PE1 5DA Peterborough
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Central. Region: East of England.
Streets
- Granby Street, Peterborough: 3 addresses
- Unnamed street near Granby Street, Eastgate: 1 address
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 (48% of about 640 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: 6 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Car Park Bishops Road Eastgate Peterborough: up to 25 homes, not permissioned (300 m)
- NCP Car Park Brook Street Peterborough: up to 39 homes, permissioned (370 m)
- The Garden House Minster Precincts Peterborough PE1 1XS: up to 25 homes, not permissioned (380 m)
- Dickens Street Car Park Dickens Street Eastfield Peterborough: up to 30 homes, not permissioned (510 m)
- Northminster Opportunity Area Peterborough: up to 150 homes, not permissioned (550 m)
- Sewerage Works Potters Way Fengate Peterborough: up to 18 homes, permissioned (570 m)
- 28 - 30 Priestgate Peterborough PE1 1JA: up to 8 homes, permissioned (670 m)
- Land At East Station Road Fletton Quays Peterborough: up to 100 homes, not permissioned (690 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 8 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 | 1.0 km |
| Whittlesea 51,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 36 within 800 m; nearest Anglia Ruskin University Peterborough | 130 m |
| Bus or coach station | Queensgate Bus Stn Peterborough | 780 m |
| Car parks | 10 within 800 m; nearest Monkstone House Car Park | 310 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 1.2 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Luton Airport LTN | 78.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Boroughbury Medical Centre | 890 m |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Shrives Chemist | 520 m |
| NHS dentists | 12 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Access Centre | 420 m |
| Hospital | Peterborough City Hospital | 3.2 km |
| Police station | Thorpe Wood Police Station | 4.1 km |
| Cash machines | 9 machines within 800 m; nearest Britannia Building Society | 450 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 760 m² | 20 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Bishops Road Gardens 4,490 m² | 320 m |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,820 m² | 240 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Bishops Road Recreation Ground 18 ha | 140 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.0 ha | 600 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 0.5 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Canonry House, a listed building (Grade I), 230 m south-west. 95 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Canonry House | Listed building, Grade I | 230 m south-west |
| Peterborough Cathedral Precincts, including Table Hall and Infirmary Arcade | Scheduled monument | 250 m south-west |
| Table Hall | Listed building, Grade I | 250 m south-west |
| 16, Precincts | Listed building, Grade I | 250 m south-west |
| Touthill and site of castle bailey | Scheduled monument | 260 m west |
| Chapter Office | Listed building, Grade I | 270 m south-west |
| Peterborough Cathedral Precincts | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 290 m west |
| Old Customs House | Scheduled monument | 630 m south-west |
| Thorpe Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.6 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Holywell Ponds | Lake or reservoir | 2.9 km west |
| Orton Mere | Lake or reservoir | 3.5 km south-west |
| Osier Lake | Lake or reservoir | 3.6 km south-west |
| Highlees Spinney | Wood | 3.8 km north-west |
| Horsey Hill | Hill | 3.8 km south-east |
| Orton Water | Lake or reservoir | 3.8 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.6 | 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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 43 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 31% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 20% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 16% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 62% | 17% |
| Private rented | 18% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 42% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 9% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 36% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 10% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 45% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 10% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 28% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 88% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 20% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 46% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 76% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 8% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 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 Granby Street.