PE29 3PS Huntingdonshire
Live postcode, introduced September 2010. Ward: Huntingdon North. Region: East of England.
Streets
- Prince's Street, Huntingdon: 53 addresses
- Walden Road, Huntingdon: 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 A (41% of about 820 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, HUNTINGDON (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 19.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: 1 protected tree within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- TOWN HALL, grade II*
- WALDEN HOUSE, grade II*
- 1, MARKET HILL, grade II
- 1, PRINCES STREET, grade II
- 10 10A, PRINCES STREET, grade II
- 109, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 110, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 111, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 4, PRINCES STREET, grade II
- 54, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 7 8, MARKET HILL, grade II
- FALCON INN, grade II
- GARDEN WALL OF LAWRENCE COURT FRONTING THE WALKS, grade II
- GATES AND FRONT RAILINGS OF WALDEN HOUSE, grade II
- Gazeley House, grade II
- Huntingdon War Memorial, grade II
- JUBILEE DRINKING FOUNTAIN, grade II
- LAWRENCE COURT, grade II
- WYKEHAM HOUSE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Land At Former Site Of Huntingdon Marine And Leisure Ltd, Bridge Place, Godmanchester: up to 16 homes, permissioned (620 m)
- RGE Engineering, Godmanchester: up to 99 homes, not permissioned (790 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 52 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: 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 addresses are about 15 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% 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 | 490 m |
| St Neots 1.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 11.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 18 within 800 m; nearest St Johns Street Huntingdon | 260 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Huntingdon | 130 m |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m; nearest Mill Common Car Park | 280 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest Smart Charge Charging Station | 370 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Luton Airport LTN | 52.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Priory Fields Surgery | 450 m |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 190 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Wensleydale Dental Practice | 130 m |
| Hospital | Hinchingbrooke Hospital | 1.3 km |
| Police station | Huntingdon Police Station | 380 m |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 140 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 7 within 800 m; nearest Mill Common 5.3 ha | 130 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Views Common 21 ha | 570 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,170 m² | 590 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.2 ha | 750 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.2 ha | 690 m |
Within 800 m: 7 parks and gardens, 50 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Walden House, a listed building (Grade II*), 80 m north. 111 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 3 of them Grade I and 7 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Walden House | Listed building, Grade II* | 80 m north |
| Town Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 80 m north-east |
| Church of All Saints | Listed building, Grade I | 100 m north |
| Cromwell Museum | Listed building, Grade II* | 120 m north |
| Earthwork on Mill Common | Scheduled monument | 350 m south-west |
| Huntingdon Castle (Castle Hills): a motte and bailey castle and Civil War fieldwork | Scheduled monument | 440 m south-east |
| Huntingdon Bridge | Scheduled monument | 600 m south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Garkie's Mill Lade | Lake or reservoir | 480 m south-west |
| The Island | Island | 1.2 km south-east |
| Long Moor Balk | Wood | 1.6 km north-west |
| Cook's Stream | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km east |
| Old Mill Race | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km south-west |
| Offord Hill | Hill | 3.1 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.6 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 5 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 19 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 30 | 54 |
24 of the postcode's 54 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 | 35 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 10% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 29% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 14% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 17% | 17% |
| Private rented | 54% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 75% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 11% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 34% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 35% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 24% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 66% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 45% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 80% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 7 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 Prince's Street.