PE3 7DS Peterborough
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Ravensthorpe. Region: East of England.
Streets
- Lutton Grove, Peterborough: 27 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 (99% of about 670 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
- Car Park Hampton Court Westwood Peterborough: up to 16 homes, permissioned (230 m)
- Guthrie House Rightwell East Bretton Peterborough: up to 13 homes, permissioned (940 m)
- Guthrie House Rightwell East Bretton Peterborough: up to 5 homes, permissioned (940 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 3 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 18 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 | 2.0 km |
| Whittlesea 51,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 27 within 800 m; nearest Hampton Court Westwood | 190 m |
| Bus or coach station | Queensgate Bus Park Peterborough | 2.0 km |
| Car parks | Car Park F | 850 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest MFG Charging Station | 1.3 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 76.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Westwood Clinic | 290 m |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Well | 180 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 210 m |
| Hospital | Peterborough City Hospital | 860 m |
| Police station | Thorpe Wood Police Station | 2.7 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest BR Spar Hampton TTW Cashzone | 180 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4.4 ha | 100 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Bretton Park 27 ha | 800 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5,310 m² | 160 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.5 ha | 640 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,520 m² | 380 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 37 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Thorpe Hall, a registered park or garden (Grade II*), 1.9 km south.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Thorpe Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.9 km south |
| Milton Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.6 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Highlees Spinney | Wood | 830 m north-west |
| Grimeshaw Wood | Wood | 1.6 km north-west |
| New Plantation | Wood | 1.6 km west |
| Ten Acre Plantation | Wood | 1.7 km west |
| Holywell Ponds | Lake or reservoir | 2.4 km south |
| Temple Hill | Hill | 3.7 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.9 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 27 | 27 |
None of the postcode's 27 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 34 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 28% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 11% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 31% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 12% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 57% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 50% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 11% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 14% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 10% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 12% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 56% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 7% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 20% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 82% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 10% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 13% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 29% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 73% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 5% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 1 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 Lutton Grove.