PE13 5BP Fenland
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Leverington & Wisbech Rural. Region: East of England.
Streets
- Leverington Common, Leverington: 36 addresses
Council tax
What each band costs in Fenland in 2026-27: Band D £2,538 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,692 | £1,974 | £2,256 | £2,538 | £3,102 | £3,666 | £4,230 | £5,075 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band C (33% of about 990 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): Small Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) in Wisbech.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 24 at medium risk and 2 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 31 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 24 medium, 2 low and 0 very low.
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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 36 addresses are between 1 m and 2 m above sea level (2 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 77%, gigabit 77% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | March 374,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.7 km (7.9 miles) |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest May's Lane Leverington | 210 m |
| Bus or coach station | Horse Fair Bus Station Wisbech | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Norwich Airport NWI | 78.9 km (49 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 88.1 km (55 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | North Brink Practice | 2.8 km (1.8 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Asda Pharmacy | 2.8 km (1.8 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 2-4 Exchange Square (Dental Surgery) | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Hospital | North Cambs Hospital | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) |
| Police station | March Police Station | 14.1 km (8.8 miles) |
| Cash machines | MFG - Nene Cashzone | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Foal Ground 8,580 m² | 760 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 520 m² | 760 m (0.5 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 3.5 ha | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 5,990 m² | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 0.9 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Rabbit Hill round barrow, a scheduled monument, 1.6 km (1 mile) east.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Rabbit Hill round barrow | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km (1 mile) east |
| Cherry Tree Hill round barrow | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) east |
| Ancient sea defence called Roman Bank, stretching for 600yds (550m) NW of Little Dowgate, Wisbech | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) east |
| Peckover House | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.8 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 15 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 13 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 7 | 36 |
29 of the postcode's 36 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 | 59 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 42% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 88% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 63% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 11% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 43% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 46% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 18% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 78% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 49% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 21% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 15% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 29% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 10% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 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 Leverington Common.