PE8 6AE Peterborough
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Wittering. Region: East of England.
Streets
- Boxer Road, Wittering: 12 addresses
- Old Oundle Road, Wittering: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Boxer Road, Wittering: 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 (32% of about 1,020 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
- Depot Church Road Wittering Peterborough: up to 6 homes, permissioned (90 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 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 14 addresses are between 45 m and 60 m above sea level (58 m on average).
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 | Stamford (Lincs) 343,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.0 km |
| Peterborough 5.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 13.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 3 stops within 400 m, 7 within 800 m; nearest Brock Close Wittering | 160 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Stamford | 5.4 km |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 1.9 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 64.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Wansford | 3.6 km |
| Pharmacies | Wansford Pharmacy | 3.6 km |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Wittering Dental Centre | 710 m |
| Hospital | Stamford & Rutland Hospital | 5.5 km |
| Police station | Stamford Police Station | 5.7 km |
| Cash machines | RAF Wittering, Wittering Cashzone | 870 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4.5 ha | 590 m |
| Play area | 8 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,700 m² | 290 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.5 ha | 220 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5,340 m² | 120 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 4.5 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of All Saints, a listed building (Grade I), 370 m south-east. 9 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of All Saints | Listed building, Grade I | 370 m south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Little Wood | Wood | 1.1 km north-east |
| Diamond Jubilee Plantation | Wood | 1.3 km south-east |
| Lound Wood | Wood | 1.3 km south-east |
| Wash Dyke Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.0 km north |
| Southorpe Bottom | Valley | 2.6 km east |
| Box Hill | Hill | 3.4 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.1 | 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 | 13 | 14 |
1 of the postcode's 14 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 | 27% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 11% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 58% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 21% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 3% | 1% |
| Social rented | 13% | 17% |
| Private rented | 27% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 75% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 16% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 32% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 55% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 33% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 19% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 32% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 8% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 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 Boxer Road.