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Housing in PE1 2FF

What the homes in PE1 2FF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Peterborough Central
Council
Peterborough
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,503 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (50.7%). Flats make up 68.7%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

PE1 2FFEngland
Detached8.1%22.9%
Semi-detached9%31.5%
Terraced14.3%23%
Purpose-built flat50.7%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house8.5%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building9.5%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

19.8% of households in the PE1 2FF area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 72.6% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 14.2% own outright and 5.6% with a mortgage.

PE1 2FF
20%
73%
England
  • Owned19.8%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.3%1%
  • Private rented72.6%20.5%
  • Social rented7.3%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

PE1 2FFEngland
Owned outright14.2%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan5.6%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent69.8%18.2%
Other private rented2.8%2.2%
From the council1.2%8.3%
From a housing association6.1%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 41.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

PE1 2FFEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (33.1%). 18% of households include dependent children.

PE1 2FFEngland
Living alone, under 6633.1%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over8.6%12.8%
Couple, no children19.3%16.8%
Couple with dependent children11.2%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children1.9%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children6.8%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.2%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over1.2%9.2%
Sharers and other households14.7%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Peterborough

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Peterborough (August 2026, +4.9% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

PeterboroughEngland
All homes£1,012£1,459
One bedroom£710£1,195
Two bedrooms£895£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,079£1,489
Four or more£1,555£2,161
Detached£1,405£1,640
Semi-detached£1,062£1,449
Terraced£1,017£1,435
Flat or maisonette£805£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around PE1 2FF (Peterborough Central) (about 1,503 residents).

Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.

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