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PE3 8BL

Bretton · Peterborough · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Bretton
Local authority
Peterborough
Constituency
Peterborough
Postcode district
PE3
Postcode sector
PE3 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PE3 8YD 104 m
PE3 8SB 137 m
PE4 6GD 258 m
PE4 6FB 289 m
PE3 8YR 337 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PE3 8BL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1994
Terminated
1 September 2016
Postcode area
PE
Postcode district
PE3
Postcode sector
PE3 8
Latitude
52.608553
Longitude
-0.284684
British National Grid easting
516,249
British National Grid northing
302,576

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Peterborough · E06000031
Electoral ward
Bretton · E05010806
Parish or community
E04001104
Westminster constituency
Peterborough · E14001425
Output area
E00078853
Lower layer super output area
Peterborough 009B · E01015596
Middle layer super output area
Peterborough 009 · E02003245

Postcode source versions

Explore PE3

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
44
Primary
28
Secondary
6

  1. Lime Academy Watergall

    Academy sponsor led

    882 m

  2. Werrington Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.0 km

  3. Queen Katharine Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,699
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 657
  • Anti social behaviour 200
  • Shoplifting 189
  • Criminal damage and arson 104
  • Drugs 102

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
PE3 8 residents
7,894

Age bands in PE3 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
21.8%

1,746 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.4%

911 residents

Age 25 to 44
30%

2,402 residents

Age 45 to 64
21.6%

1,728 residents

Age 65 and over
15.3%

1,226 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

10

within 5 km straight-line

  • BRETTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    RIGHTWELL, BRETTON, PETERBOROUGH, PE3 8DT

    ODS code Y07057

    2.0 km

  • WESTWOOD CLINIC

    WICKEN WAY, WESTWOOD, PETERBOROUGH, PE3 7JW

    ODS code D81073

    2.2 km

  • THISTLEMOOR MEDICAL CENTRE

    6-10 THISTLEMOOR ROAD, PETERBOROUGH, PE1 3HP

    ODS code D81625

    2.5 km

  • CENTRAL MEDICAL CENTRE

    ST.MARTINS STREET, PETERBOROUGH, PE1 3BF

    ODS code D81631

    3.6 km

  • THE GRANGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    144 - 146 MAYORS WALK, PETERBOROUGH, PE3 6HA

    ODS code D81645

    3.7 km

  • NIGHTINGALE MEDICAL CENTRE

    DAMSON DRIVE, PETERBOROUGH, PE1 4FS

    ODS code D81065

    3.8 km

  • THOMAS WALKER WESTGATE HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code Y07060

    4.0 km

  • THORPE ROAD

    64 THORPE ROAD, PETERBOROUGH, PE3 6AP

    ODS code D81615

    4.3 km

  • BOROUGHBURY MEDICAL CENTRE

    CRAIG STREET, PETERBOROUGH, PE1 2EJ

    ODS code D81026

    4.3 km

  • PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    164 PARK ROAD, PETERBOROUGH, PE1 2UF

    ODS code Y07025

    4.4 km

Nearby transport

  • Mariner Close

    BCT · Gunthorpe

    2.2 miles

  • Mariner Close

    BCT · Gunthorpe

    2.2 miles

  • Peterborough Rail Station

    RLY · Peterborough

    2.7 miles

  • Peterborough (Nene Valley Railway)

    MET · Woodston

    3.2 miles

  • Peterborough (Nene Valley Railway)

    PLT · Woodston

    3.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Peterborough 009B, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

6,358 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
4 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

44 open schools are in scope, including 28 primary and 6 secondary schools. Lime Academy Watergall is the nearest published school at 882 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,699 published events cover 12 months, averaging 141.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 657 events.

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