# PE3 8JZ: area report for a postcode in Peterborough

PE3 8JZ 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 8JZ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Peterborough](https://openindex.co.uk/peterborough) › [PE3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pe3) › [PE3 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pe3-8)

## Around this postcode

- **27 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 34% on July. Peterborough 009B: 105 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.2850,52.6012,PE38JZ
- **Peterborough, 3.8 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.2850,52.6012,PE38JZ
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 200 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.2850,52.6012,PE38JZ
- **No property in PE3 8JZ 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=-0.2850,52.6012,PE38JZ
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Peterborough 009B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.2850,52.6012,PE38JZ
- **£234,690 average price**: For the whole of Peterborough, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.2850,52.6012,PE38JZ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.2 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.2850,52.6012,PE38JZ
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 940 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.2850,52.6012,PE38JZ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at PE3 8JZ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.2850,52.6012,PE38JZ
- **Low road and rail noise at PE3 8JZ**: Road 49 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.2850,52.6012,PE38JZ
- **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=-0.2850,52.6012,PE38JZ
- **9.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.2850,52.6012,PE38JZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Lime Academy Watergall](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lime-academy-watergall-e144600) | Primary | 200 m (3 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), July 2024 | 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Eyrescroft Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/eyrescroft-primary-school-e142397) | Primary | 450 m (6 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Heltwate School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/heltwate-school-e110948) | Special | 760 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2024 | – |
| [Iqra Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/iqra-academy-e136023) | Independent | 820 m (10 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Queen Katharine Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/queen-katharine-academy-e145051) | Secondary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade, serious weaknesses | Attainment 8 of 32.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Ravensthorpe Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ravensthorpe-primary-academy-e145266) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), June 2024 | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Discovery Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/discovery-primary-academy-e145787) | Primary | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2023 | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Highlees Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/highlees-primary-school-e139930) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2024 | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2024 | £87,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| April 2024 | £195,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| June 2026 | £205,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| August 2024 | £170,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| October 2023 | £180,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |
| April 2024 | £160,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 190 m |
| February 2026 | £155,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 190 m |
| August 2025 | £200,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 190 m |

## Within 1 km

- Dental practices: BRETTON DENTAL PRACTICE (580 m)
- Supermarkets: Lidl Gunthorpe Peterborough (940 m, Lidl)

## 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 009B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 34.5** (2025). Peterborough 009B has a deprivation score of 34.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 6,348th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,743** (2021). Peterborough 009B had 1,743 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 11,822nd 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: 97.4%** (January 2026). In Peterborough 009B, 97.4% 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.
- **Claimant rate: 7.3%** (August 2026). In Peterborough 009B, 7.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 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: 52.6012, -0.2850

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=-0.2850,52.6012,PE38JZ

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