CB6 2HS

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 2HA 92 m
CB6 2SB 157 m
CB6 2HT 219 m
CB6 2JR 224 m
CB6 2HP 241 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CB6 2HS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CB
Postcode district
CB6
Postcode sector
CB6 2
Latitude
52.385931
Longitude
0.195864
British National Grid easting
549,538
British National Grid northing
278,700

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

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Property

At this postcode

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39 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
13a, Barton Close, Witchford, Ely, CB6 2HS 15 December 2025 £760,000
10, Barton Close, Witchford, Ely, CB6 2HS 23 November 2023 £422,500
19, Barton Close, Witchford, Ely, CB6 2HS 13 June 2022 £315,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
13
Primary
7
Secondary
2
  1. The Rackham Church of England Primary School and Pre-School

    Voluntary controlled school

    669 m
  2. Witchford Village College

    Academy converter

    1.2 km
  3. The Harbour School

    Academy special sponsor led

    3.5 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
74

34 female, 40 male

Postcode households
26
Residents per household
2.8
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 0.6% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CB6 2 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+
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%
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.

NHS ODS

GP practices

3

within 5 km

  • ST MARY'S SURGERY

    37 ST. MARYS STREET, ELY, CB7 4HF

    ODS code D81034

    4.5 km

  • HADDENHAM SURGERY

    THE GREEN, HADDENHAM, ELY, CB6 3TA

    ODS code D81062

    4.5 km

  • PRIORS FIELD SURGERY

    24 HIGH STREET, SUTTON, ELY, CB6 2RB

    ODS code D81036

    4.9 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

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

    3.0 miles
  • Soham

    RLY · Soham

    6.6 miles
  • Littleport Rail Station

    RLY · Littleport

    7.3 miles
  • Manea Rail Station

    RLY · Manea

    7.8 miles
  • Waterbeach Rail Station

    RLY · Waterbeach

    8.5 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

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

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £371,250 from 6 recorded sales in CB6 2HS. 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

Published establishments

13 open schools are in scope, including 7 primary and 2 secondary schools. The Rackham Church of England Primary School and Pre-School is the nearest published school at 669 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

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.