PE postcode area

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Peterborough
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PE
Coordinates: 52°40′12″N0°00′43″W / 52.670°N 0.012°W / 52.670; -0.012
CountryUnited Kingdom
Postcode area
PE
Postcode area name
Peterborough
Post towns 18
Postcode districts 39
Postcode sectors162
Postcodes (live)26,561
Postcodes (total)38,938
Statistics as at May 2020 [1]

The PE postcode area, also known as the Peterborough postcode area, [2] is a group of 36 postcode districts in eastern England, within 18 post towns. These cover north and west Cambridgeshire (including Peterborough, Huntingdon, Chatteris, St. Neots, St. Ives, March and Wisbech), much of south and east Lincolnshire (including Bourne, Stamford, Spalding, Boston, Skegness and Spilsby), and west Norfolk (including King's Lynn, Hunstanton, Sandringham, Swaffham and Downham Market), plus the north-easternmost part of Northamptonshire, the easternmost part of Rutland and very small parts of Bedfordshire.

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Coverage

The approximate coverage of the postcode districts:

Postcode district Post town CoverageLocal authority area(s)
PE1PETERBOROUGH Peterborough, Dogsthorpe, Eastfield, Eastgate, Fengate, Newark, Parnwell Peterborough
PE2PETERBOROUGH Alwalton, Fletton, The Ortons, Stanground, Woodston Peterborough
PE3PETERBOROUGHPeterborough, Bretton, Longthorpe, Netherton, Ravensthorpe, Westwood Peterborough
PE4PETERBOROUGH Gunthorpe, Paston, Walton, Werrington Peterborough
PE5PETERBOROUGH Ailsworth, Castor, Sutton Peterborough
PE6PETERBOROUGH Baston, Crowland, The Deepings, Eye, Glinton, Langtoft, Northborough, Upton Peterborough, South Kesteven, South Holland
PE7PETERBOROUGH Alwalton, Chesterton, Coates, Farcet, Folksworth, Hampton, Stilton, Whittlesey, Yaxley Huntingdonshire, Fenland, Peterborough
PE8PETERBOROUGH Achurch, Apethorpe, Armston, Ashton, Barnwell, Blatherwycke, Cotterstock, Elton, Fotheringhay, Hemington, Kings Cliffe, Lower Benefield, Luddington, Nassington, Oundle, Polebrook, Sibson, Southwick, Stibbington, Tansor, Thornhaugh, Thurning, Upper Benefield, Wadenhoe, Wansford, Warmington, Water Newton, Wigsthorpe, Wittering, Woodnewton, Yarwell North Northamptonshire, Huntingdonshire, Peterborough
PE9STAMFORD Stamford, Ashton, Aunby, Bainton, Barholm, Barnack, Braceborough, Careby, Carlby, Collyweston, Duddington, Essendine, Easton on the Hill, Great Casterton, Greatford, Ketton, Little Casterton, Newstead, Pickworth, Pilsgate, Ryhall, Southorpe, Tallington, Tickencote, Tinwell, Tixover, Uffington, Ufford, Wilsthorpe, Wothorpe South Kesteven, Rutland, North Northamptonshire, Peterborough
PE10BOURNE Bourne, Bulby, Cawthorpe, Dowsby, Dunsby, Dyke, Edenham, Grimsthorpe, Haconby, Hanthorpe, Keisby, Kirkby Underwood, Lound, Manthorpe, Morton, Rippingale, Scottlethorpe, Stainfield, Thurlby, Toft, Twenty, Witham on the Hill South Kesteven
PE11SPALDING Spalding (most of), Deeping St. Nicholas, Donington, Gosberton, Hop Pole, Pinchbeck, Pode Hole, Quadring, Quadring Fen, Surfleet, Tongue End South Holland, South Kesteven
PE12SPALDINGSpalding (eastern outskirts), Cowbit, Gedney, Fleet, Holbeach, Holbeach Drove, Little Sutton, Long Sutton, Moulton, Sutton Bridge, Weston, Weston Hills, Whaplode South Holland, Fenland
PE13WISBECH Wisbech (most of), Guyhirn, Murrow, Parson Drove, Tydd St Giles, Tydd St Mary, Wisbech St Mary Fenland, King's Lynn and West Norfolk, South Holland
PE14WISBECH Wisbech (outskirts), Elm, Emneth, Emneth Hungate, Marshland St. James, Outwell, Terrington St. John, Tipps End, Upwell, Walpole Highway, Walpole St Peter, Walpole St Andrew, Walsoken, Welney, West Walton Fenland, King's Lynn and West Norfolk, East Cambridgeshire
PE15MARCH March, Benwick, Doddington, Manea, Wimblington Fenland, Huntingdonshire
PE16CHATTERIS Chatteris, Swingbrow Fenland, Huntingdonshire
PE19ST. NEOTS St Neots, Abbotsley, Buckden, Croxton, Diddington, Duloe, Eaton Ford, Eaton Socon, Eltisley, Eynesbury, Graveley, Great Paxton, Great Staughton, Hail Weston, Honeydon, Little Barford, Little Paxton, Offord Cluny, Southoe, Staploe, Toseland, Yelling Huntingdonshire, South Cambridgeshire, Bedford, Central Bedfordshire
PE20BOSTON Algarkirk, Amber Hill, Bicker, Brothertoft, East Heckington, Fosdyke, Frampton, Kirton, Sutterton, Swineshead, Wigtoft Boston, North Kesteven
PE21BOSTON Boston, Fishtoft, Wyberton Boston
PE22BOSTON Benington, Butterwick, Carrington, Eastville, Freiston, Friskney, Frithville, Langrick, Leverton, Mareham-le-Fen, Moorby, New Bolingbroke, Old Leake, Revesby, Stickney, Wrangle Boston, East Lindsey
PE23SPILSBY Spilsby, Asgarby, Aswardby, Bag Enderby, Dalby, East Kirkby, Firsby, Halton Holegate, Harrington, Keal Cotes, Langton, Mavis Enderby, Monksthorpe, Partney, Sausthorpe, Somersby East Lindsey
PE24SKEGNESS Addlethorpe, Anderby, Anderby Creek, Ashington End, Bratoft, Burgh Le Marsh, Chapel St Leonards, Croft, Hogsthorpe, Orby, Wainfleet East Lindsey
PE25SKEGNESS Skegness, Croft, Ingoldmells, Roman Bank East Lindsey
PE26HUNTINGDON Ramsey, Bury, Ramsey Mereside, Upwood, Pondersbridge Huntingdonshire, Fenland
PE27ST. IVES St Ives, Holywell, Needingworth Huntingdonshire
PE28HUNTINGDON Huntingdon (outskirts), Abbots Ripton, Alconbury, Alconbury Weston, Barham, Bluntisham, Brampton, Broughton, Buckworth, Bythorn, Catworth, Colne, Coppingford, Covington, Earith, Easton, Ellington, Fenstanton, Glatton, Grafham, Great Gidding, Great Stukeley, Hamerton, Hartford, Hemingford Abbots, Hemingford Grey, Hilton, Houghton, Keyston, Kimbolton, Kings Ripton, Leighton Bromswold, Little Gidding, Little Stukeley, Lower Dean, Molesworth, Old Hurst, Old Weston, Perry, Pidley, Sawtry, Somersham, Spaldwick, Stow Longa, Tilbrook, Upper Dean, Warboys, Wennington, Winwick, Wistow, Woodhurst, Woodwalton, Woolley, Wyton Huntingdonshire, Fenland, East Cambridgeshire, South Cambridgeshire, Bedford
PE29HUNTINGDONHuntingdon (most of), Godmanchester, Hartford, Hinchingbrooke Huntingdonshire
PE30KING'S LYNN King's Lynn, North Wootton, South Wootton King's Lynn and West Norfolk
PE31KING'S LYNN Brancaster, Burnham Thorpe, Heacham, Snettisham, Wolferton, Burnham Market King's Lynn and West Norfolk
PE32KING'S LYNN East Lexham, East Winch, Leziate, Middleton, Mileham, Narborough King's Lynn and West Norfolk, Breckland
PE33KING'S LYNN Barton Bendish, Fincham, Gooderstone, Oxborough King's Lynn and West Norfolk, Breckland
PE34KING'S LYNN Clenchwarton, Islington, Stow Bardolph, Terrington St Clement, Tilney All Saints, Tilney St. Lawrence, Walpole Cross Keys, West Lynn, Wimbotsham King's Lynn and West Norfolk
PE35SANDRINGHAM Sandringham King's Lynn and West Norfolk
PE36HUNSTANTON Hunstanton, Holme, Ringstead, Sedgeford, Thornham King's Lynn and West Norfolk
PE37SWAFFHAM Swaffham, Beachamwell, Cockley Cley, Necton, North Pickenham, South Pickenham Breckland
PE38DOWNHAM MARKET Downham Market, Salters Lode King's Lynn and West Norfolk, East Cambridgeshire
PE99PETERBOROUGHnon-geographic

The original PE17 and PE18 districts for Huntingdon were recoded to PE26, PE27, PE28 and PE29 in late 1999. [3] The St. Neots and St. Ives post towns were created at the same time, the PE19 district having formerly been part of the Huntingdon post town.

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PE postcode area map, showing postcode districts in red and post towns in grey text, with links to nearby CB, IP, LE, LN, MK, NG, NN, NR and SG postcode areas. PE postcode area map.svg
PE postcode area map, showing postcode districts in red and post towns in grey text, with links to nearby CB, IP, LE, LN, MK, NG, NN, NR and SG postcode areas.

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References

  1. "ONS Postcode Directory Version Notes" (ZIP). National Statistics Postcode Products. Office for National Statistics. May 2020. Table 2. Retrieved 19 June 2020. Coordinates from mean of unit postcode points, "Code-Point Open". OS OpenData. Ordnance Survey. February 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
  2. Royal Mail, Address Management Guide, (2004)
  3. "Royal Mail Postcode Update 30". Beacon Dodsworth. Archived from the original on 22 April 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2024.