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Housing in PE27 5EL

What the homes in PE27 5EL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Houghton, Hemingford & Fenstanton
Council
Huntingdonshire
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,688 (2024)
Status
No longer in use
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (37.7%). Flats make up 9%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

PE27 5ELEngland
Detached37.7%22.9%
Semi-detached34.5%31.5%
Terraced18.6%23%
Purpose-built flat6%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.4%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.7%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

70.1% of households in the PE27 5EL area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 16.3% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 40.3% own outright and 29.8% with a mortgage.

PE27 5EL
70%
16%
England
  • Owned70.1%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.8%1%
  • Private rented16.3%20.5%
  • Social rented11.8%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

PE27 5ELEngland
Owned outright40.3%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan29.8%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent14.3%18.2%
Other private rented1.9%2.2%
From the council1.8%8.3%
From a housing association10%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 26.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

PE27 5ELEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (19.6%). 25.1% of households include dependent children.

PE27 5ELEngland
Living alone, under 6614.4%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over12.1%12.8%
Couple, no children19.3%16.8%
Couple with dependent children19.6%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.8%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children5.6%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.1%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over13.3%9.2%
Sharers and other households5.8%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 5EL (Houghton, Hemingford & Fenstanton) (about 1,688 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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