CB6 2UN East Cambridgeshire
Live postcode, introduced July 2023. Ward: Sutton. Region: East of England.
Streets
- Grannys End Road, Witchford: 5 addresses
- Marroway Lane, Witchford: 1 address
- Grannys End Road, Witchford: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Main Street, Witchford: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in East Cambridgeshire in 2026-27: Band D £2,485 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,657 | £1,933 | £2,209 | £2,485 | £3,037 | £3,590 | £4,142 | £4,970 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band C (38% of about 940 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Land North Of 22 Marroway Lane Witchford Cambridgeshire: up to 40 homes, permissioned (200 m)
- Land Adjacent 204 Main Street Witchford CB6 2HT: up to 5 homes, permissioned (310 m)
- 23, Sutton Road, Witchford, ELY, CB6 2HX: up to 1 home, permissioned (570 m)
Flood risk
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this postcode yet.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 8 addresses are between 12 m and 14 m above sea level (13 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Ely 2.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.9 km |
| Soham 66,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.9 km | |
| Littleport 252,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 3 stops within 400 m, 6 within 800 m; nearest Granta Close Witchford | 290 m |
| EV charging points | Roam Charging Station | 3.8 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Stansted Airport STN | 56.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | St Mary's Surgery | 4.5 km |
| Pharmacies | Haddenham Pharmacy | 4.3 km |
| NHS dentists | Enhance Dental | 4.4 km |
| Hospital | Princess Of Wales Hospital | 6.1 km |
| Police station | Ely Police Station | 4.9 km |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Watford - Carpenders Park, Carpenders Park | 4.5 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,350 m² | 240 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 1.3 ha | 490 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 160 m² | 360 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.1 ha | 1.4 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 5,280 m² | 1.2 km |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 1.8 hectares in all.
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.4 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 2 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 3 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 8 |
8 of the postcode's 8 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 51 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 23% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 83% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 48% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 8% | 17% |
| Private rented | 9% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 23% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 44% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 47% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 29% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 10% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 40% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 8 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Grannys End Road.