PE2 6BJ

Orton Waterville · Peterborough · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Peterborough
Local authority
Peterborough
Postcode district
PE2
Postcode sector
PE2 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PE2 6SE 147 m
PE2 6BZ 165 m
PE2 6UP 305 m
PE2 6SG 339 m
PE2 6XU 342 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PE2 6BJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 2003
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PE
Postcode district
PE2
Postcode sector
PE2 6
Latitude
52.542011
Longitude
-0.312877
British National Grid easting
514,513
British National Grid northing
295,130

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Peterborough · E06000031
Parish or community
E04001116
Output area
E00079119
Lower layer super output area
Peterborough 018B · E01015644
Middle layer super output area
Peterborough 018 · E02003254

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Property

At this postcode

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1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
The Links, Unit 1, Bakewell Road, Orton Southgate, Peterborough, PE2 6BJ 1 June 2021 £7,485,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
30
Primary
23
Secondary
4
  1. Ormiston Bushfield Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    728 m
  2. St John's Church School

    Voluntary aided school

    871 m
  3. Ormiston Meadows Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,195
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 415
  • Anti social behaviour 162
  • Shoplifting 115
  • Criminal damage and arson 115
  • Other theft 77

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
PE2 6 residents
3,548

Age bands in PE2 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.6%

561 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.4%

267 residents

Age 25 to 44
28.6%

913 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.4%

876 residents

Age 65 and over
18%

575 residents

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

5

within 5 km

  • WILLOW TREE SURGERY

    ORTON GOLDHAY, PETERBOROUGH, PE2 5RQ

    ODS code D81629

    727 m

  • NENE VALLEY AND HODGSON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y07059

    2.2 km

  • HAMPTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code D81630

    3.4 km

  • BOTOLPH BRIDGE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y00486

    4.2 km

  • AILSWORTH MEDICAL CENTRE

    32 MAIN STREET, AILSWORTH, PETERBOROUGH, PE5 7AF

    ODS code D81618

    4.8 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Ferry Meadows (Nene Valley Railway)

    MET · Ferry Meadows

    1.3 miles
  • Ferry Meadows (Nene Valley Railway)

    PLT · Ferry Meadows

    1.3 miles
  • Orton Mere (Nene Valley Railway)

    MET · Orton Longueville

    1.8 miles
  • Orton Mere (Nene Valley Railway)

    PLT · Orton Longueville

    1.8 miles
  • Castor Heights

    BCT · Castor

    2.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Peterborough 018B, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

20,888 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
9 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

30 open schools are in scope, including 23 primary and 4 secondary schools. Ormiston Bushfield Academy is the nearest published school at 728 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,195 published events cover 12 months, averaging 99.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 415 events.

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