# PE26 1LQ: area report for a postcode in Huntingdonshire

PE26 1LQ is a postcode in Huntingdonshire.

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 Huntingdonshire. Open the map at PE26 1LQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Huntingdonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/huntingdonshire) › [PE26](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pe26) › [PE26 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pe26-1)

## Around this postcode

- **7 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 17% on July. Huntingdonshire 003D: 101 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.1201,52.4482,PE261LQ
- **Whittlesea, 11 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.1201,52.4482,PE261LQ
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 630 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.1201,52.4482,PE261LQ
- **No property in PE26 1LQ 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=-0.1201,52.4482,PE261LQ
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Huntingdonshire 003D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.1201,52.4482,PE261LQ
- **£308,374 average price**: For the whole of Huntingdonshire, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.1201,52.4482,PE261LQ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 810 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.1201,52.4482,PE261LQ
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 940 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.1201,52.4482,PE261LQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at PE26 1LQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.1201,52.4482,PE261LQ
- **Low road and rail noise at PE26 1LQ**: Road under 40 dB or not modelled, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.1201,52.4482,PE261LQ
- **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=-0.1201,52.4482,PE261LQ
- **7.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.1201,52.4482,PE261LQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Ramsey Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ramsey-junior-school-e143777) | Primary | 630 m (8 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, February 2025 | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Ramsey Spinning Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ramsey-spinning-infant-school-e143775) | Primary | 670 m (8 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, April 2025 | – |
| [Bury CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bury-cofe-primary-school-e139844) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | 81% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Abbey College, Ramsey](https://openindex.co.uk/school/abbey-college-ramsey-e137377) | Secondary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2023 | Attainment 8 of 45.4 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| September 2024 | £115,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 20 m |
| February 2026 | £385,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| September 2025 | £380,000 | Detached, new build, freehold | 100 m |
| October 2025 | £237,500 | Semi-detached, new build, freehold | 100 m |
| February 2026 | £418,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| October 2025 | £178,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| November 2025 | £107,500 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 170 m |
| June 2026 | £90,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 180 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: RAMSEY HEALTH CENTRE (810 m)
- Pharmacies: RAMSEY PHARMACY (GREAT WHYTE) (880 m)
- Dental practices: RAMSEY DENTAL SURGERY (660 m)
- Supermarkets: Spar - Hks - Ramsey (940 m, Spar)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £308,374** (July 2026). Huntingdonshire’s average house price was £308,374 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 3.1% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £38,019** (2025). Full-time workers living in Huntingdonshire earned a median of £38,019 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 159th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 8.1×** (2025). A home in Huntingdonshire costs 8.1 times local full-time pay. Joint 130th least 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: 11.8** (2025). Huntingdonshire has a deprivation score of 11.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 44th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Huntingdonshire 003D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 11.1** (2025). Huntingdonshire 003D has a deprivation score of 11.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 10,033rd least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £295,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Huntingdonshire 003D was £295,000 in 2025. Joint 15,719th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,612** (2021). Huntingdonshire 003D had 1,612 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 17,488th 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: 98.9%** (January 2026). In Huntingdonshire 003D, 98.9% 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.

## PE26 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £265,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in PE26 was £265,000 in 2025. Joint 861st cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 11,723** (2021). PE26 had 11,723 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 823rd least 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 PE26 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: 96.0%** (January 2026). In PE26, 96.0% 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: [Huntingdonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/huntingdonshire)
- Centre: 52.4482, -0.1201

Council: [Huntingdonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/huntingdonshire) (District, 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=-0.1201,52.4482,PE261LQ

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