Among the most deprived
IMD England
Around average · 10.2 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
East of England
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Coordinates & Location for PE1 2AJ
Postcode
PE1 2AJ
Coordinates
52.5847, -0.2527
Grid reference
TL184999
Easting
518,481
Northing
299,978
Region
East of England
Plus Code
9C4XHPMW+VW
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Peterborough
Travel to Work
Peterborough
ITL Region
Peterborough
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
1473
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 1473 out of 33,755 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near PE1 2AJ
England & WalesCrime trends · near PE1 2AJ
Counts are for North electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
59
YoY +55%
725538
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
18
YoY -59%
472911
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
2
YoY -82%
23132
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
2
YoY —
1791
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
18
YoY +12%
26177
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Pakistani53.9%
Other White18.0%
White Brit.7.9%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group5.6%
Other Asian4.0%
+ 3 other groups · 10.6%
Religion
Muslim63.8%
Christian22.8%
No religion8.7%
Not answered4.3%
+ other · 0.5%
Age groups
35–4923.5%
25–3417.5%
50–6410.8%
10–1510.7%
5–98.4%
+ 5 other age groups · 29.1%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children23.2%
With dependent children17.4%
Lone parent family: With dependent children11.6%
Other9.9%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over9.2%
+ 8 other households · 28.6%
Administrative Information
Peterborough
Local Authority
Council AreaPeterborough E14001425
Constituency
E14001425Cambridgeshire
Police Force
England
Ward
North
Constituency code
E14001425
EU Electoral Region
Eastern
Parish
Peterborough, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Peterborough
Health & NHS
East of England
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS EnglandEast of England
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
East of England
NHS Region
East of England
Integrated Care Board
NHS Central East Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Peterborough
Sub ICB Location
NHS Central East ICB - 06H
Cancer Alliance
East of England
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Peterborough 010B E01015604
E01015604MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Peterborough 010 E02003246
E02003246LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Peterborough 010B E01015604
E01015604MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Peterborough 010 E02003246
E02003246Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
5:49 AM
Sunrise
5:56 PM
Sunset
12 hours 7 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:49 AM
Sunset (today)
5:56 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 7 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode PE1 2AJ introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 1473
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01015604 and MSOA E02003246 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode PE1 2AJ is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near PE1 2AJ
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 44%
RWM expected
44%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 45%
RWM expected
67%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–7FSM 30%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 7–18FSM 13%
Attainment 8
63.2
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 24%
RWM expected
60%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 28%
RWM expected
58%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 7–19FSM 38%
Attainment 8
39.1
All-throughIndependentMixed · Ages 4–20FSM 0%
Attainment 8
60.8
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 35%
RWM expected
66%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 9–19FSM 0%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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