PE8 postcode area guide — Huntingdonshire
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the PE8 postcode district in Huntingdonshire — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in PE8
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
94.3%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
70.4%
Gigabit-capable
70.4%
Below USO (10Mb)
1.6%
Broadband availability in the PE8 postcode district (Huntingdonshire) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 637 postcodes Ofcom measures in PE8, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 94.3% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 70.4%.
Around 1.6% of premises in PE8 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 PE8
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| PE8 4AA | 100% | 25% |
| PE8 4AB | 100% | 80% |
| PE8 4AD | 100% | 0% |
| PE8 4AE | 100% | 0% |
| PE8 4AF | 100% | 0% |
| PE8 4AG | 100% | 100% |
| PE8 4AH | 100% | 100% |
| PE8 4AJ | 100% | 80% |
| PE8 4AL | 98.6% | 68.9% |
| PE8 4AN | 100% | 100% |
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Mobile signal around Huntingdonshire
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Huntingdonshire district (88,852 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
81.4%
4G outdoors — all networks
96.4%
5G outdoors — all networks
42.3%
Voice indoors — all networks
86.8%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
House prices in PE8
Based on 185 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in PE8 is £382,500, up 12.5% on the previous year (£340,000).
Detached
£520,000
99 sales
Semi-detached
£285,000
35 sales
Terraced
£238,000
37 sales
Flat / maisonette
£195,000
7 sales
Latest recorded sales in PE8
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 May 2026 | £156,000 | Terraced | Lawrence Road | PE8 6EN |
| 14 May 2026 | £760,000 | Detached | Southwick Road | PE8 5BD |
| 1 May 2026 | £975,000 | Detached | Cotterstock Road | PE8 5HA |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £310,000 | Semi-detached | Church Street | PE8 6TE |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £177,000 | Terraced | Baldwin Close | PE8 6EB |
| 27 Apr 2026 | £270,000 | Detached | Oak Lane | PE8 6YZ |
| 27 Apr 2026 | £345,000 | Semi-detached | PE8 5LD | |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £305,000 | Detached | Wood Road | PE8 6XF |
| 22 Apr 2026 | £865,000 | Detached | Glapthorn Road | PE8 4JQ |
| 22 Apr 2026 | £430,000 | Detached | Main Street | PE8 5ND |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Huntingdonshire demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Huntingdonshire district (180,832 residents, 76,880 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% |
| 15–29 | 21.2% |
| 30–44 | 19.8% |
| 45–64 | 20.8% |
| 65+ | 20.2% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 69% |
| Private rented | 16.8% |
| Social rented | 10.5% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around PE8
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prince William School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,416 | PE8 4BS |
| Oundle School | Not applicable | 10–19 | 1,163 | PE8 4GH |
| Oundle Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 387 | PE8 5HA |
| Laxton Junior School | Not applicable | 4–11 | 251 | PE8 4BX |
| Wittering Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 234 | PE8 6AF |
| Kings Cliffe Endowed Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 225 | PE8 6XS |
| The Elton CofE Primary School of the Foundation of Frances and Jane Proby | Primary | 5–11 | 137 | PE8 6RS |
| Warmington School | Primary | 4–11 | 85 | PE8 6TA |
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 PE8
142 rated food businesses operate in PE8. 109 hold the top rating of 5, 12 are rated 4, and 1 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Abbott House Residential Care Home (New), Aspens At Prince William School, Beans, Beans Coffee Stop, Benefield Cricket And Social Club.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in PE8
From a sample of 162 Energy Performance Certificates across 9 PE8 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band C). 73% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
22%
Band C
52%
Band D
19%
Band E
6%
Band F
1%
Band G
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 Huntingdonshire
Landlines around PE8 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.