Dovecote Close Peterborough
36 addresses across 2 postcodes (PE1), about 170 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 30101885.
- Sales: 40 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £205,000 across 2 sales.
- Energy: 21 homes have an energy certificate (C: 8, D: 10, E: 2, F: 1).
- 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 B; 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 2.5 km (1.6 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 180 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 9.3 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.4 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 12 to 13 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 36 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Nightingale Medical Centre, about 510 m (0.3 miles) away, with 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 760 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 47% of households owned their home and 16% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 189 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | £205,000 | £200,000 | £210,000 |
| 2024 | 2 | £212,500 | £200,000 | £225,000 |
| 2015 | 3 | £129,500 | £124,500 | £136,000 |
| 2013 | 2 | £111,250 | £100,000 | £122,500 |
| 2012 | 1 | £115,000 | £115,000 | £115,000 |
| 2011 | 2 | £104,000 | £101,000 | £107,000 |
| 2010 | 1 | £128,000 | £128,000 | £128,000 |
| 2007 | 2 | £127,750 | £127,000 | £128,500 |
| 2006 | 1 | £118,995 | £118,995 | £118,995 |
| 2005 | 1 | £121,000 | £121,000 | £121,000 |
| 2004 | 2 | £99,000 | £93,000 | £105,000 |
| 2003 | 4 | £89,918 | £85,000 | £98,500 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Jun 2025 | 5 PE1 3TQ | Semi-detached | £200,000 | |
| 9 May 2025 | 25 PE1 3TQ | Semi-detached | £210,000 | |
| 29 Nov 2024 | 27 PE1 3TQ | Semi-detached | £225,000 | |
| 22 Aug 2024 | 15 PE1 3TQ | Semi-detached | £200,000 | |
| 21 Sep 2015 | 33 PE1 3TQ | Semi-detached | £129,500 | |
| 26 Jun 2015 | 31 PE1 3TQ | Semi-detached | £124,500 | |
| 18 May 2015 | 41 PE1 3TQ | Semi-detached | £136,000 | |
| 30 Jul 2013 | 3 PE1 3TQ | Semi-detached | £100,000 | |
| 1 Feb 2013 | 43 PE1 3TQ | Terraced | £122,500 | |
| 11 May 2012 | 23 PE1 3TQ | Semi-detached | £115,000 | |
| 22 Sep 2011 | 1 PE1 3TQ | Detached | £107,000 | |
| 8 Jul 2011 | 5 PE1 3TQ | Semi-detached | £101,000 | |
| 20 May 2010 | 15 PE1 3TQ | Semi-detached | £128,000 | |
| 21 Dec 2007 | 11 PE1 3TQ | Terraced | £127,000 | |
| 1 Aug 2007 | 35 PE1 3TQ | Semi-detached | £128,500 | |
| 24 Feb 2006 | 16 PE1 3TQ | Semi-detached | £118,995 | |
| 25 Aug 2005 | 43 PE1 3TQ | Terraced | £121,000 | |
| 27 Aug 2004 | 17 PE1 3TQ | Semi-detached | £105,000 | |
| 9 Jan 2004 | 43 PE1 3TQ | Terraced | £93,000 | |
| 7 Nov 2003 | 12 PE1 3TQ | Semi-detached | £98,500 | |
| 7 Nov 2003 | 2 PE1 3TQ | Semi-detached | £86,000 | |
| 24 Oct 2003 | 11 PE1 3TQ | Terraced | £93,835 | |
| 13 Jun 2003 | 35 PE1 3TQ | Semi-detached | £85,000 | |
| 7 Dec 2001 | 10 PE1 3TQ | Semi-detached | £77,500 | |
| 22 Jun 2001 | 2 PE1 3TQ | Semi-detached | £58,000 | |
| 16 Nov 2000 | 41 PE1 3TQ | Semi-detached | £57,000 | |
| 29 Sep 2000 | 11 PE1 3TQ | Terraced | £54,000 | |
| 26 May 2000 | 15 PE1 3TQ | Semi-detached | £54,000 | |
| 15 Mar 2000 | 19 PE1 3TQ | Semi-detached | £44,250 | |
| 22 Jan 2000 | 17 PE1 3TQ | Semi-detached | £55,000 | |
| 22 Dec 1999 | 23 PE1 3TQ | Semi-detached | £59,995 | |
| 30 Jun 1999 | 12 PE1 3TQ | Semi-detached | £53,000 | |
| 8 Feb 1999 | 45 PE1 3TQ | Terraced | £40,000 | |
| 19 Dec 1997 | 43 PE1 3TQ | Terraced | £40,000 | |
| 31 Oct 1997 | 15 PE1 3TQ | Semi-detached | £48,500 | |
| 10 Oct 1997 | 41 PE1 3TQ | Semi-detached | £47,950 | |
| 5 Sep 1997 | 21 PE1 3TQ | Semi-detached | £44,995 | |
| 6 Jun 1997 | 12 PE1 3TQ | Semi-detached | £45,000 | |
| 10 Mar 1995 | 8 PE1 3TQ | Semi-detached | £37,000 | |
| 6 Mar 1995 | 5 PE1 3TQ | Semi-detached | £37,500 |
Energy performance certificates
21 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 78 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (18); House, detached (1); Bungalow, semi-detached (1). Built: 1976-1982 (10); 1967-1975 (9); 1983-1990 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (13); rented (private) (3).
Each home's certificates and sales (12 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 B (43% of about 1,690 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: 4 protected trees on or by this street.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Former John Mansfield School Remote Playing Field Poplar Avenue Dogsthorpe Peterborough: up to 116 homes, permissioned (1 km (0.6 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 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 3 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 3TQ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 3 | unlikely |
| PE1 3SE | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 36 addresses are between 12 m and 13 m above sea level (13 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PE1 3SE | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| PE1 3TQ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Peterborough 5.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) |
| Whittlesea 51,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.6 km (6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 28 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 72 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Dovecote Close Dogsthorpe | 130 m |
| Bus or coach station | Queensgate Bus Park Peterborough | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Car parks | Apcoa | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest bp Pulse | 800 m (0.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 78.1 km (49 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Nightingale Medical Centre | 510 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dogsthorpe Pharmacy | 570 m (0.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Fulbridge Road Dental Surgery | 920 m (0.6 miles) |
| Hospital | Peterborough City Hospital | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) |
| Police station | Thorpe Wood Police Station | 4.9 km (3 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest ATM | 650 m (0.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,000 m² | 180 m |
| Play area | 9 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 200 m² | 100 m |
| Playing field | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3.2 ha | 180 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3.7 ha | 320 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 0.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Peterborough Cathedral Precincts, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 2.7 km (1.7 miles) south. 3 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Peterborough Cathedral Precincts | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Norwood Spinney | Wood | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) north-east |
| Little Wood | Wood | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) north-east |
| Highlees Spinney | Wood | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) west |
| Grimeshaw Wood | Wood | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) west |
| Pocock's Wood | Wood | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) west |
| Holywell Ponds | Lake or reservoir | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 35 | 36 |
1 of the street's 36 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dogsthorpe Academy | Primary | 7–11 | 450 m (0.3 miles) | No overall grade (Jun 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 | 570 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| All Saints' CofE (Aided) Primary School Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 710 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| Fulbridge Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 900 m (0.6 miles) | Outstanding (Mar 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Welland Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Good (Nov 2019, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Thomas Deacon Academy | All-through | 7–19 | 1 km (0.6 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 |
| Paston Ridings Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| Greater Peterborough UTC | Secondary | 11–19 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Oct 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Queen's Drive Infant School | Primary | 5–7 | 1.2 km (0.8 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 |
| Inspire Education Group | 16 plus | 16–99 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| Manor Drive Secondary Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | No overall grade (Mar 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Good |
| Manor Drive Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | No overall grade (May 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stepping Stones PE1 3SF | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 130 m | 5 Very good | 27 Oct 2025 |
| Tesco PE1 3SA | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 170 m | 5 Very good | 17 Feb 2025 |
| Bluebell Inn PE1 3SA | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 170 m | 5 Very good | 18 May 2026 |
| Nichola’s Bakery PE1 3RF | Other catering premises | 210 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Bakhtar Grocery PE1 4HB | Retailers - other | 260 m | 4 Good | 3 Sep 2024 |
| Dogsthorpe Methodist Church PE1 4HP | Other catering premises | 270 m | 5 Very good | 15 Mar 2024 |
| Dogsthorpe Fire Station PE1 3RE | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 300 m | 5 Very good | 14 Aug 2023 |
| OCS at Peterborough Hostel PE1 3RW | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 300 m | 5 Very good | 12 Aug 2025 |
| Bluebell Meeting Hall PE1 3XG | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 380 m | 5 Very good | 25 Mar 2026 |
| Alizada Convenience Store PE1 3XG | Retailers - other | 380 m | 5 Very good | 17 Feb 2025 |
| Bluebell Plaice Fish and Chips PE1 3XG | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 380 m | 5 Very good | 2 Sep 2024 |
| The Corner Supermarket PE1 3RN | Retailers - other | 420 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 1 May 2026 |
| Stop & Shop PE1 3LA | Retailers - other | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 10 May 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 68 |
| Shoplifting | 27 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 25 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 17 |
| Drugs | 11 |
| Public order | 10 |
| Burglary | 9 |
| Other theft | 9 |
| Other crime | 4 |
| Possession of weapons | 4 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Petrol Station (92); On or near Dovecote Close (31); On or near Cerris Road (30); On or near Birchtree Avenue (19); On or near Cedar Grove (10).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 37 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 24% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 16% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 47% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 27% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 37% | 17% |
| Private rented | 16% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 45% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 20% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 11% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 17% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 66% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 75% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 16% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 33% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 79% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 4% | 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
Nearby streets
Welland Road · Figtree Walk · Fairchild Way · Cedar Grove · Cerris Road · Welland Close · Almond Road · Primrose Close · Mayfield Road · Western Avenue · Elmfield Road · Dogsthorpe 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.