CB6 3NL

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 3FA 113 m
CB6 3NR 142 m
CB6 3NX 277 m
CB6 2HL 489 m
CB6 3GN 503 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CB6 3NL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 February 1990
Terminated
1 May 1994
Postcode area
CB
Postcode district
CB6
Postcode sector
CB6 3
Latitude
52.388087
Longitude
0.224805
British National Grid easting
551,500
British National Grid northing
279,000

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
E00173729
Lower layer super output area
East Cambridgeshire 004H · E01035535
Middle layer super output area
East Cambridgeshire 004 · E02003735

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
14
Primary
8
Secondary
2
  1. Witchford Village College

    Academy converter

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

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.3 km
  3. Ely St John's Community Primary School

    Community school

    1.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
243
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Other theft 99
  • Violence and sexual offences 53
  • Anti social behaviour 22
  • Shoplifting 17
  • Burglary 14

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

    2.5 km

  • CATHEDRAL MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y00185

    4.4 km

Nearby transport

  • Ely Rail Station

    RLY · Ely

    1.8 miles
  • Soham

    RLY · Soham

    5.7 miles
  • Littleport Rail Station

    RLY · Littleport

    6.4 miles
  • Manea Rail Station

    RLY · Manea

    7.8 miles
  • Waterbeach Rail Station

    RLY · Waterbeach

    8.8 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

14 open schools are in scope, including 8 primary and 2 secondary schools. Witchford Village College is the nearest published school at 918 m.

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

Recorded crime

243 published events cover 12 months, averaging 20.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Other theft with 99 events.

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