Ely and London Luton Airport about 45 miles. Central London lies about 64 miles away in a straight line.

Schools in and near Ely

Families in Ely have five primary schools within about 1.3 miles of the centre. Lantern Community Primary School (an academy) and Ely St John's Community Primary School are both about 0.6 miles away, followed by Isle of Ely Primary School (an academy) at about 0.8 miles, Spring Meadow Infant School at about 0.9 miles and Ely St Mary's CofE Junior School (a Church of England academy) at about 1.0 miles. For secondary education, Ely College, an academy with a sixth form, is about 0.5 miles from the centre. Witchford Village College is about 2.1 miles away, Vista Academy Littleport about 4.7 miles and Soham Village College about 5.9 miles, all academies. King's Ely, a Church of England independent school, is about 0.2 miles from the centre. The University of Cambridge is about 14.7 miles away.

Living in Ely

Ely is mapped as a city but is a small urban area of around 19,000 residents, with detached, terraced and semi-detached houses each making up about a quarter to a third of homes and roughly 65% owner occupied. Within about 1.2 miles of the centre there are four supermarkets (Waitrose about 0.3 miles away and Aldi about 0.4 miles), a market, at least eight convenience stores, around 13 pubs, more than 20 cafés and a similar number of restaurants. St Mary's Surgery is about 0.1 miles away, alongside at least three pharmacies and two dentists. Princess of Wales Hospital is about 1.2 miles away, while the nearest emergency department is Addenbrooke's Hospital at about 16.3 miles. Ely Library is about 0.3 miles away and Ely Post Office about 0.1 miles. There are four named parks, the nearest being Cherry Hill at about 0.3 miles and Roswell Pits nature reserve lies about 1.0 miles away.

A short history of Ely

Flint tools and a Bronze Age axe and spearhead point to early activity at Ely, with Iron Age and Roman use following. The city grew from an abbey founded in 673 by Saint Etheldreda. Bede recorded the name as Elge around 731 and linked it to the eels caught in the marshes. Danish invaders destroyed the abbey in 870 and Ethelwold, Bishop of Winchester, rededicated it to Etheldreda in 970. The Domesday survey of 1086 ranked the monastery second in wealth in England. Henry II granted the abbot and convent an annual fair on 10 October 1189 and a weekly market has been held in Ely since at least the 13th century. After the Fens were drained Ely ceased to be an island. Today 191 buildings are listed, 25 of them Grade I, including the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, the Bishop's Palace, the Cellarers House and the Guest Quarters of the Monastery.

Sport and leisure

Ely has The Hive Leisure Centre and Atrium Fitness, which covers weightlifting, cycling and swimming. City of Ely Bowls Club is the bowls venue. Ely City Football Club, Ely Tigers Rugby Club and Ely City Hockey Club have pitches in the town. There are also several tennis courts. Ely City Golf Club and Ely On Par Golf Club provide golf. Archive is a ten-pin venue and FRESH. is a fitness centre. For open space the town has Ely Country Park, Amherst Field, Cherry Hill, Jubilee Gardens and Lavender Green, along with Roswell Pits nature reserve and a number of children's playgrounds. Cathedral Marina and Bridge Boatyard serve boaters.

Common questions

What is the median price paid for a home in Ely?

The median price paid in Ely over the 12 months September 2025 to August 2026 was £350,000. By property type, the median price paid over the same period was £493,000 for detached houses (80 sales), £355,000 for semi-detached houses (59 sales), £307,575 for terraced houses (85 sales) and £215,000 for flats (25 sales).

How many homes were sold in Ely in the last year?

There were 249 standard sales in Ely in the 12 months September 2025 to August 2026, according to HM Land Registry Price Paid data.

What are the transport links from Ely?

Ely railway station is about 0.7 miles from the centre and the A10 and A142 pass through or beside the area. The nearest motorway junction is M11 junction 31 (Girton) at about 14 miles and London Stansted Airport is about 35 miles away. Central London is about 64 miles away in a straight line.

What schools are near the centre of Ely?

There are 5 primary schools within about 1.3 miles of the centre, including Lantern Community Primary School and Ely St John's Community Primary School at about 0.6 miles each. The nearest secondary school is Ely College at about 0.5 miles and King's Ely, an independent school, is about 0.2 miles away.

How many estate agent branches are there in Ely?

There are 10 estate agent sales branches with an office in Ely.

Areas near Ely

• Witchford
• Little Downham
• Little Thetford
• Coveney
• Prickwillow
• Stretham
• Littleport
• Pymoor

Ely is in East Cambridgeshire.

Estate agents near Ely

1. Keeleys Sales, Letting and Property ManagementEly CB7 4EY0 miles
2. Pocock & ShawEly CB7 4JU0.2 miles
3. Tucker Gardner Sales and Letting AgentsEly CB7 4NT0.3 miles
4. David Clark and Company estate agentsEly CB7 4NT0.3 miles
5. Hockeys ElyEly CB7 4AA0.3 miles
6. haart Estate Agents ElyEly CB7 4AA0.3 miles
7. William H Brown Estate AgentsEly CB7 4AF0.3 miles
8. Abbotts Sales and Letting AgentsEly CB7 4AA0.3 miles
9. Cheffins ElyEly CB7 4NP0.3 miles
10. White Picket PropertiesLittleport CB6 1HS4 miles

Nearest agents first. Distances are in a straight line from the centre of Ely.