PE6 postcode area · Peterborough

The PE6 postcode district spans 15 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Peterborough, South Holland, South Kesteven. Area Scores range from 13 to 86 across them. Every full PE6 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The PE6 district contains both ends of the scale: Deeping St James & Frognall at 87 out of 100 (#896 of 6,856 in England) against Fengate & Parnwell at 14, a 73-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 7 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 £215,000 in Fengate & Parnwell to £375,000 in Langtoft, Thurlby & Uffington — a 1.7× gap within the PE6 district. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — Peterborough, South Holland and South Kesteven — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£41,984a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime62per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)44
Owner-occupied73%

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 PE6 district

£280,000median home sold over the past year · +13.9% over 5 years · -2.6% over the year · 563 sales
Detached£350,000
Semi-detached£239,500
Terraced£210,000
Flat£144,375
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
Deeping St James & FrognallSouth Kesteven 89687 £255,000
Langtoft, Thurlby & UffingtonSouth Kesteven 99985 £375,000
Glinton, Northborough & MaxeyPeterborough 1,15083 £288,500
Orton West & CastorPeterborough 1,18483 £312,475
Barnack, Wittering & WansfordPeterborough 1,57577 £337,500
Longthorpe & NethertonPeterborough 1,59577 £350,000
Market DeepingSouth Kesteven 2,01371 £297,500
Newborough & PeakirkPeterborough 2,52863 £260,000
StangroundPeterborough 3,48049 £245,000
Crowland & CowbitSouth Holland 3,59048 £275,000
WaltonPeterborough 3,66546 £250,000
Pinchbeck & Deeping St NicholasSouth Holland 3,81644 £263,000
Eye & ThorneyPeterborough 3,95342 £255,000
Fleet Hargate & Holbeach St JohnsSouth Holland 4,44735 £290,000
Fengate & ParnwellPeterborough 5,90014 £215,000

People living in PE6 Census 2021

Residents127,170
Median age (est.)44
Density168per km²
No qualifications19%
Degree or above28%
No car or van13%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 10%25–44 24%45–64 27%65+ 22%

Tenure

Own outright: 39%Mortgage/shared: 34%Social rent: 12%Private rent: 16%
Own outright 39%Mortgage/shared 34%Social rent 12%Private rent 16%

Households

One person: 26%Couple, no children: 20%Couple with children: 26%Lone parent: 9%Other: 18%
One person 26%Couple, no children 20%Couple with children 26%Lone parent 9%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 17% · Managers & directors 13% · Associate professional 13%

All occupation groups
Professional17%
Managers & directors13%
Associate professional13%
Skilled trades11%
Elementary11%
Administrative10%
Caring & leisure9%
Process & plant8%
Sales & customer service7%

Ethnic group

White: 89%Asian: 6%Black: 2%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 89%Asian 6%Black 2%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 53% · No religion 35% · Muslim 4%

Born outside the UK: 14%

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 PE6

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the PE6 district.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around PE6.

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.