CB6 3XU

Stretham · 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 3QB 21 m
CB6 3GF 628 m
CB6 3QD 965 m
CB6 3QN 1.0 km
CB6 2JF 1.2 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CB6 3XU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1997
Terminated
1 June 2000
Postcode area
CB
Postcode district
CB6
Postcode sector
CB6 3
Latitude
52.362209
Longitude
0.209889
British National Grid easting
550,573
British National Grid northing
276,091

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

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
8
Primary
6
Secondary
1
  1. Stretham Community Primary School

    Community school

    1.6 km
  2. The Harbour School

    Academy special sponsor led

    2.0 km
  3. Wilburton CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
49
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 19
  • Anti social behaviour 12
  • Criminal damage and arson 6
  • Vehicle crime 5
  • Burglary 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

  • HADDENHAM SURGERY

    THE GREEN, HADDENHAM, ELY, CB6 3TA

    ODS code D81062

    4.3 km

Nearby transport

  • Ely Rail Station

    RLY · Ely

    3.1 miles
  • Soham

    RLY · Soham

    5.4 miles
  • Waterbeach Rail Station

    RLY · Waterbeach

    6.9 miles
  • Littleport Rail Station

    RLY · Littleport

    8.3 miles
  • Dennis Terrace

    BCT · Exning

    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.

Evidence in context

Schools

8 open schools are in scope, including 6 primary and 1 secondary schools. Stretham Community 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

49 published events cover 12 months, averaging 4.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 19 events.

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