# PE8

Postcode district covering Oundle and Wittering, in North Northamptonshire and Peterborough.

PE8 is a postcode district covering Oundle and Wittering, in North Northamptonshire and Peterborough. Median sale price £372,500 in 2025.

Postcode district. Code PE8. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [PE](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pe)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an PE8 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £372,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in PE8 was £372,500 in 2025. Joint 694th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pe8#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 18,427** (2021). PE8 had 18,427 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,197th 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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pe8#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 87%** (2022). About 87% of people in PE8 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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pe8#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 81.2%** (January 2026). In PE8, 81.2% 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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pe8#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas#place=PE8) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 87% of people in PE8 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year#place=PE8) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 306 homes were sold in PE8 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime#place=PE8) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for PE8.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population#place=PE8) (Census 2021, England and Wales): PE8 had 18,427 usual residents at the census.

## How PE8 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | PE8 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £372,500 | 2nd most expensive | 35 postcode districts, PE · 2025 |
| Population | 18,427 | 14th least populated | 35 postcode districts, PE · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 87% | 3rd most people in radon Affected Areas | 35 postcode districts, PE · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 81.2% | 14th lowest | 35 postcode districts, PE · Jan 2026 |

## Is PE8 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in PE8 at a rate of 49.2 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 89.9 per 1,000 people across the PE postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 100 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in PE8.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (271), anti-social behaviour (222) and other crime (134).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in PE8 was 43.8 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Deprivation in PE8, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so PE8 has no single figure. Of its 11 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 6: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 9: 3 neighbourhoods

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in PE8

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Huntingdonshire 002B](https://openindex.co.uk/huntingdonshire/neighbourhood/e01018128) | 1,157 | 68.3 per 1,000 | 6 | 91.9% |
| [North Northamptonshire 001B](https://openindex.co.uk/north-northamptonshire/neighbourhood/e01027043) | 2,405 | 52.3 per 1,000 | 6 | 96.8% |
| [North Northamptonshire 001C](https://openindex.co.uk/north-northamptonshire/neighbourhood/e01027050) | 2,147 | 25.9 per 1,000 | 7 | 95.1% |
| [North Northamptonshire 010A](https://openindex.co.uk/north-northamptonshire/neighbourhood/e01027031) | 2,142 | 36.3 per 1,000 | 7 | 95.9% |
| [North Northamptonshire 010B](https://openindex.co.uk/north-northamptonshire/neighbourhood/e01027044) | 2,188 | 35.9 per 1,000 | 8 | 98.3% |
| [North Northamptonshire 010C](https://openindex.co.uk/north-northamptonshire/neighbourhood/e01027046) | 1,622 | 32.8 per 1,000 | 9 | 100.0% |
| [North Northamptonshire 010D](https://openindex.co.uk/north-northamptonshire/neighbourhood/e01027047) | 1,327 | 40.8 per 1,000 | 7 | 85.6% |
| [North Northamptonshire 010E](https://openindex.co.uk/north-northamptonshire/neighbourhood/e01027048) | 2,256 | 50.5 per 1,000 | 9 | 82.9% |
| [North Northamptonshire 010F](https://openindex.co.uk/north-northamptonshire/neighbourhood/e01027049) | 1,048 | 116.8 per 1,000 | 9 | 93.5% |
| [Peterborough 004C](https://openindex.co.uk/peterborough/neighbourhood/e01015626) | 1,352 | 48.7 per 1,000 | 6 | 3.1% |
| [Peterborough 004D](https://openindex.co.uk/peterborough/neighbourhood/e01015628) | 2,010 | 66.8 per 1,000 | 7 | 46.1% |

## Your MP

- [Corby and East Northamptonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/corby-and-east-northamptonshire): Lee Barron (Labour), MP since July 2024. 74% of the people here.
- [North West Cambridgeshire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/north-west-cambridgeshire): Sam Carling (Labour), MP since July 2024. 25% of the people here.
- [Peterborough](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/peterborough): Andrew Pakes (Labour (Co-op)), MP since July 2024. 0.8% of the people here.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Middle areas in PE8

[Barnack, Wittering & Wansford](https://openindex.co.uk/peterborough/barnack-wittering-and-wansford), [King's Cliffe, Woodnewton & Easton](https://openindex.co.uk/north-northamptonshire/kings-cliffe-woodnewton-and-easton), [Oundle, Warmington & Titchmarsh](https://openindex.co.uk/north-northamptonshire/oundle-warmington-and-titchmarsh)

## Postcode sectors in PE8

[PE8 4 (177 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pe8-4), [PE8 5 (180 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pe8-5), [PE8 6 (291 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pe8-6), [PE8 9 (4 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pe8-9)

## Councils PE8 covers

[North Northamptonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-northamptonshire), [Peterborough](https://openindex.co.uk/peterborough)

## Postcode districts next to PE8

[NN14](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nn14), [NN17](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nn17), [PE5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pe5), [PE7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pe7), [PE9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pe9), [PE28](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pe28)

## More in the PE postcode area

[All PE postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pe), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## PE8 in brief

PE8 is a postcode district covering Oundle and Wittering, in North Northamptonshire and Peterborough.
About 18,807 people lived in PE8 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £372,500 in 2025 across 306 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 49.2 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in PE8 was £372,500 in 2025.
PE8 had 18,427 usual residents at the census.
About 87% of people in PE8 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In PE8, 81.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: PE8
- Postcode area: [PE](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pe)
- Constituency: [Corby and East Northamptonshire †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/corby-and-east-northamptonshire)
- Council: [North Northamptonshire †](https://openindex.co.uk/north-northamptonshire)
- Area: 247 km²
- People, mid-2024: 18,807*
- Neighbourhoods: 11
- Output areas: 57

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[NN14](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nn14), [PE9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pe9), [PE7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pe7), [NN17](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nn17), [PE28](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pe28), [PE5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pe5)

## Latest updates for PE8

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/PE8

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pe8, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pe8#f-house-sales-median-price.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.11. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pe8