CB21 6AE

Linton · South Cambridgeshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Cambridge
Ward
Linton
Local authority
South Cambridgeshire
Postcode district
CB21
Postcode sector
CB21 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CB21 6BA 111 m
CB21 6AF 152 m
CB21 6BB 162 m
CB21 6BD 164 m
CB21 6AZ 234 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CB21 6AE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 September 2006
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CB
Postcode district
CB21
Postcode sector
CB21 6
Latitude
52.113809
Longitude
0.235708
British National Grid easting
553,183
British National Grid northing
248,521

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
South Cambridgeshire · E07000012
Electoral ward
Linton · E05011298
Parish or community
E04001791
Westminster constituency
South Cambridgeshire · E14001481
Output area
E00092239
Lower layer super output area
South Cambridgeshire 017C · E01018288
Middle layer super output area
South Cambridgeshire 017 · E02003791

Postcode source versions

Explore CB21

64 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
99, High Street, Great Abington, Cambridge, CB21 6AE 26 September 2025 £900,000
106, High Street, Great Abington, Cambridge, CB21 6AE 29 July 2025 £500,000
Gate House, High Street, Great Abington, Cambridge, CB21 6AE 14 February 2025 £395,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
8
Primary
6
Secondary
1
  1. Great Abington Primary School

    Community school

    357 m
  2. Babraham CofE (VC) Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.6 km
  3. Linton Village College

    Academy converter

    3.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
90
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 29
  • Anti social behaviour 13
  • Criminal damage and arson 13
  • Drugs 10
  • Other theft 8

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
200

101 female, 99 male

Postcode households
84
Residents per household
2.4
CB21 6 residents
1,716

Age bands in CB21 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.8%

290 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.6%

149 residents

Age 25 to 44
20.5%

354 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.5%

509 residents

Age 65 and over
24.5%

422 residents

This postcode contained 11.7% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CB21 6 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • GRANTA MEDICAL PRACTICES

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

    ODS code D81043

    4.6 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • The Kings Head

    BCT · Hadstock

    2.8 miles
  • The Library

    BCT · Hadstock

    2.9 miles
  • St John's Cross

    BCT · Great Chesterford

    3.9 miles
  • St John's Cross

    BCT · Great Chesterford

    3.9 miles
  • Mitchells Cottages

    BCT · Little Walden

    4.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Cambridgeshire 017C, 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

26,206 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
4 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
1
Medium risk addresses
3
Low risk addresses
4
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £675,000 from 11 recorded sales in CB21 6AE. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for South Cambridgeshire is £436,011 in June 2026, up 4.9% year on year.

Schools

8 open schools are in scope, including 6 primary and 1 secondary schools. Great Abington Primary School is the nearest published school at 357 m.

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

Recorded crime

90 published events cover 12 months, averaging 7.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 29 events.

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