PE12 8BJ

Whaplode and Holbeach St John's · South Holland · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
South Holland
Postcode district
PE12
Postcode sector
PE12 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PE12 8BB 166 m
PE12 8TB 194 m
PE12 8AR 213 m
PE12 8AS 249 m
PE12 8TA 275 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PE12 8BJ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1996
Postcode area
PE
Postcode district
PE12
Postcode sector
PE12 8
Latitude
52.826523
Longitude
-0.008181
British National Grid easting
534,300
British National Grid northing
327,300

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
South Holland · E07000140
Parish or community
E04005872
Output area
E00133509
Lower layer super output area
South Holland 004E · E01026286
Middle layer super output area
South Holland 004 · E02005468

Postcode source versions

Explore PE12

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
6
Primary
4
Secondary
1
  1. Holbeach Bank Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.7 km
  2. Holbeach Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    2.3 km
  3. University Academy Holbeach

    Academy sponsor led

    2.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
50
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 17
  • Burglary 9
  • Other theft 6
  • Vehicle crime 6
  • Anti social behaviour 5

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
PE12 8 residents
4,940

Age bands in PE12 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
11.2%

521 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.6%

402 residents

Age 25 to 44
17.3%

806 residents

Age 45 to 64
33%

1,542 residents

Age 65 and over
30%

1,400 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

GP practices

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • HOLBEACH MEDICAL CENTRE

    PARK ROAD, HOLBEACH, HOLBEACH, SPALDING, SPALDING, PE12 7EE

    ODS code C83028

    2.9 km

  • LITTLEBURY MEDICAL CENTRE

    FISHPOND LANE, HOLBEACH, SPALDING, PE12 7DE

    ODS code C83065

    3.3 km

  • MOULTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    HIGH STREET, MOULTON, SPALDING, PE12 6QB

    ODS code C83039

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Demand Responsive Area

    BCT · Saracens Head

    0.2 miles
  • Post Office

    BCT · Saracens Head

    0.2 miles
  • Post Office

    BCT · Saracens Head

    0.2 miles
  • New Saracen's Head PH

    BCT · Saracens Head

    0.2 miles
  • New Saracen's Head PH

    BCT · Saracens Head

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Holland 004E, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

4 of 10

Overall England rank

12,160 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
4 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

6 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 1 secondary schools. Holbeach Bank Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 1.0 miles.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

50 published events cover 12 months, averaging 4.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 17 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.