Mill Road Maxey, Peterborough
17 addresses across 2 postcodes (PE6), about 2.5 km (1.5 miles) long, classed as a minor road. USRN 30100520.
- Sales: 1 recorded sales since 1995; in 2008 the median was £750,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 3 homes have an energy certificate (D: 1, E: 2).
- Flood: 1 address on its postcodes is 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 B; Band D in Peterborough costs £2,293 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 57% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Stamford (Lincs), about 9.4 km (5.8 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 830 m (0.5 miles) away.
- 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 8 to 11 m above sea level.
- Noise: 6 of its 17 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is The Deepings Practice, about 3 km (1.8 miles) away.
- People: About 920 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 90% of households owned their home and 34% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 1 | £750,000 | £750,000 | £750,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Dec 2008 | SANDYLANDS PE6 9EZ | Detached | £750,000 |
Energy performance certificates
3 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 311 m². Most common: House, detached (3). Built: before 1900 (3). Tenure at assessment: rented (private) (2); owner-occupied (1).
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 (22% of about 1,170 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Maxey Conservation Area (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 38.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: 22 protected trees on or by this street.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- 1, SCHOOL LANE, grade II
- 11, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 19, WEST END ROAD, grade II
- 2 AND 4, SCHOOL LANE, grade II
- 24, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 25, MILL ROAD, grade II
- 25, WEST END ROAD, grade II
- 26 AND 28, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 36, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 4 Ladds Lane, grade II
- 6 AND 8, SCHOOL LANE, grade II
- 6, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 7 AND 9, SCHOOL LANE, grade II
- 7, CASTLE END ROAD, grade II
- 7, HIGH STREET, grade II
- BARN AND STABLE RANGE IMMEDIATELY TO SOUTH OF MANOR FARMHOUSE, grade II
- BARN IMMEDIATELY WEST SOUTH WEST OF WOODGATE HOUSE, grade II
- BARN TO SOUTH WEST OF CASTLE FARMHOUSE, grade II
- BLUE BELL PUBLIC HOUSE, grade II
- CASTLE FARMHOUSE, grade II
- DOVECOTE EAST NORTH EAST OF NO. 4 (FORMERLY LADDS FARMHOUSE), grade II
- FOX COVERT FARMHOUSE, grade II
- GARDEN BOUNDARY WALL ADJOINING WEST SIDE OF MANOR FARMHOUSE FRONTING ROAD, grade II
- IVY COTTAGE AND BARN ADJOINING ON EAST, grade II
- LONGACRE COTTAGE, grade II
- MANOR FARMHOUSE, grade II
- MAXEY MILL, grade II
- NO 51 AND OUTBUILDINGS ADJOINING EAST, grade II
- POST OFFICE, grade II
- ROSE COTTAGE AND ADJOINING OUTBUILDINGS TO REAR, grade II
And 8 more.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Land adjacent to 84 Cherry Orchard, Lichfield: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (510 m (0.3 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, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE6 9EZ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| PE6 9EP | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 17 addresses are between 8 m and 11 m above sea level (9 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PE6 9EP | 100% | 57% | 57% | 0% |
| PE6 9EZ | 67% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Stamford (Lincs) 343,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.4 km (5.8 miles) |
| Peterborough 5.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 11.7 km (7.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Tuckers Nook Maxey | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Stamford | 9.4 km (5.9 miles) |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 69.1 km (43 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | The Deepings Practice | 3 km (1.8 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Well | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | High Lock Dental Practice | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Hospital | Stamford & Rutland Hospital | 8.5 km (5.3 miles) |
| Police station | Market Deeping Police Station | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Cash machines | Esso Glinton, Glinton | 3 km (1.9 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 2.2 ha | 830 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 1,590 m² | 860 m (0.5 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 6,180 m² | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Peter, a listed building (Grade I), 600 m (0.4 miles) south. 32 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Peter | Listed building, Grade I | 600 m (0.4 miles) south |
| Site revealed by aerial photography E of Lolham Hall | Scheduled monument | 730 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| Maxey Castle: a moated site with associated enclosures and a fishpond | Scheduled monument | 840 m (0.5 miles) east |
| The Manor House | Listed building, Grade II* | 910 m (0.6 miles) west |
| Ring ditches and other cropmarks S of Lolham Hall | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Horse Marsh | Wetland | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) west |
| Marsh Plantation | Wood | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) north-west |
| Lawn Wood | Wood | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) south-west |
| Rice Wood | Wood | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) south |
| West Marsh | Wetland | 3.8 km (2.3 miles) west |
| Cedar Plantation | Wood | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) north-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) | 12.1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 5 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 11 | 17 |
6 of the street's 17 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
No open schools within 2 km (1.2 miles).
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Steps Nursery PE6 9HA | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 370 m | 5 Very good | 21 Oct 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (lincolnshire).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 52 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 28% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 90% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 52% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 7% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 33% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 41% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 52% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 45% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 10% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 34% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 8 to 9 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
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.