Housing in PE27 5NU
What the homes in PE27 5NU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- St Ives South
- Council
- Huntingdonshire
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,531 (2024)
PE27 5NUSt. Ives
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (43.5%). Flats make up 6.7%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
75.9% of households in the PE27 5NU area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 17% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 50.3% own outright and 25.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned75.9%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.3%1%
- Private rented17%20.5%
- Social rented6.7%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 29.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple with dependent children (19.1%). 22.2% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around PE27 5NU (St Ives South) (about 1,531 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.