PE3 6BE Peterborough
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Central. Region: East of England.
Streets
- Angus Court, Peterborough: 34 addresses
Council tax
What each band costs in Peterborough in 2026-27: Band D £2,293 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,529 | £1,784 | £2,039 | £2,293 | £2,803 | £3,313 | £3,822 | £4,587 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band A (47% of about 580 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- St Nicholas Reception Home South Parade West Town Peterborough: up to 24 homes, permissioned (140 m)
- Former Peterborough District Hospital Thorpe Road Peterborough: up to 287 homes, permissioned (600 m)
- Former Peterborough District Hospital Thorpe Road Peterborough: up to 7 homes, permissioned (600 m)
- Former Peterborough District Hospital Thorpe Road Peterborough: up to 43 homes, permissioned (600 m)
- Former Peterborough District Hospital Thorpe Road Peterborough: up to 76 homes, permissioned (600 m)
- Former Peterborough District Hospital Thorpe Road Peterborough: up to 56 homes, permissioned (600 m)
- Mega Car Centre Midland Road West Town Peterborough: up to 29 homes, permissioned (660 m)
- Station West Opportunity Area Midland Road West Town Peterborough: up to 200 homes, not permissioned (670 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 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 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 | Peterborough 5.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 820 m |
| Whittlesea 51,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m, 36 within 800 m; nearest The Grange West Town | 140 m |
| Bus or coach station | Acland Street Peterborough | 910 m |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Station Parking, Thorpe Road | 770 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest evyve Charging Station | 770 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 77.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Grange Medical Centre | 140 m |
| Pharmacies | 11 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest West Town Pharmacy | 270 m |
| NHS dentists | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Downstairs Dental Surgery | 1.3 km |
| Hospital | Peterborough City Hospital | 1.4 km |
| Police station | Thorpe Wood Police Station | 2.5 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Mayors Walk, West Town Cashzone | 210 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Baker Park 5.4 ha | 650 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Nene Park 430 ha | 730 m |
| Play area | 8 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 290 m² | 310 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.0 ha | 290 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5.8 ha | 180 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 526 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Crescent Waggon Repair Shop, a listed building (Grade II*), 780 m south-east. 12 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Crescent Waggon Repair Shop | Listed building, Grade II* | 780 m south-east |
| Walls, Gatepiers and Entrance Gates to Thorpe Hall | Listed building, Grade I | 1.0 km south-west |
| Thorpe Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.1 km south-west |
| Touthill and site of castle bailey | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km east |
| Longthorpe village cross | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km south-west |
| Peterborough Cathedral Precincts | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.6 km east |
| Peterborough Cathedral Precincts, including Table Hall and Infirmary Arcade | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Holywell Ponds | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km south-west |
| Highlees Spinney | Wood | 2.2 km north-west |
| Thorpe Wood | Wood | 2.2 km west |
| New Plantation | Wood | 2.2 km west |
| Ten Acre Plantation | Wood | 2.5 km west |
| Temple Hill | Hill | 3.9 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.7 | 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 | 33 | 34 |
1 of the postcode's 34 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 | 36 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 21% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 16% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 78% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 40% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 7% | 17% |
| Private rented | 15% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 21% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 24% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 51% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 14% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 74% | 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) | 34% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 26% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 83% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 7% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 2 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 Angus Court.