Springfields Eastrea, Fenland
40 addresses across 2 postcodes (PE7), about 720 m (0.4 miles) long, classed as a local road. USRN 14501328.
- Sales: 33 recorded sales since 1995; in 2024 the median was £254,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 22 homes have an energy certificate (B: 1, C: 12, D: 7, 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 Fenland costs £2,538 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Whittlesea, about 2.3 km (1.4 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 650 m (0.4 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.9 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.0 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 3 to 4 m above sea level.
- Noise: 11 of its 40 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is New Queen Street Surgery, about 2.6 km (1.6 miles) away.
- People: About 300 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 75% of households owned their home and 21% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | £254,000 | £254,000 | £254,000 |
| 2021 | 2 | £230,000 | £210,000 | £250,000 |
| 2020 | 2 | £212,500 | £200,000 | £225,000 |
| 2019 | 1 | £186,000 | £186,000 | £186,000 |
| 2017 | 2 | £175,000 | £175,000 | £175,000 |
| 2015 | 1 | £182,000 | £182,000 | £182,000 |
| 2013 | 2 | £122,500 | £115,000 | £130,000 |
| 2012 | 1 | £161,000 | £161,000 | £161,000 |
| 2009 | 1 | £120,000 | £120,000 | £120,000 |
| 2008 | 2 | £167,500 | £120,000 | £215,000 |
| 2007 | 1 | £178,995 | £178,995 | £178,995 |
| 2006 | 2 | £161,000 | £148,000 | £174,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Sep 2025 | 28 PE7 2AT | Semi-detached | £128,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 18 Oct 2024 | 25 PE7 2AT | Semi-detached | £254,000 | |
| 13 Dec 2021 | 12 PE7 2AT | Semi-detached | £250,000 | |
| 24 Aug 2021 | 34 PE7 2AT | Semi-detached | £210,000 | |
| 9 Apr 2020 | 40 PE7 2AT | Semi-detached | £225,000 | |
| 20 Mar 2020 | 14 PE7 2AT | Semi-detached | £200,000 | |
| 31 Jan 2019 | 15 PE7 2AT | Semi-detached | £186,000 | |
| 30 Aug 2017 | 19 PE7 2AT | Semi-detached | £175,000 | |
| 17 Aug 2017 | 34 PE7 2AT | Semi-detached | £175,000 | |
| 11 Sep 2015 | 40 PE7 2AT | Semi-detached | £182,000 | |
| 21 Jun 2013 | 17 PE7 2AT | Semi-detached | £130,000 | |
| 15 Mar 2013 | 15 PE7 2AT | Semi-detached | £115,000 | |
| 30 Nov 2012 | 3 PE7 2AT | Detached | £161,000 | |
| 18 Sep 2009 | 1D PE7 2AT | Terraced | £120,000 | New build. |
| 20 Nov 2008 | 1A PE7 2AT | Terraced | £120,000 | |
| 24 Jan 2008 | 2 PE7 2AT | Detached | £215,000 | |
| 2 Nov 2007 | 38 PE7 2AT | Detached | £178,995 | |
| 29 Sep 2006 | 26 PE7 2AT | Semi-detached | £148,000 | |
| 23 Jun 2006 | 36 PE7 2AT | Detached | £174,000 | |
| 18 Oct 2005 | 12 PE7 2AT | Semi-detached | £134,995 | |
| 10 Dec 2004 | 38 PE7 2AT | Detached | £134,995 | |
| 29 Jul 2004 | 3 PE7 2AT | Detached | £149,000 | |
| 17 Jan 2003 | 34 PE7 2AT | Semi-detached | £95,000 | |
| 29 Nov 2002 | 26 PE7 2AT | Semi-detached | £96,000 | |
| 6 Mar 2002 | 32 PE7 2AT | Semi-detached | £69,000 | |
| 24 Aug 2001 | 34 PE7 2AT | Semi-detached | £67,000 | |
| 26 Apr 2001 | 36 PE7 2AT | Detached | £67,000 | |
| 17 Dec 1999 | 3 PE7 2AT | Detached | £69,000 | |
| 18 Dec 1998 | 16 PE7 2AT | Semi-detached | £47,000 | |
| 30 Oct 1998 | 34 PE7 2AT | Semi-detached | £45,995 | |
| 28 Aug 1998 | 17 PE7 2AT | Semi-detached | £46,500 | |
| 17 Apr 1998 | 17 PE7 2AT | Semi-detached | £47,250 | |
| 13 Mar 1995 | 17 PE7 2AT | Semi-detached | £35,000 |
Energy performance certificates
22 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 84 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (17); House, end-terrace (2); House, mid-terrace (2). Built: 1950-1966 (11); 1930-1949 (6); 2007-2011 (4). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (12); rented (private) (4); rented (social) (4).
Council tax
What each band costs in Fenland in 2026-27: Band D £2,538 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,692 | £1,974 | £2,256 | £2,538 | £3,102 | £3,666 | £4,230 | £5,075 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band B (31% of about 550 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 1.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- 3, SPRINGFIELDS, grade II
Roadworks
Planned, as of 30 September 2026
- 11 January 2027 to 12 January 2027: BT, Utility asset works, road closure, on the footway (major (paa) works, permit applied for)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE7 2AT | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| PE7 2EH | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 40 addresses are between 3 m and 4 m above sea level (4 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PE7 2AT | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| PE7 2EH | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Whittlesea 51,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Peterborough 5.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 11 km (6.8 miles) | |
| March 374,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.3 km (7.6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Springfields Eastrea | 380 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Interchange Whittlesey | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 3 km (1.9 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Stansted Airport STN | 78.3 km (49 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | New Queen Street Surgery | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Boots | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Mrs D Stokes | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) |
| Hospital | The Hamptons Hospital | 11.4 km (7.1 miles) |
| Police station | Cambridgeshire Constabulary | 11 km (6.8 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 8,280 m² | 650 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 900 m² | 350 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 4.1 ha | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2.7 ha | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 0.8 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Ring ditch and settlement site north of Eastrea, a scheduled monument, 70 m south-east. 6 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Ring ditch and settlement site north of Eastrea | Scheduled monument | 70 m south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Gildenburgh Water | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south-west |
| Lord's Holt | Wood | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) north-east |
| Hill Plantation | Wood | 4.8 km (3 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.3 | 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 | 10 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 29 | 40 |
11 of the street's 40 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 Fenland: see them on the Fenland page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coates Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | Good (May 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| New Road Primary & Nursery School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Report card (Apr 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Alderman Jacobs School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | No published inspection |
| Sir Harry Smith Community College | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | No overall grade (Sep 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Requires improvement; Leadership and management: Requires improvement |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cherry Grove Care Home PE7 2BD | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 440 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 20 Aug 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (cambridgeshire).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 43 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 17% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 75% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 30% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 16% | 17% |
| Private rented | 9% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 63% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 20% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 26% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 69% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 28% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 11% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 21% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 23% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 5 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
Cow Way · Cow Way · Eastrea Hide · Poplar Gardens · Roman Gardens · Whitecross · Kelful Close
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.