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Housing in PE2 9BF

What the homes in PE2 9BF 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
2,324 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (44.5%). Flats make up 12.2%, well below the 22.2% across England.

PE2 9BFEngland
Detached44.5%22.9%
Semi-detached26.3%31.5%
Terraced17%23%
Purpose-built flat11.5%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.1%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.6%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

64.7% of households in the PE2 9BF area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 29.3% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 14.5% own outright and 50.2% with a mortgage.

PE2 9BF
65%
29%
England
  • Owned64.7%61.3%
  • Shared ownership2.8%1%
  • Private rented29.3%20.5%
  • Social rented3.2%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

PE2 9BFEngland
Owned outright14.5%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan50.2%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent27.7%18.2%
Other private rented1.6%2.2%
From the council0.7%8.3%
From a housing association2.4%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.8 people living in it. 21% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

PE2 9BFEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (35.8%). 44.1% of households include dependent children.

PE2 9BFEngland
Living alone, under 6617.3%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over3.7%12.8%
Couple, no children16.6%16.8%
Couple with dependent children35.8%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children8.3%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.9%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over2.3%9.2%
Sharers and other households8.5%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 9BF (West Town & Woodston) (about 2,324 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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