Thorpe Meadows Peterborough
5 addresses across 4 postcodes (PE2,PE3), about 3 km (1.8 miles) long, classed as a local road. USRN 30103102.
- Sales: 63 recorded sales since 1995; in 2026 the median was £745,000 across 1 sale.
- 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 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, Thorpe Meadows and Peterborough Sculpture Park, is about 390 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 2 to 9 m above sea level.
- Noise: None of its addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Botolph Bridge Community Health Centre, about 1 km (0.6 miles) away, with 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 1,180 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 56% of households owned their home and 39% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | £745,000 | £745,000 | £745,000 |
| 2025 | 1 | £330,000 | £330,000 | £330,000 |
| 2023 | 1 | £985,000 | £985,000 | £985,000 |
| 2021 | 2 | £514,000 | £318,000 | £710,000 |
| 2017 | 1 | £610,000 | £610,000 | £610,000 |
| 2016 | 1 | £245,000 | £245,000 | £245,000 |
| 2015 | 1 | £290,000 | £290,000 | £290,000 |
| 2014 | 3 | £270,000 | £237,500 | £490,000 |
| 2013 | 1 | £160,000 | £160,000 | £160,000 |
| 2012 | 1 | £240,000 | £240,000 | £240,000 |
| 2011 | 1 | £430,000 | £430,000 | £430,000 |
| 2010 | 1 | £257,500 | £257,500 | £257,500 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Feb 2026 | 34 PE3 6GA | Detached | £745,000 | |
| 28 Mar 2025 | 5 PE3 6GA | Semi-detached | £330,000 | |
| 21 Jul 2023 | 19 PE3 6GA | Detached | £985,000 | |
| 17 Sep 2021 | 6 PE3 6GA | Terraced | £318,000 | |
| 25 Jun 2021 | 7 PE3 6GA | Terraced | £318,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 8 Jan 2021 | 28 PE3 6GA | Detached | £710,000 | |
| 10 Jun 2019 | RAMADA HOTEL PE3 6GA | Other | £2,702,989 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 22 Feb 2019 | BOATHOUSE PE3 6GA | Other | £2,930,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 18 Sep 2017 | BOATHOUSE PE3 6GA | Other | £16,612,691 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 18 Aug 2017 | 37 PE3 6GA | Detached | £610,000 | |
| 12 Aug 2016 | 14 PE3 6GA | Terraced | £245,000 | |
| 17 Dec 2015 | RAMADA HOTEL PE3 6GA | Other | £2,573,998 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 16 Nov 2015 | BOATHOUSE PE3 6GA | Other | £2,126,797 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 1 Apr 2015 | 13 PE3 6GA | Terraced | £290,000 | |
| 12 Dec 2014 | 6 PE3 6GA | Terraced | £270,000 | |
| 15 Oct 2014 | 16 PE3 6GA | Detached | £490,000 | |
| 30 Jun 2014 | 7 PE3 6GA | Terraced | £237,500 | |
| 26 Apr 2013 | 9 PE3 6GA | Flat or maisonette | £160,000 | Leasehold. |
| 30 Mar 2012 | 6 PE3 6GA | Terraced | £240,000 | |
| 20 Oct 2011 | 31 PE3 6GA | Detached | £430,000 | |
| 24 Sep 2010 | 13 PE3 6GA | Terraced | £257,500 | |
| 18 Nov 2009 | 15 PE3 6GA | Detached | £476,852 | |
| 9 Oct 2009 | 19 PE3 6GA | Detached | £450,000 | |
| 5 Nov 2007 | 5 PE3 6GA | Semi-detached | £240,000 | |
| 31 Aug 2007 | 11 PE3 6GA | Terraced | £242,500 | |
| 2 Aug 2007 | 15 PE3 6GA | Detached | £375,000 | |
| 24 Nov 2006 | 24 PE3 6GA | Detached | £386,000 | |
| 28 Jul 2006 | 7 PE3 6GA | Terraced | £230,000 | |
| 17 Jul 2006 | 35 PE3 6GA | Detached | £410,000 | |
| 4 Aug 2005 | 19 PE3 6GA | Detached | £415,000 | |
| 6 Jul 2005 | 9 PE3 6GA | Flat or maisonette | £153,000 | Leasehold. |
| 5 Jul 2005 | RAMADA HOTEL PE3 6GA | Detached | £350,000 | Leasehold. |
| 6 Dec 2004 | 22 PE3 6GA | Detached | £440,000 | |
| 21 Oct 2004 | 14 PE3 6GA | Terraced | £231,000 | |
| 22 Sep 2004 | 31 PE3 6GA | Detached | £415,000 | |
| 2 Jul 2004 | 8 PE3 6GA | Flat or maisonette | £112,500 | Leasehold. |
| 18 Jun 2004 | 36 PE3 6GA | Detached | £385,000 | |
| 18 Jun 2004 | 12 PE3 6GA | Terraced | £242,000 | |
| 7 Apr 2004 | 25 PE3 6GA | Detached | £382,500 | |
| 31 Oct 2003 | 16 PE3 6GA | Detached | £330,000 | |
| 16 May 2003 | 31 PE3 6GA | Detached | £325,000 | |
| 17 Dec 2001 | 16 PE3 6GA | Detached | £275,000 | |
| 8 Oct 2001 | 11 PE3 6GA | Terraced | £130,000 | |
| 20 Jul 2001 | 33 PE3 6GA | Detached | £245,000 | |
| 29 Jun 2001 | 27 PE3 6GA | Detached | £249,500 | |
| 6 Sep 2000 | 8 PE3 6GA | Flat or maisonette | £78,000 | Leasehold. |
| 4 Sep 2000 | 13 PE3 6GA | Terraced | £132,500 | |
| 18 Dec 1998 | 9 PE3 6GA | Flat or maisonette | £74,995 | Leasehold. |
| 23 Oct 1998 | 12 PE3 6GA | Terraced | £105,000 | |
| 19 May 1998 | 28 PE3 6GA | Detached | £200,000 |
Energy performance certificates
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
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 (32% of about 1,840 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 7.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: 51 protected trees on or by this street.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- CHURCH OF ST AUGUSTINE, grade I
- 71 73, WHARF ROAD, grade II
- HOLY WELL TO SOUTH EAST OF MANOR HOUSE, grade II
- LONGTHORPE CROSS IN GARDEN OF DEMOLISHED NUMBER 281, grade II
- LONGTHORPE POST OFFICE, grade II
- OLD MANOR HOUSE, grade II
- WOODSTON RECTORY, grade II
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, 6 at medium risk and 80 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 127 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 1 medium, 65 low and 18 very low.
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: at least one postcode centre is in flood zone 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE3 6GA | zone 2 | 0 / 1 / 24 | unlikely |
| PE2 9PF | zone 2 | 0 / 4 / 5 | unlikely |
| PE2 9PS | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 16 | unlikely |
| PE3 6GE | zone 2 | 0 / 0 / 35 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 5 addresses are between 2 m and 9 m above sea level (5 m on average); the ground rises about 6 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PE2 9PF | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| PE2 9PS | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| PE3 6GA | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| PE3 6GE | 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 | 10.7 km (6.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Woburn Close Longthorpe | 790 m (0.5 miles) |
| Bus or coach station | Queensgate Bus Stn Peterborough | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Thorpe Meadows Car Park | 670 m (0.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest evyve Charging Station | 750 m (0.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 77 km (48 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Botolph Bridge Community Health Centre | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Botolph Bridge Pharmacy | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| Hospital | Fitzwilliam Hospital | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Police station | Thorpe Wood Police Station | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Cash machines | MFG - Woodston Service Station, Woodston Cashzone | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 7 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Thorpe Meadows and Peterborough Sculpture Park 91 ha | 390 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Nene Park 430 ha | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 910 m² | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.9 ha | 620 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Sugar Way Allotments 9,640 m² | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 7 parks and gardens, 552 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Thorpe Hall, a registered park or garden (Grade II*), 560 m (0.3 miles) north. 27 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 6 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Thorpe Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 560 m (0.3 miles) north |
| Longthorpe village cross | Scheduled monument | 650 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
| Gateway From Garden to Stables of Thorpe Hall | Listed building, Grade I | 680 m (0.4 miles) north |
| Thorpe Hall | Listed building, Grade I | 690 m (0.4 miles) north |
| Former Stables to Thorpe Hall | Listed building, Grade I | 700 m (0.4 miles) north |
| Walls, Gatepiers and Entrance Gates to Thorpe Hall | Listed building, Grade I | 740 m (0.5 miles) north |
| Longthorpe Tower: part of a medieval fortified house 90m west of St Botolph's Church | Scheduled monument | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-west |
| Longthorpe Roman fort and settlement | Scheduled monument | 1 km (0.6 miles) west |
| Peterborough Cathedral Precincts | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Holywell Ponds | Lake or reservoir | 240 m north-west |
| Orton Mere | Lake or reservoir | 1 km (0.6 miles) south |
| Osier Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south-west |
| Orton Water | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south-west |
| Thorpe Wood | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-west |
| Temple Hill | Hill | 3 km (1.9 miles) 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) | 12.2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 5 | 5 |
None of the street's 5 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
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 | 900 m (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| Longthorpe Primary Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Apr 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Jack Hunt Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Nov 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Botolph's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Jan 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Brewster Avenue Infant School | Primary | 3–7 | 1.5 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| Thorpe Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Good (Sep 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Augustine's CofE (Voluntary Aided) Junior School Church of England | Primary | 7–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| Nene Park Academy | Secondary | 11–19 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection |
| Woodston Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | Good (Jul 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| West Town Primary Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection |
| Nova Primary Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 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 |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
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 | 39 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 14% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 56% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 27% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 8% | 17% |
| Private rented | 36% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 65% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 16% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 32% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 44% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 14% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 77% | 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) | 39% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 82% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 3 to 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
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
- PE3 6GA: 2 addresses of 42 in the postcode
- PE2 9PF: 1 address of 19 in the postcode
- PE2 9PS: 1 address of 95 in the postcode
- PE3 6GE: 1 address of 41 in the postcode
Nearby streets
All the streets in PE2, PE3 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.