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PE5

UK postcode district

Part of Peterborough

Updated September 2026

District overview

Postcode units
66
Current units
52
Coordinate coverage
100%
Electoral wards
3

Coverage context

Countries represented
England
English regions represented
East of England
Local authority codes
1
Terminated postcode units
14

Postcode sectors in PE5

Choose a sector to browse its complete postcode-unit directory.

1 sectors
741 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
3, Water Lane, Castor, Peterborough, PE5 7BJ 16 April 2026 £875,000
4, The Limes, Castor, Peterborough, PE5 7BH 10 April 2026 £728,000
1, Farm View, Castor, Peterborough, PE5 7BY 10 April 2026 £425,000

Schools

Across this district

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Open schools
1
Primary
1
Secondary
0

Recorded crime

Across this district

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Published events
110
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 33
  • Anti social behaviour 29
  • Public order 13
  • Burglary 7
  • Vehicle crime 7

Census 2021

Population and age profile

PE5 usual residents
1,540
Age-profile population
1,653

Age bands in PE5

Postcode district
Age 0 to 14
14.8%
245 residents
Age 15 to 24
9.7%
160 residents
Age 25 to 44
19.2%
317 residents
Age 45 to 64
31.7%
524 residents
Age 65 and over
24.6%
407 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

The median Ofcom availability percentage across 51 current postcode units in this district. Each postcode is weighted equally, not by premises.

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%

In this district, 51 postcode units had 100% superfast coverage, 48 postcode units had 100% gigabit-capable coverage, 0 postcode units had at least some premises without decent fixed or fixed-wireless access.

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

GP practices

1

in this district

  • AILSWORTH MEDICAL CENTRE

    32 MAIN STREET, AILSWORTH, PETERBOROUGH, PE5 7AF

    ODS code D81618

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £462,500 from 84 recorded sales in PE5. 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

1 open school is in scope, including 1 primary and 0 secondary schools.

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

Recorded crime

110 published events cover 12 months, averaging 9 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 33 events.

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