PE2 6FS

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 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PE2 6BW 18 m
PE2 6DP 55 m
PE2 6WQ 127 m
PE2 6XS 150 m
PE2 6YX 157 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PE2 6FS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1992
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PE
Postcode district
PE2
Postcode sector
PE2 6
Latitude
52.538833
Longitude
-0.318853
British National Grid easting
514,116
British National Grid northing
294,767

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

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
24
Primary
18
Secondary
3
  1. Ormiston Bushfield Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.2 km
  2. St John's Church School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.3 km
  3. Ormiston Meadows Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
856
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 269
  • Anti social behaviour 121
  • Shoplifting 97
  • Criminal damage and arson 87
  • Other theft 60

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.

NHS ODS

GP practices

5

within 5 km

  • WILLOW TREE SURGERY

    ORTON GOLDHAY, PETERBOROUGH, PE2 5RQ

    ODS code D81629

    1.3 km

  • NENE VALLEY AND HODGSON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y07059

    2.7 km

  • HAMPTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code D81630

    3.7 km

  • BOTOLPH BRIDGE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y00486

    4.7 km

  • AILSWORTH MEDICAL CENTRE

    32 MAIN STREET, AILSWORTH, PETERBOROUGH, PE5 7AF

    ODS code D81618

    4.9 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

    1.6 miles
  • Ferry Meadows (Nene Valley Railway)

    PLT · Ferry Meadows

    1.6 miles
  • Orton Mere (Nene Valley Railway)

    MET · Orton Longueville

    2.2 miles
  • Orton Mere (Nene Valley Railway)

    PLT · Orton Longueville

    2.2 miles
  • Castor Heights

    BCT · Castor

    2.2 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.

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

24 open schools are in scope, including 18 primary and 3 secondary schools. Ormiston Bushfield Academy is the nearest published school at 0.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

856 published events cover 12 months, averaging 71.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 269 events.

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