CB6 2DT

Downham Villages · East Cambridgeshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Ely
Local authority
East Cambridgeshire
Postcode district
CB6
Postcode sector
CB6 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CB6 2DX 883 m
CB6 2DU 1.0 km
CB6 2WA 1.1 km
CB6 2DW 1.3 km
CB6 2DP 1.5 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CB6 2DT
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CB
Postcode district
CB6
Postcode sector
CB6 2
Latitude
52.431112
Longitude
0.204670
British National Grid easting
549,984
British National Grid northing
283,743

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
East Cambridgeshire · E07000009
Parish or community
E04012828
Output area
E00090901
Lower layer super output area
East Cambridgeshire 002A · E01018020
Middle layer super output area
East Cambridgeshire 002 · E02003733

Postcode source versions

Explore CB6

8 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Caraby, The Hythe, Little Downham, Ely, CB6 2DT 8 October 2021 £120,000
Hythe Barn, The Hythe, Little Downham, Ely, CB6 2DT 24 September 2013 £645,000
Hythe House, The Hythe, Little Downham, Ely, CB6 2DT 20 March 2013 £392,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
9
Primary
5
Secondary
2
  1. Downham Feoffees Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    2.5 km
  2. Ely College

    Academy converter

    4.5 km
  3. Witchford Village College

    Academy converter

    4.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Anti social behaviour 3
  • Vehicle crime 1
  • Criminal damage and arson 1
  • Violence and sexual offences 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
30

13 female, 17 male

Postcode households
11
Residents per household
2.7
CB6 2 residents
12,529

Age bands in CB6 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18%

2,262 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.4%

1,184 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.6%

2,969 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.6%

3,605 residents

Age 65 and over
20.5%

2,581 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CB6 2 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+
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
90%

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.

Nearby transport

  • Ely Rail Station

    RLY · Ely

    3.8 miles
  • Manea Rail Station

    RLY · Manea

    4.8 miles
  • Littleport Rail Station

    RLY · Littleport

    5.2 miles
  • Soham

    RLY · Soham

    8.5 miles
  • Shippea Hill Rail Station

    RLY · Shippea Hill

    8.8 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for East Cambridgeshire 002A, 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

21,200 of 33,755

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

Property market

The five-year median is £120,000 from 1 recorded sale in CB6 2DT. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for East Cambridgeshire is £344,211 in June 2026, up 6.1% year on year.

Schools

9 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 2 secondary schools. Downham Feoffees Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 1.6 miles.

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

Recorded crime

6 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Anti social behaviour with 3 events.

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