PE2 5EQ postcode in Peterborough, England

PE2 5EQ is a postcode in Peterborough, in the Orton Waterville ward. It is in the North West Cambridgeshire parliamentary constituency and the Cambridgeshire police force area, and has been in use since January 1992.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses can get it. Peterborough: 96% Typical price £195,000 Homes sold in PE2 5, last 12 months. ▼ 6% on the year before Nearest station Peterborough 4.2 km in a straight line

Where PE2 5EQ is, and what is near it

Map of PE2 5EQ and what is near it Map of PE2 5EQ: its centre point, with the 199 other postcodes in the PE2 5 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 4 bus stops and 2 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. PE2 5AF: also in PE2 5PE2 5DA: also in PE2 5PE2 5DU: also in PE2 5PE2 5DY: also in PE2 5PE2 5DZ: also in PE2 5PE2 5EF: also in PE2 5PE2 5EG: also in PE2 5PE2 5EH: also in PE2 5PE2 5EJ: also in PE2 5PE2 5EL: also in PE2 5PE2 5EN: also in PE2 5PE2 5EP: also in PE2 5PE2 5ER: also in PE2 5PE2 5ES: also in PE2 5PE2 5ET: also in PE2 5PE2 5EU: also in PE2 5PE2 5EW: also in PE2 5PE2 5EX: also in PE2 5PE2 5EY: also in PE2 5PE2 5EZ: also in PE2 5PE2 5FH: also in PE2 5PE2 5FP: also in PE2 5PE2 5GH: also in PE2 5PE2 5GP: also in PE2 5PE2 5GQ: also in PE2 5PE2 5GS: also in PE2 5PE2 5GZ: also in PE2 5PE2 5HA: also in PE2 5PE2 5HB: also in PE2 5PE2 5HD: also in PE2 5PE2 5HE: also in PE2 5PE2 5HF: also in PE2 5PE2 5HG: also in PE2 5PE2 5HH: also in PE2 5PE2 5HJ: also in PE2 5PE2 5HL: also in PE2 5PE2 5HN: also in PE2 5PE2 5HP: also in PE2 5PE2 5HQ: also in PE2 5PE2 5HS: also in PE2 5PE2 5HZ: also in PE2 5PE2 5JG: also in PE2 5PE2 5JJ: also in PE2 5PE2 5JY: also in PE2 5PE2 5JZ: also in PE2 5PE2 5LA: also in PE2 5PE2 5LD: also in PE2 5PE2 5LE: also in PE2 5PE2 5LG: also in PE2 5PE2 5LZ: also in PE2 5PE2 5NR: also in PE2 5PE2 5NS: also in PE2 5PE2 5NZ: also in PE2 5PE2 5PP: also in PE2 5PE2 5PR: also in PE2 5PE2 5PS: also in PE2 5PE2 5PT: also in PE2 5PE2 5PX: also in PE2 5PE2 5PY: also in PE2 5PE2 5QF: also in PE2 5PE2 5QG: also in PE2 5PE2 5QH: also in PE2 5PE2 5QJ: also in PE2 5PE2 5QL: also in PE2 5PE2 5QN: also in PE2 5PE2 5QP: also in PE2 5PE2 5QQ: also in PE2 5PE2 5QR: also in PE2 5PE2 5QS: also in PE2 5PE2 5QT: also in PE2 5PE2 5QU: also in PE2 5PE2 5QW: also in PE2 5PE2 5QX: also in PE2 5PE2 5QY: also in PE2 5PE2 5QZ: also in PE2 5PE2 5RA: also in PE2 5PE2 5RB: also in PE2 5PE2 5RD: also in PE2 5PE2 5RE: also in PE2 5PE2 5RF: also in PE2 5PE2 5RG: also in PE2 5PE2 5RJ: also in PE2 5PE2 5RL: also in PE2 5PE2 5RN: also in PE2 5PE2 5RP: also in PE2 5PE2 5RQ: also in PE2 5PE2 5RR: also in PE2 5PE2 5RS: also in PE2 5PE2 5RT: also in PE2 5PE2 5RU: also in PE2 5PE2 5RW: also in PE2 5PE2 5RX: also in PE2 5PE2 5RY: also in PE2 5PE2 5RZ: also in PE2 5PE2 5SA: also in PE2 5PE2 5SB: also in PE2 5PE2 5SD: also in PE2 5PE2 5SE: also in PE2 5PE2 5SF: also in PE2 5PE2 5SG: also in PE2 5PE2 5SH: also in PE2 5PE2 5SJ: also in PE2 5PE2 5SN: also in PE2 5PE2 5SS: also in PE2 5PE2 5SW: also in PE2 5PE2 5TD: also in PE2 5PE2 5TN: also in PE2 5PE2 5TP: also in PE2 5PE2 5TQ: also in PE2 5PE2 5TR: also in PE2 5PE2 5TS: also in PE2 5PE2 5TT: also in PE2 5PE2 5TU: also in PE2 5PE2 5TW: also in PE2 5PE2 5TX: also in PE2 5PE2 5UB: also in PE2 5PE2 5UG: also in PE2 5PE2 5UL: also in PE2 5PE2 5UN: also in PE2 5PE2 5UQ: also in PE2 5PE2 5UU: also in PE2 5PE2 5UX: also in PE2 5PE2 5UZ: also in PE2 5PE2 5WL: also in PE2 5PE2 5XD: also in PE2 5PE2 5XF: also in PE2 5PE2 5XG: also in PE2 5PE2 5XH: also in PE2 5PE2 5XJ: also in PE2 5PE2 5XP: also in PE2 5PE2 5XQ: also in PE2 5PE2 5XS: also in PE2 5PE2 5XU: also in PE2 5PE2 5XX: also in PE2 5PE2 5YA: also in PE2 5PE2 5YH: also in PE2 5PE2 5YN: also in PE2 5PE2 5YQ: also in PE2 5PE2 5YR: also in PE2 5PE2 5YW: also in PE2 5PE2 5ZY: also in PE2 5 School 1.1 kmHampton Medical Centre 2.6 kmPeterborough station 4.2 kmWhittlesea station 12.0 kmOrton Longueville PE2 5EQ Map of PE2 5EQ and what is near it Map of PE2 5EQ: its centre point, with the 199 other postcodes in the PE2 5 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 4 bus stops and 2 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. GP 1.1 kmSchool 1.1 km2 places, 1.1–2.6 kmPeterborough station 4.2 kmOrton Longueville PE2 5EQ
  • PE2 5EQ
  • Other postcodes in PE2 5: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 1 Underground, metro or tram station
  • 3 GP practices
  • 4 bus stops
  • 2 EV charging points
  • 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 52.5509, longitude -0.2970)

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; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after PE2 5EQ?

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. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at PE2 5EQ?

Every home and business at PE2 5EQ can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Peterborough: 96%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Peterborough: Over 99%

The line marks the figure across Peterborough.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

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 PE2 5EQ?

BinDayBuddy does not read Peterborough City Council's collection days yet, so the council's own checker is the place to look.

Peterborough City Council's bin days

Source: 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 PE2 5EQ at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include PE2 5EQ.

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 Peterborough

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for PE2 5EQ: 2,424 properties in Peterborough are at high risk (2.4% of all its properties). All the figures for Peterborough

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 PE2 5EQ is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near PE2 5EQ?

Homes in PE2 5 sold for a typical £195,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 96 sales, down 6% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£195,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£207,500 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 6% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £298,000 24 sales
  • Semi-detached £210,000 12 sales
  • Terraced £178,500 56 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 4 sales, too few to price

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole PE2 district: a typical £230,000 from 464 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

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

Homes sold in PE2 5EQ

HM Land Registry records 5 standard sales of homes in PE2 5EQ from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 23 May 2025. The middle sale was £420,000, from £200,000 to £555,000. Across PE2 5, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £195,000. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of 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

Food hygiene ratings at PE2 5EQ

The Food Standards Agency lists 2 food businesses at PE2 5EQ. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near PE2 5EQ?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 940 homes in the neighbourhood around PE2 5EQ. The largest share of them, 29%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (38%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around PE2 5EQ

Band D in Peterborough for 2026‑27: £2,293. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,529 (band A) to £3,822 (band G); band C, the most common, is £2,039.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 40 (4%)£1,529
Band Babout 100 (11%)£1,784
Band Cabout 270 (29%)£2,039
Band Dabout 240 (26%)£2,293
Band Eabout 170 (18%)£2,803
Band Fabout 80 (9%)£3,313
Band Gabout 40 (4%)£3,822
Band Hwithheld£4,587

When the homes were built

  1. 5% Before 1900
  2. Withheld 1900 to 1918
  3. 1% 1919 to 1939
  4. 21% 1945 to 1964
  5. 38% 1965 to 1982
  6. 33% 1983 to 1999
  7. 1% 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2010 to 2019, 2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Peterborough 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 PE2 5EQ is in (ONS area E01015646), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: 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 PE2 5EQ?

The nearest open schools to PE2 5EQ, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near PE2 5EQ, and how we find them

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 PE2 5EQ?

The nearest railway station to the centre of PE2 5EQ is Peterborough Rail Station, 4.2 km away in a straight line.

  • Peterborough Rail Station Railway station 4.2 kmCycle
  • Whittlesea Rail Station Railway station 12.0 kmDrive
  • Ferry Meadows (Nene Valley Railway) Underground, metro or tram 1.0 kmWalk

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

4 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Windmill, 18 m away.

More stations near PE2 5EQ, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near PE2 5EQ?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of PE2 5EQ, 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.

Find a GP on the NHS website

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 PE2 5EQ?

2 within 1 km 11 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of PE2 5EQ, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Osprey Charging point · 1 charger 900 mWalk
  • Osprey Charging point · 1 charger 900 mWalk
  • Recharge Charging point · 20 chargers · Type 2 2.0 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near PE2 5EQ?

The nearest to the centre of PE2 5EQ, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

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 PE2 5EQ?

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.

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 PE2 5EQ?

The nearest care homes to the centre of PE2 5EQ, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

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 PE2 5EQ?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of PE2 5EQ, 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.

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 PE2 5EQ?

The nearest vets to the centre of PE2 5EQ on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

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 PE2 5EQ in a conservation area?

The centre of PE2 5EQ is in one area with planning rules of its own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

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 PE2 5EQ?

Police.uk records 129 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of PE2 5EQ in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences47 reports
Anti-social behaviour32 reports
Criminal damage and arson14 reports
Public order8 reports
Shoplifting6 reports
Other crime6 reports

Also: possession of weapons 4, vehicle crime 3, burglary 2, theft from the person 2, drugs 2, robbery 2, other theft 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for PE2 5EQ

Ward
Orton Waterville
Parish
Orton Waterville
Region
East of England
Country
England
Built-up area
Peterborough
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1992

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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