Among the most deprived
IMD England
Around average · 4.5 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
East of England
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Coordinates & Location for PE1 5GA
Postcode
PE1 5GA
Coordinates
52.5747, -0.2287
Grid reference
TL201989
Easting
520,130
Northing
298,904
Region
East of England
Plus Code
9C4XHQFC+VG
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.
2630
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 2630 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 5GA
England & WalesCrime trends · near PE1 5GA
Counts are for East 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
29
YoY +32%
483216
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
8
YoY -27%
1494
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
5
YoY —
1581
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
2
YoY —
951
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
6
YoY -50%
1283
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.26.9%
Other White24.4%
Pakistani12.4%
Indian10.5%
Other Asian6.5%
+ 5 other groups · 19.3%
Religion
Christian51.9%
Muslim20.8%
No religion18.9%
Not answered7.2%
+ other · 1.2%
Age groups
35–4923.4%
25–3416.3%
50–6414.3%
10–159.2%
≤47.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.8%
Households
Other20.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children13.3%
Any member 66+11.9%
With dependent children9.6%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over7.9%
+ 8 other households · 36.6%
Administrative Information
Peterborough
Local Authority
Council AreaPeterborough E14001425
Constituency
E14001425Cambridgeshire
Police Force
England
Ward
East
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 014D E01015612
E01015612MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Peterborough 014 E02003250
E02003250LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Peterborough 014D E01015612
E01015612MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Peterborough 014 E02003250
E02003250Urban: 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
June 2000
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~26 years
Active Duration
2000 -> PresentJune 2000 — Introduced
Postcode PE1 5GA 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: 2630
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01015612 and MSOA E02003250 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode PE1 5GA is currently active and in use.
First introduced
June 2000
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~26 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near PE1 5GA
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 36%
RWM expected
69%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 8–16FSM 66%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 8–16FSM 77%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 41%
RWM expected
57%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 34%
Attainment 8
45.9
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 33%
RWM expected
36%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 7–18FSM 13%
Attainment 8
63.2
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 4–16FSM 48%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 50%
Attainment 8
39.3
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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