PE2 6HU

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 6HA 155 m
PE2 6GB 164 m
PE2 6BL 172 m
PE2 6HB 221 m
PE2 6FL 224 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PE2 6HU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 November 2010
Terminated
1 January 2011
Postcode area
PE
Postcode district
PE2
Postcode sector
PE2 6
Latitude
52.549128
Longitude
-0.322737
British National Grid easting
513,826
British National Grid northing
295,906

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Peterborough · E06000031
Parish or community
E04001116
Output area
E00187779
Lower layer super output area
Peterborough 018B · E01015644
Middle layer super output area
Peterborough 018 · E02003254

Postcode source versions

Explore PE2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
23
Primary
16
Secondary
4
  1. Orton Wistow Primary School

    Academy converter

    894 m
  2. Ormiston Meadows Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.2 km
  3. Ormiston Bushfield Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
717
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 200
  • Shoplifting 115
  • Anti social behaviour 115
  • Criminal damage and arson 65
  • Other theft 55

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

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

5

within 5 km straight-line

  • WILLOW TREE SURGERY

    ORTON GOLDHAY, PETERBOROUGH, PE2 5RQ

    ODS code D81629

    1.4 km

  • NENE VALLEY AND HODGSON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y07059

    2.8 km

  • AILSWORTH MEDICAL CENTRE

    32 MAIN STREET, AILSWORTH, PETERBOROUGH, PE5 7AF

    ODS code D81618

    3.7 km

  • HAMPTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code D81630

    4.2 km

  • BOTOLPH BRIDGE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y00486

    4.4 km

Nearby transport

  • Ferry Meadows (Nene Valley Railway)

    MET · Ferry Meadows

    1.1 miles
  • Ferry Meadows (Nene Valley Railway)

    PLT · Ferry Meadows

    1.1 miles
  • Castor Heights

    BCT · Castor

    1.5 miles
  • Castor Heights

    BCT · Castor

    1.5 miles
  • Orton Mere (Nene Valley Railway)

    MET · Orton Longueville

    1.9 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

Schools

23 open schools are in scope, including 16 primary and 4 secondary schools. Orton Wistow Primary School is the nearest published school at 894 m.

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

Recorded crime

717 published events cover 12 months, averaging 59.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 200 events.

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