PE
Postcode areaPostcode area named after Peterborough, with 36 districts.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: the outline joins its districts’ outlines, each made of the census output areas that hold most of the district’s postcodes.
Radon Affected Area by postcode area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 18% of people in PE live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How PE compares
Each dot is a postcode area. The black line marks the middle one.
Every postcode area ranked: median sale price, population, people in radon affected area squares and gigabit broadband coverage.
Is PE safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in PE at a rate of 89.9 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 8,626 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in PE.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (34,803), anti-social behaviour (16,458) and other crime (14,924).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in PE was 89.0 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.
Postcode districts in PE
| Name | People (census) | Median sale price | Recorded crime per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE1Peterborough, Millfield | 56,726 | £205,500 | 192.0 per 1,000 |
| PE2Peterborough, Stanground | 54,528 | £235,500 | 95.8 per 1,000 |
| PE3Peterborough, Westwood | 33,377 | £230,750 | 146.7 per 1,000 |
| PE4Peterborough, Gunthorpe | 30,098 | £234,500 | 100.9 per 1,000 |
| PE5Castor, Ailsworth | 1,650 | £475,000 | 49.2 per 1,000 |
| PE6Market Deeping, Crowland | 39,303 | £280,000 | 60.7 per 1,000 |
| PE7Yaxley, Hampton Vale | 50,733 | £280,000 | 75.1 per 1,000 |
| PE8Oundle, Wittering | 18,427 | £372,500 | 49.2 per 1,000 |
| PE9Stamford, Northfields | 33,341 | £330,000 | 62.1 per 1,000 |
| PE10Bourne | 25,455 | £250,000 | 55.9 per 1,000 |
| PE11Spalding, Little London | 47,041 | £226,000 | 84.3 per 1,000 |
| PE12Holbeach | 42,122 | £245,000 | 74.4 per 1,000 |
| PE13Wisbech, Walsoken | 38,057 | £215,000 | 106.1 per 1,000 |
| PE14Outwell, Elm | 22,739 | £275,000 | 80.1 per 1,000 |
| PE15March, Norwoodside | 31,649 | £241,250 | 82.6 per 1,000 |
| PE16Chatteris | 11,193 | £236,000 | 75.1 per 1,000 |
| PE19St Neots, Eynesbury | 46,963 | £333,500 | 61.3 per 1,000 |
| PE20Kirton, Swineshead | 15,381 | £247,500 | 68.0 per 1,000 |
| PE21Boston, Skirbeck | 47,192 | £190,000 | 133.3 per 1,000 |
| PE22East Lindsey | 17,037 | £239,500 | 46.6 per 1,000 |
| PE23Spilsby | 8,877 | £231,000 | 68.1 per 1,000 |
| PE24Chapel St Leonards, Wainfleet All Saints | 12,378 | £200,000 | 83.4 per 1,000 |
| PE25Skegness, Winthorpe | 23,055 | £182,250 | 237.7 per 1,000 |
| PE26Ramsey, Bury | 11,723 | £265,000 | 71.8 per 1,000 |
| PE27St Ives | 20,463 | £320,000 | 63.4 per 1,000 |
| PE28Huntingdonshire | 52,246 | £365,373 | 53.2 per 1,000 |
| PE29Huntingdon, Godmanchester | 32,675 | £285,000 | 102.7 per 1,000 |
| PE30King's Lynn, South Wootton | 46,817 | £225,000 | 114.0 per 1,000 |
| PE31Heacham, Dersingham | 19,462 | £325,000 | 33.6 per 1,000 |
| PE32King's Lynn and West Norfolk | 16,220 | £299,995 | 38.9 per 1,000 |
| PE33Marham, West Winch | 15,918 | £270,000 | 36.2 per 1,000 |
| PE34Clenchwarton, Terrington St Clement | 14,516 | £265,000 | 52.9 per 1,000 |
| PE35Sandringham, West Newton | No figure | No figure | No figure |
| PE36Hunstanton | 6,227 | £300,000 | 61.2 per 1,000 |
| PE37Swaffham, Necton | 11,836 | £270,000 | 62.9 per 1,000 |
| PE38Downham Market, Broomhill | 16,424 | £270,000 | 51.9 per 1,000 |
PE in brief
The PE postcode area, named after Peterborough, has 36 postcode districts.
The median price paid for a home in PE was £260,000 in 2025.
PE had 971,849 usual residents at the census.
About 18% of people in PE live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In PE, 83.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.