Cuckoo Close Helpston, Peterborough
35 addresses across 2 postcodes (PE6), about 290 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 30103660.
- Sales: 34 recorded sales since 1995; in 2026 the median was £525,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 34 homes have an energy certificate (B: 1, C: 33).
- Flood: 5 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band E; Band D in Peterborough costs £2,293 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Stamford (Lincs), about 9 km (5.6 miles) away in a straight line.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.7 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.8 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 17 to 19 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 35 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Ailsworth Medical Centre, about 6.1 km (3.8 miles) away.
- People: About 450 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 81% of households owned their home and 42% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 4 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | £525,000 | £525,000 | £525,000 |
| 2025 | 1 | £450,000 | £450,000 | £450,000 |
| 2022 | 2 | £328,750 | £122,500 | £535,000 |
| 2021 | 2 | £244,250 | £118,500 | £370,000 |
| 2019 | 1 | £365,000 | £365,000 | £365,000 |
| 2017 | 7 | £412,995 | £85,000 | £427,995 |
| 2016 | 18 | £353,995 | £325,995 | £423,995 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Jun 2026 | 4 PE6 7BL | Detached | £525,000 | |
| 27 Aug 2025 | 22 PE6 7BL | Detached | £450,000 | |
| 21 Oct 2022 | 17 PE6 7BL | Detached | £535,000 | |
| 30 Sep 2022 | 36 PE6 7BL | Terraced | £122,500 | Leasehold. |
| 27 Aug 2021 | 26 PE6 7BL | Terraced | £118,500 | Leasehold. |
| 29 Jun 2021 | 38 PE6 7BL | Detached | £370,000 | |
| 25 Oct 2019 | 18 PE6 7BL | Detached | £365,000 | |
| 17 Nov 2017 | 36 PE6 7BL | Terraced | £85,000 | Leasehold. |
| 28 Apr 2017 | 24 PE6 7BL | Detached | £324,995 | New build. |
| 13 Apr 2017 | 2 PE6 7BL | Detached | £417,000 | New build. |
| 31 Mar 2017 | 19 PE6 7BL | Detached | £427,995 | New build. |
| 20 Feb 2017 | 40 PE6 7BL | Detached | £412,995 | New build. |
| 17 Feb 2017 | 50 PE6 7BL | Detached | £419,995 | New build. |
| 20 Jan 2017 | 38 PE6 7BL | Detached | £327,995 | New build. |
| 22 Dec 2016 | 46 PE6 7BL | Detached | £339,995 | New build. |
| 16 Dec 2016 | 42 PE6 7BL | Detached | £423,995 | New build. |
| 16 Dec 2016 | 48 PE6 7BL | Detached | £341,995 | New build. |
| 7 Dec 2016 | 4 PE6 7BL | Detached | £409,995 | New build. |
| 30 Nov 2016 | 17 PE6 7BL | Detached | £399,995 | New build. |
| 30 Nov 2016 | 44 PE6 7BL | Detached | £334,995 | New build. |
| 11 Nov 2016 | 22 PE6 7BL | Detached | £326,995 | New build. |
| 30 Sep 2016 | 15 PE6 7BL | Detached | £404,995 | New build. |
| 30 Sep 2016 | 11 PE6 7BL | Detached | £401,995 | New build. |
| 29 Jul 2016 | 9 PE6 7BL | Detached | £353,995 | New build. |
| 29 Jul 2016 | 20 PE6 7BL | Detached | £332,995 | New build. |
| 30 Jun 2016 | 18 PE6 7BL | Detached | £325,995 | New build. |
| 30 Jun 2016 | 26 PE6 7BL | Other | £177,086 | New build. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 24 Jun 2016 | 8 PE6 7BL | Detached | £325,995 | New build. |
| 17 Jun 2016 | 1 PE6 7BL | Detached | £392,995 | New build. |
| 15 Jun 2016 | 5 PE6 7BL | Detached | £390,995 | New build. |
| 31 May 2016 | 6 PE6 7BL | Detached | £349,995 | New build. |
| 27 May 2016 | 3 PE6 7BL | Detached | £410,000 | New build. |
| 27 May 2016 | 7 PE6 7BL | Detached | £353,995 | New build. |
| 31 Mar 2016 | 10 PE6 7BL | Other | £118,057 | New build. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
Energy performance certificates
34 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 130 m². Most common: House (24); House, detached (10). Built: 2016 (28); 2017 (6).
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 street: most are in band E (20% of about 830 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 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.
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 4 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: 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE6 7BL | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 4 / 0 | unlikely |
| PE6 7EE | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 35 addresses are between 17 m and 19 m above sea level (18 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PE6 7BL | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| PE6 7EE | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Stamford (Lincs) 343,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9 km (5.6 miles) |
| Peterborough 5.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 9.3 km (5.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 3 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 11 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest West Street adj John Clare Primary School Helpston | 300 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Stamford | 9.1 km (5.7 miles) |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 69.6 km (43 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Ailsworth Medical Centre | 6.1 km (3.8 miles) |
| Pharmacies | The Chemist Shop | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Meadows Dental Care | 940 m (0.6 miles) |
| Hospital | Fitzwilliam Hospital | 7.2 km (4.5 miles) |
| Police station | Market Deeping Police Station | 5.4 km (3.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | Esso Glinton, Glinton Cashzone | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 180 m² | 300 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 3,790 m² | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 5,390 m² | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Clare Cottage, a listed building (Grade II*), 430 m (0.3 miles) north-east. 55 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Clare Cottage | Listed building, Grade II* | 430 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| Market cross | Scheduled monument | 540 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| Market Cross | Listed building, Grade II* | 540 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| Church of St Botolph | Listed building, Grade I | 620 m (0.4 miles) north-east |
| Site of Torpel's Manor | Scheduled monument | 680 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
| Torpel Manor (or castle), Ashton | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Rice Wood | Wood | 370 m south-east |
| Hilly Wood | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-west |
| Lawn Wood | Wood | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) west |
| Oxey Wood | Wood | 1.6 km (1 mile) south |
| Horse Marsh | Wetland | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) north-west |
| Southorpe Bottom | Valley | 4.9 km (3 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.0 | 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 | 34 | 35 |
1 of the street's 35 addresses is 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.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Clare Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 280 m | Report card (Apr 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard; Achievement: Strong standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Strong standard; Early years: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helpston Playhouse and Under Fives PE6 7DU | Other catering premises | 280 m | 5 Very good | 6 May 2026 |
| Helpston Scout & Guide Association PE6 7DU | Other catering premises | 280 m | 5 Very good | 21 Feb 2024 |
| Premier express (Helpston convenience store) PE6 7DU | Retailers - other | 280 m | 5 Very good | 2 Jun 2026 |
| The Bluebell PE6 7ED | Pub/bar/nightclub | 440 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 25 Mar 2026 |
| John Clare Cottage Cafe PE6 7ED | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 470 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 18 Sep 2023 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 4 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Cuckoo Close (4).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 46 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 20% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 81% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 40% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 3% | 1% |
| Social rented | 6% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 25% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 43% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 49% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 55% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 17% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 42% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 8 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.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Woodland Lea · Broad Wheel Road · Temples Court · Temples Court · Crossberry Way · Broadwheel Road
All the streets in PE6 and across Peterborough.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.