Housing in PE2 9HT
What the homes in PE2 9HT 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
- 1,595 (2024)
PE2 9HTPeterborough
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (54.5%). Flats make up 14%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
40% of households in the PE2 9HT area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 34.9% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 16.2% own outright and 23.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned40%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.4%1%
- Private rented34.9%20.5%
- Social rented24.1%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.6%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 31.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (23.3%). 31.1% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around PE2 9HT (West Town & Woodston) (about 1,595 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.