PE6 postcode area guide — Peterborough
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the PE6 postcode district in Peterborough — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in PE6
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
89.1%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
62.6%
Gigabit-capable
62.6%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.6%
Broadband availability in the PE6 postcode district (Peterborough) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 1,032 postcodes Ofcom measures in PE6, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 89.1% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 62.6%.
Around 0.6% of premises in PE6 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 PE6
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| PE6 0AA | 100% | 83.3% |
| PE6 0AB | 25% | 25% |
| PE6 0AD | 47.8% | 47.8% |
| PE6 0AE | 100% | 0% |
| PE6 0AF | 100% | 90% |
| PE6 0AG | 98.3% | 0% |
| PE6 0AH | 100% | 5.9% |
| PE6 0AJ | 100% | 5% |
| PE6 0AL | 100% | 0% |
| PE6 0AN | 100% | 0% |
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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.
House prices in PE6
Based on 417 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in PE6 is £282,500, up 0.9% on the previous year (£280,000).
Detached
£345,000
228 sales
Semi-detached
£240,000
111 sales
Terraced
£202,000
58 sales
Flat / maisonette
£140,000
13 sales
Latest recorded sales in PE6
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 May 2026 | £348,000 | Detached | Whitsed Road | PE6 7ST |
| 18 May 2026 | £190,000 | Terraced | Buttercup Court | PE6 8TF |
| 14 May 2026 | £455,000 | Detached | St Vincents Close | PE6 8QP |
| 14 May 2026 | £175,000 | Terraced | Halfleet | PE6 8DB |
| 13 May 2026 | £247,000 | Semi-detached | Rosemary Avenue | PE6 8JY |
| 13 May 2026 | £430,000 | Detached | Lindsey Avenue | PE6 8DZ |
| 13 May 2026 | £405,000 | Detached | Althorpe Close | PE6 8BL |
| 13 May 2026 | £450,000 | Detached | St Benedicts Close | PE6 7LJ |
| 11 May 2026 | £366,000 | Detached | Harrier Way | PE6 8UN |
| 8 May 2026 | £323,000 | Detached | Chestnut Way | PE6 8LP |
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 PE6
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur Mellows Village College | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,672 | PE6 7JX |
| The Deepings School | Secondary | 11–18 | 967 | PE6 8NF |
| South View Community Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 427 | PE6 0JA |
| Eye CofE Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 426 | PE6 7TD |
| Linchfield Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 294 | PE6 8EY |
| Market Deeping Community Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 289 | PE6 8JE |
| The Duke of Bedford Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 221 | PE6 0ST |
| Deeping St James Community Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 199 | PE6 8PZ |
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 PE6
211 rated food businesses operate in PE6. 159 hold the top rating of 5, 23 are rated 4, and 3 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 20 Towngate East, Abbey Gate Residential Home, ABM at Northborough Primary School, Acacia House, Accent Catering at Arthur Mellows Village College.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in PE6
From a sample of 177 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 PE6 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 45% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
27%
Band C
19%
Band D
30%
Band E
18%
Band F
7%
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
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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.