PE1 postcode area guide — Peterborough

Where is PE1?

Broadband & internet speeds in PE1

Excellent coverage

Broadband availability in the PE1 postcode district (Peterborough) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 1,086 postcodes Ofcom measures in PE1, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 98.1% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 85.7%.

Around 0.1% of premises in PE1 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.

Sample postcodes in PE1

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Mobile signal around Peterborough

Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Peterborough district (97,057 premises):

Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.

Crime in PE1

Police recorded 744 incidents within about a mile of the centre of PE1 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:

Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).

House prices in PE1

Based on 285 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in PE1 is £205,000, essentially flat on the previous year (£205,000).

Latest recorded sales in PE1

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Who lives here? Peterborough demographics

Census 2021 figures for the wider Peterborough district (215,673 residents, 84,533 households):

Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Schools in and around PE1

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.

Food hygiene ratings in PE1

680 rated food businesses operate in PE1. 500 hold the top rating of 5, 71 are rated 4, and 15 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: 1498 Spice Affair, 2020 World Buffet, 33 1/3 Bar & Performing Arts Venue, A Tasca, ABM @ The Beeches Primary School.

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.

Energy performance (EPC) in PE1

From a sample of 322 Energy Performance Certificates across 9 PE1 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 40% of sampled homes are rated C or better.

Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.

Phone area codes for Peterborough

Landlines around PE1 typically use:

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What's it like living in PE1?

Postcodes in PE1

Neighbouring districts

All Peterborough (PE) postcode districts ›

Frequently asked questions

Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.