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

CB6 1WA 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 1WA 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

- **42 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 28% on July. East Cambridgeshire 004C: 122 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.2713,52.3982,CB61WA
- **Ely, 830 m**: About 10 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.2713,52.3982,CB61WA
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 660 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.2713,52.3982,CB61WA
- **No property in CB6 1WA 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=0.2713,52.3982,CB61WA
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, East Cambridgeshire 004C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.2713,52.3982,CB61WA
- **£340,059 average price**: For the whole of East Cambridgeshire, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.2713,52.3982,CB61WA
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 890 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.2713,52.3982,CB61WA
- **7 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 100 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.2713,52.3982,CB61WA
- **85% can get gigabit broadband**: Of homes and businesses in this output area, January 2026. (Output area) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gigabit-broadband?around=0.2713,52.3982,CB61WA
- **Low road and rail noise at CB6 1WA**: Road 51 dB, rail 47 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.2713,52.3982,CB61WA
- **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=0.2713,52.3982,CB61WA
- **9.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.2713,52.3982,CB61WA

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [King's Ely](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kings-ely-e110916) | Independent | 660 m (8 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Highfield Ely Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/highfield-ely-academy-e143111) | Special | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, May 2024 | – |
| [Active Learning Trust Linc 19 - 25](https://openindex.co.uk/school/active-learning-trust-linc-19-25-e148249) | Special | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Spring Meadow Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/spring-meadow-infant-school-e110760) | Primary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2024 | – |
| [Ely St Mary's CofE Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ely-st-marys-cofe-junior-school-e141707) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2023 | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Lantern Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lantern-community-primary-school-e145804) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2022 | 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Ely College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ely-college-e143404) | Secondary | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | Improved significantly, March 2025 | Attainment 8 of 53.7 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Isle of Ely Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/isle-of-ely-primary-school-e140483) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2024 | £579,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| May 2026 | £435,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| August 2026 | £312,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| August 2025 | £314,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |
| August 2025 | £329,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |
| November 2025 | £485,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 210 m |
| October 2024 | £296,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 210 m |
| March 2025 | £325,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 210 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Ely (830 m, 10 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: ST MARY'S SURGERY (890 m)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (430 m); ST MARY'S PHARMACY (860 m); TESCO INSTORE PHARMACY (890 m)
- Dental practices: BROAD STREET (DENTAL SURGERY) (300 m); CHEQUER HALL DENTAL PRACTICE (540 m); DENTAL SURGERY (720 m); ENHANCE DENTAL (970 m)
- Supermarkets: Sainsburys Ely (100 m, Sainsburys); Aldi Ely (150 m, Aldi); Waitrose Ely (360 m, Waitrose); Iceland Ely (410 m, Iceland); Spar - Ely (510 m, Spar)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £340,059** (August 2026). East Cambridgeshire’s average house price was £340,059 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 2.0% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 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: 8.2×** (2025). A home in East Cambridgeshire costs 8.2 times local full-time pay. Joint 120th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 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 004C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 6.1** (2025). East Cambridgeshire 004C has a deprivation score of 6.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 4,068th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £307,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in East Cambridgeshire 004C was £307,000 in 2025. Joint 14,988th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,470** (2021). East Cambridgeshire 004C had 1,470 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 21,580th least 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: 80.4%** (January 2026). In East Cambridgeshire 004C, 80.4% 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: 52.3982, 0.2713

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), August 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Gigabit broadband coverage](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gigabit-broadband), January 2026 (Output area)
- [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=0.2713,52.3982,CB61WA

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cb6-1wa