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Housing in PE1 5BF

What the homes in PE1 5BF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Fengate & Parnwell
Council
Peterborough
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,611 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (27.6%). Flats make up 23.3%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.

PE1 5BFEngland
Detached8.7%22.9%
Semi-detached27.6%31.5%
Terraced26.1%23%
Purpose-built flat21.2%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.6%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.5%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home14.3%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

43.1% of households in the PE1 5BF area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 29.4% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 24.8% own outright and 18.3% with a mortgage.

PE1 5BF
43%
29%
26%
England
  • Owned43.1%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.8%1%
  • Private rented29.4%20.5%
  • Social rented26.3%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.3%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

PE1 5BFEngland
Owned outright24.8%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan18.3%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent27%18.2%
Other private rented2.5%2.2%
From the council12.3%8.3%
From a housing association14.1%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 34.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

PE1 5BFEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (22%). 25.7% of households include dependent children.

PE1 5BFEngland
Living alone, under 6622%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over12.6%12.8%
Couple, no children13.3%16.8%
Couple with dependent children14.6%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children3.8%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children11.1%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.1%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over4.4%9.2%
Sharers and other households14.1%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 5BF (Fengate & Parnwell) (about 1,611 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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