PE38 postcode area guide — East Cambridgeshire
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the PE38 postcode district in East Cambridgeshire — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in PE38
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
91.3%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
72.4%
Gigabit-capable
72.4%
Below USO (10Mb)
1.8%
Broadband availability in the PE38 postcode district (East Cambridgeshire) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 459 postcodes Ofcom measures in PE38, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 91.3% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 72.4%.
Around 1.8% of premises in PE38 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 PE38
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| PE38 0AA | 0% | 0% |
| PE38 0AB | 0% | 0% |
| PE38 0AD | 75% | 25% |
| PE38 0AE | 100% | 100% |
| PE38 0AF | 100% | 100% |
| PE38 0AG | 36.4% | 36.4% |
| PE38 0AH | 100% | 100% |
| PE38 0AJ | 100% | 100% |
| PE38 0AL | 48.6% | 47.1% |
| PE38 0AN | 50% | 50% |
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Mobile signal around East Cambridgeshire
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider East Cambridgeshire district (43,209 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
78.8%
4G outdoors — all networks
99.7%
5G outdoors — all networks
27.3%
Voice indoors — all networks
85.2%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in PE38
Police recorded 28 incidents within about a mile of the centre of PE38 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 13 | 46.4% |
| Public order | 5 | 17.9% |
| Shoplifting | 4 | 14.3% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 3 | 10.7% |
| Other theft | 2 | 7.1% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 1 | 3.6% |
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 PE38
Based on 219 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in PE38 is £252,000, down 3.6% on the previous year (£261,500).
Detached
£315,000
102 sales
Semi-detached
£218,000
59 sales
Terraced
£220,000
40 sales
Flat / maisonette
£125,000
13 sales
Latest recorded sales in PE38
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £280,000 | Semi-detached | Basil Drive | PE38 9UH |
| 15 May 2026 | £102,000 | Flat | Priory Road | PE38 9HY |
| 15 May 2026 | £165,000 | Detached | Lynn Road | PE38 0HU |
| 8 May 2026 | £270,000 | Semi-detached | Rosemary Way | PE38 9UB |
| 8 May 2026 | £250,000 | Semi-detached | Wimbotsham Road | PE38 9PE |
| 7 May 2026 | £420,000 | Semi-detached | Bexwell Road | PE38 9LH |
| 1 May 2026 | £440,000 | Detached | Lavender Drive | PE38 9UA |
| 1 May 2026 | £230,000 | Semi-detached | Sandringham Drive | PE38 9NF |
| 1 May 2026 | £145,000 | Semi-detached | PE38 0BA | |
| 1 May 2026 | £778,000 | Detached | Bridle Lane | PE38 9QZ |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? East Cambridgeshire demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider East Cambridgeshire district (87,764 residents, 37,202 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18.6% |
| 15–29 | 19.7% |
| 30–44 | 20.5% |
| 45–64 | 20.5% |
| 65+ | 20.8% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 68% |
| Private rented | 16.5% |
| Social rented | 12.1% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around PE38
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Downham Market Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,329 | PE38 9LL |
| Downham Market, Hillcrest Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 404 | PE38 9ND |
| Nelson Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 386 | PE38 9PF |
| Denver Voluntary Controlled Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 108 | PE38 0DP |
| Southery Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 83 | PE38 0PA |
| Hilgay Riverside Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 75 | PE38 0JL |
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 PE38
106 rated food businesses operate in PE38. 81 hold the top rating of 5, 9 are rated 4, and none are currently rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Allium, Arbuckles American Restaurant, Aspens Services Ltd, Aspens-Services Ltd @ Nelson Academy, Baytree Hilgay Ltd.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in PE38
From a sample of 158 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 PE38 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 47% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
14%
Band C
33%
Band D
39%
Band E
13%
Band F
1%
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 East Cambridgeshire
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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.