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PE3

UK postcode district

Part of Peterborough

Updated September 2026

District overview

Postcode units
1,054
Current units
602
Coordinate coverage
100%
Electoral wards
9

Coverage context

Countries represented
England
English regions represented
East of England
Local authority codes
2
Terminated postcode units
452

Postcode sectors in PE3

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4 sectors

Property

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13,730 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
11, Mewburn, Bretton, Peterborough, PE3 8SG 17 July 2026 £165,000
6, Barnstock, Bretton, Peterborough, PE3 8EH 3 July 2026 £194,000
36, Bradwell Road, Peterborough, PE3 9PY 1 July 2026 £375,000

Schools

Across this district

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Open schools
15
Primary
9
Secondary
1

Recorded crime

Across this district

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Published events
4,587
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,983
  • Anti social behaviour 484
  • Shoplifting 482
  • Criminal damage and arson 342
  • Public order 295

Census 2021

Population and age profile

PE3 usual residents
33,378
Age-profile population
33,376

Age bands in PE3

Postcode district
Age 0 to 14
21.1%
7,031 residents
Age 15 to 24
11.2%
3,751 residents
Age 25 to 44
29.8%
9,961 residents
Age 45 to 64
22.2%
7,396 residents
Age 65 and over
15.7%
5,237 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.

Fixed broadband coverage

The median Ofcom availability percentage across 598 current postcode units in this district. Each postcode is weighted equally, not by premises.

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%

In this district, 592 postcode units had 100% superfast coverage, 556 postcode units had 100% gigabit-capable coverage, 0 postcode units had at least some premises without decent fixed or fixed-wireless access.

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

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

GP practices

4

in this district

  • BRETTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    RIGHTWELL, BRETTON, PETERBOROUGH, PE3 8DT

    ODS code Y07057

  • THE GRANGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    144 - 146 MAYORS WALK, PETERBOROUGH, PE3 6HA

    ODS code D81645

  • THORPE ROAD

    64 THORPE ROAD, PETERBOROUGH, PE3 6AP

    ODS code D81615

  • WESTWOOD CLINIC

    WICKEN WAY, WESTWOOD, PETERBOROUGH, PE3 7JW

    ODS code D81073

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £210,000 from 1,765 recorded sales in PE3. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for City of Peterborough is £237,846 in June 2026, up 2.6% year on year.

Schools

15 open schools are in scope, including 9 primary and 1 secondary schools.

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

Recorded crime

4,587 published events cover 12 months, averaging 382 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,983 events.

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