CB6 3EX

Ely West · 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 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CB6 3EY 22 m
CB6 3FY 75 m
CB6 3EU 97 m
CB6 3FQ 108 m
CB6 3FJ 127 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CB6 3EX
Status
Current
Introduced
1 September 2005
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CB
Postcode district
CB6
Postcode sector
CB6 3
Latitude
52.396466
Longitude
0.242968
British National Grid easting
552,707
British National Grid northing
279,970

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
E00173728
Lower layer super output area
East Cambridgeshire 004H · E01035535
Middle layer super output area
East Cambridgeshire 004 · E02003735

Postcode source versions

Explore CB6

82 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
30, Meadow Way, Ely, CB6 3EX 19 January 2026 £365,000
27, Meadow Way, Ely, CB6 3EX 29 August 2025 £375,000
42, Meadow Way, Ely, CB6 3EX 18 August 2025 £365,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
13
Primary
8
Secondary
2
  1. Ely St John's Community Primary School

    Community school

    159 m
  2. King's Ely

    Other independent school

    1.3 km
  3. Active Learning Trust Linc 19 - 25

    Special post 16 institution

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
859
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 300
  • Anti social behaviour 150
  • Shoplifting 102
  • Criminal damage and arson 66
  • Other theft 53

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
93

47 female, 46 male

Postcode households
35
Residents per household
2.7
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

This postcode contained 0.6% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CB6 3 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

    2.9 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Ely Rail Station

    RLY · Ely

    1.1 miles
  • Littleport Rail Station

    RLY · Littleport

    5.5 miles
  • Soham

    RLY · Soham

    5.6 miles
  • Manea Rail Station

    RLY · Manea

    7.5 miles
  • Shippea Hill Rail Station

    RLY · Shippea Hill

    7.6 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for East Cambridgeshire 004H, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

28,317 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
9 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
1
Medium risk addresses
1
Low risk addresses
7
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 £365,000 from 10 recorded sales in CB6 3EX. 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

13 open schools are in scope, including 8 primary and 2 secondary schools. Ely St John's Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 159 m.

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

Recorded crime

859 published events cover 12 months, averaging 71.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 300 events.

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