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CB6 2US

Downham Villages · East Cambridgeshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Downham Villages
Local authority
East Cambridgeshire
Constituency
Ely and East Cambridgeshire
Postcode district
CB6
Postcode sector
CB6 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CB6 2EP 238 m
CB6 2EN 454 m
CB6 2EW 665 m
CB6 2ER 928 m
CB6 2EH 1.1 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CB6 2US
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 2025
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CB
Postcode district
CB6
Postcode sector
CB6 2
Latitude
52.470260
Longitude
0.234512
British National Grid easting
551,878
British National Grid northing
288,159

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
East Cambridgeshire · E07000009
Electoral ward
Downham Villages · E05011562
Parish or community
E04012828
Westminster constituency
Ely and East Cambridgeshire · E14001224
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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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
6
Primary
4
Secondary
1

  1. Downham Feoffees Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    4.1 km

  2. Littleport Community Primary School

    Community school

    4.2 km

  3. Manea Community Primary School

    Community school

    4.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Other theft 1
  • Anti social behaviour 1
  • Violence and sexual offences 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

  • FENLAND GROUP PRACTICE

    THE SURGERY, 4 CATHEDRAL VIEW, MANEA, MARCH, PE15 0GN

    ODS code D81611

    4.0 km

  • ST. GEORGE'S MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code D81021

    4.6 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Manea Rail Station

    RLY · Manea

    3.1 miles

  • Littleport Rail Station

    RLY · Littleport

    3.5 miles

  • Ely Rail Station

    RLY · Ely

    5.6 miles

  • Shippea Hill Rail Station

    RLY · Shippea Hill

    8.0 miles

  • March Rail Station

    RLY · March

    8.7 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

6 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 1 secondary schools. Downham Feoffees Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 2.5 miles.

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

Recorded crime

3 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Other theft with 1 events.

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