Peterborough Register Office

Thorpe Road currently cannot be accessed from the Queensgate roundabout due to road works. A diversion is in place. Please allow extra travel time for appointments at the register office.

Easter opening times for Peterborough Register Office

  • Thursday 28 March 2024 - open as usual, 9am to 4pm
  • Friday 29 March 2024 - closed - on call service, 9am to 1pm
  • Saturday 30 March 2024 - ceremonies as usual - on call service for registrations, 9am to 1pm
  • Sunday 31 March 2024 - closed - no on call service
  • Monday 1 April 2024 - closed - on call service, 9am to 1pm
  • Tuesday 2 April 2024 - open as usual, 9am to 4pm

Introduction

Peterborough Register Office provides a professional registration service for life's important events such as births, deaths, marriages and civil partnerships as well as celebratory services such as citizenship ceremonies, naming ceremonies, and the renewal of marriage vows.

Contact the Register Office

We are based at:

The Register Office,
33 Thorpe Road,
Peterborough
PE3 6AB

Our contact details are:

If you email us, please include your telephone number and a brief summary of your query.

Please note that you can call us on the above number to:

  • order a certificate
  • book an appointment for a birth or death registration
  • book a citizenship ceremony

For all other enquiries, our call centre will take your contact details as we operate a call back service. We aim to respond to all enquiries within 14 days.

Opening hours

Our call centre helpdesk answers all our incoming telephone calls and is open 8am until 6pm Monday to Friday to take certificate orders, book appointments and respond to telephone enquiries. For complex matters we operate a call back service.

Appointments at the Register Office and over-the-counter certificate orders can be made within the following times:

Peterborough Register Office opening times
Day Hours
Monday 9am until 4pm
Tuesday 9am until 4pm
Wednesday 9am until 4pm
Thursday 9am until 6.30pm (telephone enquiries until 6pm only)
Friday 10am until 4pm
Saturday By previous appointment only
Sunday Closed

Other than welcoming disability assistance dogs, we do not allow animals in the building.

Parking

Free limited car parking is available at the Register Office. Please ensure you allow plenty of time before your appointment as alternative off-site parking may have to be found if all of our allocated parking bays are full.

Data protection (GDPR)

The Register Office for Peterborough is required by law to gather data on births, deaths, marriages and civil partnerships. We value your privacy and so you can find out more about how we use your data through the Register Office Privacy Notice and the Register Office's list of processing activities.

Suggestions and feedback

You can use our online form to make a suggestion, leave a comment, or compliment.