PE2 5GT

Orton Waterville · Peterborough · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Peterborough
Postcode district
PE2
Postcode sector
PE2 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PE2 5YA 81 m
PE2 5TT 112 m
PE2 5LD 126 m
PE2 5UN 127 m
PE2 5PP 148 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PE2 5GT
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1992
Terminated
1 December 1992
Postcode area
PE
Postcode district
PE2
Postcode sector
PE2 5
Latitude
52.546111
Longitude
-0.304063
British National Grid easting
515,100
British National Grid northing
295,600

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Peterborough · E06000031
Parish or community
E04001116
Output area
E00079128
Lower layer super output area
Peterborough 021F · E01015647
Middle layer super output area
Peterborough 021 · E02003257

Postcode source versions

Explore PE2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
36
Primary
26
Secondary
4
  1. Ormiston Bushfield Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    274 m
  2. Ormiston Meadows Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    529 m
  3. St John's Church School

    Voluntary aided school

    610 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,470
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 534
  • Anti social behaviour 208
  • Criminal damage and arson 137
  • Shoplifting 117
  • Other theft 86

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
PE2 5 residents
15,915

Age bands in PE2 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
20.6%

3,313 residents

Age 15 to 24
11%

1,762 residents

Age 25 to 44
27.1%

4,359 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.2%

3,896 residents

Age 65 and over
17.2%

2,761 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

9

within 5 km straight-line

  • WILLOW TREE SURGERY

    ORTON GOLDHAY, PETERBOROUGH, PE2 5RQ

    ODS code D81629

    177 m

  • NENE VALLEY AND HODGSON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    NENE VALLEY & HODGSON MED, CLAYTON, ORTON GOLDHAY, PETERBOROUGH, PE2 5GP

    ODS code Y07059

    1.5 km

  • HAMPTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    UNIT 6B, SERPENTINE GREEN, HAMPTON, PETERBOROUGH, PE7 8DR

    ODS code D81630

    2.9 km

  • BOTOLPH BRIDGE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE

    BOTOLPH BRIDGE COMMUNITY HEALTH, SUGAR WAY, WOODSTON, PETERBOROUGH, PE2 9QB

    ODS code Y00486

    3.4 km

  • THORPE ROAD

    64 THORPE ROAD, PETERBOROUGH, PE3 6AP

    ODS code D81615

    4.3 km

  • THE GRANGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    144 - 146 MAYORS WALK, PETERBOROUGH, PE3 6HA

    ODS code D81645

    4.6 km

  • AILSWORTH MEDICAL CENTRE

    32 MAIN STREET, AILSWORTH, PETERBOROUGH, PE5 7AF

    ODS code D81618

    4.8 km

  • YAXLEY GROUP PRACTICE

    LANDSDOWNE ROAD, YAXLEY, PETERBOROUGH, PE7 3JL

    ODS code D81031

    4.8 km

  • OLD FLETTON SURGERY

    RECTORY GARDENS, OLD FLETTON, PETERBOROUGH, PE2 8AY

    ODS code D81029

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Ferry Meadows (Nene Valley Railway)

    MET · Ferry Meadows

    0.9 miles
  • Ferry Meadows (Nene Valley Railway)

    PLT · Ferry Meadows

    0.9 miles
  • Orton Mere (Nene Valley Railway)

    MET · Orton Longueville

    1.4 miles
  • Orton Mere (Nene Valley Railway)

    PLT · Orton Longueville

    1.4 miles
  • Castor Heights

    BCT · Castor

    2.0 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Peterborough 021F, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

2,561 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
7 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

36 open schools are in scope, including 26 primary and 4 secondary schools. Ormiston Bushfield Academy is the nearest published school at 274 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,470 published events cover 12 months, averaging 122.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 534 events.

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