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PE3 6DQ

Central · Peterborough · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Peterborough
Ward
Central
Local authority
Peterborough
Constituency
Peterborough
Postcode district
PE3
Postcode sector
PE3 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PE3 6JP 76 m
PE3 6JL 79 m
PE3 6HD 111 m
PE3 6BE 169 m
PE3 6HE 205 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PE3 6DQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 August 1993
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PE
Postcode district
PE3
Postcode sector
PE3 6
Latitude
52.576533
Longitude
-0.263472
British National Grid easting
517,771
British National Grid northing
299,049

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Peterborough · E06000031
Electoral ward
Central · E05010807
Parish or community
E43000026
Westminster constituency
Peterborough · E14001425
Output area
E00079349
Lower layer super output area
Peterborough 015D · E01015690
Middle layer super output area
Peterborough 015 · E02003251

Postcode source versions

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Property

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3 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
2, Orchard Close, Peterborough, PE3 6DQ 9 November 2018 £590,000
2, Orchard Close, Peterborough, PE3 6DQ 28 September 2004 £450,000
3, Orchard Close, Peterborough, PE3 6DQ 30 November 2001 £282,400

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
76
Primary
49
Secondary
11

  1. The Peterborough School

    Other independent school

    375 m

  2. Richard Barnes Academy

    Academy alternative provision sponsor led

    455 m

  3. West Town Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    455 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,804
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,744
  • Shoplifting 667
  • Anti social behaviour 652
  • Public order 561
  • Criminal damage and arson 461

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
5

2 female, 3 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
1.7
PE3 6 residents
7,168

Age bands in PE3 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.4%

1,371 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.7%

754 residents

Age 25 to 44
30%

2,124 residents

Age 45 to 64
21.1%

1,496 residents

Age 65 and over
18.8%

1,331 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider PE3 6 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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

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%

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

GP practices

15

within 5 km

  • THE GRANGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    144 - 146 MAYORS WALK, PETERBOROUGH, PE3 6HA

    ODS code D81645

    231 m

  • THORPE ROAD

    64 THORPE ROAD, PETERBOROUGH, PE3 6AP

    ODS code D81615

    499 m

  • BOROUGHBURY MEDICAL CENTRE

    CRAIG STREET, PETERBOROUGH, PE1 2EJ

    ODS code D81026

    1.2 km

  • BOTOLPH BRIDGE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y00486

    1.6 km

  • CENTRAL MEDICAL CENTRE

    ST.MARTINS STREET, PETERBOROUGH, PE1 3BF

    ODS code D81631

    1.7 km

  • WESTWOOD CLINIC

    WICKEN WAY, WESTWOOD, PETERBOROUGH, PE3 7JW

    ODS code D81073

    1.7 km

  • THOMAS WALKER WESTGATE HEALTHCARE

    THOMAS WALKER SURGERY, PRINCES STREET, PETERBOROUGH, PE1 2QP

    ODS code Y07060

    1.8 km

  • PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    164 PARK ROAD, PETERBOROUGH, PE1 2UF

    ODS code Y07025

    1.8 km

  • BRETTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    RIGHTWELL, BRETTON, PETERBOROUGH, PE3 8DT

    ODS code Y07057

    2.0 km

  • THISTLEMOOR MEDICAL CENTRE

    6-10 THISTLEMOOR ROAD, PETERBOROUGH, PE1 3HP

    ODS code D81625

    2.2 km

  • OLD FLETTON SURGERY

    RECTORY GARDENS, OLD FLETTON, PETERBOROUGH, PE2 8AY

    ODS code D81029

    2.8 km

  • NIGHTINGALE MEDICAL CENTRE

    DAMSON DRIVE, PETERBOROUGH, PE1 4FS

    ODS code D81065

    3.2 km

  • NENE VALLEY AND HODGSON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y07059

    3.5 km

  • HAMPTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code D81630

    4.2 km

  • WILLOW TREE SURGERY

    ORTON GOLDHAY, PETERBOROUGH, PE2 5RQ

    ODS code D81629

    4.5 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Peterborough Rail Station

    RLY · Peterborough

    0.6 miles

  • Peterborough (Nene Valley Railway)

    PLT · Woodston

    0.9 miles

  • Peterborough (Nene Valley Railway)

    MET · Woodston

    0.9 miles

  • Anglia Ruskin University

    BCT · Peterborough

    1.2 miles

  • Anglia Ruskin University

    BCT · Peterborough

    1.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Peterborough 015D, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

25,410 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
5 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.

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

Schools

76 open schools are in scope, including 49 primary and 11 secondary schools. The Peterborough School is the nearest published school at 375 m.

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

Recorded crime

6,804 published events cover 12 months, averaging 567 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,744 events.

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