PE1 2RH Peterborough
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Central. Region: East of England.
Streets
- Lincoln Road, Peterborough: 36 addresses
- North Street, 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 (40% of about 1,760 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: 4 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- THE PRESBYTERY, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Lincoln Court Lincoln Road Peterborough: up to 8 homes, permissioned (40 m)
- Manor House 57 Lincoln Road Peterborough PE1 2RR: up to 11 homes, permissioned (150 m)
- 16 - 18 Manor House Street Peterborough: up to 6 homes, permissioned (150 m)
- North Westgate Development Area Westgate Peterborough: up to 100 homes, permissioned (190 m)
- North Westgate Opportunity Area Westgate Peterborough: up to 200 homes, not permissioned (190 m)
- Northminster Opportunity Area Peterborough: up to 150 homes, not permissioned (200 m)
- 85 Park Road Peterborough: up to 6 homes, permissioned (270 m)
- Station East Opportunity Area Station Road Peterborough: up to 400 homes, not permissioned (310 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 4 addresses are in areas at high risk, 4 at medium risk and 9 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 93%, gigabit 93% 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 | 410 m |
| Whittlesea 51,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 14 stops within 400 m, 42 within 800 m; nearest Boroughbury Peterborough | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | Queensgate Bus Stn Peterborough | 190 m |
| Car parks | 12 within 800 m; nearest North Street Peterborough Car Park | 80 m |
| EV charging points | evyve Charging Station | 1.6 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Luton Airport LTN | 78.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Boroughbury Medical Centre | 200 m |
| Pharmacies | 10 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest City Pharmacy | 200 m |
| NHS dentists | 11 practices within 1.6 km; nearest 81-83 Park Road (Dental Practice) | 240 m |
| Hospital | Peterborough City Hospital | 2.5 km |
| Police station | Thorpe Wood Police Station | 3.6 km |
| Cash machines | 8 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 120 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,080 m² | 400 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Nene Park 430 ha | 730 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,330 m² | 400 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Stanley Recreation Ground 3.0 ha | 220 m |
| Allotments | The Green Backyard 8,210 m² | 1.1 km |
Within 800 m: 5 parks and gardens, 431 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is 10, Queen Street, a listed building (Grade II*), 370 m south. 100 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 18 of them Grade I and 7 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| 10, Queen Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 370 m south |
| Parish Church of St John the Baptist | Listed building, Grade I | 390 m south |
| Old Guild Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 410 m south |
| Chapel of St Thomas of Canterbury | Listed building, Grade I | 430 m south-east |
| Touthill and site of castle bailey | Scheduled monument | 470 m south-east |
| Peterborough Cathedral Precincts | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 540 m south-east |
| Peterborough Cathedral Precincts, including Table Hall and Infirmary Arcade | Scheduled monument | 600 m south-east |
| Old Customs House | Scheduled monument | 880 m south |
| Thorpe Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.1 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Holywell Ponds | Lake or reservoir | 2.5 km south-west |
| Highlees Spinney | Wood | 3.0 km north-west |
| Orton Mere | Lake or reservoir | 3.2 km south-west |
| Osier Lake | Lake or reservoir | 3.3 km south-west |
| Thorpe Wood | Wood | 3.3 km west |
| Horsey Hill | Hill | 4.5 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 4 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 17 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 17 | 38 |
21 of the postcode's 38 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 | 33 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 5% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 22% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 13% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 18% | 17% |
| Private rented | 60% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 59% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 9% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 3% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 9% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 11% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 50% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 12% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 17% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 60% | 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) | 17% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 41% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 48% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 23% | 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 Lincoln Road.