# CB6 1GQ: area report for a postcode in East Cambridgeshire

CB6 1GQ is a postcode in East Cambridgeshire.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of East Cambridgeshire. Open the map at CB6 1GQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [East Cambridgeshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-cambridgeshire) › [CB6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cb6) › [CB6 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cb6-1)

## Around this postcode

- **4 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 56% on July. East Cambridgeshire 001B: 41 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.3141,52.4513,CB61GQ
- **Littleport, 1.2 km**: About 16 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.3141,52.4513,CB61GQ
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 1.3 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.3141,52.4513,CB61GQ
- **No property in CB6 1GQ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=0.3141,52.4513,CB61GQ
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, East Cambridgeshire 001B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.3141,52.4513,CB61GQ
- **£346,413 average price**: For the whole of East Cambridgeshire, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.3141,52.4513,CB61GQ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.3 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.3141,52.4513,CB61GQ
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 860 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.3141,52.4513,CB61GQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at CB6 1GQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.3141,52.4513,CB61GQ
- **Low road and rail noise at CB6 1GQ**: Road 40 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.3141,52.4513,CB61GQ
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=0.3141,52.4513,CB61GQ
- **8.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.3141,52.4513,CB61GQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Millfield Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/millfield-primary-school-e142498) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2024 | 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Littleport Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/littleport-community-primary-school-e110637) | Primary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Highfield Littleport Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/highfield-littleport-academy-e140882) | Special | 1.8 km (23 minutes on foot) | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met, requires significant improvement | – |
| [Vista Academy Littleport](https://openindex.co.uk/school/vista-academy-littleport-e150263) | Secondary | 1.8 km (23 minutes on foot) | Report card, November 2025: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 40.3 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| December 2025 | £300,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| August 2026 | £310,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| September 2024 | £340,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| October 2023 | £475,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| October 2024 | £500,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 270 m |
| January 2025 | £235,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 330 m |
| December 2025 | £237,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 350 m |
| July 2025 | £314,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 350 m |

## Within 1 km

- Dental practices: GRANBY STREET (DENTAL SURGERY) (770 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Main Street Littleport (860 m, The Co-operative Group)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £346,413** (July 2026). East Cambridgeshire’s average house price was £346,413 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 5.8% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £41,464** (2025). Full-time workers living in East Cambridgeshire earned a median of £41,464 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 110th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 8.4×** (2025). A home in East Cambridgeshire costs 8.4 times local full-time pay. Joint 113th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 12.2** (2025). East Cambridgeshire has a deprivation score of 12.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 49th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## East Cambridgeshire 001B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 12.3** (2025). East Cambridgeshire 001B has a deprivation score of 12.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 11,444th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £318,750** (2025). The median price paid for a home in East Cambridgeshire 001B was £318,750 in 2025. Joint 14,087th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,286** (2021). East Cambridgeshire 001B had 2,286 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 2,142nd most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 90.6%** (January 2026). In East Cambridgeshire 001B, 90.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## CB6 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £340,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in CB6 was £340,000 in 2025. Joint 851st most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 40,418** (2021). CB6 had 40,418 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 444th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 10%** (2022). About 10% of people in CB6 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 91.7%** (January 2026). In CB6, 91.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [East Cambridgeshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-cambridgeshire)
- Centre: 52.4513, 0.3141

Council: [East Cambridgeshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-cambridgeshire) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Ely and East Cambridgeshire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/ely-and-east-cambridgeshire): Charlotte Cane (Liberal Democrat), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=0.3141,52.4513,CB61GQ

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