Newcastle Drive Peterborough
42 addresses across 2 postcodes (PE2), about 250 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 30100753.
- Sales: 54 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £222,500 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 27 homes have an energy certificate (A: 1, B: 1, C: 8, D: 13, E: 4).
- Flood: 6 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 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 2.4 km (1.5 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: There is a small park or garden about 390 m away, and Nene Park (430 hectares) is about 630 m (0.4 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 10.1 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.5 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 16 m above sea level.
- Noise: 8 of its 42 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Botolph Bridge Community Health Centre, about 790 m (0.5 miles) away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 280 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 83% of households owned their home and 17% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 62 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 | 1 | £222,500 | £222,500 | £222,500 |
| 2023 | 3 | £215,000 | £200,000 | £255,000 |
| 2022 | 2 | £221,000 | £220,000 | £222,000 |
| 2019 | 1 | £185,000 | £185,000 | £185,000 |
| 2018 | 3 | £179,995 | £168,000 | £182,000 |
| 2016 | 2 | £147,500 | £143,000 | £152,000 |
| 2015 | 2 | £135,000 | £135,000 | £135,000 |
| 2014 | 3 | £150,000 | £140,000 | £159,000 |
| 2011 | 5 | £115,000 | £95,000 | £136,000 |
| 2008 | 1 | £150,000 | £150,000 | £150,000 |
| 2007 | 1 | £153,000 | £153,000 | £153,000 |
| 2006 | 2 | £137,250 | £127,000 | £147,500 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 May 2025 | 40 PE2 7AX | Semi-detached | £222,500 | |
| 20 Oct 2023 | 38 PE2 7AX | Semi-detached | £215,000 | |
| 9 Oct 2023 | 35 PE2 7AX | Semi-detached | £255,000 | |
| 14 Sep 2023 | 3 PE2 7AU | Semi-detached | £197,500 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 7 Sep 2023 | 34 PE2 7AX | Semi-detached | £200,000 | |
| 12 Dec 2022 | 28 PE2 7AX | Semi-detached | £220,000 | |
| 31 Mar 2022 | 36 PE2 7AX | Semi-detached | £222,000 | |
| 29 Apr 2019 | 9 PE2 7AU | Semi-detached | £185,000 | |
| 19 Nov 2018 | 31 PE2 7AX | Semi-detached | £182,000 | |
| 18 May 2018 | 38 PE2 7AX | Semi-detached | £179,995 | |
| 26 Jan 2018 | 10 PE2 7AU | Semi-detached | £168,000 | |
| 8 Nov 2016 | 12 PE2 7AU | Semi-detached | £143,000 | |
| 11 May 2016 | 15 PE2 7AU | Semi-detached | £152,000 | |
| 4 Sep 2015 | 22 PE2 7AX | Semi-detached | £135,000 | |
| 10 Apr 2015 | 22 PE2 7AX | Semi-detached | £135,000 | |
| 27 Oct 2014 | 13 PE2 7AU | Semi-detached | £150,000 | |
| 14 Mar 2014 | 29 PE2 7AX | Semi-detached | £159,000 | |
| 3 Jan 2014 | 33 PE2 7AX | Semi-detached | £140,000 | |
| 28 Oct 2011 | 18 PE2 7AX | Semi-detached | £115,000 | |
| 19 Sep 2011 | 36 PE2 7AX | Semi-detached | £136,000 | |
| 22 Aug 2011 | 2 PE2 7AU | Semi-detached | £123,000 | |
| 27 May 2011 | 39 PE2 7AX | Semi-detached | £95,000 | |
| 19 May 2011 | 32 PE2 7AX | Semi-detached | £114,000 | |
| 25 Jan 2008 | 34 PE2 7AX | Semi-detached | £150,000 | |
| 12 Jan 2007 | 8 PE2 7AU | Semi-detached | £153,000 | |
| 21 Mar 2006 | 13 PE2 7AU | Semi-detached | £127,000 | |
| 30 Jan 2006 | 15 PE2 7AU | Semi-detached | £147,500 | |
| 29 Jun 2005 | 15 PE2 7AU | Semi-detached | £95,000 | |
| 10 May 2005 | 1 PE2 7AU | Semi-detached | £161,000 | |
| 3 Dec 2004 | 28 PE2 7AX | Semi-detached | £128,500 | |
| 17 Sep 2004 | 33 PE2 7AX | Semi-detached | £142,500 | |
| 23 Jul 2004 | 8 PE2 7AU | Semi-detached | £135,000 | |
| 11 Jun 2004 | 37 PE2 7AX | Semi-detached | £136,500 | |
| 7 Nov 2003 | 3 PE2 7AU | Semi-detached | £141,000 | |
| 26 Sep 2003 | 8 PE2 7AU | Semi-detached | £118,000 | |
| 30 Jun 2003 | 9 PE2 7AU | Semi-detached | £140,000 | |
| 14 Mar 2003 | 41 PE2 7AX | Semi-detached | £110,000 | |
| 1 Aug 2002 | 9 PE2 7AU | Semi-detached | £80,000 | |
| 3 May 2002 | 33 PE2 7AX | Semi-detached | £97,000 | |
| 31 Jan 2002 | 37 PE2 7AX | Semi-detached | £75,000 | |
| 11 Dec 2001 | 10 PE2 7AU | Semi-detached | £81,000 | |
| 30 Jul 2001 | 8 PE2 7AU | Semi-detached | £79,500 | |
| 17 Mar 2000 | 15 PE2 7AU | Semi-detached | £69,000 | |
| 26 Jul 1999 | 14 PE2 7AU | Semi-detached | £63,500 | |
| 4 Dec 1998 | 8 PE2 7AU | Semi-detached | £59,000 | |
| 25 Sep 1998 | 25 PE2 7AX | Semi-detached | £65,000 | |
| 31 Jul 1998 | 24 PE2 7AX | Semi-detached | £53,000 | |
| 25 Jun 1998 | 40 PE2 7AX | Semi-detached | £59,000 | |
| 31 Jul 1997 | 35 PE2 7AX | Semi-detached | £58,000 | |
| 27 Sep 1996 | 28 PE2 7AX | Semi-detached | £42,500 |
Energy performance certificates
27 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 84 m². Most common: Bungalow, semi-detached (15); House, semi-detached (11); House, detached (1). Built: 1967-1975 (13); 1950-1966 (9); 1976-1982 (5). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (17); rented (private) (6); rented (social) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (15 addresses)
- 1, Newcastle Drive, Orton Longueville
- 2, Newcastle Drive, Orton Longueville
- 5, Newcastle Drive, Orton Longueville
- 8, Newcastle Drive, Orton Longueville
- 9, Newcastle Drive, Orton Longueville
- 10, Newcastle Drive, Orton Longueville
- 12, Newcastle Drive, Orton Longueville
- 13 Newcastle Drive, Orton Longueville
- 22, Newcastle Drive, Orton Longueville
- 31, Newcastle Drive, Orton Longueville
- 32, Newcastle Drive, Orton Longueville
- 33, Newcastle Drive, Orton Longueville
- 35, Newcastle Drive, Orton Longueville
- 36, Newcastle Drive, Orton Longueville
- 38, Newcastle Drive, Orton Longueville
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 B (26% of about 900 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Johnston Publishing Oundle Road Woodston Peterborough PE2 9QR: up to 86 homes, permissioned (700 m (0.4 miles))
- Remus House Coltsfoot Drive Woodston Peterborough PE2 9BF: up to 30 homes, permissioned (760 m (0.5 miles))
- British Sugar Oundle Road Woodston Peterborough PE2 9AY: up to 70 homes, not permissioned (940 m (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, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 4 at medium risk and 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE2 7AX | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 1 | unlikely |
| PE2 7AU | not in 2 or 3 | 2 / 3 / 6 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's addresses are about 16 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PE2 7AU | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| PE2 7AX | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Peterborough 5.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Whittlesea 51,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.1 km (6.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 18 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Oakleigh Drive Orton Longueville | 210 m |
| Bus or coach station | Serpentine Green Hampton | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Car parks | Orton Mere Car Park | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 850 m (0.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Luton Airport LTN | 76.2 km (47 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Botolph Bridge Community Health Centre | 790 m (0.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Botolph Bridge Pharmacy | 790 m (0.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Hospital | The Hamptons Hospital | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Police station | Hampton Police Station | 2.2 km (1.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest MFG - Woodston Service Station, Woodston Cashzone | 780 m (0.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 7,010 m² | 390 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Nene Park 430 ha | 630 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,490 m² | 150 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 9,920 m² | 130 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 5,960 m² | 510 m (0.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 5 parks and gardens, 432 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of the Holy Trinity, a listed building (Grade I), 780 m (0.5 miles) south-west. 20 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of the Holy Trinity | Listed building, Grade I | 780 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| Longthorpe Roman fort and settlement | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) north-west |
| Thorpe Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) north |
| Settlement areas SW of Orton Longueville | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south-west |
| Longthorpe village cross | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north-west |
| Peterborough Cathedral Precincts | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Orton Mere | Lake or reservoir | 860 m (0.5 miles) west |
| Osier Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1 km (0.6 miles) west |
| Orton Water | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) west |
| Holywell Ponds | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north-west |
| Thorpe Wood | Wood | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) north-west |
| Temple Hill | Hill | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.6 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 7 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 34 | 42 |
8 of the street's 42 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nene Valley Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 860 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Botolph's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Good (Jan 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Woodston Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Good (Jul 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Leighton Primary and Preschool | Primary | 2–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| Old Fletton Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Report card (Jan 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Brewster Avenue Infant School | Primary | 3–7 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| Nene Park Academy | Secondary | 11–19 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Augustine's CofE (Voluntary Aided) Junior School Church of England | Primary | 7–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| Braybrook Primary Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 1.5 km (1 mile) | Good (May 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fishtastic PE2 7BG | Retailers - other | 170 m | 2 Improvement necessary | 28 Aug 2026 |
| Noble Eater PE2 7BG | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 170 m | 5 Very good | 18 May 2026 |
| Shrewsbury Avenue Convenience Store PE2 7BX | Retailers - other | 230 m | 5 Very good | 26 Jan 2026 |
| Lawrence David Ltd PE2 7LB | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 240 m | 5 Very good | 11 Sep 2023 |
| Apricot Nursery PE2 7BU | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 340 m | 5 Very good | 9 Apr 2025 |
| Big Sky PE2 7BU | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 340 m | 5 Very good | 26 Jan 2026 |
| Co-operative Group Food Ltd PE2 7DF | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 380 m | 5 Very good | 24 Jul 2025 |
| Tacos and Flipflops PE2 7JL | Manufacturers/packers | 420 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 20 Feb 2025 |
| The Maples PE2 7DA | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 450 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 8 Nov 2023 |
| Sapele Foods Wholesale PE2 7JP | Manufacturers/packers | 460 m (0.3 miles) | Awaiting inspection | |
| Phoenix Legends Gym PE2 7JE | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 27 Mar 2024 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 31 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 11 |
| Drugs | 4 |
| Public order | 3 |
| Vehicle crime | 3 |
| Other theft | 3 |
| Other crime | 2 |
| Bicycle theft | 2 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 2 |
| Burglary | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Rowe Avenue (25); On or near Basil Green (14); On or near Sheringham Way (5); On or near Caldervale (4); On or near Yarwell Close (4).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 51 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 31% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 83% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 48% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 15% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 51% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 36% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 30% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 53% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 74% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 17% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 29% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 90% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 5% | 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
- Energy certificates New energy certificate: band C, house, semi-detached (lodged 28 October 2026) found 2 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Caryer Close · Oakleigh Drive · Thornleigh Drive · Robert Rayner Close · Basil Green · Yarwell Close · Sheringham Way · Talbot Avenue · Shrewsbury Avenue · Nansicles Road · Caldervale · Hillward Close
All the streets in PE2 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.