PE18 postcode area · Huntingdonshire
The PE18 postcode district spans 11 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Bedford, Huntingdonshire, South Cambridgeshire. Area Scores range from 32 to 90 across them. Every full PE18 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.
In summary
The PE18 district contains both ends of the scale: Houghton, Hemingford & Fenstanton at 90 out of 100 (#656 of 6,856 in England) against Huntingdon Sapley & Oxmoor at 33, a 58-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 10 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 1 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £235,000 in Huntingdon Sapley & Oxmoor to £458,500 in Kimbolton, Great Staughton & Molesworth — a 2.0× gap within the PE18 district. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — Bedford, Huntingdonshire and South Cambridgeshire — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.
Living here
Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.
| Neighbourhood | Nat. rank | Area score | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houghton, Hemingford & FenstantonHuntingdonshire | 656 | 90 | £408,500 |
| Papworth, Caxton & Fen DraytonSouth Cambridgeshire | 1,150 | 83 | £375,000 |
| Brampton, the Stukeleys and the AlconburysHuntingdonshire | 1,170 | 83 | £370,496 |
| Buckden & PerryHuntingdonshire | 1,431 | 79 | £370,000 |
| Huntingdon Central & WestHuntingdonshire | 1,479 | 78 | £260,875 |
| Huntingdon HartfordHuntingdonshire | 1,520 | 78 | £345,000 |
| Kimbolton, Great Staughton & MolesworthHuntingdonshire | 1,588 | 77 | £458,500 |
| Sawtry & GiddingHuntingdonshire | 1,623 | 76 | £304,000 |
| GodmanchesterHuntingdonshire | 1,671 | 76 | £322,500 |
| Riseley & SharnbrookBedford | 2,123 | 69 | £450,000 |
| Huntingdon Sapley & OxmoorHuntingdonshire | 4,605 | 33 | £235,000 |
People living in PE18 Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 22% · Managers & directors 15% · Associate professional 15%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 22% |
| Managers & directors | 15% |
| Associate professional | 15% |
| Administrative | 10% |
| Skilled trades | 9% |
| Elementary | 9% |
| Caring & leisure | 8% |
| Process & plant | 7% |
| Sales & customer service | 6% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 49% · No religion 42% · Muslim 1%
Born outside the UK: 15%
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.
Towns & places in PE18
Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the PE18 district.
Nearby areas
Postcode districts around PE18.
A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.