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CB6 3GX

Ely West · East Cambridgeshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Ely
Ward
Ely West
Local authority
East Cambridgeshire
Constituency
Ely and East Cambridgeshire
Postcode district
CB6
Postcode sector
CB6 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CB6 3WL 46 m
CB6 3WP 83 m
CB6 3WN 169 m
CB6 3AJ 171 m
CB6 3WH 172 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CB6 3GX
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 2002
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CB
Postcode district
CB6
Postcode sector
CB6 3
Latitude
52.406628
Longitude
0.251379
British National Grid easting
553,244
British National Grid northing
281,118

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
Westminster constituency
Ely and East Cambridgeshire · E14001224
Output area
E00173733
Lower layer super output area
East Cambridgeshire 003D · E01018032
Middle layer super output area
East Cambridgeshire 003 · E02003734

Postcode source versions

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Property

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6 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
174, Columbine Road, Ely, CB6 3GX 24 June 2020 £145,000
170, Columbine Road, Ely, CB6 3GX 30 May 2008 £165,000
174, Columbine Road, Ely, CB6 3GX 1 August 2007 £85,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
13
Primary
8
Secondary
2

  1. Ely College

    Academy converter

    415 m

  2. Lantern Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    574 m

  3. Active Learning Trust Linc 19 - 25

    Special post 16 institution

    597 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,137
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 397
  • Shoplifting 191
  • Anti social behaviour 181
  • Criminal damage and arson 85
  • Public order 56

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
49

25 female, 24 male

Postcode households
25
Residents per household
2.0
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 0.3% 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+
91.7%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
91.7%
Gigabit-capable
91.7%
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 straight-line

  • ST MARY'S SURGERY

    37 ST. MARYS STREET, ELY, CB7 4HF

    ODS code D81034

    1.0 km

  • 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

    1.2 miles

  • Littleport Rail Station

    RLY · Littleport

    4.7 miles

  • Soham

    RLY · Soham

    6.0 miles

  • Manea Rail Station

    RLY · Manea

    7.0 miles

  • Shippea Hill Rail Station

    RLY · Shippea Hill

    7.0 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.

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
17
Medium risk addresses
2
Low risk addresses
3
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

Schools

13 open schools are in scope, including 8 primary and 2 secondary schools. Ely College is the nearest published school at 415 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,137 published events cover 12 months, averaging 94.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 397 events.

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