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Housing in PE3 6BB

What the homes in PE3 6BB 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
1,748 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (36.8%). Flats make up 12.8%, well below the 22.2% across England.

PE3 6BBEngland
Detached14%22.9%
Semi-detached36.4%31.5%
Terraced36.8%23%
Purpose-built flat8.3%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house3.4%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

50.2% of households in the PE3 6BB area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 41% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 24.8% own outright and 25.4% with a mortgage.

PE3 6BB
50%
41%
England
  • Owned50.2%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.9%1%
  • Private rented41%20.5%
  • Social rented7%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

PE3 6BBEngland
Owned outright24.8%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan25.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent38.2%18.2%
Other private rented2.8%2.2%
From the council1.9%8.3%
From a housing association5.1%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 3.1 people living in it. 21.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

PE3 6BBEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (24.1%). 33.7% of households include dependent children.

PE3 6BBEngland
Living alone, under 6615.2%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over6.2%12.8%
Couple, no children11.6%16.8%
Couple with dependent children24.1%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.7%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children9.7%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over4.4%9.2%
Sharers and other households20.3%7.7%
Rents

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.

PeterboroughEngland
All homes£1,012£1,459
One bedroom£710£1,195
Two bedrooms£895£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,079£1,489
Four or more£1,555£2,161
Detached£1,405£1,640
Semi-detached£1,062£1,449
Terraced£1,017£1,435
Flat or maisonette£805£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around PE3 6BB (West Town & Woodston) (about 1,748 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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