PE29 3RF Huntingdonshire
Live postcode, introduced June 2000. Ward: Huntingdon North. Region: East of England.
Streets
- Hartford Road, Huntingdon: 9 addresses
- Montagu 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 B (40% of about 1,130 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: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: 8 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
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 (420 m)
- RGE Engineering, Godmanchester: up to 99 homes, not permissioned (510 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 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 8 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 1 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: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 11 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 | 930 m |
| St Neots 1.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 11.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 16 within 800 m; nearest Wood Street Huntingdon | 180 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Huntingdon | 400 m |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m; nearest Riverside Long Stay Car Park | 300 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest Smart Charge Charging Station | 190 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Luton Airport LTN | 52.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Priory Fields Surgery | 230 m |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Priory Fields Pharmacy | 230 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Unit 3 | 320 m |
| Hospital | Hinchingbrooke Hospital | 1.7 km |
| Police station | Huntingdon Police Station | 720 m |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 320 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 7 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 550 m² | 100 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 7.6 ha | 520 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,170 m² | 140 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.4 ha | 320 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.2 ha | 290 m |
Within 800 m: 7 parks and gardens, 22 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Mary, a listed building (Grade I), 190 m south-west. 124 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade I | 190 m south-west |
| 28, High Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 240 m south-west |
| Cowper House | Listed building, Grade II* | 260 m south-west |
| Castle Hill House | Listed building, Grade II* | 270 m south-west |
| Huntingdon Bridge | Scheduled monument | 350 m south |
| Huntingdon Castle (Castle Hills): a motte and bailey castle and Civil War fieldwork | Scheduled monument | 370 m south |
| Civil War battery at Clayton's Way | Scheduled monument | 720 m north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Garkie's Mill Lade | Lake or reservoir | 850 m south-west |
| The Island | Island | 1.1 km south |
| Cook's Stream | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km east |
| Long Moor Balk | Wood | 1.9 km north-west |
| Old Mill Race | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km south-west |
| Offord Hill | Hill | 3.2 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.7 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 9 | 10 |
1 of the postcode's 10 addresses is 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 | 41 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 16% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 55% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 28% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 11% | 17% |
| Private rented | 33% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 65% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 18% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 39% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 34% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 7% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 21% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 54% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 13% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 45% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 89% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 6 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 Hartford Road.