Postcode district · Spalding

PE12 area guide

Who lives in PE12, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Council: South Holland
Region: East Midlands
Population: 59,762 (2024)

PE12Postcode district · Spalding

At a glance

What PE12 is like

The PE12 postcode district in South Holland covers 1,290 live postcodes and is home to about 59,762 people in 24,926 households. 70.5% of households own their home, 14.9% rent privately and 13.5% are in social housing. The largest age group is 55–59, and 53.4% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for England. Higher-harm crime is below the England and Wales average. Homes in PE12 sold for a median of £242,750 over the year to August 2026.

Scores

How PE12 compares

Headline figures for PE12, set against England as a whole.

AffluenceMore

4.2/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in England) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore

6/ 10

Around the middle: 25.8 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

House pricesMore

£242,750

Median over 544 sales in PE12, −1.7% on the year before.

TransportMore

0.0/ 10

Poor: 0 stations within a mile, 0 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

83%

Rated good or better across 29 inspected schools in PE12.

Household incomeMore

£42,645

Average annual income before tax, higher than 19% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where PE12 differs most from the national average.

01
An older population
25.9% of residents are 65 or over, against 18.4% across England.
02
Mostly owner-occupied
70.5% of households own their home, against 61.3% across England.

Questions

PE12 FAQs

Is PE12 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 4.2 out of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in England. Higher-harm crime runs at 25.8 per 1,000 people a year, band 6 of 10 nationally. 83% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better. Transport connectivity scores 0.0 out of 10 (poor).

How much does a house cost in PE12?

The median sale price over the last year was £242,750.

Homes in PE12 sold for a median of £242,750 across 544 sales in the year to August 2026, −1.7% on the year before. Prices come from HM Land Registry’s record of every residential sale.

Is PE12 safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.8 offences per 1,000 people a year around PE12, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 6 of 10.

Who lives in PE12?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 55–59, at 8% of residents. 70.5% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (55.9%).

Which council covers PE12?

The local authority for PE12 is South Holland.

PE12 comes under South Holland in the East Midlands. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is PE12?

Connectivity scores 0.0 out of 10.

There are 0 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 0.0 out of 10 (poor).

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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