PE2 8BS Peterborough
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Fletton and Stanground. Region: East of England.
Streets
- Queens Road, Peterborough: 46 addresses
- Gloucester 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 (54% of about 690 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Queens Road Conservation Area (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): 1- 70 inclusive Queens Road, Fletton.
- 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 142 - 148 Fletton Avenue Fletton Peterborough: up to 30 homes, not permissioned (110 m)
- 38 Elm Street Woodston Peterborough: up to 10 homes, permissioned (580 m)
- Land At East Station Road Fletton Quays Peterborough: up to 100 homes, not permissioned (700 m)
- Fletton Quays Land At East Station Road Peterborough: up to 280 homes, permissioned (700 m)
- 1 Grove Street Woodston Peterborough PE2 9AG: up to 6 homes, permissioned (720 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 5 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 45 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 5 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: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 47 addresses are between 6 m and 10 m above sea level (8 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 | 1.8 km |
| Whittlesea 51,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 14 stops within 400 m, 47 within 800 m; nearest Queens Road Fletton | 20 m |
| Bus or coach station | Queensgate Bus Stn Peterborough | 1.6 km |
| Car parks | Premier Inn Peterborough City Centre Car Park | 1.0 km |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest MFG Charging Station | 1.4 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Luton Airport LTN | 76.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Old Fletton Surgery | 370 m |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Odedra Chemist | 320 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Wecare Surgery LTD | 340 m |
| Hospital | The Hamptons Hospital | 2.4 km |
| Police station | Hampton Police Station | 3.2 km |
| Cash machines | Qd Stores, Orton | 1.2 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,260 m² | 360 m |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,030 m² | 150 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.4 ha | 150 m |
| Allotments | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.1 ha | 230 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 0.4 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Fletton churchyard cross, a scheduled monument, 320 m south-east. 19 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Fletton churchyard cross | Scheduled monument | 320 m south-east |
| Church of St Margaret | Listed building, Grade I | 330 m south-east |
| Church of St John the Baptist | Listed building, Grade I | 490 m east |
| Stanground churchyard cross | Scheduled monument | 490 m east |
| Old Customs House | Scheduled monument | 900 m north |
| Great Northern Railway Bridge Number 184 | Listed building, Grade II* | 1.0 km north-west |
| Peterborough Cathedral Precincts | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.3 km north |
| Thorpe Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.7 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Holywell Ponds | Lake or reservoir | 2.8 km west |
| Orton Mere | Lake or reservoir | 2.9 km west |
| Osier Lake | Lake or reservoir | 3.0 km west |
| Horsey Hill | Hill | 3.1 km south-east |
| Orton Water | Lake or reservoir | 3.2 km west |
| Thorpe Wood | Wood | 3.9 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.2 | 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
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 5 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 42 | 47 |
5 of the postcode's 47 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 | 39 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 14% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 71% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 35% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 26% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 71% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 17% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 27% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 52% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 15% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 84% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 24% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 87% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 4% | 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 Queens Road.