CB6 2WW

Ely North · 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 2WN 20 m
CB6 2YJ 128 m
CB6 2WL 134 m
CB6 2WH 140 m
CB6 2WJ 153 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CB6 2WW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 2001
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CB
Postcode district
CB6
Postcode sector
CB6 2
Latitude
52.408596
Longitude
0.257596
British National Grid easting
553,660
British National Grid northing
281,350

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
East Cambridgeshire · E07000009
Electoral ward
Ely North · E05011564
Parish or community
E04012829
Output area
E00173715
Lower layer super output area
East Cambridgeshire 003F · E01033426
Middle layer super output area
East Cambridgeshire 003 · E02003734

Postcode source versions

Explore CB6

94 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
46, Wissey Way, Ely, CB6 2WW 9 February 2026 £338,500
28, Wissey Way, Ely, CB6 2WW 17 November 2022 £520,000
50, Wissey Way, Ely, CB6 2WW 1 November 2022 £561,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
12
Primary
7
Secondary
2
  1. Lantern Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    194 m
  2. Ely College

    Academy converter

    222 m
  3. Active Learning Trust Linc 19 - 25

    Special post 16 institution

    492 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,255
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 436
  • Anti social behaviour 212
  • Shoplifting 204
  • Criminal damage and arson 90
  • Public order 64

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
120

61 female, 59 male

Postcode households
40
Residents per household
3.0
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 1% 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

2

within 5 km

  • ST MARY'S SURGERY

    37 ST. MARYS STREET, ELY, CB7 4HF

    ODS code D81034

    1.1 km

  • CATHEDRAL MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y00185

    1.3 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

    1.3 miles
  • Littleport Rail Station

    RLY · Littleport

    4.5 miles
  • Soham

    RLY · Soham

    5.9 miles
  • Shippea Hill Rail Station

    RLY · Shippea Hill

    6.8 miles
  • Manea Rail Station

    RLY · Manea

    7.0 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for East Cambridgeshire 003F, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

31,706 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
10 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
2
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
2
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 £415,000 from 7 recorded sales in CB6 2WW. 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 7 primary and 2 secondary schools. Lantern Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 194 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,255 published events cover 12 months, averaging 104.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 436 events.

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