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Housing in PE2 9AE

What the homes in PE2 9AE are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
West Town & Woodston
Council
Peterborough
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
2,831 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (29.9%). Flats make up 35.6%, well above the 22.2% across England.

PE2 9AEEngland
Detached9.4%22.9%
Semi-detached29.1%31.5%
Terraced25.8%23%
Purpose-built flat29.9%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house4.2%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.5%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

40.7% of households in the PE2 9AE area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 41.9% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 16.1% own outright and 24.6% with a mortgage.

PE2 9AE
41%
42%
15%
England
  • Owned40.7%61.3%
  • Shared ownership2%1%
  • Private rented41.9%20.5%
  • Social rented15.4%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

PE2 9AEEngland
Owned outright16.1%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan24.6%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent39.4%18.2%
Other private rented2.5%2.2%
From the council3.9%8.3%
From a housing association11.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 32.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

PE2 9AEEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (24.3%). 29.7% of households include dependent children.

PE2 9AEEngland
Living alone, under 6624.3%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over8.2%12.8%
Couple, no children18.2%16.8%
Couple with dependent children20.4%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children3.9%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children9.4%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over1.9%9.2%
Sharers and other households10.9%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 PE2 9AE (West Town & Woodston) (about 2,831 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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