PE6 7AF Peterborough
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Glinton and Castor. Region: East of England.
Streets
- Peterborough Drive, 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: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 6.
- 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
- MILTON HALL, grade I
- STABLES ADJOINING EAST OF MILTON HALL, grade I
- OLD LAUNDRY TO SOUTH EAST OF MILTON HALL, grade II*
- RANGE OF STABLES AND SMITHY TO EAST OF MILTON HALL, grade II*
- HARNESS HOUSE, grade II
- KITCHEN GARDEN WALLS, GATES AND GATEPIERS TO SOUTH EAST OF MILTON HALL, grade II
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 address is about 25 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% 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 | 4.3 km (2.6 miles) |
| Stamford (Lincs) 343,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.5 km (8.4 miles) | |
| Whittlesea 51,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.6 km (8.4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Bus or coach station | Acland Street Peterborough | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) |
| Car parks | Car Park F | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | evyve Charging Station | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 74 km (46 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Bretton Medical Practice | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Boots | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1A Bretton (Dental Surgery) | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Fitzwilliam Hospital | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Police station | Cambridgeshire Police | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Cash machines | Compass Group - Peterborough City Hospital Cashzone | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Nene Park 430 ha | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 1,140 m² | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Playing field | South Bretton Playing Fields 5.5 ha | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.2 ha | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Old Laundry to South East of Milton Hall, a listed building (Grade II*), 0 m. 11 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade I and 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Old Laundry to South East of Milton Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 0 m |
| Stables Adjoining East of Milton Hall | Listed building, Grade I | 50 m north |
| Range of Stables and Smithy to East of Milton Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 50 m north-east |
| Milton Hall | Listed building, Grade I | 70 m north-west |
| Milton Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 290 m east |
| Ferry Bridge | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south |
| The Standing Stones 'Robin Hood' and 'Little John' | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km (1 mile) south-west |
| Thorpe Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Milton Park | Wood | 280 m east |
| Salter's Wood | Wood | 450 m (0.3 miles) west |
| Golf Course Plantation | Wood | 680 m (0.4 miles) south-west |
| Stamford Plantations | Wood | 770 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| Thorpe Watering | Lake or reservoir | 930 m (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Temple Hill | Hill | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.9 | 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 | 1 | 1 |
None of the postcode's 1 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
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 (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 70% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) 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 Peterborough Drive.