PE3 8EU

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 8ET 125 m
PE3 8EZ 127 m
PE3 8EH 148 m
PE3 8EX 162 m
PE3 8EJ 186 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PE3 8EU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PE
Postcode district
PE3
Postcode sector
PE3 8
Latitude
52.596103
Longitude
-0.283590
British National Grid easting
516,356
British National Grid northing
301,193

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
E00078867
Lower layer super output area
Peterborough 011B · E01015592
Middle layer super output area
Peterborough 011 · E02003247

Postcode source versions

Explore PE3

76 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
128, Eyrescroft, Bretton, Peterborough, PE3 8EU 8 November 2024 £155,000
125, Eyrescroft, Bretton, Peterborough, PE3 8EU 20 December 2022 £150,000
135, Eyrescroft, Bretton, Peterborough, PE3 8EU 25 November 2022 £219,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
60
Primary
38
Secondary
9
  1. Eyrescroft Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    133 m
  2. Lime Academy Watergall

    Academy sponsor led

    532 m
  3. Heltwate School

    Community special school

    620 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,332
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,300
  • Shoplifting 619
  • Anti social behaviour 307
  • Criminal damage and arson 227
  • Public order 203

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
133

60 female, 73 male

Postcode households
44
Residents per household
3.0
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

This postcode contained 1.7% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider PE3 8 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

11

within 5 km

  • BRETTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    RIGHTWELL, BRETTON, PETERBOROUGH, PE3 8DT

    ODS code Y07057

    640 m

  • WESTWOOD CLINIC

    WICKEN WAY, WESTWOOD, PETERBOROUGH, PE3 7JW

    ODS code D81073

    1.1 km

  • THISTLEMOOR MEDICAL CENTRE

    6-10 THISTLEMOOR ROAD, PETERBOROUGH, PE1 3HP

    ODS code D81625

    2.0 km

  • THE GRANGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    144 - 146 MAYORS WALK, PETERBOROUGH, PE3 6HA

    ODS code D81645

    2.5 km

  • CENTRAL MEDICAL CENTRE

    ST.MARTINS STREET, PETERBOROUGH, PE1 3BF

    ODS code D81631

    2.7 km

  • THORPE ROAD

    64 THORPE ROAD, PETERBOROUGH, PE3 6AP

    ODS code D81615

    3.1 km

  • THOMAS WALKER WESTGATE HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code Y07060

    3.2 km

  • BOROUGHBURY MEDICAL CENTRE

    CRAIG STREET, PETERBOROUGH, PE1 2EJ

    ODS code D81026

    3.3 km

  • PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    164 PARK ROAD, PETERBOROUGH, PE1 2UF

    ODS code Y07025

    3.5 km

  • NIGHTINGALE MEDICAL CENTRE

    DAMSON DRIVE, PETERBOROUGH, PE1 4FS

    ODS code D81065

    3.5 km

  • BOTOLPH BRIDGE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y00486

    4.0 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

    2.0 miles
  • Mariner Close

    BCT · Gunthorpe

    2.3 miles
  • Mariner Close

    BCT · Gunthorpe

    2.3 miles
  • Peterborough (Nene Valley Railway)

    MET · Woodston

    2.5 miles
  • Peterborough (Nene Valley Railway)

    PLT · Woodston

    2.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Peterborough 011B, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

7,229 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
5 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.

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
7
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

Property market

The five-year median is £162,500 from 6 recorded sales in PE3 8EU. 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

60 open schools are in scope, including 38 primary and 9 secondary schools. Eyrescroft Primary School is the nearest published school at 133 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,332 published events cover 12 months, averaging 277.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,300 events.

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