West
Ward in Peterborough, England
| Coordinates: | 52.573, -0.289 |
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| OS grid ref: | TL 16 98 |
| Dialling code: | 01733 (Peterborough) |
West is an electoral ward in Peterborough, in the ceremonial county of Cambridgeshire, lying to the west of the city centre. It is primarily residential, combining older Victorian terraces and post‑war housing with more recent developments, and is served by local shops, schools and small parks that give it a neighbourhood feel despite being close to urban amenities.
Its character reflects Peterborough’s wider history of Victorian and 20th‑century expansion around the railways and industry, and the ward today is socially mixed with active community groups and independent businesses. Residents benefit from good transport links into the city and beyond, including easy access to Peterborough railway station, while local green spaces and community centres remain important focal points.
Postcode districts covering West
Most populated places nearby
- Peterborough 0.9 miles
- Kettering 21.3 miles
- Kettering Town 21.5 miles
- Corby 17.7 miles
- Rushden 23.7 miles
- Wisbech 20.2 miles
- Spalding 15.6 miles
- Huntingdon 16.7 miles
- March 15.9 miles
- Stamford 10.1 miles
- Bourne 13.9 miles
- Market Deeping 7.6 miles
Neighbouring places
- Peterborough Built-up area 0.9 miles
- Ravensthorpe Ward 1.2 miles
- Castor Parish 1.3 miles
- Bretton Parish 1.3 miles
- Fletton and Woodston Ward 1.4 miles
- Orton Longueville Parish 1.6 miles
- Central Ward 1.7 miles
- Orton Waterville Parish 1.9 miles
- North Ward 2.2 miles
- Alwalton Parish 2.3 miles
- Park Ward 2.4 miles
- Castor and Ailsworth Built-up area 2.4 miles
Example postcodes in West
PE3 6YE, PE3 9NZ, PE3 9JR, PE3 6SR, PE3 9AT, PE3 6RB, PE3 9NE, PE3 9AP, PE3 9AF … See all
Transport links
- East Midlands Airport 47 miles
- Luton Airport 48.4 miles
- Peterborough Railway Station 1.6 miles
- Whittlesea Railway Station 7.4 miles
Hotels near West Ad
- Thorpe Lodge Hotel 1.2 miles
- Holiday Inn Peterborough West 4 0.6 miles
- Park Inn by Radisson Peterborough 3 1.9 miles
- The Bull Hotel, Sure Hotel Collection 4 1.9 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Peterborough 3 2.2 miles
- Delta Hotels by Marriott Peterborough 4 2.1 miles
- The Haycock Manor Hotel 4 5.3 miles
- The Pearl Hotel 4 2 miles
- Orton Hall Hotel & Spa 4 1.4 miles
- The Bell Inn Hotel, Stilton, Cambridgeshire 4 5.8 miles
Schools in West
- Longthorpe Primary Academy Primary
Local points of interest
- Peterborough Museum and Art Gallery Museum 1.8 miles
- London Road Stadium Stadium 2.1 miles
- Fengate Archaeological site 3.1 miles
- Must Farm Pile-dwelling Site Archaeological site 4.9 miles
- Burghley House Historic site 8.4 miles
- Walcot Hall Estate 9.7 miles
- Sawtry Abbey Historic site 10.3 miles
- Monks Wood National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 12.1 miles
- Lyveden New Bield Historic site 13.7 miles
- Spanhoe Wood Forest 13.9 miles
- Normanton Park Estate 14.4 miles
- Vaudey Abbey Historic site 16.1 miles