PE29 2BS Huntingdonshire
Live postcode, introduced June 2000. Ward: Godmanchester & Hemingford Abbots. Region: East of England.
Streets
- Cambridge Villas, Godmanchester: 59 addresses
- A1198, Godmanchester: 3 addresses
- A1307, Godmanchester: 1 address
- A1307, Godmanchester: 1 address
- Russet Close, Godmanchester: 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 (42% of about 710 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.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 47 addresses are in areas at high risk, 5 at medium risk and 2 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 55 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 3 low and 49 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 65 addresses are between 9 m and 12 m above sea level (10 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 | 2.3 km |
| St Neots 1.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 11.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m, 22 within 800 m; nearest Anderson Crescent Godmanchester | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Huntingdon | 1.8 km |
| Car parks | Riverside Long Stay Car Park | 1.5 km |
| EV charging points | Smart Charge Charging Station | 1.9 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Luton Airport LTN | 51.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Priory Fields Surgery | 1.9 km |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest J G Clifford Dispensing Chemist | 850 m |
| NHS dentists | Unit 3 | 1.8 km |
| Hospital | Hinchingbrooke Hospital | 3.2 km |
| Police station | Huntingdon Police Station | 2.3 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Godmanchester, Godmanchester | 340 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Buttermel Meadow 1.1 ha | 740 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 630 m² | 370 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.5 ha | 550 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Godmanchester North Side Allotments 1.7 ha | 200 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 1.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Tudor House, a listed building (Grade II*), 450 m west. 101 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Tudor House | Listed building, Grade II* | 450 m west |
| Moated site 170m east of St Mary's Church | Scheduled monument | 620 m west |
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade I | 790 m west |
| The Chinese Bridge | Listed building, Grade II* | 880 m west |
| Island Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 1.0 km west |
| Huntingdon Bridge | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km north-west |
| Huntingdon Castle (Castle Hills): a motte and bailey castle and Civil War fieldwork | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Island | Island | 1.0 km west |
| Cook's Stream | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km north |
| Emmanuel Knoll Plantation | Wood | 1.4 km east |
| Garkie's Mill Lade | Lake or reservoir | 2.0 km north-west |
| Houghton Wale | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km north-east |
| Offord Hill | Hill | 2.8 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 14.6 | 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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 44 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 21% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 47% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 21% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 40% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 63% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 24% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 28% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 55% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 15% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 59% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 10% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 28% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 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 Cambridge Villas.