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CB6 3NJ

Stretham · East Cambridgeshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Stretham
Local authority
East Cambridgeshire
Constituency
Ely and East Cambridgeshire
Postcode district
CB6
Postcode sector
CB6 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CB6 3QN 222 m
CB6 3QD 274 m
CB6 3GF 675 m
CB6 2JF 831 m
CB6 3HW 939 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CB6 3NJ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 February 1990
Terminated
1 December 1991
Postcode area
CB
Postcode district
CB6
Postcode sector
CB6 3
Latitude
52.366527
Longitude
0.223722
British National Grid easting
551,500
British National Grid northing
276,600

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
East Cambridgeshire · E07000009
Electoral ward
Stretham · E05011571
Parish or community
E04012834
Westminster constituency
Ely and East Cambridgeshire · E14001224
Output area
E00091074
Lower layer super output area
East Cambridgeshire 005E · E01018053
Middle layer super output area
East Cambridgeshire 005 · E02003736

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
10
Primary
5
Secondary
1

  1. Little Thetford CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.7 km

  2. Stretham Community Primary School

    Community school

    1.8 km

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

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
42
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 15
  • Criminal damage and arson 10
  • Vehicle crime 5
  • Anti social behaviour 4
  • Other theft 3

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

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • ST MARY'S SURGERY

    37 ST. MARYS STREET, ELY, CB7 4HF

    ODS code D81034

    4.2 km

Nearby transport

  • Ely Rail Station

    RLY · Ely

    2.5 miles

  • Soham

    RLY · Soham

    4.9 miles

  • Waterbeach Rail Station

    RLY · Waterbeach

    7.3 miles

  • Littleport Rail Station

    RLY · Littleport

    7.7 miles

  • Dennis Terrace

    BCT · Exning

    9.0 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for East Cambridgeshire 005E, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

11,432 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
2 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

10 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 1 secondary schools. Little Thetford CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.0 miles.

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

Recorded crime

42 published events cover 12 months, averaging 3.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 15 events.

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