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

Typical net household income£46,879a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime58per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)43
Owner-occupied70%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Houghton, Hemingford & FenstantonHuntingdonshire 65690 £408,500
Papworth, Caxton & Fen DraytonSouth Cambridgeshire 1,15083 £375,000
Brampton, the Stukeleys and the AlconburysHuntingdonshire 1,17083 £370,496
Buckden & PerryHuntingdonshire 1,43179 £370,000
Huntingdon Central & WestHuntingdonshire 1,47978 £260,875
Huntingdon HartfordHuntingdonshire 1,52078 £345,000
Kimbolton, Great Staughton & MolesworthHuntingdonshire 1,58877 £458,500
Sawtry & GiddingHuntingdonshire 1,62376 £304,000
GodmanchesterHuntingdonshire 1,67176 £322,500
Riseley & SharnbrookBedford 2,12369 £450,000
Huntingdon Sapley & OxmoorHuntingdonshire 4,60533 £235,000

People living in PE18 Census 2021

Residents91,736
Median age (est.)43
Density150per km²
No qualifications14%
Degree or above38%
No car or van13%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 10%25–44 26%45–64 28%65+ 19%

Tenure

Own outright: 35%Mortgage/shared: 35%Social rent: 14%Private rent: 16%
Own outright 35%Mortgage/shared 35%Social rent 14%Private rent 16%

Households

One person: 27%Couple, no children: 20%Couple with children: 28%Lone parent: 9%Other: 17%
One person 27%Couple, no children 20%Couple with children 28%Lone parent 9%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 22% · Managers & directors 15% · Associate professional 15%

All occupation groups
Professional22%
Managers & directors15%
Associate professional15%
Administrative10%
Skilled trades9%
Elementary9%
Caring & leisure8%
Process & plant7%
Sales & customer service6%

Ethnic group

White: 91%Asian: 4%Black: 2%Mixed: 3%Other: 1%
White 91%Asian 4%Black 2%Mixed 3%Other 1%

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.