Area Info for Burwell (Suffolk)

Burwell, Suffolk, UK

Burwell is a small village and civil parish located in the county of Suffolk, in the East of England. It is situated approximately 8 miles east of Cambridge and about 12 miles south of Ely. The village is known for its rural charm and historical significance.

History

Burwell has a rich history dating back to medieval times. The name 'Burwell' is believed to derive from Old English, meaning 'fortified spring' or 'spring of the fort'. The village has historically been an agricultural community, with farming playing a central role in its development.

Landmarks and Notable Features

One of the prominent landmarks in Burwell is the Church of St Mary the Virgin, a historic church with origins dating back to the 13th century. The village also features traditional English countryside scenery, with open fields and rural pathways.

Community and Amenities

Burwell has a close-knit community with local amenities including a primary school, a p Burwell has a close-knit community with local amenities including a primary school, a pub, and small shops. The village hosts various community events throughout the year, fostering a strong sense of local identity.

Transport

The village is accessible via local roads and is within reasonable distance to larger towns and cities. Public transport options include bus services connecting Burwell to nearby towns such as Ely and Cambridge.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
Education
School
Burwell Village College (Primary)0.63 miles
The Causeway, Burwell, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB25 0DU
Exning Primary School1.53 miles
Oxford Street, Exning, Newmarket, Suffolk, CB8 7EW
Swaffham Prior Church of England Primary School2.14 miles
Station Road, Swaffham Prior, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB25 0LG
Laureate Community Primary School and Nursery2.61 miles
Exning Road, Newmarket, Suffolk, CB8 0AN
Paddocks Primary School2.69 miles
Rochfort Avenue, Newmarket, Suffolk, CB8 0DL
Newmarket Academy3.01 miles
Exning Road, Newmarket, Suffolk, CB8 0EB
Houldsworth Valley Primary School3.18 miles
Rowley Drive, Newmarket, Suffolk, CB8 0PU
Swaffham Bulbeck CofE Primary School3.31 miles
84 High Street, Swaffham Bulbeck, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB25 0LX
Fairstead House School3.44 miles
Fordham Road, Newmarket, Suffolk, CB8 7AA
St Louis Roman Catholic Academy3.44 miles
Fordham Road, Newmarket, Suffolk, CB8 7AA
All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Newmarket3.77 miles
Vicarage Road, Newmarket, Suffolk, CB8 8JE
Ditton Lodge Community Primary School3.93 miles
St John`s Avenue, Newmarket, Suffolk, CB8 8BL
Fordham CofE Primary School3.94 miles
Isleham Road, Fordham, Ely, Cambridgeshire, CB7 5NL
Soham Village College4.17 miles
Sand Street, Soham, Ely, Cambridgeshire, CB7 5AA
St Andrew's CofE Primary School4.17 miles
Sand Street, Soham, Ely, Cambridgeshire, CB7 5AA
Bottisham Community Primary School4.42 miles
Beechwood Avenue, Bottisham, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB25 9BE
Health
Clinic
Specsavers Hearcare - Cambridgeshire (Newmarket Community Hospital)3.11 miles
Newmarket Community Hospital, 56 Exning Road, Newmarket, Suffolk, CB8 7JG
Newmarket Community Hospital3.11 miles
56 Exning Road, Newmarket, Suffolk, CB8 7JG
AHP Suffolk (Newmarket)3.11 miles
Newmarket Community Hospital, 56 Exning Road, Newmarket, Suffolk, CB8 7JG
Specsavers Hearcare - Cambridgeshire (Newmarket - Specsavers Store)3.52 miles
Specsavers Opticians, 1 The Guineas, Newmarket, Suffolk, CB8 8EQ
Specsavers Hearcare - Cambridgeshire (Mobile - Soham)4.53 miles
Staploe Medical Centre, Brewhouse Lane, Soham, Ely, Cambridgeshire, CB7 5JD
Darwin Nurseries7.06 miles
Darwin Nurseries, 5 Quy Water, Newmarket Road, Teversham, Cambridgeshire, CB1 9AT
East Barnwell Health Centre8.01 miles
Ditton Lane, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB5 8SP
Ida Darwin8.07 miles
Ida Darwin Hospital, Fulbourn, Cambridge, CB21 5EE
Block 9 Ida Darwin Hospital8.07 miles
Cambridge Road, Fulbourn, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB21 5EE
Nuffield Road Medical Centre8.23 miles
Nuffield Road, Chesterton, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB4 1GL
Brookfields Health Centre9.04 miles
Seymour Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB1 3DQ
Chesterton Medical Centre9.04 miles
Chesterton Medical Centre, 35 Union Lane, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB4 1PX
Cambs & Peterborough 111 Service (Cambridge)9.04 miles
Chesterton Medical Centre, Union Lane, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB4 1PX
Specsavers Hearcare - Cambridgeshire (Ely - Specsavers Store)9.40 miles
Specsavers Opticians, 45 High Street, Ely, Cambridgeshire, CB7 4LF
Specsavers Hearcare - Cambridgeshire (Cambridge - Specsavers Store)9.62 miles
13 Fitzroy Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB1 1ER
Health Dialog UK (Bupa)9.67 miles
Wellington House, East Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB1 1BH
GP
The Burwell Surgery0.25 miles
Newmarket Road, Burwell, Cambridge, Cambs, CB25 0AE
Orchard House Surgery3.49 miles
Fred Archer Way, Newmarket, Suffolk, CB8 8NU
The Rookery Medical Centre3.50 miles
Rookery House, The Rookery, Newmarket, Suffolk, CB8 8NW
Oakfield Surgery3.81 miles
Vicarage Road, Newmarket, Suffolk, Suffolk, CB8 8HP
Bottisham Medical Practice4.39 miles
Bottisham Medical Practice, Tunbridge Lane, Bottisham, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB25 9DU
The Staploe Medical Ctr Soham4.53 miles
Brewhouse Lane, Soham, Ely, Cambs, CB7 5JD
Rosalind Franklin House Waterbeach5.86 miles
Rosalind Franklin House, Bannold Road, Waterbeach, Cambridge, CB25 9LQ
Dr Hutton & Hopkinson6.77 miles
Turnpike Road, Red Lodge, Suffolk, IP28 8LB
Haddenham Surgery7.20 miles
1 Chapel Street, Stretham, Ely, Cambridgeshire, England - Uk, CB6 3JG
Milton Surgery7.48 miles
Coles Road, Milton, Cambridge, Cambs, CB24 6BL
Fulbourn Health Centre7.80 miles
Haggis Gap Fulbourn, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB21 5HD
East Barnwell Health Centre8.01 miles
Ditton Lane, Cambridge, Cambs, CB5 8SP
Nuffield Road Medical Ctr8.23 miles
Nuffield Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB4 1GL
Cherry Hinton Surgery8.66 miles
204 High Street, Cherry Hinton, Cambridge, Cambs, CB1 9HJ
Cherry Hinton Medical Centre8.71 miles
34 Fisher`s Lane, Cherry Hinton, Cambridge, CB1 9HR
Dr Grande & Partners, Branch Surgery8.79 miles
42 Telegraph Street, Cottenham, Cambridge, Cambs, CB24 8QU
Hospital
Beech House Hospital2.48 miles
Fordham Road,, CB8 7LF
Newmarket Hospital3.11 miles
Exning Road, Newmarket, Suffolk, CB8 7JG
Fulbourn Hospital8.47 miles
Fulbourn Hospital, Fulbourn, Cambridge, CB21 5EF
Union House9.04 miles
Union House, 37 Union Lane, Chesterton, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB4 1PX
Brookfields Hospital9.21 miles
351 Mill Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB1 3DF
Spire Cambridge Lea Hospital9.45 miles
30 New Road, Impington, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB24 9EL
Princess Of Wales Hospital10.21 miles
Lynn Road, Lynn Road, Ely, Cambridgeshire, CB6 1DN
Nuffield Health, Cambridge Hospital10.43 miles
Nuffield Health Cambridge Hospital, 4 Trumpington Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB2 8AF
Addenbrooke's10.56 miles
Hills Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB2 0QQ
Rosie Hospital10.56 miles
Robinson Way, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB2 0QQ
West Suffolk Hospital16.12 miles
Hardwick Lane, Hardwick Lane, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 2QZ
Wedgwood House16.12 miles
West Suffolk Hospital, Hardwicke Lane, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 2QZ
BMI St Edmunds Hospital16.46 miles
St. Marys Square, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 2AA
Saffron Walden Community Hospital17.32 miles
Radwinter Road, Saffron Walden, Essex, CB11 3HY
Papworth Hospital19.03 miles
Papworth Hospital, Papworth Everard, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB23 3RE
Doddington Hospital19.73 miles
Benwick Road, Doddington, March, Cambridgeshire, PE15 0UG
Pharmacy
Lloydspharmacy0.31 miles
57 High Street, Burwell, Cambridge, CB25 0HD
Chemistree2.71 miles
Unit 12 Acorn Bus Ctre, Oaks Drive, Newmarket, CB8 7SX
Tesco Stores Ltd2.81 miles
Tesco Pharmacy, Fordham Road, Newmarket, Suffolk, CB8 7AH
Superdrug Stores Plc3.52 miles
Unit 11, The Guineas Shopping Centre, Newmarket, Suffolk, CB8 8HT
Lloydspharmacy3.52 miles
Units 1 & 2, The Guineas Shopping Centre, Newmarket, Suffolk, CB8 8HT
Lords Pharmacy 3.52 miles
Unit 61, The Guineas Shopping Centre, Newmarket, Suffolk, CB8 8EQ
Boots3.54 miles
82 High Street, Newmarket, CB8 8JX
Lloydspharmacy4.33 miles
31 High Street, Soham, Cambridgeshire, CB7 5HA
Bottisham Pharmacy4.52 miles
8 High Street, Bottisham, Cambridge, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB25 9DQ
Staploe Pharmacy4.53 miles
The Staploe Medical Ctr., Brewhouse Lane, Soham, Cambridgeshire, CB7 5JD
Waterbeach Pharmacy6.03 miles
6 Chapel Street, Waterbeach, Cambridge, CB25 9HR
Day Lewis Pharmacy7.16 miles
Unit 3, Red Lodge Village, Off Hundred Acre Way, Kings Warren, Red Lodge, Suffolk, IP28 8JU
The Village Pharmacy7.60 miles
2 High Street, Fulbourn, Cambridge, CB21 5DH
Tesco In-Store Pharmacy7.87 miles
Tesco Pharmacy, Cambridge Road, Milton, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB24 6AY
Ditton Pharmacy7.88 miles
37 Ditton Lane, Cambridge,, CB5 8SR
Lloydspharmacy8.19 miles
Nuffield Road Medical Ctr, Nuffield Road, Cambridge, CB4 1TF
Leisure
Park
SWAFFHAM PRIOR HOUSE (Grade II Listed)2.31 miles
WICKEN FEN3.26 miles
CHIPPENHAM FEN3.94 miles
CHIPPENHAM HALL (Grade II Listed)4.53 miles
ANGLESEY ABBEY (Grade II* Listed)4.66 miles
ISLEHAM4.91 miles
DULLINGHAM HOUSE (Grade II Listed)5.38 miles
WILBRAHAM TEMPLE (Grade II Listed)5.61 miles
WORTS MEADOW7.38 miles
MILTON7.43 miles
BRAMBLEFIELDS8.22 miles
BARNWELL II8.57 miles
COLDHAM'S COMMON8.67 miles
LOGAN'S MEADOW9.05 miles
LIMEKILN CLOSE (AND WEST PIT)9.12 miles
EAST PIT9.30 miles
Shop
Groceries
Co-op Cambridge0.82 miles
Burwell, CB5 0BA
Co-op Cambridge0.82 miles
Ness Road, Petrol Burwell, CB25 0AA
Nisa Local0.94 miles
4 North St, Burwell, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB25 0BA
Londis, Newmarket1.52 miles
20 Oxford Street, Newmarket, CB8 7EW
M&S Rowley Mile Bp1.92 miles
A14 Eastbound, Newmarket Suffolk, CB8 0XG
M&S One Thousand Guineas Bp1.92 miles
A14 Westbound, Newmarket, CB8 0XG
Co-op Newmarket2.66 miles
Newmarket, CB8 0BP
ASDA Newmarket2.73 miles
Fordhall Retail Park, Newmarket, CB8 7SX
Tesco Newmarket (Extra)2.83 miles
Fordham Rd, Newmarket, Suffolk, CB8 7AH
Valley Way Convenience Store3.04 miles
102 Valley Way, Newmarket Suffolk CB8 0QL
M&S Newmarket3.50 miles
8 The Guineas., Newmarket, CB8 8EG
Waitrose Newmarket3.51 miles
Fred Archer Way, Newmarket, Suffolk, CB8 8NY
Iceland Newmarket3.59 miles
1 Crown Walk, Exeter Road, Newmarket, CB8 8NG
M&S Hyperion Bp3.64 miles
6 Bury Rd, Newmarket, CB8 7BP
Co-op Ely3.64 miles
Fordham, CB7 5NG
Londis Fordham Service Station3.70 miles
31 Carter Street, Fordham, CB7 5NG
Transport
Airport
Cambridge City Airport7.93 miles
London Stansted Airport26.38 miles
Bus Stop
Isaacson Road (SW)0.12 miles
Isaacson Road (NE)0.12 miles
St Mary's Church (S)0.17 miles
St Mary's Church (NW)0.18 miles
Barkways (NW)0.18 miles
Greenlanes (NW)0.19 miles
Barkways (SE)0.19 miles
Greenlanes (SE)0.19 miles
Mandeville (SW)0.23 miles
Mandeville (NE)0.25 miles
Health Centre (NW)0.31 miles
Health Centre (SE)0.31 miles
Hall Lane (S)0.34 miles
Hall Lane (N)0.34 miles
Newmarket Road (S)0.40 miles
Newmarket Road (N)0.40 miles
Ferry Port
King's Lynn Ferry Landing33.63 miles
West Lynn Ferry Landing33.70 miles
Tilbury Ferry Terminal56.61 miles
Gravesend Pier56.96 miles
Railway Station
Newmarket Rail Station3.79 miles
Dullingham Rail Station4.92 miles
Waterbeach Rail Station5.79 miles
Kennett Rail Station6.67 miles
Ely Rail Station8.84 miles
Cambridge Rail Station9.80 miles
Shippea Hill Rail Station11.59 miles
Shelford (Cambs) Rail Station11.69 miles
Littleport Rail Station13.32 miles
Whittlesford Parkway Rail Station13.50 miles
Lakenheath Rail Station14.94 miles
Great Chesterford Rail Station15.67 miles
Foxton Rail Station15.68 miles
Bury St Edmunds Rail Station16.12 miles
Shepreth Rail Station16.71 miles
Manea Rail Station17.06 miles
Crime
Flood Data
Flood Risk Per Year (CB25 0A*)
Number of Properties in Catchment698
Very Low Risk (<0.1% chance of flooding)0
Low Risk (0.1% < 1% chance of flooding)0
Medium Risk (1% < 3.3% chance of flooding)0
High Risk (>3.3%)0
Property Sales
20, ISAACSON ROAD
BURWELL
CAMBRIDGE
CAMBRIDGESHIRE
CB25 0AF		£670,000
2025-08-21
detached
freehold
63A, ISAACSON ROAD
BURWELL
CAMBRIDGE
CAMBRIDGESHIRE
CB25 0AF		£640,000
2024-11-06
detached
freehold
Sold 2016-03-18   £575,000
33, ISAACSON ROAD
BURWELL
CAMBRIDGE
CAMBRIDGESHIRE
CB25 0AF		£760,000
2023-10-02
detached
freehold
Sold 2020-02-14   £489,000
60, ISAACSON ROAD
BURWELL
CAMBRIDGE
CAMBRIDGESHIRE
CB25 0AF		£950,000
2023-07-28
detached
freehold
63, ISAACSON ROAD
BURWELL
CAMBRIDGE
CAMBRIDGESHIRE
CB25 0AF		£862,500
2022-10-07
detached
freehold
Sold 2016-02-12   £590,000
MORIAH, 24, ISAACSON ROAD
BURWELL
CAMBRIDGE
CAMBRIDGESHIRE
CB25 0AF		£950,000
2022-09-30
detached
freehold
HALFWAY HOUSE, BURWELL ROAD
EXNING
NEWMARKET
SUFFOLK
CB8 7LA		£1,010,000
2022-09-21
detached
freehold
47, ISAACSON ROAD
BURWELL
CAMBRIDGE
CAMBRIDGESHIRE
CB25 0AF		£650,000
2022-06-24
detached
freehold
Sold 2019-02-08   £599,000
16, ISAACSON ROAD
BURWELL
CAMBRIDGE
CAMBRIDGESHIRE
CB25 0AF		£890,000
2021-12-17
detached
freehold
HARLECH HOUSE, 6, ISAACSON ROAD
BURWELL
CAMBRIDGE
CAMBRIDGESHIRE
CB25 0AF		£1,150,000
2021-08-25
detached
freehold
1, FIELD VIEW
BURWELL
CAMBRIDGE
CAMBRIDGESHIRE
CB25 0FQ		£317,000
2020-05-06
detached
freehold
Sold 2018-02-15   £90,000
52, ISAACSON ROAD
BURWELL
CAMBRIDGE
CAMBRIDGESHIRE
CB25 0AF		£610,000
2020-02-21
detached
freehold
Sold 2016-06-23   £610,000
3, FIELD VIEW
BURWELL
CAMBRIDGE
CAMBRIDGESHIRE
CB25 0FQ		£320,000
2020-02-05
detached
freehold
WARBRAHAM MAINS FARM, HEATH ROAD
BURWELL
CAMBRIDGE
CAMBRIDGESHIRE
CB25 0AP		£400,000
2019-08-23
otherPropertyType
freehold
19, ISAACSON ROAD
BURWELL
CAMBRIDGE
CAMBRIDGESHIRE
CB25 0AF		£450,000
2019-07-23
detached
freehold
13, ISAACSON ROAD
BURWELL
CAMBRIDGE
CAMBRIDGESHIRE
CB25 0AF		£508,000
2018-05-16
detached
freehold
68, ISAACSON ROAD
BURWELL
CAMBRIDGE
CAMBRIDGESHIRE
CB25 0AF		£530,000
2017-06-02
detached
freehold
RUSSET, 65, ISAACSON ROAD
BURWELL
CAMBRIDGE
CAMBRIDGESHIRE
CB25 0AF		£575,000
2016-07-12
detached
freehold
65A, ISAACSON ROAD
BURWELL
CAMBRIDGE
CAMBRIDGESHIRE
CB25 0AF		£585,000
2016-04-08
detached
freehold
56, ISAACSON ROAD
BURWELL
CAMBRIDGE
CAMBRIDGESHIRE
CB25 0AF		£695,000
2014-09-12
detached (New)
freehold
54, ISAACSON ROAD
BURWELL
CAMBRIDGE
CAMBRIDGESHIRE
CB25 0AF		£695,000
2014-08-22
detached
freehold
62, ISAACSON ROAD
BURWELL
CAMBRIDGE
CAMBRIDGESHIRE
CB25 0AF		£635,000
2014-06-12
detached
freehold
29, ISAACSON ROAD
BURWELL
CAMBRIDGE
CAMBRIDGESHIRE
CB25 0AF		£375,000
2014-04-14
semidetached
freehold
4, CEDAR GARDENS
BURWELL
CAMBRIDGE
CAMBRIDGESHIRE
CB25 0FE		£950,000
2013-07-31
detached
freehold
Sold 2012-05-14   £950,000
1, CEDAR GARDENS
BURWELL
CAMBRIDGE
CAMBRIDGESHIRE
CB25 0FE		£835,000
2013-03-01
detached
freehold
Sold 2011-09-30   £800,000
67, ISAACSON ROAD
BURWELL
CAMBRIDGE
CAMBRIDGESHIRE
CB25 0AF		£550,000
2012-11-27
detached
freehold
59, ISAACSON ROAD
BURWELL
CAMBRIDGE
CAMBRIDGESHIRE
CB25 0AF		£240,000
2012-07-31
semidetached
freehold
15, ISAACSON ROAD
BURWELL
CAMBRIDGE
CAMBRIDGESHIRE
CB25 0AF		£430,000
2012-05-25
detached
freehold
61, ISAACSON ROAD
BURWELL
CAMBRIDGE
CAMBRIDGESHIRE
CB25 0AF		£195,000
2012-03-02
semidetached
freehold
2, CEDAR GARDENS
BURWELL
CAMBRIDGE
CAMBRIDGESHIRE
CB25 0FE		£930,000
2011-09-30
detached
freehold
55, ISAACSON ROAD
BURWELL
CAMBRIDGE
CAMBRIDGESHIRE
CB25 0AF		£476,000
2011-07-22
detached
freehold
Sold 2008-11-28   £412,000
Sold 2006-12-12   £417,000
69, ISAACSON ROAD
BURWELL
CAMBRIDGE
CAMBRIDGESHIRE
CB25 0AF		£487,500
2011-03-29
detached
freehold
22, ISAACSON ROAD
BURWELL
CAMBRIDGE
CAMBRIDGESHIRE
CB25 0AF		£650,000
2011-03-25
detached
freehold
58, ISAACSON ROAD
BURWELL
CAMBRIDGE
CAMBRIDGESHIRE
CB25 0AF		£420,000
2011-03-25
detached
freehold
21, ISAACSON ROAD
BURWELL
CAMBRIDGE
CAMBRIDGESHIRE
CB25 0AF		£335,000
2010-05-07
detached
freehold
44, ISAACSON ROAD
BURWELL
CAMBRIDGE
CAMBRIDGESHIRE
CB25 0AF		£560,000
2010-02-05
detached
freehold
25, ISAACSON ROAD
BURWELL
CAMBRIDGE
CAMBRIDGESHIRE
CB25 0AF		£357,500
2008-07-11
detached
freehold
31, ISAACSON ROAD
BURWELL
CAMBRIDGE
CAMBRIDGESHIRE
CB25 0AF		£340,000
2007-05-29
semidetached
freehold
SHEEPYARD COTTAGES (1), HEATH ROAD
BURWELL
CAMBRIDGE
CAMBRIDGESHIRE
CB25 0AP		£225,000
2007-05-11
semidetached
freehold
4, ISAACSON ROAD
BURWELL
CAMBRIDGE
CAMBRIDGESHIRE
CB25 0AF		£635,555
2006-09-29
detached
freehold
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