Postcode district · Huntingdon

PE18 area guide

Who lives in PE18, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Council: Huntingdonshire
Region: East of England
Population: 5,360 (2024)

PE18Postcode district · Huntingdon

At a glance

What PE18 is like

The PE18 postcode district in Huntingdonshire covers 0 live postcodes and is home to about 5,360 people in 2,000 households. 61% of households own their home, 25.1% rent privately and 10.8% are in social housing. The largest age group is 30–34, and 59.7% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for England. Higher-harm crime is well below the England and Wales average.

Scores

How PE18 compares

Headline figures for PE18, set against England as a whole.

AffluenceMore

7.0/ 10

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

CrimeMore

4/ 10

Around the middle: 18.2 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

TransportMore

0.0/ 10

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

SchoolsMore

100%

Rated good or better across 1 inspected school in PE18.

Household incomeMore

£70,893

Average annual income before tax, higher than 85% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where PE18 differs most from the national average.

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A big private rental marketPositive
25.1% of households rent privately, against 20.5% across England. Tenant demand is established here.

Questions

PE18 FAQs

Is PE18 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 7.0 out of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in England. Higher-harm crime runs at 18.2 per 1,000 people a year, band 4 of 10 nationally. 100% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better. Transport connectivity scores 0.0 out of 10 (poor).

Is PE18 safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.2 offences per 1,000 people a year around PE18, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 4 of 10.

Who lives in PE18?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 30–34, at 7.5% of residents. 61% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (43.1%).

Which council covers PE18?

The local authority for PE18 is Huntingdonshire.

PE18 comes under Huntingdonshire in the East of England. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is PE18?

Connectivity scores 0.0 out of 10.

There are 0 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 0.0 out of 10 (poor).

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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