# PE3 6QR: area report for a postcode in Peterborough

PE3 6QR 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 PE3 6QR for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Peterborough](https://openindex.co.uk/peterborough) › [PE3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pe3) › [PE3 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pe3-6)

## Around this postcode

- **62 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 68% on July. Peterborough 016D: 102 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.2608,52.5753,PE36QR
- **Peterborough, 740 m**: About 9 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.2608,52.5753,PE36QR
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 170 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.2608,52.5753,PE36QR
- **No property in PE3 6QR 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=-0.2608,52.5753,PE36QR
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Peterborough 016D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.2608,52.5753,PE36QR
- **£234,690 average price**: For the whole of Peterborough, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.2608,52.5753,PE36QR
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 280 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.2608,52.5753,PE36QR
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 280 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.2608,52.5753,PE36QR
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at PE3 6QR**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.2608,52.5753,PE36QR
- **Low road and rail noise at PE3 6QR**: Road 54 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.2608,52.5753,PE36QR
- **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=-0.2608,52.5753,PE36QR
- **10.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.2608,52.5753,PE36QR

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [The Peterborough School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-peterborough-school-e110910) | Independent | 170 m (2 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [West Town Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/west-town-primary-academy-e140855) | Primary | 370 m (5 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, December 2022 | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Richard Barnes Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/richard-barnes-academy-e147892) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 370 m (5 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | – |
| [The Beeches Independent School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-beeches-independent-school-e139018) | Special | 500 m (6 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [The Beeches Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-beeches-primary-school-e110756) | Primary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2023 | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Jack Hunt Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/jack-hunt-academy-e145271) | Secondary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2023 | Attainment 8 of 45.6 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Thorpe Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/thorpe-primary-academy-e144981) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2022 | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Gladstone Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/gladstone-primary-academy-e143859) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2023 | 44% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2025 | £335,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| October 2023 | £440,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| December 2025 | £150,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| December 2024 | £83,750 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| June 2026 | £780,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| March 2023 | £351,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |
| October 2025 | £850,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| November 2024 | £190,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 220 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Peterborough (740 m, 9 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: THORPE ROAD (280 m); THE GRANGE MEDICAL CENTRE (350 m)
- Pharmacies: WEST TOWN PHARMACY (400 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Peterborough - Thorpe Road (280 m, The Co-operative Group); Morrisons Daily Peterborough Mayors Walk (350 m, Morrisons); Waitrose Peterborough (730 m, Waitrose); Lidl Central Peterborough Peterborough (770 m, Lidl); Iceland Peterborough Food Warehouse (950 m, Iceland)

## 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 016D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 17.6** (2025). Peterborough 016D has a deprivation score of 17.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 16,687th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £280,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Peterborough 016D was £280,000 in 2025. Joint 14,314th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,522** (2021). Peterborough 016D had 2,522 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 931st 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: 96.1%** (January 2026). In Peterborough 016D, 96.1% 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.

## PE3 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £230,750** (2025). The median price paid for a home in PE3 was £230,750 in 2025. 619th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 33,377** (2021). PE3 had 33,377 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 731st 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 PE3 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: 97.7%** (January 2026). In PE3, 97.7% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Peterborough](https://openindex.co.uk/peterborough)
- Centre: 52.5753, -0.2608

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), 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=-0.2608,52.5753,PE36QR

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