CB6 3PZ

Stretham · 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 3PY 505 m
CB6 3RU 1.1 km
CB6 3SL 1.2 km
CB6 3RP 1.2 km
CB6 3RT 1.2 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CB6 3PZ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CB
Postcode district
CB6
Postcode sector
CB6 3
Latitude
52.366360
Longitude
0.179074
British National Grid easting
548,461
British National Grid northing
276,489

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
Output area
E00091074
Lower layer super output area
East Cambridgeshire 005E · E01018053
Middle layer super output area
East Cambridgeshire 005 · E02003736

Postcode source versions

Explore CB6

12 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Sunset Palms, Station Road, Wilburton, Ely, CB6 3PZ 20 October 2017 £163,500
Grunty Fen Farm Cottage, 2, Station Road, Wilburton, Ely, CB6 3PZ 11 March 2016 £218,000
Station Cottages, 2, Station Road, Wilburton, Ely, CB6 3PZ 21 July 2007 £170,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
8
Primary
6
Secondary
1
  1. The Harbour School

    Academy special sponsor led

    1.2 km
  2. Wilburton CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.4 km
  3. Robert Arkenstall Primary School

    Community school

    2.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
54
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Criminal damage and arson 22
  • Violence and sexual offences 14
  • Anti social behaviour 7
  • Burglary 6
  • Other theft 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
70

39 female, 31 male

Postcode households
22
Residents per household
3.2
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 0.5% 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+
82.1%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
82.1%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
82.1%
Gigabit-capable
82.1%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
53.6%

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

  • HADDENHAM SURGERY

    THE GREEN, HADDENHAM, ELY, CB6 3TA

    ODS code D81062

    2.4 km

  • PRIORS FIELD SURGERY

    24 HIGH STREET, SUTTON, ELY, CB6 2RB

    ODS code D81036

    4.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Ely Rail Station

    RLY · Ely

    4.1 miles
  • Soham

    RLY · Soham

    6.7 miles
  • Waterbeach Rail Station

    RLY · Waterbeach

    7.2 miles
  • Littleport Rail Station

    RLY · Littleport

    8.8 miles
  • Manea Rail Station

    RLY · Manea

    9.1 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.

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
0
Medium risk addresses
1
Low risk addresses
2
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

8 open schools are in scope, including 6 primary and 1 secondary schools. The Harbour School is the nearest published school at 0.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

54 published events cover 12 months, averaging 4.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Criminal damage and arson with 22 events.

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