# PE1 3LJ: area report for a postcode in Peterborough

PE1 3LJ is a postcode in Peterborough.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Peterborough. Open the map at PE1 3LJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Peterborough](https://openindex.co.uk/peterborough) › [PE1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pe1) › [PE1 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pe1-3)

## Around this postcode

- **32 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 60% on July. Peterborough 008E: 102 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.2521,52.6004,PE13LJ
- **Peterborough, 2.8 km**: About 35 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.2521,52.6004,PE13LJ
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 440 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.2521,52.6004,PE13LJ
- **No property in PE1 3LJ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-0.2521,52.6004,PE13LJ
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Peterborough 008E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.2521,52.6004,PE13LJ
- **£231,634 average price**: For the whole of Peterborough, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.2521,52.6004,PE13LJ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 600 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.2521,52.6004,PE13LJ
- **6 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 810 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.2521,52.6004,PE13LJ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at PE1 3LJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.2521,52.6004,PE13LJ
- **Loud road and rail noise at PE1 3LJ**: Road 70 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.2521,52.6004,PE13LJ
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-0.2521,52.6004,PE13LJ
- **9.9 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.2521,52.6004,PE13LJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Fulbridge Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fulbridge-academy-e139370) | Primary | 440 m (5 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), March 2024 | 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Caverstede Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/caverstede-nursery-school-e110599) | Nursery | 720 m (9 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), January 2024 | – |
| [Paston Ridings Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/paston-ridings-primary-school-e110778) | Primary | 750 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2024 | 76% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Discovery Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/discovery-primary-academy-e145787) | Primary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2023 | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Gunthorpe Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/gunthorpe-primary-school-e145268) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | 44% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [All Saints' CofE (Aided) Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/all-saints-cofe-aided-primary-school-e110852) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2024 | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Norwood Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/norwood-primary-school-e110734) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2023 | 83% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Ravensthorpe Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ravensthorpe-primary-academy-e145266) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), June 2024 | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| April 2023 | £160,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| February 2023 | £180,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |
| July 2024 | £220,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |
| May 2025 | £338,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| November 2025 | £237,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| March 2025 | £300,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| May 2026 | £223,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| August 2026 | £332,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 150 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: THISTLEMOOR MEDICAL CENTRE (600 m)
- Pharmacies: GRAHAM YOUNG PHARMACY (870 m)
- Dental practices: FULBRIDGE ROAD DENTAL SURGERY (130 m); THISTLEMOOR SMILES CENTRE (600 m); PASTON HEALTH CENTRE (990 m)
- Supermarkets: M&S Brotherhood Peterborough (810 m, Marks and Spencer); Farmfoods Gunthorpe Peterborough (840 m, Farmfoods); Tesco Dogsthorpe Esso Express (870 m, Tesco); Aldi Maskew Retail Park (910 m, Aldi); Asda Living Peterborough (920 m, Asda)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £231,634** (August 2026). Peterborough’s average house price was £231,634 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 1.3% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £35,196** (2025). Full-time workers living in Peterborough earned a median of £35,196 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 71st lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 6.6×** (2025). A home in Peterborough costs 6.6 times local full-time pay. Joint 136th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 27.8** (2025). Peterborough has a deprivation score of 27.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 54th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Peterborough 008E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 40.8** (2025). Peterborough 008E has a deprivation score of 40.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 4,378th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £210,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Peterborough 008E was £210,000 in 2025. Joint 7,374th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,085** (2021). Peterborough 008E had 2,085 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 4,117th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 99.7%** (January 2026). In Peterborough 008E, 99.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## PE1 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £205,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in PE1 was £205,500 in 2025. 433rd cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 56,726** (2021). PE1 had 56,726 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 120th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in PE1 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 97.2%** (January 2026). In PE1, 97.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Peterborough](https://openindex.co.uk/peterborough)
- Centre: 52.6004, -0.2521

Council: [Peterborough](https://openindex.co.uk/peterborough) (Unitary authority, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Peterborough](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/peterborough): Andrew Pakes (Labour (Co-op)), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), August 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-0.2521,52.6004,PE13LJ

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pe1-3lj