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PE3 8HW

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 8JH 68 m
PE3 8JJ 76 m
PE3 8HR 81 m
PE3 8HP 96 m
PE3 8HS 116 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PE3 8HW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1995
Terminated
1 December 1995
Postcode area
PE
Postcode district
PE3
Postcode sector
PE3 8
Latitude
52.600714
Longitude
-0.287190
British National Grid easting
516,100
British National Grid northing
301,700

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
E00078861
Lower layer super output area
Peterborough 011A · E01015591
Middle layer super output area
Peterborough 011 · E02003247

Postcode source versions

Explore PE3

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
55
Primary
34
Secondary
8

  1. Lime Academy Watergall

    Academy sponsor led

    347 m

  2. Eyrescroft Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    448 m

  3. Heltwate School

    Community special school

    874 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,830
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,022
  • Shoplifting 602
  • Anti social behaviour 243
  • Criminal damage and arson 179
  • Public order 173

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

11

within 5 km straight-line

  • BRETTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    RIGHTWELL, BRETTON, PETERBOROUGH, PE3 8DT

    ODS code Y07057

    1.2 km

  • WESTWOOD CLINIC

    WICKEN WAY, WESTWOOD, PETERBOROUGH, PE3 7JW

    ODS code D81073

    1.6 km

  • THISTLEMOOR MEDICAL CENTRE

    6-10 THISTLEMOOR ROAD, PETERBOROUGH, PE1 3HP

    ODS code D81625

    2.3 km

  • THE GRANGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    144 - 146 MAYORS WALK, PETERBOROUGH, PE3 6HA

    ODS code D81645

    3.0 km

  • CENTRAL MEDICAL CENTRE

    ST.MARTINS STREET, PETERBOROUGH, PE1 3BF

    ODS code D81631

    3.2 km

  • THORPE ROAD

    64 THORPE ROAD, PETERBOROUGH, PE3 6AP

    ODS code D81615

    3.6 km

  • THOMAS WALKER WESTGATE HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code Y07060

    3.7 km

  • NIGHTINGALE MEDICAL CENTRE

    DAMSON DRIVE, PETERBOROUGH, PE1 4FS

    ODS code D81065

    3.8 km

  • BOROUGHBURY MEDICAL CENTRE

    CRAIG STREET, PETERBOROUGH, PE1 2EJ

    ODS code D81026

    3.8 km

  • PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    164 PARK ROAD, PETERBOROUGH, PE1 2UF

    ODS code Y07025

    4.0 km

  • BOTOLPH BRIDGE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y00486

    4.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Mariner Close

    BCT · Gunthorpe

    2.4 miles

  • Mariner Close

    BCT · Gunthorpe

    2.4 miles

  • Peterborough Rail Station

    RLY · Peterborough

    2.4 miles

  • Castor Heights

    BCT · Castor

    2.8 miles

  • Castor Heights

    BCT · Castor

    2.8 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Peterborough 011A, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

16,395 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
10 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

55 open schools are in scope, including 34 primary and 8 secondary schools. Lime Academy Watergall is the nearest published school at 347 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,830 published events cover 12 months, averaging 235.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,022 events.

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