CB1 6AW

Duxford · South Cambridgeshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Duxford
Local authority
South Cambridgeshire
Postcode district
CB1
Postcode sector
CB1 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CB21 6AW 30 m
CB21 6DP 185 m
CB21 6GB 255 m
CB21 6DG 280 m
CB21 6AN 317 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CB1 6AW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 September 2006
Postcode area
CB
Postcode district
CB1
Postcode sector
CB1 6
Latitude
52.119448
Longitude
0.217103
British National Grid easting
551,890
British National Grid northing
249,109

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
South Cambridgeshire · E07000012
Electoral ward
Duxford · E05014169
Parish or community
E04001832
Westminster constituency
South Cambridgeshire · E14001481
Output area
E00092245
Lower layer super output area
South Cambridgeshire 017D · E01018289
Middle layer super output area
South Cambridgeshire 017 · E02003791

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
9
Primary
6
Secondary
2
  1. Babraham CofE (VC) Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.3 km
  2. Great Abington Primary School

    Community school

    1.5 km
  3. The Icknield Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
79
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 23
  • Anti social behaviour 15
  • Criminal damage and arson 9
  • Public order 8
  • Other theft 7

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
Postcode sector residents
Not available

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version not available.

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • GRANTA MEDICAL PRACTICES

    SAWSTON MEDICAL CENTRE, LONDON ROAD, SAWSTON, CAMBRIDGE, CB22 3HU

    ODS code D81043

    3.3 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Whittlesford Parkway Rail Station

    RLY · Whittlesford

    2.5 miles
  • St John's Cross

    BCT · Great Chesterford

    4.0 miles
  • St John's Cross

    BCT · Great Chesterford

    4.0 miles
  • Station Turn

    BCT · Great Chesterford

    4.1 miles
  • Station Turn

    BCT · Great Chesterford

    4.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Cambridgeshire 017D, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

8 of 10

Overall England rank

26,750 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
5 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

9 open schools are in scope, including 6 primary and 2 secondary schools. Babraham CofE (VC) Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.8 miles.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

79 published events cover 12 months, averaging 6.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 23 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.