Ravensthorpe
Ward in Peterborough, England
| Coordinates: | 52.586, -0.269 |
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| OS grid ref: | TF 17 00 |
| Dialling code: | 01733 (Peterborough) |
Ravensthorpe is an inner‑suburban ward to the east of Peterborough, largely residential with a mix of council and private housing, local shops, primary schools and small green spaces and play areas. It sits a short bus ride from Peterborough city centre and the railway station, so many residents commute into the centre or to nearby industrial estates for work.
The area grew up mainly in the mid‑20th century and has since seen various community‑led regeneration efforts and local initiatives. It has a diverse population, active neighbourhood groups and an everyday, down‑to‑earth character that reflects its working‑class roots while steadily adapting to modern development pressures.
Postcode districts covering Ravensthorpe
Most populated places nearby
- Peterborough 0.5 miles
- Kettering 22.5 miles
- Kettering Town 22.7 miles
- Corby 18.8 miles
- Rushden 24.9 miles
- Wisbech 19.1 miles
- Spalding 14.5 miles
- Huntingdon 17.4 miles
- March 15.2 miles
- Stamford 10.4 miles
- Bourne 13.3 miles
- Market Deeping 7 miles
Neighbouring places
- Peterborough Built-up area 0.5 miles
- Bretton Parish 0.7 miles
- North Ward 1 mile
- Central Ward 1.1 miles
- West Ward 1.2 miles
- Park Ward 1.4 miles
- Paston and Walton Ward 1.4 miles
- Fletton and Woodston Ward 1.6 miles
- Dogsthorpe Ward 2 miles
- Gunthorpe Ward 2.1 miles
- Marholm Parish 2.2 miles
- Castor Parish 2.2 miles
Example postcodes in Ravensthorpe
PE3 9RL, PE3 7JF, PE3 7JN, PE3 9UN, PE3 7ET, PE3 9UF, PE3 7AS, PE3 9TS, PE3 9DS … See all
Transport links
- East Midlands Airport 47.5 miles
- Luton Airport 49.3 miles
- Peterborough Railway Station 1.1 miles
- Whittlesea Railway Station 6.9 miles
Hotels near Ravensthorpe Ad
- Dragonfly Hotel Peterborough 3 1 mile
- Park Inn by Radisson Peterborough Hotel 3 1.5 miles
- The Bull Hotel 4 1.4 miles
- The Pearl Hotel 4 1.2 miles
- The Red Lion 1.3 miles
- Thorpe Lodge Hotel 1 mile
- Holiday Inn Peterborough West 4 1.6 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Peterborough 3 3.5 miles
- Premier Inn Peterborough North 3 1.2 miles
- Delta Hotels Peterborough 4 3.4 miles
Schools in Ravensthorpe
- Highlees Primary School Primary
- Jack Hunt Academy Secondary
- Ravensthorpe Primary Academy Primary
- Thorpe Primary Academy Primary
Local points of interest
- Peterborough Museum and Art Gallery Museum 1.4 miles
- London Road Stadium Stadium 1.9 miles
- Fengate Archaeological site 2.2 miles
- Must Farm Pile-dwelling Site Archaeological site 4.5 miles
- Burghley House Historic site 8.6 miles
- Walcot Hall Estate 10.9 miles
- Sawtry Abbey Historic site 11 miles
- Monks Wood National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 12.8 miles
- Spanhoe Wood Forest 14.8 miles
- Lyveden New Bield Historic site 14.9 miles
- Normanton Park Estate 14.9 miles
- Vaudey Abbey Historic site 15.8 miles