Housing in PE1 2LY
What the homes in PE1 2LY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Millfield & Bourges Boulevard
- Council
- Peterborough
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,012 (2024)
PE1 2LYPeterborough
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (38.3%). Flats make up 12.9%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
46.2% of households in the PE1 2LY area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 44.1% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 19.1% own outright and 27% with a mortgage.
- Owned46.2%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented44.1%20.5%
- Social rented9.6%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 3.5 people living in it. 12.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is sharers or another multi-adult household (30.1%). 37.3% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around PE1 2LY (Millfield & Bourges Boulevard) (about 2,012 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.