Fengate & Parnwell

Peterborough · East of England · population 12,879 · 7 LSOAs

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

14Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,900 of 6,856 in England
  • #702 of 746 in East of England
  • #16 of 22 in Peterborough
  • Most deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents12,822
Median age (est.)34
Density1,470per km²
No qualifications27%
Degree or above22%
No car or van28%

Age

0–14 23%15–24 12%25–44 32%45–64 21%65+ 12%

Tenure

Own outright: 22%Mortgage/shared: 26%Social rent: 27%Private rent: 26%
Own outright 22%Mortgage/shared 26%Social rent 27%Private rent 26%

Households

One person: 30%Couple, no children: 14%Couple with children: 23%Lone parent: 16%Other: 17%
One person 30%Couple, no children 14%Couple with children 23%Lone parent 16%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 22% · Process & plant 15% · Professional 10%

All occupation groups
Elementary22%
Process & plant15%
Professional10%
Sales & customer service10%
Associate professional9%
Skilled trades9%
Administrative8%
Caring & leisure8%
Managers & directors8%

Ethnic group

White: 68%Asian: 19%Black: 5%Mixed: 4%Other: 4%
White 68%Asian 19%Black 5%Mixed 4%Other 4%

Religion & identity

Christian 47% · No religion 26% · Muslim 18%

Born outside the UK: 38%

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

Fengate & Parnwell is in the most-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #5,900 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #16 of 22 in Peterborough. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Living environment (72) but weak on Education (7). Typical homes here, about £215,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 34% in five years (from 86 sales), 10% below the wider Peterborough median of £240,000. Typical household take-home income is around £36,308 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 134 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 9 · #6,216
Employment 16 · #5,743
Education 7 · #6,360
Health 25 · #5,160
Crime 22 · #5,338
Housing & access 25 · #5,139
Living environment 72 · #1,917

House prices ?

£215,000median (12m) · 0.0% yr · n=86
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£215,000860.0%+34.4%
Detached£315,00019+22.3%+54.8%
Semi-detached£237,00028-3.3%+37.4%
Terraced£173,50026+3.7%+13.8%
Flat£105,00013-13.9%-12.5%
This area£215,000
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)£36,308±£5,141 · #4,596 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£28,293
Price-to-income ?5.9×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 ?

32Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

134 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 1,725 offences
Peterborough108
East of England70
England83

Rank #5,712 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences771
Theft280
Burglary76
Vehicle crime114
Criminal damage & arson183
Public order & weapons140
Drugs78
Robbery17
Other66

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 312 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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