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CB6 2XS

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 2DQ 118 m
CB6 2FY 358 m
CB6 2DH 483 m
CB6 2DG 623 m
CB6 2DJ 1.0 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CB6 2XS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1999
Terminated
1 January 2001
Postcode area
CB
Postcode district
CB6
Postcode sector
CB6 2
Latitude
52.408862
Longitude
0.179242
British National Grid easting
548,330
British National Grid northing
281,216

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
E04001627
Westminster constituency
Ely and East Cambridgeshire · E14001224
Output area
E00090899
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
5
Primary
4
Secondary
1

  1. Witchford Village College

    Academy converter

    3.0 km

  2. The Rackham Church of England Primary School and Pre-School

    Voluntary controlled school

    3.0 km

  3. Mepal and Witcham Church of England Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    4.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
14
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Burglary 4
  • Anti social behaviour 4
  • Vehicle crime 2
  • Violence and sexual offences 2
  • Possession of weapons 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

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • PRIORS FIELD SURGERY

    24 HIGH STREET, SUTTON, ELY, CB6 2RB

    ODS code D81036

    4.4 km

Nearby transport

  • Ely Rail Station

    RLY · Ely

    3.9 miles

  • Manea Rail Station

    RLY · Manea

    6.2 miles

  • Littleport Rail Station

    RLY · Littleport

    6.9 miles

  • Soham

    RLY · Soham

    8.1 miles

  • Shippea Hill Rail Station

    RLY · Shippea Hill

    10.0 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

5 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 1 secondary schools. Witchford Village College is the nearest published school at 1.9 miles.

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

Recorded crime

14 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Burglary with 4 events.

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