PE29 2BX Huntingdonshire
Live postcode, introduced June 2000. Ward: Godmanchester & Hemingford Abbots. Region: East of England.
Streets
- Almond Close, Godmanchester: 15 addresses
- Meadow Way, Godmanchester: 3 addresses
- Tudor Road, Godmanchester: 3 addresses
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 D (26% of about 700 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 2.
- 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
- DIAL HOUSE, grade II
- GARDEN WALL OF NUMBER 5 (DIAL HOUSE), grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 12 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 0 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 18 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 18 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 addresses are about 10 m above sea level.
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 | 2.1 km |
| St Neots 1.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 11.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 13 stops within 400 m, 25 within 800 m; nearest Fairey Avenue Godmanchester | 40 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Huntingdon | 1.7 km |
| Car parks | Riverside Long Stay Car Park | 1.5 km |
| EV charging points | Smart Charge Charging Station | 1.8 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Luton Airport LTN | 51.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Priory Fields Surgery | 1.8 km |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest J G Clifford Dispensing Chemist | 610 m |
| NHS dentists | Unit 3 | 1.7 km |
| Hospital | Hinchingbrooke Hospital | 3.0 km |
| Police station | Huntingdon Police Station | 2.2 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Godmanchester, Godmanchester | 100 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Buttermel Meadow 1.1 ha | 490 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 1.1 ha | 650 m |
| Play area | 7 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 630 m² | 240 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.5 ha | 380 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Godmanchester North Side Allotments 1.7 ha | 430 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 3.2 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Tudor House, a listed building (Grade II*), 190 m west. 118 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 6 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Tudor House | Listed building, Grade II* | 190 m west |
| Moated site 170m east of St Mary's Church | Scheduled monument | 420 m north-west |
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade I | 570 m north-west |
| The Chinese Bridge | Listed building, Grade II* | 640 m west |
| Island Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 740 m north-west |
| Huntingdon Bridge | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km north-west |
| Huntingdon Castle (Castle Hills): a motte and bailey castle and Civil War fieldwork | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Island | Island | 740 m west |
| Cook's Stream | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km north |
| Emmanuel Knoll Plantation | Wood | 1.6 km east |
| Garkie's Mill Lade | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km north-west |
| Houghton Wale | Lake or reservoir | 2.3 km north-east |
| Offord Hill | Hill | 2.6 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
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 19 | 21 |
2 of the postcode's 21 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 | 49 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 25% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 75% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 46% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 18% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 25% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 38% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 47% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 62% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 11% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 32% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 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 Almond Close.