Around average
IMD England
Low · 3.1 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
East of England
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for PE8 6BB
Postcode
PE8 6BB
Coordinates
52.6059, -0.4403
Grid reference
TF057020
Easting
505,718
Northing
302,045
Region
East of England
Plus Code
9C4XJH45+9V
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Wittering
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.
19781
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 19781 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 PE8 6BB
England & WalesCrime trends · near PE8 6BB
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.89.1%
Other White3.0%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group1.9%
African1.6%
+ other · 4.5%
Religion
No religion50.1%
Christian41.1%
Not answered6.0%
+ other · 2.7%
Age groups
35–4926.1%
25–3421.0%
50–6412.8%
5–911.1%
10–158.6%
+ 5 other age groups · 20.4%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children27.5%
Other19.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children13.6%
Lone parent family: With dependent children10.4%
Cohabiting couple family: No children8.7%
+ 7 other households · 20.6%
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
Wittering
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 004C E01015626
E01015626MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Peterborough 004 E02003240
E02003240LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Peterborough 004C E01015626
E01015626MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Peterborough 004 E02003240
E02003240Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1
2021 Classification
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1
Sun & Time Information
5:50 AM
Sunrise
5:57 PM
Sunset
12 hours 7 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:50 AM
Sunset (today)
5:57 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 PE8 6BB introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1. IMD England rank: 19781
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1. LSOA E01015626 and MSOA E02003240 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode PE8 6BB 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 PE8 6BB
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
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