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Stanground
What it's like at PE2 8XA: every home that has sold on the street since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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ORR, DfE, police.uk, OS Terrain 50 and Open Greenspace, Forestry Commission, Defra noise maps (England), Xoserve. Every distance: Moving; radon, ground and flood checks: Buying.
Sales and extensions on the street; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
No sales recorded at this postcode since 1995.
The nearest station is Peterborough, a drive away (3.9 km), with 5.3m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Kings Cross.
The nearest bus stop is Park Farm Crescent, 100 m away, with a bus about every 21 minutes on weekdays (route 3); 12 departures an hour from the 4 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Heritage Park Primary School, a few minutes' walk (under 50 m); 73% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Stanground Academy, 1.4 km away; Attainment 8: 46.7 · 8.4% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: The King's (The Cathedral) School (3.7 km).
It's a family area: 21% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Tesco, 650 m away, with Peterborough PFS closer still (450 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is The Stanground Surgery (1.3 km), with Halls The Chemist the closest pharmacy (1.4 km).
For a haircut, OMG Hair & Nails is 850 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Peterborough City Hospital, 5.6 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 61% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 60% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 14 weeks).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 8 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
St Michael's Church Community Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (900 m), and The Whittle Way the nearest pub (900 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 78 per 1,000 residents a year.
It's a mix of homes: 6% flats and 34% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1993-1999.
It's growing: about 200 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Denton Road Field, 1.4 km away; for exercise, Cardea Community Sports Pavillion (900 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 8.6 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Luton is 76 km away.
Most households own their home, 16% rent privately.
The nearest university is University Centre Peterborough, 4.2 km away (TEF Silver).
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.
7 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
North West Cambridgeshire constituency: Sam Carling MP (Labour), since July 2024. 2024 general election: Lab gain from Con, majority 39 (0.1%), turnout 59%. Vote shares: Labour 33%, Conservative 33%, Reform UK 20%, Liberal Democrat 7%.
13 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near PE2 8XA →
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| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 2.1% | 2.5% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.0% | 0.7% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 98.4% | 90.3% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.1% | 2.2% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 1.4% | 6.3% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 0.3% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
National infrastructure projects and headline schemes only, not local planning applications. See them all on a map.