# PE2 5NX: area report for a postcode in Peterborough

PE2 5NX 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 PE2 5NX for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Peterborough](https://openindex.co.uk/peterborough) › [PE2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pe2) › [PE2 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pe2-5)

## Around this postcode

- **36 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 8% on July. Peterborough 022A: 124 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.2720,52.5493,PE25NX
- **Peterborough, 3.2 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.2720,52.5493,PE25NX
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 260 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.2720,52.5493,PE25NX
- **No property in PE2 5NX 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=-0.2720,52.5493,PE25NX
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Peterborough 022A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.2720,52.5493,PE25NX
- **£234,690 average price**: For the whole of Peterborough, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.2720,52.5493,PE25NX
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 710 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.2720,52.5493,PE25NX
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 400 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.2720,52.5493,PE25NX
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at PE2 5NX**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.2720,52.5493,PE25NX
- **Low road and rail noise at PE2 5NX**: Road 51 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.2720,52.5493,PE25NX
- **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=-0.2720,52.5493,PE25NX
- **11.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.2720,52.5493,PE25NX

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Leighton Primary and Preschool](https://openindex.co.uk/school/leighton-primary-and-preschool-e110743) | Primary | 260 m (3 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2024 | 47% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Lime Academy Orton](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lime-academy-orton-e147944) | Special | 710 m (9 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade | – |
| [Braybrook Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/braybrook-primary-academy-e146726) | Primary | 760 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2023 | 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Botolph's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-botolphs-church-of-england-primary-school-e146154) | Primary | 910 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2023 | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Nene Park Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/nene-park-academy-e137082) | Secondary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2023 | Attainment 8 of 47.2 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Sense College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sense-college-e132011) | Special | 1.2 km (14 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Hampton Hargate Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hampton-hargate-primary-school-e132763) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Winyates Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/winyates-primary-school-e110747) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade | 76% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| April 2024 | £200,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| February 2025 | £150,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| February 2024 | £126,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| November 2025 | £205,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| March 2025 | £165,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| December 2024 | £195,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |
| March 2024 | £425,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| November 2024 | £205,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 200 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: NENE VALLEY AND HODGSON MEDICAL PRACTICE (710 m)
- Pharmacies: CLAYTON PHARMACY (400 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (430 m)
- Supermarkets: Spar - Herlington (400 m, Spar)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £234,690** (July 2026). Peterborough’s average house price was £234,690 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 0.2% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 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: 6.7×** (2025). A home in Peterborough costs 6.7 times local full-time pay. Joint 145th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 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 022A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 20.4** (2025). Peterborough 022A has a deprivation score of 20.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 14,372nd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £301,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Peterborough 022A was £301,500 in 2025. Joint 15,334th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,620** (2021). Peterborough 022A had 1,620 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 17,123rd 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: 94.2%** (January 2026). In Peterborough 022A, 94.2% 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.

## PE2 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £235,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in PE2 was £235,500 in 2025. Joint 655th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 54,528** (2021). PE2 had 54,528 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 137th 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: 5%** (2022). About 5% of people in PE2 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: 97.9%** (January 2026). In PE2, 97.9% 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: 52.5493, -0.2720

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

## Your MP

- [North West Cambridgeshire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/north-west-cambridgeshire): Sam Carling (Labour), 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), July 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=-0.2720,52.5493,PE25NX

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