PE28 2DB Huntingdonshire
Live postcode, introduced June 2000. Ward: Hemingford Grey & Houghton. Region: East of England.
Streets
- Thicket Road, Huntingdonshire: 17 addresses
- Meadow Lane, Huntingdonshire: 4 addresses
- Thicket Road, Huntingdonshire: 2 addresses
- Unnamed street near Church Street, Hemingford Grey: 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 E (24% of about 950 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, HOUGHTON AND WYTON (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- 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.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 3 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 7 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 3 low and 0 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: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 24 addresses are between 7 m and 21 m above sea level (10 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 43%, ultrafast 14%, gigabit 14% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Huntingdon 1.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 5.7 km |
| St Neots 1.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 14.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m, 5 within 800 m; nearest Sawtry Way Houghton Hill | 650 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station St Ives | 2.7 km |
| Car parks | Globe Place Car Park | 2.3 km |
| EV charging points | Be.EV Charging Station | 2.0 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Luton Airport LTN | 53.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Spinney Surgery | 2.1 km |
| Pharmacies | Kings Hedges Pharmacy | 2.2 km |
| NHS dentists | Wyton Dental Centre | 2.1 km |
| Hospital | Royal Papworth Hospital | 6.2 km |
| Police station | Huntingdon Police Station | 5.5 km |
| Cash machines | BR Spar St Ives Cashzone | 2.2 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 1,630 m² | 1.2 km |
| Play area | Unnamed 260 m² | 850 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.1 ha | 800 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 5.4 ha | 1.8 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Manor Farmhouse, a listed building (Grade II*), 760 m west. 45 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Manor Farmhouse | Listed building, Grade II* | 760 m west |
| Houghton Mill | Listed building, Grade II* | 820 m west |
| 1, the Green | Listed building, Grade II* | 830 m west |
| The Manor of Hemingford Grey: a medieval moated site | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Houghton Hill | Hill | 560 m north-east |
| St Ives Thicket | Wood | 1.0 km east |
| Battcock's Island | Island | 1.0 km south-west |
| Top Plantation | Wood | 1.4 km north-east |
| Long Plantation | Wood | 1.8 km north-east |
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 24 | 24 |
None of the postcode's 24 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 50 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 29% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 85% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 52% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 14% | 17% |
| Private rented | 2% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 49% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 36% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 42% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 50% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 50% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 12% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 34% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 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 9 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 Thicket Road.