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CB6 postcode area · East Cambridgeshire

The CB6 postcode district spans 9 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in East Cambridgeshire, Fenland, King's Lynn and West Norfolk, Uttlesford. Area Scores range from 26 to 94 across them. Every full CB6 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the CB6 district: Audley End, Ashdon & the Chesterfords scores 95 out of 100 (#355 of 6,856 nationally) while Upwell, Delph & Emneth sits at 27 — neighbours on the map, 68 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 3 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 1 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £235,000 in Chatteris to £502,500 in Audley End, Ashdon & the Chesterfords — a 2.1× gap within the CB6 district. Note that the district straddles 4 local authorities — East Cambridgeshire, Fenland, King's Lynn and West Norfolk and Uttlesford — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£42,194a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime50per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)45
Owner-occupied71%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the CB6 district

£340,000median home sold over the past year · +12.3% over 5 years · -2.9% over the year · 526 sales
Detached£418,500
Semi-detached£305,000
Terraced£275,000
Flat£157,500
East Cambridgeshire£345,000
East of England£348,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Audley End, Ashdon & the ChesterfordsUttlesford 35595 £502,500
South ElyEast Cambridgeshire 73289 £345,000
North ElyEast Cambridgeshire 88987 £370,000
Little Downham & SuttonEast Cambridgeshire 2,31566 £327,000
Haddenham, Stretham & WitchfordEast Cambridgeshire 2,78159 £345,000
LittleportEast Cambridgeshire 3,09055 £294,750
ChatterisFenland 3,54948 £235,000
Stoke Ferry, Hilgay & WimbotshamKing's Lynn and West Norfolk 4,20039 £322,000
Upwell, Delph & EmnethKing's Lynn and West Norfolk 5,03027 £275,000

People living in CB6 Census 2021

Residents86,067
Median age (est.)45
Density119per km²
No qualifications18%
Degree or above32%
No car or van12%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 9%25–44 24%45–64 28%65+ 21%

Tenure

Own outright: 38%Mortgage/shared: 33%Social rent: 12%Private rent: 16%
Own outright 38%Mortgage/shared 33%Social rent 12%Private rent 16%

Households

One person: 27%Couple, no children: 21%Couple with children: 27%Lone parent: 8%Other: 17%
One person 27%Couple, no children 21%Couple with children 27%Lone parent 8%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 20% · Managers & directors 14% · Associate professional 13%

All occupation groups
Professional20%
Managers & directors14%
Associate professional13%
Skilled trades12%
Administrative9%
Caring & leisure9%
Elementary9%
Process & plant8%
Sales & customer service6%

Ethnic group

White: 95%Asian: 2%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 95%Asian 2%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 48% · No religion 43% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 10%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around CB6.

CB7 PE16 CB25 CB5 PE38 PE15 CB24 CB4

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.