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CB6 1WD

Ely East · East Cambridgeshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Ely East
Local authority
East Cambridgeshire
Constituency
Ely and East Cambridgeshire
Postcode district
CB6
Postcode sector
CB6 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CB6 1WA 0 m
CB6 2WG 0 m
CB6 2XW 0 m
CB7 4PF 0 m
CB7 5NA 0 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CB6 1WD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 2001
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CB
Postcode district
CB6
Postcode sector
CB6 1
Latitude
52.398227
Longitude
0.271295
British National Grid easting
554,628
British National Grid northing
280,226

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
East Cambridgeshire · E07000009
Electoral ward
Ely East · E05011563
Parish or community
E04012829
Westminster constituency
Ely and East Cambridgeshire · E14001224
Output area
E00090921
Lower layer super output area
East Cambridgeshire 004C · E01018026
Middle layer super output area
East Cambridgeshire 004 · E02003735

Postcode source versions

Explore CB6

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
13
Primary
8
Secondary
2

  1. King's Ely

    Other independent school

    663 m

  2. Highfield Ely Academy

    Academy special converter

    1.0 km

  3. Active Learning Trust Linc 19 - 25

    Special post 16 institution

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,277
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 424
  • Anti social behaviour 217
  • Shoplifting 215
  • Criminal damage and arson 104
  • Other theft 64

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
CB6 1 residents
12,852

Age bands in CB6 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.5%

2,363 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.5%

1,275 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.9%

3,624 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.5%

3,438 residents

Age 65 and over
20.5%

2,765 residents

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.

GP practices

2

within 5 km

  • ST MARY'S SURGERY

    37 ST. MARYS STREET, ELY, CB7 4HF

    ODS code D81034

    896 m

  • CATHEDRAL MEDICAL CENTRE

    PRINCESS OF WALES HOSP, LYNN ROAD, ELY, CB6 1DN

    ODS code Y00185

    1.7 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

  • Ely Rail Station

    RLY · Ely

    0.5 miles

  • Littleport Rail Station

    RLY · Littleport

    4.8 miles

  • Soham

    RLY · Soham

    5.0 miles

  • Shippea Hill Rail Station

    RLY · Shippea Hill

    6.4 miles

  • The Chestnuts

    BCT · Kenny Hill

    6.7 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for East Cambridgeshire 004C, 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

29,640 of 33,755

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

13 open schools are in scope, including 8 primary and 2 secondary schools. King's Ely is the nearest published school at 663 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,277 published events cover 12 months, averaging 106.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 424 events.

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