PE1 5PY Peterborough
Live postcode, introduced August 1993. Ward: East. Region: East of England.
Streets
- Meadenvale, Peterborough: 66 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 (34% of about 1,040 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: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Land To The Rear Of 105 Oxney Road Peterborough: up to 8 homes, permissioned (300 m)
- 83 Oxney Road Peterborough PE1 5NG: up to 5 homes, permissioned (390 m)
- Varity House Vicarage Farm Road Fengate Peterborough: up to 14 homes, permissioned (900 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 4 addresses are in areas at high risk, 3 at medium risk and 4 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 66 addresses are between 4 m and 5 m above sea level (5 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 | 3.3 km |
| Whittlesea 51,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 16 within 800 m; nearest Newark Road Eastern Industry | 160 m |
| Bus or coach station | Queensgate Bus Stn Peterborough | 3.0 km |
| Car parks | Wellington Street Car Park | 2.3 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 1.5 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Luton Airport LTN | 80.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Nightingale Medical Centre | 2.0 km |
| Pharmacies | Pharmacy Medicines LTD | 1.8 km |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 2.0 km |
| Hospital | Peterborough City Hospital | 5.0 km |
| Police station | Thorpe Wood Police Station | 6.4 km |
| Cash machines | Barclays ATM | 1.0 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.3 ha | 460 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 420 m² | 140 m |
| Playing field | Woodfield Park 8.5 ha | 1.1 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 7,270 m² | 1.0 km |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 2.4 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is A Bronze Age post alignment and timber platform at Flag Fen and associated Bronze Age and later field systems and settlement to either side of the Northey Road, a scheduled monument, 1.9 km south-east.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| A Bronze Age post alignment and timber platform at Flag Fen and associated Bronze Age and later field systems and settlement to either side of the Northey Road | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km south-east |
| Peterborough Cathedral Precincts | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.8 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Little Wood | Wood | 2.5 km north |
| Norwood Spinney | Wood | 3.0 km north |
| Northolme Coppice | Wood | 4.2 km north-east |
| Horsey Hill | Hill | 4.5 km south |
| Highlees Spinney | Wood | 5.0 km west |
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) | 12.7 | 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
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 65 | 66 |
1 of the postcode's 66 addresses is 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 | 26% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 3% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 40% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 9% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 16% | 17% |
| Private rented | 43% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 75% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 5% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 15% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 56% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 20% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 87% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 31% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 59% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 5% | 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 Meadenvale.