PE2 6UG Peterborough
Live postcode, introduced July 2006. Ward: Orton Waterville. Region: East of England.
Streets
- Manasty Road, Peterborough: 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 (87% of about 770 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
- Bushfield House Bushfield Orton Goldhay Peterborough PE2 5RQ: up to 24 homes, permissioned (930 m)
Flood risk
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this postcode yet.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's address is about 20 m above sea level.
Broadband
No Ofcom figures for this postcode.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Peterborough 5.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 5.9 km |
| Whittlesea 51,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m, 12 within 800 m; nearest RNIB Headquarters Orton Southgate | 210 m |
| Bus or coach station | Serpentine Green Hampton | 3.5 km |
| Car parks | Marriott Peterborough Car Park | 1.5 km |
| EV charging points | 5 within 1.6 km; nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 860 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Luton Airport LTN | 74.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Willow Tree Surgery | 930 m |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Lloydspharmacy | 870 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Bushfield Dental Practice | 930 m |
| Hospital | The Hamptons Hospital | 3.9 km |
| Police station | Hampton Police Station | 3.3 km |
| Cash machines | Central England Co-Op - Orton, Orton Cashzone | 900 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.8 ha | 540 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 2.2 ha | 750 m |
| Play area | Unnamed 130 m² | 840 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 6,780 m² | 1.0 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 8,080 m² | 1.3 km |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 4.0 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Round barrow cemetery 330m east of Linden Lea, a scheduled monument, 1.4 km north.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Round barrow cemetery 330m east of Linden Lea | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km north |
| Settlement SE of Orton Waterville | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km north-east |
| Roman barrow 380m north of Hill Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km west |
| Designed landscape of the Pearl Centre | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.9 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Milton Folly | Wood | 610 m south |
| Alwalton Hill | Hill | 1.1 km south |
| Chesterton Hill | Hill | 1.8 km west |
| Jones's Covert | Wood | 1.9 km south-east |
| The Belt | Wood | 2.0 km south-east |
| Angel Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.3 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 14.9 | 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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 32 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 26% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 8% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 46% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 17% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 26% | 17% |
| Private rented | 27% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 64% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 10% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 16% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 57% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 17% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 75% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 20% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 24% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 71% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 6% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 1 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 Manasty Road.