PE28 3LE Huntingdonshire
Live postcode, introduced June 2000. Ward: Holywell-cum-Needingworth. Region: East of England.
Streets
- Wood End, Bluntisham: 97 addresses
- Old Farm Court, Wood End: 2 addresses
- Blacksmiths End, Wood End: 2 addresses
- The Fairway, Bluntisham: 1 address
- Nobles Lane, Bluntisham: 1 address
- The Heath, Huntingdonshire: 1 address
- Meridian Close, Bluntisham: 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 (29% of about 850 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: 2 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
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: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 105 addresses are between 21 m and 35 m above sea level (27 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 station | Huntingdon 1.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 13.6 km (8.5 miles) |
| Bus stops | 1 stop within 400 m (0.2 miles), 12 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest High Street Bluntisham | 380 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station St Ives | 6.2 km (3.9 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest bp Pulse | 730 m (0.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Stansted Airport STN | 54.8 km (34 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Over Surgery | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) |
| Pharmacies | J W Anderson Dispensing Chemist | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Church Street Dental Practice | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) |
| Hospital | Royal Papworth Hospital | 13.7 km (8.5 miles) |
| Police station | Chatteris Police Station | 11.2 km (7 miles) |
| Cash machines | Br Spar Warboys, Warboys | 830 m (0.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | The Green 1,150 m² | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 430 m² | 620 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 6.0 ha | 600 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.0 ha | 880 m (0.5 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Walnut Trees, a listed building (Grade II*), 300 m south-east. 29 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Walnut Trees | Listed building, Grade II* | 300 m south-east |
| Stapenhill | Listed building, Grade II* | 490 m (0.3 miles) south-east |
| Bluntisham House | Listed building, Grade II* | 620 m (0.4 miles) south-east |
| Parish Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade I | 940 m (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Moated site 90m north west of Moat House | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Long Holt | Wood | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south-east |
| Barleycroft Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) south |
| Chapel Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) east |
| Deadman's Hill | Hill | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north |
| Sharp Corner Mere | Lake or reservoir | 2 km (1.3 miles) south-east |
| Ouse Fen | Wetland | 2.3 km (1.5 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.9 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 6 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 29 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 70 | 105 |
35 of the postcode's 105 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 | 52 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 25% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 88% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 53% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 11% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 63% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 27% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 44% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 53% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 39% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 16% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 40% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 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 Wood End.