CB1 6SF

Balsham · South Cambridgeshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CB21 4BB 1 m
CB21 4SF 481 m
CB9 7SJ 1.2 km
CB21 4SD 1.2 km
CB21 5NR 1.3 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CB1 6SF
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 September 2006
Postcode area
CB
Postcode district
CB1
Postcode sector
CB1 6
Latitude
52.121100
Longitude
0.387638
British National Grid easting
563,558
British National Grid northing
249,663

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
South Cambridgeshire · E07000012
Electoral ward
Balsham · E05011282
Parish or community
E04001850
Westminster constituency
South Cambridgeshire · E14001481
Output area
E00091907
Lower layer super output area
South Cambridgeshire 016B · E01018219
Middle layer super output area
South Cambridgeshire 016 · E02003790

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
6
Primary
5
Secondary
1
  1. Thurlow Voluntary Controlled Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    4.4 km
  2. St Felix Roman Catholic Primary School, Haverhill

    Academy converter

    4.7 km
  3. New Cangle Community Primary School

    Community school

    4.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Vehicle crime 1
  • Anti social behaviour 1
  • Criminal damage and arson 1

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.

Nearby transport

  • Church Street

    BCT · Withersfield

    1.6 miles
  • Church Street

    BCT · Withersfield

    1.6 miles
  • Burton Hill

    BCT · Withersfield

    1.7 miles
  • Burton Hill

    BCT · Withersfield

    1.7 miles
  • Research Park

    BCT · Haverhill

    2.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Cambridgeshire 016B, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

21,519 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
1 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

6 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 1 secondary schools. Thurlow Voluntary Controlled Primary School is the nearest published school at 2.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

3 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Vehicle crime with 1 events.

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