PE26 postcode area guide — Fenland
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the PE26 postcode district in Fenland — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in PE26
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
95.6%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
81.8%
Gigabit-capable
81.8%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.3%
Broadband availability in the PE26 postcode district (Fenland) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 355 postcodes Ofcom measures in PE26, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 95.6% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 81.8%.
Around 0.3% of premises in PE26 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 PE26
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| PE26 1AA | 100% | 83.9% |
| PE26 1AB | 100% | 88.2% |
| PE26 1AD | 100% | 100% |
| PE26 1AE | 100% | 100% |
| PE26 1AF | 100% | 100% |
| PE26 1AG | 100% | 100% |
| PE26 1AH | 100% | 100% |
| PE26 1AJ | 100% | 70% |
| PE26 1AL | 100% | 100% |
| PE26 1AN | 100% | 100% |
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Mobile signal around Fenland
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Fenland district (50,638 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
72.8%
4G outdoors — all networks
99%
5G outdoors — all networks
31.8%
Voice indoors — all networks
83.8%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in PE26
Police recorded 51 incidents within about a mile of the centre of PE26 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 32 | 62.7% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 4 | 7.8% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 3 | 5.9% |
| Public order | 3 | 5.9% |
| Vehicle crime | 3 | 5.9% |
| Other theft | 2 | 3.9% |
| Weapons possession | 2 | 3.9% |
| Drugs | 1 | 2.0% |
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 PE26
Based on 145 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in PE26 is £270,000, down 3.6% on the previous year (£280,000).
Detached
£350,000
63 sales
Semi-detached
£255,000
44 sales
Terraced
£197,000
20 sales
Flat / maisonette
£120,000
11 sales
Latest recorded sales in PE26
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 May 2026 | £335,000 | Detached | Grenfell Road | PE26 2QR |
| 29 Apr 2026 | £400,000 | Detached | Abbots Close | PE26 1UZ |
| 20 Apr 2026 | £63,000 | Flat | Great Whyte | PE26 1GH |
| 13 Apr 2026 | £257,000 | Semi-detached | Mill Lane | PE26 1EF |
| 7 Apr 2026 | £200,000 | Terraced | Banks End | PE26 1NP |
| 2 Apr 2026 | £265,000 | Semi-detached | Field Road | PE26 1JP |
| 2 Apr 2026 | £400,000 | Detached | Great Whyte | PE26 1HU |
| 1 Apr 2026 | £550,000 | Other | Westfield Road | PE26 1JR |
| 1 Apr 2026 | £365,000 | Detached | High Street | PE26 2NR |
| 30 Mar 2026 | £197,000 | Terraced | Sandringham Drive | PE26 2YS |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Fenland demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Fenland district (102,459 residents, 44,083 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17.2% |
| 15–29 | 21.2% |
| 30–44 | 17.7% |
| 45–64 | 21% |
| 65+ | 22.8% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 66.8% |
| Private rented | 20% |
| Social rented | 10% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around PE26
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbey College, Ramsey | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,096 | PE26 1DG |
| Ramsey Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 272 | PE26 1JA |
| Ramsey Spinning Infant School | Primary | 5–7 | 223 | PE26 1AD |
| Bury CofE Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 207 | PE26 2NJ |
| Upwood Primary Academy | Primary | 5–11 | 202 | PE26 2QA |
| The Ashbeach Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 141 | PE26 2TG |
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 PE26
79 rated food businesses operate in PE26. 43 hold the top rating of 5, 23 are rated 4, and none are currently rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: A J Papworth, Abbey Lane Kitchen Ltd, Ashbeach Pre-school, B & M Express, Bury Cakes and Pies.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in PE26
From a sample of 114 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 PE26 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band C). 61% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
15%
Band C
46%
Band D
26%
Band E
11%
Band F
2%
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 Fenland
Landlines around PE26 typically use:
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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.