PE2 9NR Peterborough
Live postcode, introduced July 1986. Ward: Fletton and Woodston. Region: East of England.
Streets
- Oundle Road, Peterborough: 2 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 A (45% of about 1,300 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
- 12 River Lane Peterborough PE3 6AH: up to 50 homes, not permissioned (180 m)
- 48-50 Jubilee Street Woodston Peterborough PE2 9PH: up to 8 homes, permissioned (210 m)
- Former Coal Yard River Lane Peterborough: up to 7 homes, permissioned (300 m)
- 28 - 30 Priestgate Peterborough PE1 1JA: up to 8 homes, permissioned (450 m)
- 143 Oundle Road Woodston Peterborough PE2 9PW: up to 10 homes, permissioned (460 m)
- New Priestgate House 57 Priestgate Peterborough: up to 7 homes, permissioned (470 m)
- 1 Grove Street Woodston Peterborough PE2 9AG: up to 6 homes, permissioned (480 m)
- Land At East Station Road Fletton Quays Peterborough: up to 100 homes, not permissioned (630 m)
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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 2 addresses are between 4 m and 6 m above sea level (5 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 | 800 m |
| Whittlesea 51,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 29 within 800 m; nearest The Cherry Tree Woodston | 260 m |
| Bus or coach station | Queensgate Bus Stn Peterborough | 660 m |
| Car parks | 4 within 800 m; nearest Asda Peterborough Car Park | 300 m |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest MFG Charging Station | 1.0 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Luton Airport LTN | 77.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Thorpe Road | 950 m |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Asda Pharmacy | 250 m |
| NHS dentists | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Priestgate Clinic | 460 m |
| Hospital | Peterborough City Hospital | 2.8 km |
| Police station | Thorpe Wood Police Station | 3.3 km |
| Cash machines | 6 machines within 800 m; nearest NatWest | 620 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Nene Park 430 ha | 30 m |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 290 m² | 310 m |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.4 ha | 280 m |
| Allotments | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 8,230 m² | 290 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 521 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Great Northern Railway Bridge Number 184, a listed building (Grade II*), 160 m east. 105 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 19 of them Grade I and 7 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Great Northern Railway Bridge Number 184 | Listed building, Grade II* | 160 m east |
| Old Customs House | Scheduled monument | 420 m east |
| Church of St Augustine | Listed building, Grade I | 460 m south-west |
| Parish Church of St John the Baptist | Listed building, Grade I | 590 m north-east |
| 10, Queen Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 590 m north |
| Peterborough Cathedral Precincts | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 730 m north-east |
| Peterborough Cathedral Precincts, including Table Hall and Infirmary Arcade | Scheduled monument | 750 m north-east |
| Touthill and site of castle bailey | Scheduled monument | 840 m north-east |
| Thorpe Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.8 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Holywell Ponds | Lake or reservoir | 2.0 km west |
| Orton Mere | Lake or reservoir | 2.5 km south-west |
| Osier Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.6 km south-west |
| Orton Water | Lake or reservoir | 2.8 km south-west |
| Thorpe Wood | Wood | 3.1 km west |
| Horsey Hill | Hill | 4.0 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 0 | 1 |
| Under 55 | 2 | 1 |
1 of the postcode's 2 addresses at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 39 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 14% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 51% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 26% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 45% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 65% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 9% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 13% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 24% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 39% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 7% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 26% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 80% | 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) | 26% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 76% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 6% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 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 Oundle Road.