PE5 postcode area guide — Peterborough
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the PE5 postcode district in Peterborough — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in PE5
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
97.4%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
62.8%
Gigabit-capable
62.7%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the PE5 postcode district (Peterborough) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 52 postcodes Ofcom measures in PE5, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 97.4% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 62.7%.
Around 0% of premises in PE5 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 PE5
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| PE5 7AA | 100% | 100% |
| PE5 7AB | 100% | 0% |
| PE5 7AD | 100% | 0% |
| PE5 7AE | 100% | 14.3% |
| PE5 7AF | 100% | 84.1% |
| PE5 7AG | 100% | 100% |
| PE5 7AH | 100% | 100% |
| PE5 7AJ | 100% | 100% |
| PE5 7AL | 100% | 100% |
| PE5 7AN | 100% | 3.8% |
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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 PE5
Police recorded 8 incidents within about a mile of the centre of PE5 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 3 | 37.5% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 2 | 25.0% |
| Burglary | 1 | 12.5% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 1 | 12.5% |
| Other theft | 1 | 12.5% |
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 PE5
Based on 16 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in PE5 is £497,500, up 7.0% on the previous year (£465,000).
Detached
£550,000
14 sales
Latest recorded sales in PE5
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Apr 2026 | £875,000 | Detached | Water Lane | PE5 7BJ |
| 10 Apr 2026 | £728,000 | Detached | The Limes | PE5 7BH |
| 10 Apr 2026 | £425,000 | Detached | Farm View | PE5 7BY |
| 19 Feb 2026 | £900,000 | Detached | Peterborough Road | PE5 7AX |
| 19 Feb 2026 | £597,500 | Detached | Andrew Close | PE5 7AD |
| 4 Feb 2026 | £672,500 | Detached | Berrystead | PE5 7DJ |
| 10 Dec 2025 | £550,000 | Detached | Splash Lane | PE5 7BD |
| 9 Oct 2025 | £1,695,000 | Detached | Peterborough Road | PE5 7AX |
| 26 Sep 2025 | £775,000 | Detached | Water Lane | PE5 7BJ |
| 12 Sep 2025 | £497,500 | Detached | Peterborough Road | PE5 7AJ |
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 PE5
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castor CofE Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 185 | PE5 7AY |
| Orton Wistow Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 378 | PE2 6GF |
| Ormiston Meadows Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 181 | PE2 5YQ |
| Nova Primary Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 343 | PE3 9XJ |
| Longthorpe Primary Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 401 | PE3 9QW |
| Ormiston Bushfield Academy | Secondary | 11–19 | 1,212 | PE2 5RQ |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 209 | PE3 9XD |
| Nene Park Academy | Secondary | 11–19 | 1,478 | PE2 7EA |
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 PE5
9 rated food businesses operate in PE5. 7 hold the top rating of 5, 0 are rated 4, and 1 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Castor & Ailsworth Preschool, Castor Lodge Care Home, Castor Village Hall, The Coffee House Ailsworth, The Farm Kitchen at Castor Primary School.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in PE5
From a sample of 164 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 PE5 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band D). 48% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
1%
Band B
4%
Band C
43%
Band D
34%
Band E
14%
Band F
4%
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 PE5 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.