PE3 8DU

Bretton · Peterborough · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PE3 8DT 52 m
PE3 8DF 58 m
PE3 8DS 82 m
PE3 8EF 87 m
PE3 8DN 97 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PE3 8DU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PE
Postcode district
PE3
Postcode sector
PE3 8
Latitude
52.590461
Longitude
-0.282644
British National Grid easting
516,435
British National Grid northing
300,567

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
E00078874
Lower layer super output area
Peterborough 011C · E01015594
Middle layer super output area
Peterborough 011 · E02003247

Postcode source versions

Explore PE3

3 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Bretton Court, Bretton, Peterborough, PE3 8DU 28 June 2019 £420,000
The Roundhead, Bretton Centre, Bretton, Peterborough, PE3 8DU 30 January 2019 £780,000
4, Bretton Court, Bretton, Peterborough, PE3 8DU 18 July 2016 £12,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
62
Primary
40
Secondary
8
  1. Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    381 m
  2. Highlees Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    660 m
  3. Eyrescroft Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    764 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,556
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,487
  • Shoplifting 565
  • Anti social behaviour 323
  • Criminal damage and arson 241
  • Public order 219

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.

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

14

within 5 km

  • BRETTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    RIGHTWELL, BRETTON, PETERBOROUGH, PE3 8DT

    ODS code Y07057

    52 m

  • WESTWOOD CLINIC

    WICKEN WAY, WESTWOOD, PETERBOROUGH, PE3 7JW

    ODS code D81073

    928 m

  • THE GRANGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    144 - 146 MAYORS WALK, PETERBOROUGH, PE3 6HA

    ODS code D81645

    1.9 km

  • THISTLEMOOR MEDICAL CENTRE

    6-10 THISTLEMOOR ROAD, PETERBOROUGH, PE1 3HP

    ODS code D81625

    2.0 km

  • CENTRAL MEDICAL CENTRE

    ST.MARTINS STREET, PETERBOROUGH, PE1 3BF

    ODS code D81631

    2.5 km

  • THORPE ROAD

    64 THORPE ROAD, PETERBOROUGH, PE3 6AP

    ODS code D81615

    2.5 km

  • BOROUGHBURY MEDICAL CENTRE

    CRAIG STREET, PETERBOROUGH, PE1 2EJ

    ODS code D81026

    2.9 km

  • THOMAS WALKER WESTGATE HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code Y07060

    2.9 km

  • PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    164 PARK ROAD, PETERBOROUGH, PE1 2UF

    ODS code Y07025

    3.2 km

  • BOTOLPH BRIDGE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y00486

    3.4 km

  • NIGHTINGALE MEDICAL CENTRE

    DAMSON DRIVE, PETERBOROUGH, PE1 4FS

    ODS code D81065

    3.6 km

  • NENE VALLEY AND HODGSON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y07059

    4.8 km

  • OLD FLETTON SURGERY

    RECTORY GARDENS, OLD FLETTON, PETERBOROUGH, PE2 8AY

    ODS code D81029

    4.9 km

  • AILSWORTH MEDICAL CENTRE

    32 MAIN STREET, AILSWORTH, PETERBOROUGH, PE5 7AF

    ODS code D81618

    4.9 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Peterborough Rail Station

    RLY · Peterborough

    1.7 miles
  • Orton Mere (Nene Valley Railway)

    PLT · Orton Longueville

    2.1 miles
  • Orton Mere (Nene Valley Railway)

    MET · Orton Longueville

    2.1 miles
  • Peterborough (Nene Valley Railway)

    MET · Woodston

    2.2 miles
  • Peterborough (Nene Valley Railway)

    PLT · Woodston

    2.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Peterborough 011C, 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

6,530 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
8 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

62 open schools are in scope, including 40 primary and 8 secondary schools. Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 381 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,556 published events cover 12 months, averaging 296.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,487 events.

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