PE28 9DF Huntingdonshire
Live postcode, introduced June 2000. Ward: Hemingford Grey & Houghton. Region: East of England.
Streets
- Church Street, Hemingford Grey: 41 addresses
- Church Lane, Hemingford Grey: 1 address
- Madeley Court, Hemingford Grey: 1 address
- Love Lane, Hemingford Grey: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Church Street, Hemingford Grey: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Church Street, Hemingford Grey: 1 address
- 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 C (34% of about 820 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, THE HEMINGFORDS (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 9.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: 6 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- THE ANCHOR, grade II*
- 37A, High Street, grade II
- 39, HIGH STREET, grade II
- CLEVELAND COTTAGES, grade II
- DOVE COTTAGE, grade II
- NUMBERS 32, 34 (RUE COTTAGE), 34A AND 36 CHURCH STREET, grade II
- OAK COTTAGE, grade II
- THE COCK PUBLIC HOUSE, grade II
- THE OLD COTTAGE, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 29 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, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 30 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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 47 addresses are between 6 m and 8 m above sea level (7 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 stations | Huntingdon 1.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 6.1 km |
| St Neots 1.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 13.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m, 8 within 800 m; nearest Vicarage Fields Hemingford Grey | 300 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station St Ives | 2.3 km |
| Car parks | Globe Place Car Park | 2.1 km |
| EV charging points | St Ives Park & Ride GeniePoint | 2.6 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Luton Airport LTN | 52.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Grove Medical Practice | 2.3 km |
| Pharmacies | St Ives Pharmacy | 2.1 km |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 1.9 km |
| Hospital | Hinchingbrooke Hospital | 6.9 km |
| Police station | Huntingdon Police Station | 6.0 km |
| Cash machines | SGN Ltd - Hemingford, Hemingford Cashzone | 1.5 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5,510 m² | 250 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 440 m² | 360 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Peace Memorial Playing Field 2.5 ha | 260 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 7,100 m² | 800 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.6 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Anchor, a listed building (Grade II*), 50 m north-west. 42 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade I and 4 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Anchor | Listed building, Grade II* | 50 m north-west |
| Broom Lodge | Listed building, Grade II* | 150 m south-west |
| Church of St James | Listed building, Grade I | 170 m north-west |
| Hemingford Grey House | Listed building, Grade II* | 170 m north-west |
| The Manor of Hemingford Grey: a medieval moated site | Scheduled monument | 390 m west |
| St Ives Bridge | Scheduled monument | 2.0 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Battcock's Island | Island | 1.0 km north-west |
| St Ives Thicket | Wood | 1.1 km north-east |
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km west |
| Houghton Hill | Hill | 1.6 km north |
| Back Water | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km north-east |
| Holt Island | Island | 1.8 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.3 | 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 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 45 | 47 |
2 of the postcode's 47 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 | 56 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 36% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 82% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 55% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 9% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 48% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 38% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 53% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 38% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 51% | 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) | 53% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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 Church Street.