PE2 8QU Peterborough
Live postcode, introduced September 1991. Ward: Stanground South. Region: East of England.
Streets
- Delph Court, Peterborough: 35 addresses
- Fen View, Peterborough: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Delph Court, Stanground: 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 B (42% of about 670 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
- The Heron Southfields Drive Stanground Peterborough PE2 8QB: up to 8 homes, permissioned (750 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 1 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 37 addresses are between 10 m and 11 m above sea level (11 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 | 3.7 km |
| Whittlesea 51,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m, 31 within 800 m; nearest Belsay Drive Stanground | 40 m |
| Bus or coach station | Queensgate Bus Stn Peterborough | 3.5 km |
| Car parks | Premier Inn Peterborough City Centre Car Park | 2.8 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell | 840 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Luton Airport LTN | 76.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Old Fletton Surgery | 1.9 km |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Halls The Chemist | 1.2 km |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Mace Dental Surgery | 860 m |
| Hospital | The Hamptons Hospital | 3.4 km |
| Police station | Hampton Police Station | 4.2 km |
| Cash machines | Morrisons - Stanground 1, Stanground Cashzone | 850 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 9.5 ha | 120 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,830 m² | 230 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 3.1 ha | 930 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.2 ha | 410 m |
Within 800 m: 5 parks and gardens, 11 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Horsey Hill Fort: a Civil War fieldwork, a scheduled monument, 920 m south-east.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Horsey Hill Fort: a Civil War fieldwork | Scheduled monument | 920 m south-east |
| Stanground Wash Bronze Age Barrow Cemetery | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km north |
| Stanground churchyard cross | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Horsey Hill | Hill | 920 m south-east |
| Serpentine Lake | Lake or reservoir | 4.6 km south-west |
| Orton Mere | Lake or reservoir | 4.9 km west |
| Holywell Ponds | Lake or reservoir | 5.0 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.6 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 6 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 31 | 37 |
6 of the postcode's 37 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 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 9% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 45% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 17% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 39% | 17% |
| Private rented | 15% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 63% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 13% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 8% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 26% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 58% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 7% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 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 | 23% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 90% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 2 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 Delph Court.