CB6 2HA

Stretham · 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 2SB 82 m
CB6 2HS 92 m
CB6 2HT 127 m
CB6 2HU 193 m
CB6 2LU 235 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CB6 2HA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 September 2004
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CB
Postcode district
CB6
Postcode sector
CB6 2
Latitude
52.386383
Longitude
0.194726
British National Grid easting
549,459
British National Grid northing
278,748

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
East Cambridgeshire · E07000009
Electoral ward
Stretham · E05011571
Parish or community
E04012836
Output area
E00091002
Lower layer super output area
East Cambridgeshire 005C · E01018038
Middle layer super output area
East Cambridgeshire 005 · E02003736

Postcode source versions

Explore CB6

18 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
8, West End Close, Witchford, Ely, CB6 2HA 15 June 2026 £265,500
5, West End Close, Witchford, Ely, CB6 2HA 14 July 2025 £275,000
4, West End Close, Witchford, Ely, CB6 2HA 12 July 2024 £305,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
12
Primary
6
Secondary
2
  1. The Rackham Church of England Primary School and Pre-School

    Voluntary controlled school

    739 m
  2. Witchford Village College

    Academy converter

    1.3 km
  3. The Harbour School

    Academy special sponsor led

    3.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
243
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Other theft 92
  • Violence and sexual offences 51
  • Anti social behaviour 31
  • Criminal damage and arson 28
  • Burglary 19

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
26

13 female, 13 male

Postcode households
12
Residents per household
2.2
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+
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

3

within 5 km

  • HADDENHAM SURGERY

    THE GREEN, HADDENHAM, ELY, CB6 3TA

    ODS code D81062

    4.5 km

  • ST MARY'S SURGERY

    37 ST. MARYS STREET, ELY, CB7 4HF

    ODS code D81034

    4.5 km

  • PRIORS FIELD SURGERY

    24 HIGH STREET, SUTTON, ELY, CB6 2RB

    ODS code D81036

    4.8 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

    3.1 miles
  • Soham

    RLY · Soham

    6.7 miles
  • Littleport Rail Station

    RLY · Littleport

    7.4 miles
  • Manea Rail Station

    RLY · Manea

    7.7 miles
  • Waterbeach Rail Station

    RLY · Waterbeach

    8.6 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for East Cambridgeshire 005C, 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

24,051 of 33,755

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

Property market

The five-year median is £275,000 from 3 recorded sales in CB6 2HA. 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

12 open schools are in scope, including 6 primary and 2 secondary schools. The Rackham Church of England Primary School and Pre-School is the nearest published school at 739 m.

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

Recorded crime

243 published events cover 12 months, averaging 20.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Other theft with 92 events.

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