# CB6 3GX: area report for a postcode in East Cambridgeshire

CB6 3GX 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 3GX for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [East Cambridgeshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-cambridgeshire) › [CB6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cb6) › [CB6 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cb6-3)

## Around this postcode

- **12 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 40% on July. East Cambridgeshire 003D: 50 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.2514,52.4066,CB63GX
- **Ely, 2 km**: About 25 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.2514,52.4066,CB63GX
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 410 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.2514,52.4066,CB63GX
- **No property in CB6 3GX 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=0.2514,52.4066,CB63GX
- **England’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, East Cambridgeshire 003D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.2514,52.4066,CB63GX
- **£346,413 average price**: For the whole of East Cambridgeshire, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.2514,52.4066,CB63GX
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.2514,52.4066,CB63GX
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 990 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.2514,52.4066,CB63GX
- **91.7% can get gigabit broadband at CB6 3GX**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.2514,52.4066,CB63GX
- **Moderate road and rail noise at CB6 3GX**: Road 55 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.2514,52.4066,CB63GX
- **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=0.2514,52.4066,CB63GX
- **9.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.2514,52.4066,CB63GX

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Ely College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ely-college-e143404) | Secondary | 410 m (5 minutes on foot) | Improved significantly, March 2025 | Attainment 8 of 53.7 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Lantern Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lantern-community-primary-school-e145804) | Primary | 570 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2022 | 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Active Learning Trust Linc 19 - 25](https://openindex.co.uk/school/active-learning-trust-linc-19-25-e148249) | Special | 590 m (7 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Highfield Ely Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/highfield-ely-academy-e143111) | Special | 610 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, May 2024 | – |
| [Isle of Ely Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/isle-of-ely-primary-school-e140483) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Ely St John's Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ely-st-johns-community-primary-school-e110773) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [King's Ely](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kings-ely-e110916) | Independent | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Spring Meadow Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/spring-meadow-infant-school-e110760) | Primary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2024 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| April 2026 | £260,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 50 m |
| July 2026 | £285,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| April 2026 | £235,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |
| April 2026 | £220,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |
| September 2025 | £315,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 210 m |
| May 2026 | £330,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 230 m |
| October 2025 | £276,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 240 m |
| June 2026 | £295,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 240 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: ST MARY'S PHARMACY (990 m)
- Dental practices: ENHANCE DENTAL (980 m); DENTAL SURGERY (980 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Ely (990 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 003D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 5.0** (2025). East Cambridgeshire 003D has a deprivation score of 5.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 2,809th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £403,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in East Cambridgeshire 003D was £403,500 in 2025. Joint 8,554th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,482** (2021). East Cambridgeshire 003D had 2,482 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 1,068th 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: 94.6%** (January 2026). In East Cambridgeshire 003D, 94.6% 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: 52.4066, 0.2514

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=0.2514,52.4066,CB63GX

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