PE1 4SA Peterborough
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Dogsthorpe. Region: East of England.
Streets
- Eye Road, Peterborough: 33 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 B (39% of about 760 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- 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: 21 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 83 Oxney Road Peterborough PE1 5NG: up to 5 homes, permissioned (320 m)
- Land To The Rear Of 105 Oxney Road Peterborough: up to 8 homes, permissioned (430 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 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 33 addresses are between 6 m and 9 m above sea level (8 m on average).
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 | 2.9 km |
| Whittlesea 51,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 42 within 800 m; nearest Burford Way Newark | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | Queensgate Bus Park Peterborough | 2.7 km |
| Car parks | Wellington Street Car Park | 2.1 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 1.5 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 79.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Nightingale Medical Centre | 1.4 km |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Dogsthorpe Pharmacy | 1.1 km |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 1.6 km |
| Hospital | Peterborough City Hospital | 4.4 km |
| Police station | Thorpe Wood Police Station | 5.9 km |
| Cash machines | Barclays ATM | 1.3 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,790 m² | 200 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 1.3 ha | 220 m |
| Play area | 11 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 340 m² | 280 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Woodfield Park 8.5 ha | 520 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 7,270 m² | 500 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 2.4 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Peterborough Cathedral Precincts, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 2.6 km south-west.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Peterborough Cathedral Precincts | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.6 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Little Wood | Wood | 2.3 km north |
| Norwood Spinney | Wood | 2.6 km north |
| Highlees Spinney | Wood | 4.3 km west |
| Northolme Coppice | Wood | 4.3 km north-east |
| Holywell Ponds | Lake or reservoir | 4.9 km south-west |
| Horsey Hill | Hill | 4.9 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.3 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 40 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 18% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 75% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 39% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 23% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 21% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 27% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 56% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 77% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 13% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 27% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 75% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 5% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 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 Eye Road.