PE2 9RT Peterborough
Live postcode, introduced April 2003. Ward: Fletton and Woodston. Region: East of England.
Streets
- Sugar Way, 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 C (26% of about 870 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
- British Sugar Oundle Road Woodston Peterborough PE2 9AY: up to 70 homes, not permissioned (200 m)
- Remus House Coltsfoot Drive Woodston Peterborough PE2 9BF: up to 30 homes, permissioned (330 m)
- Johnston Publishing Oundle Road Woodston Peterborough PE2 9QR: up to 86 homes, permissioned (360 m)
- Land To Rear Of 44-90 New Road Woodston Peterborough PE2 9HB: up to 45 homes, permissioned (500 m)
- 143 Oundle Road Woodston Peterborough PE2 9PW: up to 10 homes, permissioned (670 m)
- 48-50 Jubilee Street Woodston Peterborough PE2 9PH: up to 8 homes, permissioned (900 m)
- 1 Grove Street Woodston Peterborough PE2 9AG: up to 6 homes, permissioned (1.0 km)
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.
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 | 1.5 km |
| Whittlesea 51,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 21 within 800 m; nearest Bakers Lane Woodston | 220 m |
| Bus or coach station | Queensgate Bus Stn Peterborough | 1.6 km |
| Car parks | Thorpe Meadows Car Park | 940 m |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 90 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Luton Airport LTN | 77.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Botolph Bridge Community Health Centre | 120 m |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Botolph Bridge Pharmacy | 120 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest London Road Dental Practice | 1.2 km |
| Hospital | The Hamptons Hospital | 2.4 km |
| Police station | Thorpe Wood Police Station | 2.4 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest MFG - Woodston Service Station, Woodston Cashzone | 210 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 9 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.8 ha | 70 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Nene Park 430 ha | 370 m |
| Play area | 8 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 500 m² | 200 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Nene Valley Community Centre 3.7 ha | 430 m |
| Allotments | 4 within 800 m; nearest Sugar Way Allotments 9,640 m² | 500 m |
Within 800 m: 9 parks and gardens, 527 hectares in all.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 36 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 25% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 7% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 60% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 15% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 8% | 17% |
| Private rented | 31% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 76% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 11% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 35% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 48% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 74% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 13% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 37% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 82% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 4% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 8 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 Sugar Way.