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 miles1.5 km
- Kettering 21.3 miles34.4 km
- Kettering Town 21.5 miles34.7 km
- Corby 17.7 miles28.5 km
- Rushden 23.7 miles38.2 km
- Wisbech 20.2 miles32.4 km
- Spalding 15.6 miles25.1 km
- Huntingdon 16.7 miles27 km
- March 15.9 miles25.6 km
- Stamford 10.1 miles16.3 km
- Bourne 13.9 miles22.3 km
- Market Deeping 7.6 miles12.3 km
Neighbouring places
- Peterborough Built-up area 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Ravensthorpe Ward 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Castor Parish 1.3 miles2 km
- Bretton Parish 1.3 miles2 km
- Fletton and Woodston Ward 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Orton Longueville Parish 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Central Ward 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Orton Waterville Parish 1.9 miles3.1 km
- North Ward 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Alwalton Parish 2.3 miles3.8 km
- Park Ward 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Castor and Ailsworth Built-up area 2.4 miles3.9 km
Example postcodes in West
PE3 6SG, PE3 6YJ, PE3 6LP, PE3 9TG, PE3 9PF, PE3 6RY, PE3 9AW, PE3 9AD, PE3 9YZ … See all
Transport links
- East Midlands Airport 47 miles75.7 km
- Luton Airport 48.4 miles77.8 km
- Peterborough Railway Station 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Whittlesea Railway Station 7.4 miles11.9 km
Hotels near West Ad
- Thorpe Lodge Hotel 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Holiday Inn Peterborough West 4 0.6 miles1 km
- Park Inn by Radisson Peterborough 3 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Holiday Inn Express Peterborough 3 2.2 miles3.6 km
- The Bull Hotel, Sure Hotel Collection 4 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Delta Hotels by Marriott Peterborough 4 2.1 miles3.4 km
- The Pearl Hotel 4 2 miles3.1 km
- The Haycock Manor Hotel 4 5.3 miles8.5 km
- Orton Hall Hotel & Spa 4 1.4 miles2.2 km
- The Bell Inn Hotel, Stilton, Cambridgeshire 4 5.8 miles9.3 km
Schools in West
- Longthorpe Primary Academy Primary
Local points of interest
- Peterborough Museum and Art Gallery Museum 1.8 miles2.9 km
- London Road Stadium Stadium 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Fengate Archaeological site 3.1 miles5 km
- Must Farm Pile-dwelling Site Archaeological site 4.9 miles7.9 km
- Burghley House Historic site 8.4 miles13.5 km
- Walcot Hall Estate 9.7 miles15.6 km
- Sawtry Abbey Historic site 10.3 miles16.5 km
- Monks Wood National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 12.1 miles19.4 km
- Lyveden New Bield Historic site 13.7 miles22 km
- Spanhoe Wood Forest 13.9 miles22.3 km
- Normanton Park Estate 14.4 miles23.1 km
- Vaudey Abbey Historic site 16.1 miles25.9 km