PE29 9XP Huntingdonshire
Live postcode, introduced February 2018. Ward: Huntingdon North. Region: East of England.
Streets
No addresses are linked to this postcode in the ONS UPRN Directory.
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: 2.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: 19 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- CASTLE HILL HOUSE, grade II*
- 23 26, HIGH STREET (See details for further address information), 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 (310 m)
- RGE Engineering, Godmanchester: up to 99 homes, not permissioned (490 m)
Flood risk
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this postcode yet.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Broadband
No Ofcom figures for this postcode.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Huntingdon 1.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 700 m |
| St Neots 1.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 11.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 1 stop within 400 m, 13 within 800 m; nearest Wood Street Huntingdon | 180 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Huntingdon | 190 m |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m; nearest Mill Common Car Park | 130 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest Smart Charge Charging Station | 430 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Luton Airport LTN | 52.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Priory Fields Surgery | 510 m |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 200 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Unit 3 | 230 m |
| Hospital | Hinchingbrooke Hospital | 1.5 km |
| Police station | Huntingdon Police Station | 700 m |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 310 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Mill Common 5.3 ha | 200 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,170 m² | 470 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.4 ha | 640 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.2 ha | 630 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 8.4 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Castle Hill House, a listed building (Grade II*), 90 m north-east. 143 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 4 of them Grade I and 8 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Castle Hill House | Listed building, Grade II* | 90 m north-east |
| Cowper House | Listed building, Grade II* | 120 m north |
| Huntingdon Castle (Castle Hills): a motte and bailey castle and Civil War fieldwork | Scheduled monument | 130 m south-east |
| 28, High Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 130 m north |
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade I | 150 m north-east |
| Huntingdon Bridge | Scheduled monument | 300 m east |
| Earthwork on Mill Common | Scheduled monument | 540 m west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Garkie's Mill Lade | Lake or reservoir | 540 m west |
| The Island | Island | 920 m south |
| Cook's Stream | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km east |
| Old Mill Race | Lake or reservoir | 1.9 km south-west |
| Long Moor Balk | Wood | 1.9 km north-west |
| Offord Hill | Hill | 2.9 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
No addresses here are in the mapped area.
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.