Low deprivation
IMD England
Low · 3.1 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
East of England
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for PE5 7XA
Postcode
PE5 7XA
Coordinates
52.5782, -0.3834
Grid reference
TL096990
Easting
509,641
Northing
299,043
Region
East of England
Plus Code
9C4XHJH8+7J
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Unknown
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.
22184
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 22184 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 PE5 7XA
England & WalesCrime trends · near PE5 7XA
Counts are for Wittering 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
4
YoY —
1050
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
5
YoY —
1160
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
3
YoY —
420
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
1
YoY —
530
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
2
YoY —
840
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.91.1%
Other White3.2%
+ other · 5.7%
Religion
Christian63.7%
No religion30.2%
Not answered3.6%
+ other · 2.5%
Age groups
50–6425.5%
35–4917.7%
65–7413.1%
75–848.5%
25–347.8%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.4%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: No children16.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children15.9%
All members 66+15.7%
Any member 66+13.4%
Other10.5%
+ 7 other households · 28.1%
Administrative Information
Peterborough
Local Authority
Council AreaNorth West Cambridgeshire E14001401
Constituency
E14001401Cambridgeshire
Police Force
England
Ward
Wittering
Constituency code
E14001401
EU Electoral Region
Eastern
Parish
Sutton
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 018A E01015627
E01015627MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Peterborough 018 E02003254
E02003254LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Peterborough 018A E01015627
E01015627MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Peterborough 018 E02003254
E02003254Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Village – less sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 7
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural village E1
2021 Classification
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1
Sun & Time Information
5:50 AM
Sunrise
5:56 PM
Sunset
12 hours 6 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:50 AM
Sunset (today)
5:56 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 6 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 PE5 7XA introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Village – less sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 7
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural village E1. IMD England rank: 22184
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1. LSOA E01015627 and MSOA E02003254 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode PE5 7XA 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
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