PE28 0HJ Huntingdonshire
Live postcode, introduced June 2000. Ward: Kimbolton. Region: East of England.
Streets
- East Street, Kimbolton: 45 addresses
- Church Yard, Kimbolton: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Huntingdonshire in 2026-27: Band D £2,556 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,704 | £1,988 | £2,272 | £2,556 | £3,124 | £3,693 | £4,261 | £5,113 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band C (27% of about 820 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, KIMBOLTON (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 45.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- CHURCH OF ST ANDREW, grade I
- 5, EAST STREET, grade II*
- LA COTE D'OR RESTAURANT, grade II*
- 1 AND 3, EAST STREET, grade II
- 11, LONDON ROAD, grade II
- 12 AND 14, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 17, EAST STREET, grade II
- 17, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 26, EAST STREET, grade II
- 28, EAST STREET, grade II
- 3, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 30, EAST STREET, grade II
- 5 AND 7, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 6, ST ANDREWS LANE, grade II
- 7, EAST STREET, grade II
- 7, LONDON ROAD, grade II
- APPROXIMATELY 10 METRES OF WALL TO SOUTH WEST OF KITCHEN WING AT KIMBOLTON SCHOOL, grade II
- BROTHERS HOUSE, grade II
- CO OP AND WATSONS, grade II
- DIAL HOUSE, grade II
- EADES BAKERY, grade II
- FAIRFAX KIMBOLTON AUCTIONS, grade II
- HALL'S CHEMISTS, grade II
- HELENA FASHIONS, grade II
- Hill View, grade II
- HOTHORPE, grade II
- K6 TELEPHONE KIOSK (OUTSIDE THE SADDLE PUBLIC HOUSE), grade II
- KIMBOLTON HOUSE, grade II
- LANDINS, grade II
- MAYES, grade II
And 15 more.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 16 addresses are in areas at high risk, 6 at medium risk and 6 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 30 homes the Environment Agency counts, 1 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 10 low and 1 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: 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 46 addresses are between 32 m and 33 m above sea level (33 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 53%, gigabit 53% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | St Neots 1.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 12.1 km (7.5 miles) |
| Huntingdon 1.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 13.8 km (8.6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 7 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest St Andrew's Lane Kimbolton | 80 m |
| EV charging points | Osprey Charging Station | 9.8 km (6.1 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Luton Airport LTN | 47 km (29 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Kimbolton Medical Centre | 580 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Old Swan Pharmacy | 100 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Kimbolton Dental Practice | 70 m |
| Hospital | Hinchingbrooke Hospital | 13.3 km (8.2 miles) |
| Police station | Bedfordshire Police - Riseley Police Station | 8.1 km (5.1 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Castle Green 1,100 m² | 130 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,170 m² | 290 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.3 ha | 550 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 8,920 m² | 320 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 0.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is 5, East Street, a listed building (Grade II*), 60 m south-east. 107 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 3 of them Grade I and 7 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| 5, East Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 60 m south-east |
| La Cote D'or Restaurant | Listed building, Grade II* | 110 m south-west |
| Church of St Andrew | Listed building, Grade I | 110 m north-west |
| Court House | Listed building, Grade II* | 120 m west |
| Motte castle in Kimbolton Park, known as Castle Hill | Scheduled monument | 790 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Warren Spinney | Wood | 850 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| Town Hill | Hill | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Warren Hill | Hill | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-east |
| Fishpond Spinney | Wood | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) north-east |
| Dragonfly Pond | Lake or reservoir | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) east |
| Littless Creek | Bay | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.9 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 5 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 37 | 46 |
9 of the postcode's 46 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Huntingdonshire: see them on the Huntingdonshire page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 50 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 9% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 24% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 79% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 42% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 20% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 62% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 23% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 49% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 38% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 28% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 23% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 50% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 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 East Street.