PE4 postcode area guide — Peterborough
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the PE4 postcode district in Peterborough — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in PE4
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
99.3%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
93.1%
Gigabit-capable
93.1%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the PE4 postcode district (Peterborough) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 487 postcodes Ofcom measures in PE4, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 99.3% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 93.1%.
Around 0% of premises in PE4 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 PE4
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| PE4 5AA | 100% | 100% |
| PE4 5AB | 100% | 100% |
| PE4 5AD | 100% | 100% |
| PE4 5AE | 100% | 100% |
| PE4 5AF | 100% | 100% |
| PE4 5AG | 100% | 100% |
| PE4 5AH | 100% | 100% |
| PE4 5AJ | 100% | 100% |
| PE4 5AL | 100% | 100% |
| PE4 5AN | 100% | 69% |
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Mobile signal around Peterborough
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Peterborough district (97,057 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
92.3%
4G outdoors — all networks
100%
5G outdoors — all networks
78%
Voice indoors — all networks
94.4%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in PE4
Police recorded 206 incidents within about a mile of the centre of PE4 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 59 | 28.6% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 42 | 20.4% |
| Shoplifting | 26 | 12.6% |
| Public order | 19 | 9.2% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 12 | 5.8% |
| Drugs | 8 | 3.9% |
| Other theft | 8 | 3.9% |
| Burglary | 7 | 3.4% |
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 PE4
Based on 296 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in PE4 is £235,000, up 3.1% on the previous year (£228,000).
Detached
£308,000
88 sales
Semi-detached
£244,000
105 sales
Terraced
£185,000
86 sales
Flat / maisonette
£96,000
16 sales
Latest recorded sales in PE4
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 May 2026 | £250,000 | Semi-detached | Ainsdale Drive | PE4 6RL |
| 15 May 2026 | £172,000 | Semi-detached | Barn Close | PE4 6LB |
| 14 May 2026 | £570,000 | Detached | Paston Ridings | PE4 7YG |
| 8 May 2026 | £206,000 | Semi-detached | Chiltern Rise | PE4 7TB |
| 7 May 2026 | £240,000 | Terraced | Crowhurst | PE4 6JZ |
| 6 May 2026 | £427,500 | Detached | Lakeside | PE4 6QZ |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £160,000 | Terraced | Marholm Road | PE4 6AY |
| 28 Apr 2026 | £156,000 | Terraced | Chamberlain Way | PE4 7EB |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £300,000 | Detached | Canonsfield | PE4 5AQ |
| 23 Apr 2026 | £250,000 | Detached | Middle Pasture | PE4 5AU |
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):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 22.3% |
| 15–29 | 25.1% |
| 30–44 | 21.5% |
| 45–64 | 16.9% |
| 65+ | 14.2% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 55.5% |
| Private rented | 24.5% |
| Social rented | 12.7% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around PE4
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queen Katharine Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,619 | PE4 6HX |
| Ken Stimpson Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 996 | PE4 6JT |
| Manor Drive Secondary Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 594 | PE4 7EP |
| William Law CofE Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 493 | PE4 5DT |
| Discovery Primary Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 419 | PE4 6HX |
| Werrington Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 382 | PE4 6QG |
| Paston Ridings Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 350 | PE4 7XG |
| Manor Drive Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 319 | PE4 7EP |
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 PE4
140 rated food businesses operate in PE4. 107 hold the top rating of 5, 11 are rated 4, and none are currently rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: ABM Catering Ltd @ Werrington Primary School, Accent Catering Services Ltd @ Discovery Primary School, After School Club @ Manor Drive Primary Academy, Angle Gaming Lounge, Asda Living.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in PE4
From a sample of 224 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 PE4 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band C). 63% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
2%
Band B
19%
Band C
42%
Band D
32%
Band E
4%
Band F
1%
Band G
0%
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 PE4 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.