PE5 7BD Peterborough
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Glinton and Castor. Region: East of England.
Streets
- Splash Lane, Castor: 15 addresses
- Peterborough Road, Castor: 2 addresses
- Unnamed street near Splash Lane, Castor: 2 addresses
- Splash Lane, City of Peterborough: 2 addresses
- Splash Lane, City of Peterborough: 1 address
- Splash Lane, City of Peterborough: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Splash Lane, Castor: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Splash Lane, Castor: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Splash Lane, Castor: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Splash Lane, Castor: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Splash Lane, Castor: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Splash Lane, Castor: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Splash Lane, Castor: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Splash Lane, Castor: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Splash Lane, Castor: 1 address
- Splash Lane, City of Peterborough: 1 address
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 B (20% of about 790 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Castor Conservation Area (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 8.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- 17 AND 17A, PETERBOROUGH ROAD, grade II
- 2, SPLASH LANE, grade II
- 23, PETERBOROUGH ROAD, grade II
- BARN IMMEDIATELY TO SOUTH OF NOS 17 AND 17A, grade II
- BARN TO SOUTH WEST OF NO 17, grade II
- L SHAPED RANGE OF STABLES, BARN AND BREWHOUSE IMMEDIATELY SOUTH EAST OF NO 6, grade II
- THE HOLLIES FARMHOUSE, grade II
- WILLOW END, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 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 11 homes the Environment Agency counts, 2 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 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 33 addresses are between 7 m and 10 m above sea level (9 m on average).
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 | 6.2 km |
| Stamford (Lincs) 343,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 7 within 800 m; nearest Splash Lane Castor | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | Serpentine Green Hampton | 6.3 km |
| Car parks | Ferry Meadows Car Park | 2.4 km |
| EV charging points | Roam Charging Station | 2.5 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 72.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Ailsworth Medical Centre | 1.1 km |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Halls The Chemist | 450 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest 1Dentalhouse LTD | 310 m |
| Hospital | Fitzwilliam Hospital | 3.0 km |
| Police station | Cambridgeshire Police | 3.0 km |
| Cash machines | Handelsbanken | 2.5 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Nene Park 430 ha | 1.8 km |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,090 m² | 700 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.4 ha | 540 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5,460 m² | 680 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Gates, Gate Piers and Flanking Garden Boundary Walls to South of Castor House, a listed building (Grade II*), 190 m east. 64 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Gates, Gate Piers and Flanking Garden Boundary Walls to South of Castor House | Listed building, Grade II* | 190 m east |
| Castor House | Listed building, Grade II* | 200 m east |
| Castor village Roman sites | Scheduled monument | 300 m north |
| Church of St Kyneburgha | Listed building, Grade I | 340 m north |
| Durobrivae and Pump Against South Wall of Kitchen | Listed building, Grade II* | 490 m north-west |
| Moated site, Castor Manor Farm | Scheduled monument | 720 m north-west |
| Roman site in Normangate Field | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km west |
| Designed landscape of the Pearl Centre | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.2 km south-east |
| Milton Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.7 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Love's Hill | Hill | 650 m east |
| Mill Hill | Hill | 860 m south-east |
| Temple Hill | Hill | 1.6 km east |
| Gunwade Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km east |
| Golf Course Plantation | Wood | 1.9 km north-east |
| Greenchair Plantation | Wood | 2.1 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.6 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 30 | 33 |
3 of the postcode's 33 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 | 46 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 16% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 68% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 39% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 3% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 28% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 66% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 20% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 38% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 48% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 70% | 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 | 6% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 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 Splash Lane.