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Housing in PE27 4SU

What the homes in PE27 4SU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Bluntisham, Earith & Needingworth
Council
Huntingdonshire
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,554 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (75.1%). Flats make up 2.8%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

PE27 4SUEngland
Detached75.1%22.9%
Semi-detached12.3%31.5%
Terraced9.8%23%
Purpose-built flat0.2%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.1%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.5%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

88.1% of households in the PE27 4SU area own their home, well above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 9.5% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 50.8% own outright and 37.3% with a mortgage.

PE27 4SU
88%
England
  • Owned88.1%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0%1%
  • Private rented9.5%20.5%
  • Social rented2.5%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

PE27 4SUEngland
Owned outright50.8%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan37.3%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent8%18.2%
Other private rented1.5%2.2%
From the council0.2%8.3%
From a housing association2.3%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 18.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

PE27 4SUEngland
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20%
40%
60%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (23.2%). 24.3% of households include dependent children.

PE27 4SUEngland
Living alone, under 667.7%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over10.8%12.8%
Couple, no children23.2%16.8%
Couple with dependent children22.6%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children8.9%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children1.7%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.2%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over17.9%9.2%
Sharers and other households4%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Huntingdonshire

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Huntingdonshire (August 2026, +3.7% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

HuntingdonshireEngland
All homes£1,057£1,459
One bedroom£745£1,195
Two bedrooms£967£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,170£1,489
Four or more£1,698£2,161
Detached£1,497£1,640
Semi-detached£1,134£1,449
Terraced£1,009£1,435
Flat or maisonette£857£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around PE27 4SU (Bluntisham, Earith & Needingworth) (about 1,554 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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