CB6 postcode area guide — East Cambridgeshire
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the CB6 postcode district in East Cambridgeshire — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in CB6
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
93.2%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
84.4%
Gigabit-capable
83.9%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.3%
Broadband availability in the CB6 postcode district (East Cambridgeshire) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 891 postcodes Ofcom measures in CB6, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 93.2% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 83.9%.
Around 0.3% of premises in CB6 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in CB6
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| CB6 1AA | 100% | 100% |
| CB6 1AB | 100% | 100% |
| CB6 1AD | 100% | 100% |
| CB6 1AE | 100% | 97.8% |
| CB6 1AF | 100% | 100% |
| CB6 1AG | 100% | 100% |
| CB6 1AH | 100% | 90% |
| CB6 1AJ | 100% | 100% |
| CB6 1AL | 100% | 94.1% |
| CB6 1AN | 100% | 100% |
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Mobile signal around East Cambridgeshire
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider East Cambridgeshire district (43,209 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
78.8%
4G outdoors — all networks
99.7%
5G outdoors — all networks
27.3%
Voice indoors — all networks
85.2%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
House prices in CB6
Based on 376 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in CB6 is £335,000, down 1.5% on the previous year (£340,000).
Detached
£470,000
167 sales
Semi-detached
£305,000
113 sales
Terraced
£272,500
84 sales
Flat / maisonette
£139,000
6 sales
Latest recorded sales in CB6
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £218,750 | Semi-detached | Sutton Court | CB6 2RJ |
| 22 May 2026 | £375,000 | Semi-detached | Bright Street | CB6 2YJ |
| 19 May 2026 | £250,000 | Semi-detached | Woodfen Road | CB6 1JP |
| 15 May 2026 | £360,000 | Semi-detached | Chelmer Way | CB6 2WS |
| 15 May 2026 | £330,000 | Terraced | Teasel Drive | CB6 3WJ |
| 15 May 2026 | £575,000 | Detached | School Road | CB6 2FG |
| 15 May 2026 | £330,000 | Semi-detached | Chewells Close | CB6 3XE |
| 14 May 2026 | £175,000 | Terraced | Lester Drive | CB6 3UW |
| 14 May 2026 | £315,000 | Terraced | Wissey Way | CB6 2WN |
| 8 May 2026 | £275,000 | Detached | The Orchards | CB6 2PX |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? East Cambridgeshire demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider East Cambridgeshire district (87,764 residents, 37,202 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18.6% |
| 15–29 | 19.7% |
| 30–44 | 20.5% |
| 45–64 | 20.5% |
| 65+ | 20.8% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 68% |
| Private rented | 16.5% |
| Social rented | 12.1% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around CB6
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ely College | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,635 | CB6 2SH |
| Witchford Village College | Secondary | 11–16 | 804 | CB6 2JA |
| Vista Academy Littleport | Secondary | 11–16 | 547 | CB6 1EW |
| Lantern Community Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 448 | CB6 2WL |
| Isle of Ely Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 446 | CB6 2FG |
| Millfield Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 416 | CB6 1HW |
| Littleport Community Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 406 | CB6 1JT |
| Ely St John's Community Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 371 | CB6 3BW |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in CB6
192 rated food businesses operate in CB6. 138 hold the top rating of 5, 18 are rated 4, and 10 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Acremont House School, Apple Green Service Station, Arbuckles Restaurant & Bar, Aroy D Thai, Aroy D Thai Food Cafe.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in CB6
From a sample of 247 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 CB6 postcodes, the most common rating is band B (average band C). 61% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
1%
Band B
42%
Band C
18%
Band D
22%
Band E
13%
Band F
3%
Band G
1%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for East Cambridgeshire
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.