CB6 2UA

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 2UB 342 m
CB6 2UD 778 m
CB6 1QZ 792 m
CB6 1RS 820 m
CB6 1XX 1.1 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CB6 2UA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CB
Postcode district
CB6
Postcode sector
CB6 2
Latitude
52.453364
Longitude
0.269466
British National Grid easting
554,311
British National Grid northing
286,354

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

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Property

At this postcode

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15 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Black Bank Business Centre, 11, Black Bank Road, Little Downham, Ely, CB6 2UA 16 September 2025 £1,042,000
13, Black Bank Road, Little Downham, Ely, CB6 2UA 7 October 2022 £477,750
Hall Fen, Black Bank Road, Little Downham, Ely, CB6 2UA 2 September 2022 £316,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
6
Primary
4
Secondary
1
  1. Littleport Community Primary School

    Community school

    1.6 km
  2. Millfield Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.8 km
  3. Vista Academy Littleport

    Academy sponsor led

    2.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
124
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Shoplifting 70
  • Violence and sexual offences 15
  • Burglary 7
  • Vehicle crime 7
  • Anti social behaviour 7

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
23

11 female, 12 male

Postcode households
10
Residents per household
2.3
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.

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+
14.8%
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
66.7%
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

2

within 5 km

  • ST. GEORGE'S MEDICAL CENTRE

    2A PARSONS LANE, LITTLEPORT, ELY, CB6 1JU

    ODS code D81021

    2.1 km

  • CATHEDRAL MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y00185

    4.5 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

  • Littleport Rail Station

    RLY · Littleport

    2.1 miles
  • Ely Rail Station

    RLY · Ely

    4.3 miles
  • Manea Rail Station

    RLY · Manea

    4.9 miles
  • Shippea Hill Rail Station

    RLY · Shippea Hill

    6.3 miles
  • The Chestnuts

    BCT · Kenny Hill

    7.5 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
0
Medium risk addresses
26
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 £550,000 from 5 recorded sales in CB6 2UA. 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

6 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 1 secondary schools. Littleport Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.0 miles.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

124 published events cover 12 months, averaging 10.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Shoplifting with 70 events.

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