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CB21 6DE

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
Constituency
South Cambridgeshire
Postcode district
CB21
Postcode sector
CB21 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CB21 6BT 101 m
CB21 6BY 167 m
CB21 6BU 317 m
CB21 6BS 370 m
CB21 6DQ 472 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CB21 6DE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 September 2006
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CB
Postcode district
CB21
Postcode sector
CB21 6
Latitude
52.111675
Longitude
0.253347
British National Grid easting
554,398
British National Grid northing
248,321

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
E04001804
Westminster constituency
South Cambridgeshire · E14001481
Output area
E00092110
Lower layer super output area
South Cambridgeshire 016D · E01018263
Middle layer super output area
South Cambridgeshire 016 · E02003790

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
5, Meadowlands, Hildersham, Cambridge, CB21 6DE 14 December 2018 £325,000
5, Meadowlands, Hildersham, Cambridge, CB21 6DE 30 March 2016 £267,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
6
Primary
4
Secondary
1

  1. Great Abington Primary School

    Community school

    1.2 km

  2. Linton Village College

    Academy converter

    1.9 km

  3. Granta School

    Community special school

    2.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
64
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 23
  • Criminal damage and arson 11
  • Other theft 10
  • Drugs 5
  • Burglary 4

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
29

15 female, 14 male

Postcode households
12
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 1.7% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CB21 6 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

Nearby transport

  • The Kings Head

    BCT · Hadstock

    2.3 miles

  • The Library

    BCT · Hadstock

    2.4 miles

  • Mitchells Cottages

    BCT · Little Walden

    3.7 miles

  • St John's Cross

    BCT · Great Chesterford

    4.1 miles

  • St John's Cross

    BCT · Great Chesterford

    4.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Cambridgeshire 016D, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

29,091 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
3 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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

6 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 1 secondary schools. Great Abington Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

64 published events cover 12 months, averaging 5.333 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.