PE2 9SB Peterborough
Live postcode, introduced May 2004. Ward: Fletton and Woodston. Region: East of England.
Streets
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 (420 m)
- Remus House Coltsfoot Drive Woodston Peterborough PE2 9BF: up to 30 homes, permissioned (490 m)
- Johnston Publishing Oundle Road Woodston Peterborough PE2 9QR: up to 86 homes, permissioned (500 m)
- Land To Rear Of 44-90 New Road Woodston Peterborough PE2 9HB: up to 45 homes, permissioned (710 m)
- 143 Oundle Road Woodston Peterborough PE2 9PW: up to 10 homes, permissioned (870 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 4 at medium risk and 4 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 addresses are about 11 m above sea level.
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 | 1.6 km |
| Whittlesea 51,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m, 13 within 800 m; nearest Bakers Lane Woodston | 420 m |
| Bus or coach station | Queensgate Bus Stn Peterborough | 1.7 km |
| Car parks | Thorpe Meadows Car Park | 860 m |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 290 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 | 280 m |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Botolph Bridge Pharmacy | 280 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest London Road Dental Practice | 1.4 km |
| Hospital | Peterborough City Hospital | 2.4 km |
| Police station | Thorpe Wood Police Station | 2.2 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest MFG - Woodston Service Station, Woodston Cashzone | 380 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 9 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,820 m² | 80 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Nene Park 430 ha | 150 m |
| Play area | 8 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 340 m² | 90 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Nene Valley Community Centre 3.7 ha | 620 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Sugar Way Allotments 9,640 m² | 280 m |
Within 800 m: 9 parks and gardens, 527 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Augustine, a listed building (Grade I), 920 m east. 6 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Augustine | Listed building, Grade I | 920 m east |
| Thorpe Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.1 km north-west |
| Longthorpe village cross | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km north-west |
| Longthorpe Roman fort and settlement | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km west |
| Longthorpe Tower: part of a medieval fortified house 90m west of St Botolph's Church | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km north-west |
| Peterborough Cathedral Precincts | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.0 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Holywell Ponds | Lake or reservoir | 1.0 km north-west |
| Orton Mere | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km south-west |
| Osier Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km south-west |
| Orton Water | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km south-west |
| Thorpe Wood | Wood | 2.0 km north-west |
| Temple Hill | Hill | 3.7 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.2 | 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 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 21 | 25 |
4 of the postcode's 25 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 | 34 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 30% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 3% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 60% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 13% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 38% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 81% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 6% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 37% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 52% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 70% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 16% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 42% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 81% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 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.