PE28 postcode area · Huntingdonshire

The PE28 postcode district spans 18 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Bedford, East Cambridgeshire, Fenland, Huntingdonshire, North Northamptonshire, South Cambridgeshire. Area Scores range from 32 to 90 across them. Every full PE28 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The PE28 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 — 14 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 Chatteris to £458,500 in Kimbolton, Great Staughton & Molesworth — a 2.0× gap within the PE28 district. Note that the district straddles 6 local authorities — Bedford, East Cambridgeshire, Fenland, Huntingdonshire, North Northamptonshire and South Cambridgeshire — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£45,814a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime53per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)44
Owner-occupied72%

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

House prices in the PE28 district

£358,500median home sold over the past year · +7.0% over 5 years · -1.0% over the year · 802 sales
Detached£455,000
Semi-detached£295,000
Terraced£265,000
Flat£180,000
Huntingdonshire£315,000
East of England£348,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Houghton, Hemingford & FenstantonHuntingdonshire 65690 £408,500
St Ives NorthHuntingdonshire 75289 £287,500
Bluntisham, Earith & NeedingworthHuntingdonshire 87687 £353,000
Willingham & OverSouth Cambridgeshire 1,00685 £380,000
Oundle, Warmington & TitchmarshNorth Northamptonshire 1,01985 £385,000
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
Somersham, Riptons & RaveleysHuntingdonshire 1,56177 £295,000
Kimbolton, Great Staughton & MolesworthHuntingdonshire 1,58877 £458,500
Sawtry & GiddingHuntingdonshire 1,62376 £304,000
Warboys & BuryHuntingdonshire 2,08270 £302,500
Riseley & SharnbrookBedford 2,12369 £450,000
Haddenham, Stretham & WitchfordEast Cambridgeshire 2,78159 £345,000
RamseyHuntingdonshire 3,39150 £253,646
ChatterisFenland 3,54948 £235,000
Huntingdon Sapley & OxmoorHuntingdonshire 4,60533 £235,000

People living in PE28 Census 2021

Residents157,873
Median age (est.)44
Density133per km²
No qualifications15%
Degree or above35%
No car or van11%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 10%25–44 24%45–64 28%65+ 20%

Tenure

Own outright: 37%Mortgage/shared: 35%Social rent: 12%Private rent: 16%
Own outright 37%Mortgage/shared 35%Social rent 12%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 21% · Managers & directors 15% · Associate professional 14%

All occupation groups
Professional21%
Managers & directors15%
Associate professional14%
Skilled trades10%
Administrative10%
Elementary8%
Caring & leisure8%
Process & plant7%
Sales & customer service6%

Ethnic group

White: 93%Asian: 3%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 93%Asian 3%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 49% · No religion 43% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 12%

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 PE28

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the PE28 district.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around PE28.

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.