CB6 3EH

Ely West · 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 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CB6 3EQ 79 m
CB6 1BA 83 m
CB6 3EE 87 m
CB6 1TE 89 m
CB6 3ED 112 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CB6 3EH
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 August 1993
Terminated
1 May 1994
Postcode area
CB
Postcode district
CB6
Postcode sector
CB6 3
Latitude
52.402802
Longitude
0.254948
British National Grid easting
553,500
British National Grid northing
280,700

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
East Cambridgeshire · E07000009
Electoral ward
Ely West · E05011565
Parish or community
E04012829
Output area
E00090968
Lower layer super output area
East Cambridgeshire 003D · E01018032
Middle layer super output area
East Cambridgeshire 003 · E02003734

Postcode source versions

Explore CB6

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
13
Primary
8
Secondary
2
  1. Active Learning Trust Linc 19 - 25

    Special post 16 institution

    338 m
  2. Highfield Ely Academy

    Academy special converter

    358 m
  3. Ely College

    Academy converter

    457 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,400
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 466
  • Shoplifting 233
  • Anti social behaviour 232
  • Criminal damage and arson 106
  • Other theft 78

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
CB6 3 residents
14,356

Age bands in CB6 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.4%

2,635 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.4%

1,352 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.7%

3,405 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.9%

4,142 residents

Age 65 and over
19.6%

2,813 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 straight-line

  • ST MARY'S SURGERY

    37 ST. MARYS STREET, ELY, CB7 4HF

    ODS code D81034

    538 m

  • CATHEDRAL MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y00185

    1.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Ely Rail Station

    RLY · Ely

    0.9 miles
  • Littleport Rail Station

    RLY · Littleport

    4.9 miles
  • Soham

    RLY · Soham

    5.7 miles
  • Shippea Hill Rail Station

    RLY · Shippea Hill

    7.0 miles
  • Manea Rail Station

    RLY · Manea

    7.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for East Cambridgeshire 003D, 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

30,855 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
7 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

13 open schools are in scope, including 8 primary and 2 secondary schools. Active Learning Trust Linc 19 - 25 is the nearest published school at 338 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,400 published events cover 12 months, averaging 116.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 466 events.

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