PE1 1SU Peterborough
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Central. Region: East of England.
Streets
- Broadway, Peterborough: 31 addresses
- Burghley Square, Peterborough: 2 addresses
Council tax
What each band costs in Peterborough in 2026-27: Band D £2,293 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,529 | £1,784 | £2,039 | £2,293 | £2,803 | £3,313 | £3,822 | £4,587 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band A (58% of about 830 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, The Park Conservation Area (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- 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: 11 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 85 Park Road Peterborough: up to 6 homes, permissioned (110 m)
- 117 Park Road Peterborough PE1 2TR: up to 24 homes, permissioned (130 m)
- 16 - 18 Manor House Street Peterborough: up to 6 homes, permissioned (230 m)
- Manor House 57 Lincoln Road Peterborough PE1 2RR: up to 11 homes, permissioned (250 m)
- Northminster Opportunity Area Peterborough: up to 150 homes, not permissioned (250 m)
- NCP Car Park Brook Street Peterborough: up to 39 homes, permissioned (310 m)
- 88 Lincoln Road Peterborough PE1 2SN: up to 26 homes, permissioned (340 m)
- Lincoln Court Lincoln Road Peterborough: up to 8 homes, permissioned (360 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 4 at medium risk and 1 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 10 m above sea level.
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 | Peterborough 5.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 780 m |
| Whittlesea 51,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 19 stops within 400 m, 43 within 800 m; nearest Broadway Cinema Peterborough | 130 m |
| Bus or coach station | Queensgate Bus Stn Peterborough | 570 m |
| Car parks | 10 within 800 m; nearest Apcoa | 130 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 1.3 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 78.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Park Medical Centre | 380 m |
| Pharmacies | 10 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Granville Pharmacy | 350 m |
| NHS dentists | 10 practices within 1.6 km; nearest 81-83 Park Road (Dental Practice) | 130 m |
| Hospital | Peterborough City Hospital | 2.8 km |
| Police station | Thorpe Wood Police Station | 3.9 km |
| Cash machines | 10 machines within 800 m; nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 400 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Hobsons Park 3,650 m² | 460 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Central Park 8.8 ha | 560 m |
| Play area | 7 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,280 m² | 180 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Stanley Recreation Ground 3.0 ha | 70 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.0 ha | 920 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 9.4 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Touthill and site of castle bailey, a scheduled monument, 540 m south. 92 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 18 of them Grade I and 6 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Touthill and site of castle bailey | Scheduled monument | 540 m south |
| 12 and 12A, Minster Precincts | Listed building, Grade II* | 560 m south |
| Deanery Gateway and Wall | Listed building, Grade I | 610 m south |
| Chapel of St Thomas of Canterbury | Listed building, Grade I | 640 m south |
| Cathedral Church of St Peter, St Paul and St Andrew | Listed building, Grade I | 640 m south |
| Peterborough Cathedral Precincts | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 660 m south |
| Peterborough Cathedral Precincts, including Table Hall and Infirmary Arcade | Scheduled monument | 700 m south |
| Old Customs House | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km south |
| Thorpe Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.5 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Holywell Ponds | Lake or reservoir | 2.8 km south-west |
| Highlees Spinney | Wood | 3.2 km north-west |
| Orton Mere | Lake or reservoir | 3.5 km south-west |
| New Plantation | Wood | 3.6 km west |
| Thorpe Wood | Wood | 3.7 km west |
| Horsey Hill | Hill | 4.4 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.1 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 29 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 4 | 33 |
29 of the postcode's 33 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 | 32 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 17% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 30% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 28% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 67% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 19% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 35% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 35% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 10% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 15% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 75% | 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) | 43% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 67% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 8% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 2 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 Broadway.