Postcode sector · Huntingdon

PE17 2 area guide

Who lives in PE17 2, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Council: Huntingdonshire
Region: East of England
Population: 2,288 (2024)

PE17 2Postcode sector · Huntingdon

At a glance

What PE17 2 is like

The PE17 2 postcode sector in Huntingdonshire covers 0 live postcodes and is home to about 2,288 people in 899 households. 66.9% of households own their home, 12% rent privately and 18.1% are in social housing. The largest age group is 50–54, and 59.5% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for England. Higher-harm crime is below the England and Wales average.

Scores

How PE17 2 compares

Headline figures for PE17 2, set against England as a whole.

AffluenceMore

6.0/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in England) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore

5/ 10

Around the middle: 23.6 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

TransportMore

2.3/ 10

Limited: 0 stations within a mile, 14 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

No schools found nearby.

Household incomeMore

£65,004

Average annual income before tax, higher than 76% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where PE17 2 differs most from the national average.

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Few private renters
Only 12% of households rent privately, against 20.5% across England.

Questions

PE17 2 FAQs

Is PE17 2 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 6.0 out of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in England. Higher-harm crime runs at 23.6 per 1,000 people a year, band 5 of 10 nationally. Transport connectivity scores 2.3 out of 10 (limited).

Is PE17 2 safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.6 offences per 1,000 people a year around PE17 2, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 5 of 10.

Who lives in PE17 2?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 50–54, at 8.5% of residents. 66.9% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (45.6%).

Which council covers PE17 2?

The local authority for PE17 2 is Huntingdonshire.

PE17 2 comes under Huntingdonshire in the East of England. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is PE17 2?

Connectivity scores 2.3 out of 10.

There are 14 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 2.3 out of 10 (limited).

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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