Paston

Peterborough · East of England · population 12,195 · 7 LSOAs

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

7Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,380 of 6,856 in England
  • #731 of 746 in East of England
  • #21 of 22 in Peterborough
  • Most deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents12,169
Median age (est.)33
Density3,365per km²
No qualifications26%
Degree or above18%
No car or van28%

Age

0–14 25%15–24 12%25–44 32%45–64 21%65+ 10%

Tenure

Own outright: 14%Mortgage/shared: 27%Social rent: 43%Private rent: 16%
Own outright 14%Mortgage/shared 27%Social rent 43%Private rent 16%

Households

One person: 30%Couple, no children: 14%Couple with children: 25%Lone parent: 18%Other: 14%
One person 30%Couple, no children 14%Couple with children 25%Lone parent 18%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 21% · Process & plant 14% · Sales & customer service 11%

All occupation groups
Elementary21%
Process & plant14%
Sales & customer service11%
Caring & leisure11%
Skilled trades10%
Associate professional9%
Professional9%
Administrative8%
Managers & directors7%

Ethnic group

White: 81%Asian: 6%Black: 5%Mixed: 4%Other: 3%
White 81%Asian 6%Black 5%Mixed 4%Other 3%

Religion & identity

Christian 44% · No religion 40% · Muslim 8%

Born outside the UK: 28%

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

Paston is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #6,380 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #21 of 22 in Peterborough. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Living environment (96) but weak on Education (4). Typical homes here sold for about £206,000 over the past year, up 14% across five years (from 98 sales), 14% below the wider Peterborough median of £240,000. Typical household take-home income is around £36,750 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 94 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, close to the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 6 · #6,414
Employment 9 · #6,243
Education 4 · #6,586
Health 14 · #5,900
Crime 9 · #6,257
Housing & access 11 · #6,120
Living environment 96 · #265

House prices ?

£206,000median (12m) · -1.9% yr · n=98
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£206,00098-1.9%+14.4%
Detached£331,2508+6.0%+32.5%
Semi-detached£219,00036-1.6%+6.8%
Terraced£190,00049+3.4%+22.6%
Flat£116,0005+18.4%
This area£206,000
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)£36,750±£5,219 · #4,450 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£28,194
Price-to-income ?5.6×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 ?

18Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

94 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 1,153 offences
Peterborough108
East of England70
England83

Rank #4,727 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences630
Theft102
Burglary38
Vehicle crime44
Criminal damage & arson132
Public order & weapons79
Drugs80
Robbery7
Other41

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 217 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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