CB6 2UY

Stretham · East Cambridgeshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
East Cambridgeshire
Postcode district
CB6
Postcode sector
CB6 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CB6 2UX 53 m
CB6 2JQ 128 m
CB6 2GG 165 m
CB6 2HR 178 m
CB6 2XE 200 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CB6 2UY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 September 2024
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CB
Postcode district
CB6
Postcode sector
CB6 2
Latitude
52.389771
Longitude
0.197760
British National Grid easting
549,654
British National Grid northing
279,131

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
E00090998
Lower layer super output area
East Cambridgeshire 005C · E01018038
Middle layer super output area
East Cambridgeshire 005 · E02003736

Postcode source versions

Explore CB6

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

    612 m
  2. Witchford Village College

    Academy converter

    982 m
  3. Ely St John's Community Primary School

    Community school

    3.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
224
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Other theft 92
  • Violence and sexual offences 51
  • Anti social behaviour 30
  • Burglary 18
  • Criminal damage and arson 11

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
0%
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
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

2

within 5 km

  • ST MARY'S SURGERY

    37 ST. MARYS STREET, ELY, CB7 4HF

    ODS code D81034

    4.2 km

  • HADDENHAM SURGERY

    THE GREEN, HADDENHAM, ELY, CB6 3TA

    ODS code D81062

    4.9 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

  • Ely Rail Station

    RLY · Ely

    2.9 miles
  • Soham

    RLY · Soham

    6.7 miles
  • Littleport Rail Station

    RLY · Littleport

    7.1 miles
  • Manea Rail Station

    RLY · Manea

    7.5 miles
  • Waterbeach Rail Station

    RLY · Waterbeach

    8.8 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.

Evidence in context

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 612 m.

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

Recorded crime

224 published events cover 12 months, averaging 18.667 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.