CB21 6AX

Linton · South Cambridgeshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Linton
Local authority
South Cambridgeshire
Postcode district
CB21
Postcode sector
CB21 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CB10 1RN 945 m
CB21 6AU 1.1 km
CB21 6AT 1.3 km
CB10 1RP 1.5 km
CB21 6AS 1.8 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CB21 6AX
Status
Current
Introduced
1 September 2006
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CB
Postcode district
CB21
Postcode sector
CB21 6
Latitude
52.093222
Longitude
0.224036
British National Grid easting
552,454
British National Grid northing
246,207

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
E00092238
Lower layer super output area
South Cambridgeshire 017D · E01018289
Middle layer super output area
South Cambridgeshire 017 · E02003791

Postcode source versions

Explore CB21

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
9
Primary
7
Secondary
1
  1. Great Abington Primary School

    Community school

    2.8 km
  2. Granta School

    Community special school

    3.3 km
  3. Linton Village College

    Academy converter

    3.3 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

  • Drugs 2
  • Vehicle crime 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
24

10 female, 14 male

Postcode households
8
Residents per household
3.0
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 1.4% 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

    4.5 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

  • St John's Cross

    BCT · Great Chesterford

    2.3 miles
  • St John's Cross

    BCT · Great Chesterford

    2.4 miles
  • Station Turn

    BCT · Great Chesterford

    2.6 miles
  • Station Turn

    BCT · Great Chesterford

    2.6 miles
  • Ash Green

    BCT · Great Chesterford

    2.6 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.

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
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
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

Schools

9 open schools are in scope, including 7 primary and 1 secondary schools. Great Abington Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.7 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 Drugs with 2 events.

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