Danes Close Peterborough
35 addresses across 4 postcodes (PE1), about 330 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 30101124.
- Sales: 34 recorded sales since 1995; in 2022 the median was £292,500 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 19 homes have an energy certificate (B: 1, C: 9, D: 5, E: 4).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area 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 A; 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 Peterborough, about 1.9 km (1.2 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Central Park, is about 470 m (0.3 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 10.5 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.6 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 13 to 15 m above sea level.
- Noise: 2 of its 35 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Park Medical Centre, about 830 m (0.5 miles) away, with 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 1,000 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 46% of households owned their home and 22% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 175 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | £292,500 | £292,500 | £292,500 |
| 2021 | 1 | £230,000 | £230,000 | £230,000 |
| 2018 | 1 | £200,000 | £200,000 | £200,000 |
| 2012 | 3 | £200,000 | £175,000 | £230,000 |
| 2010 | 1 | £146,500 | £146,500 | £146,500 |
| 2009 | 3 | £161,000 | £125,500 | £175,000 |
| 2007 | 1 | £192,000 | £192,000 | £192,000 |
| 2006 | 2 | £191,250 | £172,500 | £210,000 |
| 2005 | 3 | £156,000 | £108,000 | £159,500 |
| 2004 | 2 | £161,000 | £150,000 | £172,000 |
| 2003 | 1 | £125,000 | £125,000 | £125,000 |
| 2002 | 2 | £136,500 | £113,000 | £160,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Jul 2022 | 12 PE1 5LJ | Detached | £292,500 | |
| 30 Jun 2021 | 6 PE1 5LJ | Detached | £275,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 8 Jun 2021 | 20 PE1 5LJ | Detached | £230,000 | |
| 23 Jan 2018 | 42 PE1 5LJ | Detached | £200,000 | |
| 1 Oct 2012 | 21 PE1 5LJ | Detached | £230,000 | |
| 29 Jun 2012 | 10 PE1 5LJ | Detached | £175,000 | |
| 4 May 2012 | 8 PE1 5LJ | Detached | £200,000 | |
| 26 Nov 2010 | 26 PE1 5LJ | Detached | £146,500 | |
| 21 Sep 2009 | 4 PE1 5LJ | Detached | £175,000 | |
| 17 Jul 2009 | 22 PE1 5LJ | Detached | £125,500 | |
| 12 Feb 2009 | 19 PE1 5LJ | Detached | £161,000 | |
| 28 Feb 2007 | 34 PE1 5LJ | Detached | £192,000 | |
| 10 Nov 2006 | 30 PE1 5LJ | Detached | £210,000 | |
| 19 May 2006 | 15 PE1 5LJ | Detached | £172,500 | |
| 20 Oct 2005 | 42 PE1 5LJ | Detached | £108,000 | |
| 24 Jun 2005 | 36 PE1 5LJ | Detached | £159,500 | |
| 23 May 2005 | 16 PE1 5LJ | Detached | £156,000 | |
| 25 Jun 2004 | 24 PE1 5LJ | Detached | £150,000 | |
| 7 May 2004 | 12 PE1 5LJ | Detached | £172,000 | |
| 21 Aug 2003 | 26 PE1 5LJ | Detached | £125,000 | |
| 21 May 2002 | 14 PE1 5LJ | Detached | £160,000 | |
| 28 Mar 2002 | 12 PE1 5LJ | Detached | £113,000 | |
| 20 Dec 2001 | 40 PE1 5LJ | Detached | £84,995 | |
| 15 Jun 2001 | 26 PE1 5LJ | Detached | £89,995 | |
| 6 Apr 2001 | 23 PE1 5LJ | Detached | £145,000 | |
| 27 Mar 2001 | 7 PE1 5LJ | Detached | £91,000 | |
| 14 Jul 2000 | 34 PE1 5LJ | Detached | £100,000 | |
| 17 Feb 2000 | 23 PE1 5LJ | Detached | £40,000 | |
| 18 Jun 1999 | 32 PE1 5LJ | Detached | £82,000 | |
| 23 Apr 1999 | 12 PE1 5LJ | Detached | £87,000 | |
| 12 Dec 1997 | 32 PE1 5LJ | Detached | £80,000 | |
| 31 Jul 1996 | 15 PE1 5LJ | Detached | £69,000 | |
| 4 Apr 1996 | 6 PE1 5LJ | Detached | £74,500 | |
| 26 Jan 1996 | 13 PE1 5LJ | Detached | £63,000 |
Energy performance certificates
19 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 130 m². Most common: House, detached (15); Bungalow, detached (4). Built: 1967-1975 (8); 1976-1982 (7); 1983-1990 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (8); rented (private) (5).
Each home's certificates and sales (11 addresses)
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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band A (60% of about 1,600 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: 9 protected trees on or by this street.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Dickens Street Car Park Dickens Street Eastfield Peterborough: up to 30 homes, not permissioned (860 m (0.5 miles))
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, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE1 5LJ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 2 | unlikely |
| PE1 4FR | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| PE1 5JF | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| PE1 5LD | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 2 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 35 addresses are between 13 m and 15 m above sea level (14 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PE1 4FR | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| PE1 5JF | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| PE1 5LD | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| PE1 5LJ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Peterborough 5.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Whittlesea 51,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.2 km (5.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 37 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Reeves Way Eastfield | 130 m |
| Bus or coach station | Queensgate Bus Stn Peterborough | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Car parks | Wellington Street Car Park | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 780 m (0.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 79.4 km (49 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Park Medical Centre | 830 m (0.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 9 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Mi Pharmacy (Eastfield Road Branch) | 560 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 9 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 560 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Peterborough City Hospital | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) |
| Police station | Thorpe Wood Police Station | 4.9 km (3.1 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Payzone | 550 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Central Park 8.8 ha | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,610 m² | 190 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 9,360 m² | 100 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 7,270 m² | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 8.8 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of All Saints, a listed building (Grade II*), 840 m (0.5 miles) west. 2 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of All Saints | Listed building, Grade II* | 840 m (0.5 miles) west |
| Touthill and site of castle bailey | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south-west |
| Peterborough Cathedral Precincts, including Table Hall and Infirmary Arcade | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south-west |
| Peterborough Cathedral Precincts | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south-west |
| Old Customs House | Scheduled monument | 2 km (1.2 miles) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Little Wood | Wood | 3.3 km (2 miles) north-east |
| Norwood Spinney | Wood | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) north |
| Highlees Spinney | Wood | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) west |
| Holywell Ponds | Lake or reservoir | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) south-west |
| Horsey Hill | Hill | 4.4 km (2.8 miles) south-east |
| New Plantation | Wood | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.0 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 33 | 35 |
2 of the street's 35 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.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St John Fisher Catholic High School Roman Catholic | Secondary | 11–18 | 350 m | No published inspection |
| City of Peterborough Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 360 m | Good (Jul 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Inspire Education Group | 16 plus | 16–99 | 380 m | No published inspection |
| Lime Academy Abbotsmede | Primary | 3–11 | 380 m | Report card (Jun 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| St Thomas More Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 440 m (0.3 miles) | Good (May 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Greater Peterborough UTC | Secondary | 11–19 | 530 m (0.3 miles) | Good (Oct 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Thomas Deacon Academy | All-through | 7–19 | 810 m (0.5 miles) | No overall grade (Nov 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| The King's (The Cathedral) School Church of England | All-through | 7–18 | 870 m (0.5 miles) | Outstanding (Jul 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Newark Hill Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 880 m (0.5 miles) | Good (Sep 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Queen's Drive Infant School | Primary | 5–7 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No overall grade (Feb 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Dogsthorpe Infant School | Primary | 5–7 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| All Saints' CofE (Aided) Primary School Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florinee Homes – Madison House PE1 4BH | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 100 m | 5 Very good | 26 Nov 2024 |
| The Chestnuts Comm Centre CIO PE1 5LD | Other catering premises | 110 m | 5 Very good | 14 Nov 2023 |
| Ali Baba Store PE1 5LE | Retailers - other | 130 m | 4 Good | 12 May 2023 |
| Greengate Court Sheltered Scheme PE1 5LB | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 180 m | Exempt | |
| Newark Hotel PE1 4BH | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 220 m | Exempt | |
| Anna Ca-Soo Day Nursery PE1 4RA | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 310 m | 5 Very good | 1 May 2026 |
| Golden House PE1 4RA | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 310 m | 5 Very good | 19 Aug 2025 |
| The Tuck Shop PE1 4RA | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 310 m | 5 Very good | 18 May 2026 |
| Costcutter PE1 4RA | Retailers - other | 310 m | 5 Very good | 11 Nov 2025 |
| Eastfield Off Licence PE1 4RA | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 310 m | 5 Very good | 17 Sep 2025 |
| Medeshampstede Academy PE1 5LQ | School/college/university | 360 m | 5 Very good | 11 Sep 2025 |
| Parcs Nursery PE1 4DZ | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 380 m | 5 Very good | 21 Apr 2026 |
| Parc's Restaurant PE1 4DZ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 380 m | 5 Very good | 30 Sep 2025 |
| Inspire Education Group PE1 4DZ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 380 m | 5 Very good | 25 Mar 2025 |
| Caterlink @ Greater Peterborough UTC PE1 4DZ | School/college/university | 380 m | 5 Very good | 10 Sep 2024 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 87 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 26 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 16 |
| Drugs | 10 |
| Public order | 7 |
| Vehicle crime | 6 |
| Other theft | 6 |
| Other crime | 5 |
| Burglary | 4 |
| Bicycle theft | 4 |
| Robbery | 2 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Eastfield Road (51); On or near Central Park Close (26); On or near Norman Road (25); On or near Flag Fen Road (23); On or near College Park (17).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 40 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 19% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 46% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 25% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 33% | 17% |
| Private rented | 21% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 48% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 9% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 22% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 16% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 55% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 9% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 17% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 81% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 22% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 30% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 71% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 7% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhoods around this street are all in decile 2 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
- PE1 5LJ: 32 addresses of 34 in the postcode
- PE1 4FR: 1 address of 29 in the postcode
- PE1 5JF: 1 address of 25 in the postcode
- PE1 5LD: 1 address of 28 in the postcode
Nearby streets
St. Hughes Close · Dunstan Court · Central Park Close · Osric Court · College Park · Saxon Road · Greengate Court · Fleetwood Crescent · Norman Road · Flag Fen Road · Fleetwood Mews · Eastfield Road
All the streets in PE1 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.