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Housing in PE28 5FF

What the homes in PE28 5FF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Sawtry & Gidding
Council
Huntingdonshire
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,277 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (45%). Flats make up 11%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

PE28 5FFEngland
Detached31.5%22.9%
Semi-detached45%31.5%
Terraced12.4%23%
Purpose-built flat7.9%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.1%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building2%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.2%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

52.4% of households in the PE28 5FF area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 14.8% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 24.8% own outright and 27.7% with a mortgage.

PE28 5FF
52%
15%
32%
England
  • Owned52.4%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.5%1%
  • Private rented14.8%20.5%
  • Social rented32.2%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

PE28 5FFEngland
Owned outright24.8%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan27.7%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent12.1%18.2%
Other private rented2.7%2.2%
From the council7.2%8.3%
From a housing association25%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 29% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

PE28 5FFEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (18.6%). 26.8% of households include dependent children.

PE28 5FFEngland
Living alone, under 6616.6%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over12.5%12.8%
Couple, no children18.6%16.8%
Couple with dependent children17.2%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.8%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children9.6%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.7%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over8.5%9.2%
Sharers and other households4.5%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 PE28 5FF (Sawtry & Gidding) (about 1,277 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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