# PE7 8BS: area report for a postcode in Peterborough

PE7 8BS 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 PE7 8BS for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Peterborough](https://openindex.co.uk/peterborough) › [PE7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pe7) › [PE7 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pe7-8)

## Around this postcode

- **42 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 24% on July. Peterborough 023B: 105 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.2702,52.5382,PE78BS
- **Peterborough, 4.3 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.2702,52.5382,PE78BS
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 230 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.2702,52.5382,PE78BS
- **No property in PE7 8BS 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=-0.2702,52.5382,PE78BS
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Peterborough 023B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.2702,52.5382,PE78BS
- **£231,634 average price**: For the whole of Peterborough, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.2702,52.5382,PE78BS
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 450 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.2702,52.5382,PE78BS
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 410 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.2702,52.5382,PE78BS
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at PE7 8BS**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.2702,52.5382,PE78BS
- **Low road and rail noise at PE7 8BS**: Road 41 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.2702,52.5382,PE78BS
- **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=-0.2702,52.5382,PE78BS
- **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=-0.2702,52.5382,PE78BS

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Hampton Hargate Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hampton-hargate-primary-school-e132763) | Primary | 230 m (3 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Hampton College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hampton-college-e141300) | All-through | 530 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2023 | 45% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Hampton Vale Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hampton-vale-primary-academy-e146753) | Primary | 620 m (8 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2023 | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Sense College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sense-college-e132011) | Special | 960 m (12 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Hampton Gardens Secondary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hampton-gardens-secondary-school-e143641) | Secondary | 960 m (12 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 47.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Leighton Primary and Preschool](https://openindex.co.uk/school/leighton-primary-and-preschool-e110743) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2024 | 47% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Braybrook Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/braybrook-primary-academy-e146726) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2023 | 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St John Henry Newman Catholic VA Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-john-henry-newman-catholic-va-primary-school-e149159) | Primary | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 2025 | £255,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| January 2026 | £352,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 50 m |
| March 2025 | £425,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| April 2026 | £110,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| June 2026 | £250,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| June 2024 | £375,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| March 2023 | £390,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| July 2026 | £405,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 120 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: HAMPTON MEDICAL CENTRE (450 m)
- Pharmacies: TESCO IN-STORE PHARMACY (510 m); BOOTS (570 m); HAMPTON PHARMACY (710 m)
- Dental practices: THE HAMPTONS DENTAL CARE (130 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Peterborough - Hampton Park (410 m, The Co-operative Group); Tesco Peterborough Extra (560 m, Tesco); M&S Serpentine Green Foodhall (610 m, Marks and Spencer); Tesco Hampton Vale Express (710 m, Tesco); Aldi Hampton Vale Peterborough (840 m, Aldi)

## 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 023B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 8.3** (2025). Peterborough 023B has a deprivation score of 8.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 6,604th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £280,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Peterborough 023B was £280,500 in 2025. Joint 14,560th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,523** (2021). Peterborough 023B had 1,523 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 22,287th 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: 96.2%** (January 2026). In Peterborough 023B, 96.2% 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.

## PE7 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £280,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in PE7 was £280,000 in 2025. Joint 990th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 50,733** (2021). PE7 had 50,733 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 196th 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 PE7 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: 96.6%** (January 2026). In PE7, 96.6% 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: 52.5382, -0.2702

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), 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=-0.2702,52.5382,PE78BS

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