Area Information for High Street, Witcham, Ely, CB6 2LQ

Summary Back to Top

High Street in Witcham is in the Eastern region of England. The postcode is within the Sutton ward/electoral division, which is in the constituency of Ely and East Cambridgeshire. This page combines information for the address High Street, Witcham, Ely, CB6 2LQ, and the neighbourhood in which it resides. If you wish, you can also view information for the whole of CB6 here. For more details on the exact area these statistics cover, please see the map below and click "Show Census Area Covered" immediately below the map.

For information about recent house sales in this postcode, please view our property sales page for CB6 2LQ.

Basic Information

Area Type Village
Local Authority East Cambridgeshire
Ward Sutton
Constituency Ely and East Cambridgeshire * Note that some postcodes straddle constituency boundaries. To check your exact constituency by house number or name, use the TheyWorkForYou website at this link.
Region Eastern
Country England

Nearby Locations

Our information is available for almost all UK postcodes. Why not take a look at some of these other postcodes in the immediate vicinity of High Street, Witcham, Ely, CB6 2LQ:

Headleys Lane, Witcham, Ely, CB6 2LH
Back Lane, Witcham, Ely, CB6 2GW
Back Street, Witcham, Ely, CB6 2LL
The Slade, Witcham, Ely, CB6 2LA
Martins Lane, Witcham, Ely, CB6 2LB
Bury Road, Witcham, Ely, CB6 2LJ

Alternatively, click here to view demographic information about CB6 as a whole.

About the Demographic Information

The information on housing, people, culture, employment and education that is displayed about High Street, Witcham, Ely, CB6 2LQ is based on the last census performed in the UK in 2021. They are performed once every 10 years. Our website shows 2021 data for England, Wales and Northern Ireland. For Scotland, 2022 data is shown (the Scottish census was performed a year later than the rest of the UK). Please note: census information may include figures for adjacent streets and postcodes. The figures are therefore representative of the local area, not a specific street address or row of houses. The census collection is designed so that each group of postcodes should contain at least 100 people (50 in Scotland). This is done to preserve the anonymity of the people in that area, as some postcodes cover a very small area, sometimes a single building. You can see the area covered by the census statistics by clicking "Show Census Area Covered" below the map above.

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Housing (35 Sales) Back to Top

House Prices

We have found 35 property sales in High Street since the beginning of 1995.

Our data comes directly from the Land Registry, and is updated monthly. It does not include commercial sales, or sales of land without property.


Housing Types Embed This Back to Top

The area containing High Street, Witcham, Ely consists predominantly of detached housing, a strong indicator of affluence. Please note that the figures may include adjacent streets - see the Summary tab for an explanation and map of the area that these figures cover.

Housing Types
Detached 115
Semi-Detached 46
Terraced 17
Flat (Purpose-Built) 0
Flat (Converted) 2
Residence in Commercial Building 1
Total 181
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Housing Tenure Embed This Back to Top

This area contains a mixture of housing tenures, as detailed below. Across the UK, an average of 33% of households were owned outright, 29.7% were mortgaged/shared ownership, 17.5% were social housing, and 19.5% were privately rented at the last census.

Housing Tenure
Owned Outright 74
Owned with Mortgage 70
Shared Ownership 0
Rented: From Council 2
Rented: Other Social 17
Rented: Private Landlord inc. letting agents 12
Rented: Other 4
Rent Free 0
Total 179

Housing Occupancy Embed This Back to Top

This data lists the total number of residents normally resident within each household. The figures do not record under- or over-occupancy.

Housing Occupancy
One Person 38
Two People 70
Three People 38
Four People 28
Five People 6
Six People 1
Seven People 0
8+ People 0
Total 181

Household Composition Embed This Back to Top

The area containing High Street, Witcham, Ely consists predominantly of single-family households, which is more common in suburban areas.

Household Composition
1 Person Household 37
Family Household 130
Other Household 13
Total 180

Household Deprivation Embed This Back to Top

Household deprivation was measured against four dimensions for the 2021 census - employment, education, health/disability, and overcrowding.

Household Deprivation
Not Deprived 100
Deprived In One Dimension 65
Deprived In Two Dimensions 13
Deprived In Three Dimensions 3
Deprived In Four Dimensions 0
Total 181

People Back to Top

Gender Embed This

Across the UK as a whole, the gender split is roughly equal at 49% male, 51% female. This address in Ely and East Cambridgeshire constituency is broadly in line with those figures, with 51% male.

Gender
Male 223
Female 216
Total 439

Age Groups Embed This Back to Top

Across the UK as a whole, the median age is 40.7 years. In general, inner-city areas show high concentrations of people aged 18-30, suburbs show larger numbers of small children and adults aged 30-50, and rural and small towns are more popular with older workers and retirees. Many poorer areas lack a majority age group, which is due in part to the people in that area being constrained by circumstance rather than being able to choose where to retire, raise a family or grow up.

Age Groups
0-4 17
5-9 13
10-14 27
15-19 25
20-24 25
25-29 20
30-34 24
35-39 24
40-44 15
45-49 37
50-54 45
55-59 35
60-64 47
65-69 30
70-74 27
75-79 14
80-84 8
85+ 8
Total 441

Relationship Status Embed This Back to Top

The postcode CB6 2LQ does not show a significant deviation from the average figures for the UK. In the UK as a whole, the average figures are approximately as follows for relationship statuses: 44.6% married, 37.9% single, 9% divorced, 6.2% widowed, and 2.3% separated.

Figures for relationship status do not include those aged under 16, or those family members aged 16-18 who are in full-time education. Following the Civil Partnership Act that came into force in 2019, census figures for 2021 no longer categorise same sex relationships as a separate category. Civil partnerships are now included within the figures for the other categories (Married, Divorced and so forth).

Relationship Status
Single 120
Married 207
Separated 4
Divorced 30
Widowed 21
Total 382

Health Embed This Back to Top

Health in the UK is strongly tied to age as you would expect, but the affluence of a neighbourhood also has strong influence, with deprived areas often showing poorer standards of health.

Overall, the UK considers itself to be healthy - 81.7% of residents rated their health as Very Good or Good. The full breakdown is as follows for the United Kingdom: 48.4% Very Good, 33.3% Good, 12.9% Fair, 4.2% Bad and 1.3% Very Bad.

It is notable that the number of residents reporting Very Good or Good health increased in 2021/22 compared to the previous census, despite an aging UK population. This may have been influenced by how people perceived their health against the backdrop of the pandemic.

Health
Very Good 206
Good 163
Fair 51
Bad 13
Very Bad 7
Total 440

Education & Qualifications Embed This Back to Top

At the time of the 2021 census, across the UK 18.2% of residents had no qualification, 10.3% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.2% had 5+ GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS-Levels, 16.6% had 2+ A-Levels, 33.6% had a degree (or similar professional qualification), and 5.6% had an apprenticeship.

The qualification levels are based on current qualification names. The former Ordinary Levels (O-Levels) and CSEs will be included in the GCSE figures. Former Higher School Certificates (HSCs) will be counted as A-Levels.

Highest Qualification Level Achieved
Degree or above, or Similar e.g. professional qualification (accountancy etc) 142
Apprenticeship 11
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 66
5+ GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 62
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 36
No GCSEs or Equivalent 54
Other 10
Total 381

Culture Back to Top

Ethnic Group Embed This

This address (High Street, Witcham, Ely) can be considered less ethnically diverse than the UK average. As whole, the UK population claims itself as approximately 83% white, with residents of this area being 99% so.

As a country with a diverse population, the UK is home to other sizable ethnic groups, with mixed ethnicity (2.7%), Indian (2.9%) and Pakistani (2.6%) being the largest groups reported.

There is considerable division of ethnicities within the UK, with ethnically diverse addresses uncommon outside of urban areas.

Ethnic Group
White 434
Mixed Ethnicity 2
Bangladeshi 3
Chinese 1
Total 440

Country of Birth Embed This Back to Top

At the time of the 2021/22 census, approximately 84% of the resident population of the United Kingdom were born in the UK. The other major groups were 6.7% from European countries, 5.2% from Middle Eastern or Asian countries, 2.5% from African countries, and 1.6% from the rest of the world.

Country of Birth
United Kingdom 417
European Union 9
Rest of Europe 2
Africa 6
Middle East and Asia 5
Oceania (Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia and nearby islands) 4
Total 443

Length of Residence Embed This Back to Top

At the time of the 2021/22 census, approximately 83.8% of the resident population of the United Kingdom were born in the UK. Some 9.4% have resided in the UK for 10 years plus, 2.8% for 5-10 years, 2.2% for 2-5 years, and 1.8% for less than two years.

The length of time a person has been resident in the UK has been calculated from the time a resident most recently arrived in the UK (excluding holidays/short stays outside the UK). However, residents that were born in the UK but emigrated and then later returned will still be counted as "Born in the United Kingdom".

Length of Residence
Born in The United Kingdom 417
10+ Years 22
5-10 Years 3
2-5 Years 1
Less Than 2 Years 0
Total 443

Passport(s) Held Embed This Back to Top

Note that an individual may hold one or more passports. The data may include people living in adjacent addresses to CB6 2LQ.

Passport(s) Held
None 67
United Kingdom 367
Republic of Ireland 1
European Union 5
Rest of Europe 0
Middle East or Asia 1
Oceania (Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia and nearby islands) 2

Religion Embed This Back to Top

The largest religious group in England and Wales are Christians - 46.2% of residents. However, a sizeable portion of the population (37.2%) claim to have no religion, which has increased substantially from the 25.1% reported in the 2011 census. Some 6.5% identify themselves as Muslim, 1.7% Hindu, 0.9% Sikh, 0.5% Buddhist, 0.5% Jewish, and 0.6% as other religions, while the remaining 6% did not state their religious views.

Religion
No Religion 206
Christian 204
Buddhist 2
Hindu 0
Jewish 1
Muslim 3
Sikh 0
Other Religion 0
Not Stated 22
Total 438

Employment Back to Top

Economic Activity Embed This

This address within the Sutton ward is entrepreneurial, with a larger than average concentration of residents that are self-employed - 15% of the resident population. On average, around 9.3% of census respondents were self-employed. Male residents were more than twice as likely to be self-employed than women.

Figures for economic activity do not include those aged under 16, or those family members aged 16-18 who are in full-time education. The data was correct as of the 2021/22 census, which was a period of depressed economic activity.

The 2021 census occurred during period of depressed economic activity due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, care should be taken in interpreting figures relating to labour market participation.

Economic Activity
Full-Time Employee 144
Part-Time Employee (defined as 30 hours or less per week) 37
Self Employed (No Subordinates) 42
Self Employed (With Subordinates) 17
Unemployed 5
Full-Time Student (with or without job) 23
Retired 85
Looking After Home or Family 13
Long-Term Sick or Disabled 9
Other 6
Total 381

Occupation Group Embed This Back to Top

This data is based on resident aged 16+ on census day 2021/22, who were in employment. The categories used are taken from the Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) 2020.

Occupation Group
Managers, Directors and Senior Officials 60
Professional Occupations 53
Associate Professional Occupations 37
Administrative and Secretarial Occupations 24
Skilled Trades Occupations 19
Caring, Leisure and Other Service Occupations 15
Sales and Customer Service Occupations 8
Process, Plant and Machine Operatives 11
Elementary Occupations 15
Total 242

Socio-Economic Classification Embed This Back to Top

Classifications are assigned based on an algorithm created by the National Statistics Agency, called the Socio-economic Classification (NS-SEC).

Socio-Economic Classification
Large Employer or Higher Managerial/Professional 64
Supervisory, or Lower Managerial/Administrative/Professional 101
Intermediate Occupation e.g. clerical, sales, technical, engineering occupations 39
Own Account Worker/Small Employer 62
Lower Technical or Supervisory Occupation 18
Routine Occupation e.g. sales, service, production, operative, agricultural occupations 25
Semi-Routine Occupation 31
Never Worked or Long-Term Unemployed 17
Full-time Student 24
Total 381

Policing and Crime Back to Top

High Street, Witcham, Ely, CB6 2LQ is within the East Cambridgeshire policing neighbourhood, under the Cambridgeshire Constabulary force area. For non-urgent queries, contact 101. For emergency assistance, please contact 999.


Neighbourhood Team

Crime: Click here to view crimes committed near High Street
Neighbourhood Team Address East Cambridgeshire
Parkside
Cambridge
CB1 1JG
Force Website: https://www.cambs.police.uk

Data courtesy of police.uk. See our Data Sources page for more information.

Nearby Services Back to Top

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Below are the details of the closest services to Witcham. All distances are straight-line distances, please consult the map of the facility to check the exact location. You can also view these details on our interactive services map for CB6 2LQ.

Nearest Railway Stations Back to Top

Listed here are the 8 closest railway stations to High Street, Witcham, Ely, CB6 2LQ. The nearest railway station is Ely, approximately 4.9 miles away.

Name Approximate Distance*
Ely 4.9 miles
Manea 6.9 miles
Littleport 8.2 miles
Soham 8.6 miles
Waterbeach 9.6 miles
Shippea Hill 12 miles
March 12 miles
Cambridge North 13 miles

Nearest Primary Schools Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest primary schools to High Street, Witcham, Ely, CB6 2LQ. The nearest is Sutton CofE VC Primary School, approximately 1.6 miles away.

Name Approximate Distance* Ofsted Rating
Sutton CofE VC Primary School 1.6 miles
    
Mepal and Witcham Church of England Primary School 1.7 miles
    
The Rackham Church of England Primary School 2.4 miles
    
Robert Arkenstall Primary School 2.9 miles
    
Wilburton CofE Primary School 3.3 miles
    
Ely St John's Community Primary School 3.9 miles
    
Stretham Community Primary School 4.5 miles
    
Downham Feoffees Primary Academy 4.5 miles
    
Lantern Community Primary School 4.6 miles
    
Little Thetford CofE Primary School 4.7 miles
    

Nearest Secondary Schools Back to Top

Listed here are the 5 closest secondary schools to High Street, Witcham, Ely, CB6 2LQ. The nearest is Witchford Village College, approximately 2.6 miles away.

Name Approximate Distance* Ofsted Rating
Witchford Village College 2.6 miles
    
Ely College 4.5 miles
    
Cromwell Community College (All Through) 5.5 miles
    
Vista Academy Littleport 7.5 miles  
Soham Village College 9.2 miles
    

Nearest Doctor's Surgeries/GP Practices Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest GPs (General Practitioners) to High Street, Witcham, Ely, CB6 2LQ. The nearest is Priors Field Surgery, approximately 1.4 miles away. Please consult the NHS Choices website to check if the facility is currently accepting new NHS patients.

Nearest Dentists Back to Top

Listed here are the 8 closest dentists to High Street, Witcham, Ely, CB6 2LQ. The nearest is St Mary’s Dental Practice, approximately 4.6 miles away. Please consult the NHS Choices website to check if the facility is currently accepting new NHS patients.

Nearest Hospitals Back to Top

Listed here are the 1 closest hospitals to High Street, Witcham, Ely, CB6 2LQ. The nearest is Princess of Wales Hospital - Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust, approximately 5.3 miles away.

Nearest Opticians Back to Top

Listed here are the 8 closest opticians to High Street, Witcham, Ely, CB6 2LQ. The nearest is Spectacular Opthalmic Opticians, approximately 4.7 miles away.

* Distances are measured in a straight line from the given postcode. Please consult the facility's map page or your preferred route finding/GPS app for driving directions.


 

Broadband Connectivity Back to Top

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Broadband in CB6 2LQ

This postcode has support for gigabit broadband at one or more premises. Gigabit broadband is the latest high-speed standard, meaning fixed line broadband at a potential speed of 1,000Mbps or more - more than enough for even the most demanding household gaming, video calling, video and internet browsing needs. Note that occasionally some properties in a postcode may still not be eligible due to conditions on the ground, or the building structure. If you wish to enquire about a specific property in this postcode, contact the major suppliers, for instance Virgin Media, BT Broadband and Plusnet. For more information on Superfast Broadband, see the OpenReach website.

Broadband data is based on information provided by the major fixed internet service providers in the UK, including Virgin Media and BT. It does not include providers of satellite internet.

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Gigabit (1,000Mbps+) Internet Available? Yes
Ultrafast (300Mbps+) Broadband Available? Yes
Superfast (30Mbps+) Broadband Available? Yes
Maximum Download Speed Available 1000Mbps+

Top Broadband Suppliers Back to Top

Thanks to a survey[link] performed for Broadband Genie, we can show you the best broadband suppliers in the United Kingdom as of 2019. The most popular supplier was Plusnet, based on average scores for value, support, speed, reliability, customer service, security and whether the customer would recommend the supplier.

Supplier Customer Rating
Plusnet 76.2%
Zen Internet 75.8%
Post Office 74%
EE Broadband 73.4%
NOW TV 70.8%
Vodafone 70%
Sky Digital 69.2%
BT Broadband 67.4%
Virgin Media 67.4%
TalkTalk 65.2%
 

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