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

Typical net household income£43,049a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime98per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)37
Owner-occupied60%

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

£228,000median home sold over the past year · +23.2% over 5 years · -0.9% over the year · 242 sales
Detached£365,500
Semi-detached£238,000
Terraced£190,000
Flat£122,500
Peterborough£240,000
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
Orton West & CastorPeterborough 1,18483 £312,475
Longthorpe & NethertonPeterborough 1,59577 £350,000
Stilton, Elton & FolksworthHuntingdonshire 1,73275 £315,000
Hampton ValePeterborough 3,23453 £280,000
WaltonPeterborough 3,66546 £250,000
West Town & WoodstonPeterborough 4,83829 £223,500
Bretton ParkPeterborough 5,53719 £205,000
North Bretton & WestwoodPeterborough 6,2509 £185,000
Millfield & Bourges BoulevardPeterborough 6,5035 £185,000

People living in PE3 Census 2021

Residents83,894
Median age (est.)37
Density555per km²
No qualifications20%
Degree or above29%
No car or van21%

Age

0–14 21%15–24 11%25–44 30%45–64 24%65+ 15%

Tenure

Own outright: 29%Mortgage/shared: 31%Social rent: 16%Private rent: 24%
Own outright 29%Mortgage/shared 31%Social rent 16%Private rent 24%

Households

One person: 27%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 28%Lone parent: 12%Other: 18%
One person 27%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 28%Lone parent 12%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 18% · Elementary 15% · Associate professional 11%

All occupation groups
Professional18%
Elementary15%
Associate professional11%
Managers & directors11%
Process & plant10%
Caring & leisure9%
Administrative9%
Sales & customer service8%
Skilled trades8%

Ethnic group

White: 75%Asian: 15%Black: 4%Mixed: 4%Other: 3%
White 75%Asian 15%Black 4%Mixed 4%Other 3%

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.