PE2 5EF Peterborough
Live postcode, introduced January 1992. Ward: Orton Waterville. Region: East of England.
Streets
- Cherry Orton Road, Peterborough: 27 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 C (29% of about 940 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Orton Waterville Conservation Area (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 6.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- 13, CHERRY ORTON ROAD, grade II
- 22, CHERRY ORTON ROAD, grade II
- 3 AND 5, CHERRY ORTON ROAD, grade II
- CHERRY ORTON COTTAGE, grade II
- HILLCREST, grade II
- THE COTTAGE, grade II
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 27 addresses are between 9 m and 18 m above sea level (15 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 | 3.9 km |
| Whittlesea 51,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m, 23 within 800 m; nearest Cherry Orton Road Orton Waterville | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | Serpentine Green Hampton | 2.7 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Orton Meadows Car Park | 430 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 1.2 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Luton Airport LTN | 75.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Nene Valley And Hodgson Medical Practice | 1.1 km |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Lloydspharmacy | 1.2 km |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Matley Dental Surgery | 600 m |
| Hospital | Fitzwilliam Hospital | 2.6 km |
| Police station | Thorpe Wood Police Station | 1.9 km |
| Cash machines | Central England Co-Op - Orton, Orton Cashzone | 1.2 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Nene Park 430 ha | 220 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 440 m² | 290 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Plegan Place 8,060 m² | 230 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,900 m² | 260 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 445 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Mary, a listed building (Grade I), 360 m south. 34 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade I | 360 m south |
| Round barrow cemetery 330m east of Linden Lea | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km west |
| Settlement SE of Orton Waterville | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km south |
| Longthorpe Roman fort and settlement | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km north |
| Designed landscape of the Pearl Centre | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.7 km west |
| Thorpe Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.5 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Orton Water | Lake or reservoir | 790 m north-east |
| Osier Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.0 km north-east |
| Orton Mere | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km north-east |
| Long Belt | Wood | 1.2 km west |
| Overton Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km north-west |
| Temple Hill | Hill | 2.7 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 5 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 21 | 27 |
6 of the postcode's 27 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 | 55 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 31% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 94% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 63% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 3% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 46% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 40% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 49% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 44% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 73% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 11% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 33% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 10 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 Cherry Orton Road.