PE16 6XJ postcode in Fenland, Cambridgeshire
PE16 6XJ is a postcode in Fenland, in the Chatteris North & Manea ward. It is in the North East Cambridgeshire parliamentary constituency and the Cambridgeshire police force area, and has been in use since July 1983.
Where PE16 6XJ is, and what is near it
- PE16 6XJ
- Other postcodes in PE16 6: press one for its page
- 4 schools
- 2 railway stations
- 3 GP practices
- Further out, with the distance
Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 52.4742, longitude 0.0880)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them
Who looks after PE16 6XJ?
- FenlandDistrict council Fenland: bins, council tax, planning
- CambridgeshireCounty council Cambridgeshire: schools, roads, care
- Council tax bandSet for each home, not for a postcode. The bands and a year's charge around PE16 6XJ Check a council tax band on GOV.UK
- CambridgeshirePolice force area
- North East CambridgeshireParliamentary constituency. Its MP is Steve Barclay (Conservative), as Parliament lists them. Contact Steve Barclay
ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.
Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. What each council does: GOV.UK. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.
What broadband can you get at PE16 6XJ?
None of the homes and businesses at PE16 6XJ can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, Ofcom says.
Share of homes and businesses that can get it
Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)
Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)
Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
When are the bins collected at PE16 6XJ?
BinDayBuddy has not read Fenland District Council's days for PE16 6XJ today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.
Check the bin days for PE16 6XJ on BinDayBuddySource: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it
Is PE16 6XJ at risk of flooding?
From rivers and the sea, long term
Medium riskThe Environment Agency counts 7 homes and businesses at PE16 6XJ. 7 are in an area at medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea.
High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.
Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.
Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.
From surface water, across Fenland
The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for PE16 6XJ: 1,862 properties in Fenland are at high risk (3.1% of all its properties). All the figures for Fenland
Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Flood warnings
The centre of PE16 6XJ is in 2 of the Environment Agency's flood warning areas. No warning or alert was in force for them at 20:21 on 24 October 2026.
- River Delph west bank Flood Defences at Benwick, Chatteris and ManeaFlood warning areaIts warnings on GOV.UK: River Delph west bank Flood Defences at Benwick, Chatteris and Manea
- Middle Level of the Fens in Cambridgeshire and NorfolkFlood alert areaIts warnings on GOV.UK: Middle Level of the Fens in Cambridgeshire and Norfolk
Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026; warnings in force checked at 20:21 on 24 October 2026, using Environment Agency flood and river level data from the real-time data API (Beta). Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these
What do homes sell for near PE16 6XJ?
Homes in PE16 6 sold for a typical £230,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 149 sales, down 0.1% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- Detached £315,000 54 sales
- Semi-detached £224,500 48 sales
- Terraced £185,000 39 sales
- Flat or maisonette £110,750 8 sales
Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.
Across the whole PE16 district: a typical £230,000 from 149 sales.
How we work this out: house prices by postcodeSource: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Homes sold in PE16 6XJ
HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in PE16 6XJ from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.
Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
What council tax band are homes near PE16 6XJ?
The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,230 homes in the neighbourhood around PE16 6XJ. The largest share of them, 35%, are in council tax band B. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (31%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.
Council tax bands, and a year's council tax
Band D in Fenland for 2026‑27: £2,538. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,692 (band A) to £4,230 (band G); band B, the most common, is £1,974.
| Band | Homes around here | A year |
|---|---|---|
| Band A | about 370 (30%) | £1,692 |
| Band B | about 430 (35%) | £1,974 |
| Band C | about 240 (20%) | £2,256 |
| Band D | about 100 (8%) | £2,538 |
| Band E | about 60 (5%) | £3,102 |
| Band F | about 20 (2%) | £3,666 |
| Band G | about 10 (1%) | £4,230 |
| Band H | withheld | £5,075 |
When the homes were built
- 7% Before 1900
- 2% 1900 to 1918
- 7% 1919 to 1939
- 10% 1945 to 1964
- 31% 1965 to 1982
- 17% 1983 to 1999
- 19% 2000 to 2009
- 5% 2010 to 2019
- 2% 2020 or later
Averages for Fenland before discounts, not any one home's bill.
Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of PE16 6XJ is in (ONS area E01018062), rounded by the VOA.
Check one home's band on GOV.UKSource: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which schools are near PE16 6XJ?
The nearest open schools to PE16 6XJ, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.
Primary
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it
Where is the nearest station to PE16 6XJ?
The nearest railway station to the centre of PE16 6XJ is Manea Rail Station, 6.6 km away in a straight line.
- Manea Rail Station Railway station 6.6 kmDrive
- March Rail Station Railway station 9.5 kmDrive
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
No bus stop within 400 metres in the Department for Transport's register.
More stations near PE16 6XJ, and how we find themSource: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which GP surgeries are near PE16 6XJ?
The nearest GP practices to the centre of PE16 6XJ, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.
- George Clare Surgery Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report May 2022, over 3 years old · Phone 01354 695888 3.1 kmCycle
- Fenland Group Practice Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report January 2024 · Phone 01354 680774 6.3 kmDrive
- Mercheford House Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report March 2016, over 3 years old · Phone 01354 656841 8.3 kmDrive
Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Where can I charge an electric car near PE16 6XJ?
OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of PE16 6XJ on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.
See more chargers on Open Charge MapSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it
Which dentists are near PE16 6XJ?
The nearest to the centre of PE16 6XJ, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.
- So Dental Phone 01354 692742 3.5 kmCycle
- The Hollies Dental Practice Phone 01354 692151 3.6 kmCycle
- Upwell Road Dental Centre Phone 01354 653539 7.8 kmDrive
Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it
Which hospitals are nearest to PE16 6XJ?
The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.
- CPFT at Doddington Hospital 3.6 kmCycle
- Princess of Wales Hospital Phone 01223 245151 14.4 kmDrive
Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.
Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it
Which care homes are near PE16 6XJ?
The nearest care homes to the centre of PE16 6XJ, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.
- Swan House Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report May 2019, over 3 years old · Phone 01354 696644 3.1 kmCycle
- The Gables Care Home Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report August 2018, over 3 years old · Phone 01354 693858 3.4 kmCycle
- Askham Court Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report April 2019, over 3 years old · Phone 01354 740269 3.8 kmCycle
Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it
Which pharmacies are near PE16 6XJ?
The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of PE16 6XJ, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.
- Alchemy Pharmaceuticals Ltd Mon to Fri 9am to 7pm; Sat and Sun closed · Phone 01354 695953 3.1 kmCycle
- Allied Pharmacy High Street Mon to Sat 9am to 5:30pm; Sun closed · Phone 01354 692568 3.3 kmCycle
Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.
Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which vets are near PE16 6XJ?
The nearest vets to the centre of PE16 6XJ on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.
- Johnson & Scott Veterinary Clinic 12.0 kmDrive
- Isle Veterinary Group Limited 12.7 kmDrive
- Cromwell Vets 13.5 kmDrive
OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.
Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it
Is PE16 6XJ in a conservation area?
The centre of PE16 6XJ is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.
Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
How much crime is there near PE16 6XJ?
Police.uk records no crimes within a mile of the centre of PE16 6XJ in the latest month it has published.
Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 monthsSource: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
The official record for PE16 6XJ
- Ward
- Chatteris North & Manea
- Parish
- Manea
- Region
- East of England
- Country
- England
- Rural or urban
- Smaller rural, further from a major town or city
- In use since
- July 1983
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources
Where to check what we do not hold
- Food hygiene ratings: Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency
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