Measuring the distances…
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Thinking of living at CB6 3BT? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
Most daily things are within reach on foot; the station and supermarket are further.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ely St John's Community Primary School | Primary | 350 m | 68% met the expected standard |
| Lantern Community Primary School | Primary | 1.3 km | 54% met the expected standard |
| Isle of Ely Primary School | Primary | 1.8 km | 71% met the expected standard |
| Spring Meadow Infant School | Primary | 2.3 km | – |
| Ely St Mary's CofE Junior School | Primary | 2.3 km | 61% met the expected standard |
| Ely College | Secondary | 1.3 km | Attainment 8: 49.7 · 12.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Witchford Village College | Secondary | 2.7 km | Attainment 8: 44.5 · 11.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| King's Ely | Independent | 950 m | 25.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near CB6 3BT, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Kings Ely | 980 m | 7 |
| Golf | Ely Golf Club | 820 m | 5 |
| Swimming | The Hive Leisure Centre | 950 m | 3 |
| Squash | Ely Squash And Leisure Ltd | 1.3 km | 2 |
| Rowing | Kings Ely Boat Club | 1.6 km | 2 |
| Hockey | Ely City Hockey Club | 1.2 km | 1 |
| Bowls | City of Ely Bowls Club | 1.2 km | 1 |
| Rugby union | Ely Tigers Rugby Club | 1.3 km | 1 |
| Football | Ely City Football Club | 1.3 km | 1 |
| Weightlifting | Atrium Fitness | 1.3 km | 1 |
| Cycling | Atrium Fitness | 1.3 km | 1 |
| Multi-sport | The Paradise Centre | 1.3 km | 1 |
| Ten-pin bowling | Archive | 1.4 km | 1 |
| Sailing | Ely Sailing Club | 2.5 km | 1 |
| Yoga | The Ness Club | 4.1 km | 1 |
Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
Plenty of people here don't commute at all: 44% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Ely, a short drive or bike ride (1.6 km), with 2.3m journeys a year; its busiest route is to Cambridge.
The nearest bus stop is Darwin Close, 200 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 10); 5 departures an hour from the 6 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 59 minutes away by public transport (30 by car).
The nearest primary school is Ely St John's Community Primary School, a few minutes' walk (350 m); 68% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Ely College, 1.3 km away; Attainment 8: 49.7 · 12.5% of GCSEs at 8–9.
The nearest supermarket is Iceland Food, 1.3 km away, with Co-op closer still (750 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is St Mary'S Surgery (700 m), with St Mary'S Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (750 m).
For a haircut, Snipetts is 650 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Addenbrooke's and the Rosie Hospitals, 26 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 54% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 66% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 12 weeks).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 47 restaurants and cafés and 10 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Lavender House Community Hub is the closest café or restaurant (700 m), and West End House the nearest pub (400 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (13 of them).
Crime is around the national middle: about 118 per 1,000 residents a year.
Much of it is protected: 54% of postcodes sit in a conservation area (Ely).
There are 144 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 16% flats and 35% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1993-1999.
The nearest park is Cherry Hill, 1.2 km away; for exercise, The Hive Leisure Centre (950 m).
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 5.9 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, London Stansted is 57 km away.
5 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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Most households own their home, 23% rent privately.
It's highly educated: 46% of adults have a degree.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.