High deprivation
IMD England
Around average · 7.5 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£140,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
East of England
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for PE16 6EL
Huntingdon
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
PE16 6EL
Coordinates
52.4541, 0.0418
Grid reference
TL388859
Easting
538,838
Northing
285,974
Region
East of England
Plus Code
9F42F23R+JP
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Chatteris
Travel to Work
Huntingdon
ITL Region
Fenland
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
9671
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 9671 out of 33,755 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesProperty sales · PE16 6EL
HM Land Registry · Fenland
Average price
£259,166
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £140,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Dec '24 – Mar '25Mar '25: 1 sales · avg £117,500
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£520k£319k£118k
Dec '24Jan '25Mar '25
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime near PE16 6EL
England & WalesCrime trends · near PE16 6EL
Counts are for Chatteris South electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
19
YoY -17%
25166
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
16
YoY -52%
33171
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY —
530
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
530
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
3
YoY —
641
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.84.4%
Other White7.8%
Gypsy / Trav.1.3%
Roma1.2%
+ other · 5.2%
Religion
No religion49.6%
Christian43.5%
Not answered4.3%
+ other · 2.7%
Age groups
50–6419.1%
35–4918.4%
25–3415.4%
65–748.4%
10–157.9%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.8%
Households
Other19.5%
Any member 66+15.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children13.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.0%
All members 66+7.9%
+ 7 other households · 34.1%
Administrative Information
Fenland
Local Authority
Council AreaNorth East Cambridgeshire E14001390
Constituency
E14001390Cambridgeshire
Police Force
England
Ward
Chatteris South
Constituency code
E14001390
EU Electoral Region
Eastern
Parish
Chatteris
International Territorial Level
Fenland
Health & NHS
East of England
Health Authority
Serving Cambridgeshire
NHS EnglandEast of England
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
East of England
NHS Region
East of England
Integrated Care Board
NHS Central East Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Cambridgeshire
Sub ICB Location
NHS Central East ICB - 06H
Cancer Alliance
East of England
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Fenland 011G E01035537
E01035537MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Fenland 011 E02003752
E02003752LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Fenland 011B E01018102
E01018102MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Fenland 011 E02003752
E02003752Urban: Further from a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Further from a major town or city UF1
Sun & Time Information
5:50 AM
Sunrise
5:52 PM
Sunset
12 hours 2 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:50 AM
Sunset (today)
5:52 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 2 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode PE16 6EL introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 9671
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Further from a major town or city UF1. LSOA E01035537 and MSOA E02003752 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode PE16 6EL is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near PE16 6EL
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 35%
RWM expected
45%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 4–18FSM 28%
Attainment 8
40.8
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 27%
RWM expected
59%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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