PE6 7SG Peterborough
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Eye, Thorney and Newborough. Region: East of England.
Streets
- Drain Road, City of Peterborough: 6 addresses
- Middle Road, Newborough: 1 address
- Northborough Road, Milking Nook: 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 A (27% of about 820 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.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 0 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 1 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 1 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 8 addresses are between 1 m and 3 m above sea level (2 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 0%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 50% 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 | 5.8 km (3.6 miles) |
| Whittlesea 51,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.2 km (7.6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Meadow Road Milking Nook | 790 m (0.5 miles) |
| Bus or coach station | Queensgate Bus Park Peterborough | 5.7 km (3.5 miles) |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 76.5 km (48 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Nightingale Medical Centre | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Mi Pharmacy (Werrington Branch) | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Werrington Dental Practice | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Hospital | Peterborough City Hospital | 5.3 km (3.3 miles) |
| Police station | Market Deeping Police Station | 6.7 km (4.2 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Werrington, Werrington | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Werrington Meadow 24 ha | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 190 m² | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Playing field | Coronation Playing Fields 2.0 ha | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 3.4 ha | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Three bowl barrows 390m north west of The Firs, a scheduled monument, 450 m (0.3 miles) east.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Three bowl barrows 390m north west of The Firs | Scheduled monument | 450 m (0.3 miles) east |
| Three bowl barrows and a ring ditch 590m and 500m north west of The Four Winds | Scheduled monument | 480 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| Bowl barrow 130m south west of Gaylands, Milking Nook | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Werrington Lakes | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) west |
| Fox Covert | Wood | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) west |
| Norwood Spinney | Wood | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) south-east |
| Park Island | Island | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) north-west |
| Little Wood | Wood | 3.5 km (2.1 miles) south-east |
| Belham Wood | Wood | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 4 | 8 |
4 of the postcode's 8 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Peterborough: see them on the Peterborough page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 46 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 24% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 71% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 44% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 26% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 62% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 21% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 39% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 54% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 60% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 14% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 22% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 25% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 94% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 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 Drain Road.