PE3 postcode area · Peterborough
The PE3 postcode district spans 9 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Huntingdonshire, Peterborough. Area Scores range from 5 to 82 across them. Every full PE3 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.
In summary
The PE3 district contains both ends of the scale: Orton West & Castor at 83 out of 100 (#1,184 of 6,856 in England) against Millfield & Bourges Boulevard at 5, a 78-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 3 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 4 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £185,000 in North Bretton & Westwood to £350,000 in Longthorpe & Netherton — a 1.9× gap within the PE3 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Huntingdonshire and Peterborough — 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.
House prices in the PE3 district
| Neighbourhood | Nat. rank | Area score | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orton West & CastorPeterborough | 1,184 | 83 | £312,475 |
| Longthorpe & NethertonPeterborough | 1,595 | 77 | £350,000 |
| Stilton, Elton & FolksworthHuntingdonshire | 1,732 | 75 | £315,000 |
| Hampton ValePeterborough | 3,234 | 53 | £280,000 |
| WaltonPeterborough | 3,665 | 46 | £250,000 |
| West Town & WoodstonPeterborough | 4,838 | 29 | £223,500 |
| Bretton ParkPeterborough | 5,537 | 19 | £205,000 |
| North Bretton & WestwoodPeterborough | 6,250 | 9 | £185,000 |
| Millfield & Bourges BoulevardPeterborough | 6,503 | 5 | £185,000 |
People living in PE3 Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 18% · Elementary 15% · Associate professional 11%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 18% |
| Elementary | 15% |
| Associate professional | 11% |
| Managers & directors | 11% |
| Process & plant | 10% |
| Caring & leisure | 9% |
| Administrative | 9% |
| Sales & customer service | 8% |
| Skilled trades | 8% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 47% · No religion 32% · Muslim 11%
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.
Towns & places in PE3
Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the PE3 district.
Nearby areas
Postcode districts around PE3.
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.