PE1 5DD Peterborough
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Central. Region: East of England.
Streets
- City Road, Peterborough: 47 addresses
- St John's Street, Peterborough: 27 addresses
- St Johns 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 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: 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 km (0.6 miles)
- NCP Car Park Brook Street Peterborough: up to 39 homes, permissioned (130 m)
- Dickens Street Car Park Dickens Street Eastfield Peterborough: up to 30 homes, not permissioned (320 m)
- The Garden House Minster Precincts Peterborough PE1 1XS: up to 25 homes, not permissioned (330 m)
- Northminster Opportunity Area Peterborough: up to 150 homes, not permissioned (350 m)
- 85 Park Road Peterborough: up to 6 homes, permissioned (480 m (0.3 miles))
- Car Park Bishops Road Eastgate Peterborough: up to 25 homes, not permissioned (490 m (0.3 miles))
- 16 - 18 Manor House Street Peterborough: up to 6 homes, permissioned (510 m (0.3 miles))
- Manor House 57 Lincoln Road Peterborough PE1 2RR: up to 11 homes, permissioned (530 m (0.3 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 3 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 0 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 9 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 | 900 m (0.6 miles) |
| Whittlesea 51,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.5 km (5.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 15 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 47 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest St Mary's Church Peterborough | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | Queensgate Bus Stn Peterborough | 670 m (0.4 miles) |
| Car parks | 12 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Monkstone House Car Park | 200 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Luton Airport LTN | 78.4 km (49 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boroughbury Medical Centre | 690 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 9 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Shrives Chemist | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 11 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Access Centre | 340 m |
| Hospital | Peterborough City Hospital | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) |
| Police station | Thorpe Wood Police Station | 4 km (2.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | 10 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 340 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 760 m² | 240 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Bishops Road Gardens 4,490 m² | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,280 m² | 260 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Stanley Recreation Ground 3.0 ha | 170 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.0 ha | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 0.5 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Touthill and site of castle bailey, a scheduled monument, 230 m south-west. 97 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 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 | 230 m south-west |
| 12 and 12A, Minster Precincts | Listed building, Grade II* | 300 m south-west |
| Cathedral Church of St Peter, St Paul and St Andrew | Listed building, Grade I | 330 m south-west |
| Peterborough Cathedral Precincts | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 340 m south-west |
| Peterborough Cathedral Precincts, including Table Hall and Infirmary Arcade | Scheduled monument | 350 m south |
| Deanery Gateway and Wall | Listed building, Grade I | 350 m south-west |
| Table Hall | Listed building, Grade I | 360 m south |
| Old Customs House | Scheduled monument | 780 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| Thorpe Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Holywell Ponds | Lake or reservoir | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) west |
| Orton Mere | Lake or reservoir | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) south-west |
| Highlees Spinney | Wood | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) north-west |
| Osier Lake | Lake or reservoir | 3.6 km (2.3 miles) south-west |
| Thorpe Wood | Wood | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) west |
| Horsey Hill | Hill | 4 km (2.5 miles) south-east |
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
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 20 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 55 | 75 |
20 of the postcode's 75 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 | 22% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 8% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 6% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 2% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 44% | 17% |
| Private rented | 50% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 9% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 8% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 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 | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 10% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 14% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 79% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 42% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 25% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 56% | 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 City Road.