Central Park

Peterborough · East of England · population 11,593 · 5 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

15Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,845 of 6,856 in England
  • #699 of 746 in East of England
  • #15 of 22 in Peterborough
  • Most deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents11,574
Median age (est.)32
Density6,130per km²
No qualifications30%
Degree or above22%
No car or van27%

Age

0–14 23%15–24 16%25–44 30%45–64 21%65+ 10%

Tenure

Own outright: 28%Mortgage/shared: 29%Social rent: 8%Private rent: 34%
Own outright 28%Mortgage/shared 29%Social rent 8%Private rent 34%

Households

One person: 22%Couple, no children: 11%Couple with children: 29%Lone parent: 12%Other: 27%
One person 22%Couple, no children 11%Couple with children 29%Lone parent 12%Other 27%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 23% · Process & plant 16% · Professional 11%

All occupation groups
Elementary23%
Process & plant16%
Professional11%
Sales & customer service10%
Caring & leisure8%
Associate professional8%
Administrative8%
Skilled trades7%
Managers & directors7%

Ethnic group

White: 43%Asian: 47%Black: 2%Mixed: 3%Other: 5%
White 43%Asian 47%Black 2%Mixed 3%Other 5%

Religion & identity

Muslim 47% · Christian 33% · No religion 13%

Born outside the UK: 45%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Central Park is in the most-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #5,845 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #15 of 22 in Peterborough. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (41) and lowest on Education (3). Typical homes here sold for about £242,000 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+8%) (from 77 sales), in line with the wider Peterborough median of £240,000. Typical household take-home income is around £36,893 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 109 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 12 · #6,044
Employment 23 · #5,263
Education 3 · #6,627
Health 39 · #4,193
Crime 20 · #5,448
Housing & access 41 · #4,049
Living environment 26 · #5,043

House prices ?

£242,000median (12m) · -2.6% yr · n=77
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£242,00077-2.6%+7.6%
Detached£282,50022-4.1%+11.9%
Semi-detached£250,00040+2.0%+4.2%
Terraced£205,00012+6.5%+28.1%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=3)
This area£242,000
Peterborough£240,000
East of England£348,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£36,893±£5,439 · #4,400 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£26,615
Price-to-income ?6.6×typical home ÷ net income — less stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

30Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

109 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 1,261 offences
Peterborough108
East of England70
England83

Rank #5,176 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences605
Theft102
Burglary68
Vehicle crime98
Criminal damage & arson130
Public order & weapons113
Drugs84
Robbery17
Other44

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 256 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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