Peterborough Central

Peterborough · East of England · population 12,082 · 6 LSOAs

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

9Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,257 of 6,856 in England
  • #728 of 746 in East of England
  • #20 of 22 in Peterborough
  • Most deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents12,049
Median age (est.)33
Density5,539per km²
No qualifications32%
Degree or above26%
No car or van45%

Age

0–14 20%15–24 14%25–44 37%45–64 21%65+ 9%

Tenure

Own outright: 18%Mortgage/shared: 15%Social rent: 13%Private rent: 55%
Own outright 18%Mortgage/shared 15%Social rent 13%Private rent 55%

Households

One person: 35%Couple, no children: 14%Couple with children: 20%Lone parent: 11%Other: 20%
One person 35%Couple, no children 14%Couple with children 20%Lone parent 11%Other 20%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 29% · Process & plant 15% · Professional 15%

All occupation groups
Elementary29%
Process & plant15%
Professional15%
Sales & customer service8%
Caring & leisure7%
Associate professional7%
Skilled trades7%
Managers & directors6%
Administrative6%

Ethnic group

White: 51%Asian: 35%Black: 5%Mixed: 4%Other: 6%
White 51%Asian 35%Black 5%Mixed 4%Other 6%

Religion & identity

Christian 43% · Muslim 29% · No religion 17%

Born outside the UK: 55%

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

Peterborough Central is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #6,257 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #20 of 22 in Peterborough. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (42) and lowest on Education (2). Typical homes here, about £166,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 38% in five years (from 61 sales), 31% below the wider Peterborough median of £240,000. Typical household take-home income is around £36,568 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 356 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 8 · #6,270
Employment 19 · #5,523
Education 2 · #6,682
Health 24 · #5,201
Crime 4 · #6,599
Housing & access 42 · #3,981
Living environment 10 · #6,154

House prices ?

£166,000median (12m) · +18.6% yr · n=61
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£166,00061+18.6%+37.8%
Detached£362,5008+51.0%
Semi-detached£235,0009+8.0%+44.2%
Terraced£169,00026+5.6%+35.2%
Flat£121,25018+15.5%+30.4%
This area£166,000
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)£36,568±£5,230 · #4,509 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£26,983
Price-to-income ?4.5×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 ?

25Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

356 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 4,300 offences
Peterborough108
East of England70
England83

Rank #6,370 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences1,677
Theft1,021
Burglary116
Vehicle crime204
Criminal damage & arson298
Public order & weapons569
Drugs224
Robbery87
Other104

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 849 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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