PE2 6DL Peterborough
Live postcode, introduced December 2009. Ward: Orton Waterville. Region: East of England.
Streets
- Skye Close, Peterborough: 25 addresses
- Oundle Road, Chesterton: 20 addresses
- Lynchwood, Peterborough: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Skye Close, Lynch Wood: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Skye Close, Orton Wistow: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Skye Close, Orton Brimbles: 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 C (27% of about 1,120 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
- Northern Section Of The East Of England Showground Oundle Road Alwalton Peterborough: up to 58 homes, permissioned (20 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 6 addresses are in areas at high risk, 4 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 49 addresses are between 13 m and 16 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 | 5.1 km |
| Whittlesea 51,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m, 25 within 800 m; nearest Linden Grove Lynch Wood | 50 m |
| Bus or coach station | Serpentine Green Hampton | 3.8 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Marriott Peterborough Car Park | 730 m |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest Roam Charging Station | 690 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 75.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Willow Tree Surgery | 1.0 km |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Halls The Chemist | 560 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Matley Dental Surgery | 740 m |
| Hospital | Fitzwilliam Hospital | 3.1 km |
| Police station | Cambridgeshire Police | 2.5 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Handelsbanken | 330 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 9,570 m² | 80 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 6.7 ha | 570 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 370 m² | 90 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 4,770 m² | 920 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 8,080 m² | 410 m |
Within 800 m: 5 parks and gardens, 12 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Round barrow cemetery 330m east of Linden Lea, a scheduled monument, 380 m east. 16 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Round barrow cemetery 330m east of Linden Lea | Scheduled monument | 380 m east |
| Pearl Centre war memorial | Listed building, Grade II* | 520 m north-west |
| Designed landscape of the Pearl Centre | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 590 m north-west |
| The Manor House | Listed building, Grade II* | 910 m west |
| Alwalton Lodge | Listed building, Grade II* | 940 m west |
| Lynch Farm complex | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km north |
| Settlement W of boathouse, River Nene | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Long Belt | Wood | 760 m north |
| Overton Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km north |
| Lynch Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km north |
| Milton Folly | Wood | 1.9 km south |
| Gunwade Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.0 km north |
| Mill Hill | Hill | 2.0 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) | 12.1 | 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 | 3 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 4 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 22 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 20 | 49 |
29 of the postcode's 49 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 | 35 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 24% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 5% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 80% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 14% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 19% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 86% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 8% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 41% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 52% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 70% | 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) | 41% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 7% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 93% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 7 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 Skye Close.