PE7 postcode area · Peterborough

The PE7 postcode district spans 15 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Fenland, Huntingdonshire, Peterborough. Area Scores range from 22 to 82 across them. Every full PE7 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The PE7 district contains both ends of the scale: Orton West & Castor at 83 out of 100 (#1,184 of 6,856 in England) against Wisbech St Mary, Waldersea & Christchurch at 22, a 60-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 4 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 1 in the most-deprived third. Median prices range from £225,000 in March North to £315,000 in Stilton, Elton & Folksworth. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — Fenland, Huntingdonshire and Peterborough — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£41,988a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime66per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)42
Owner-occupied71%

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 PE7 district

£265,000median home sold over the past year · +10.4% over 5 years · -5.4% over the year · 915 sales
Detached£345,000
Semi-detached£241,500
Terraced£225,250
Flat£135,000
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
Somersham, Riptons & RaveleysHuntingdonshire 1,56177 £295,000
Sawtry & GiddingHuntingdonshire 1,62376 £304,000
Stilton, Elton & FolksworthHuntingdonshire 1,73275 £315,000
Yaxley & FarcetHuntingdonshire 2,32966 £261,000
Hargate & Orton LonguevillePeterborough 2,80259 £260,000
Hampton ValePeterborough 3,23453 £280,000
RamseyHuntingdonshire 3,39150 £253,646
StangroundPeterborough 3,48049 £245,000
WaltonPeterborough 3,66546 £250,000
Coates, Benwick & PondersbridgeFenland 3,66546 £250,000
WhittleseyFenland 3,76145 £250,000
March NorthFenland 4,15239 £225,000
March WestFenland 4,33037 £238,500
Wisbech St Mary, Waldersea & ChristchurchFenland 5,31122 £245,000

People living in PE7 Census 2021

Residents141,968
Median age (est.)42
Density181per km²
No qualifications19%
Degree or above27%
No car or van13%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 10%25–44 26%45–64 26%65+ 19%

Tenure

Own outright: 35%Mortgage/shared: 36%Social rent: 12%Private rent: 17%
Own outright 35%Mortgage/shared 36%Social rent 12%Private rent 17%

Households

One person: 27%Couple, no children: 20%Couple with children: 27%Lone parent: 10%Other: 17%
One person 27%Couple, no children 20%Couple with children 27%Lone parent 10%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 17% · Associate professional 14% · Managers & directors 13%

All occupation groups
Professional17%
Associate professional14%
Managers & directors13%
Skilled trades11%
Administrative10%
Elementary10%
Caring & leisure9%
Process & plant8%
Sales & customer service7%

Ethnic group

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

Religion & identity

Christian 50% · No religion 40% · Muslim 2%

Born outside the UK: 13%

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 PE7

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the PE7 district.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around PE7.

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.