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Housing in PE3 6BQ

What the homes in PE3 6BQ 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)
Status
No longer in use
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 6BQEngland
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 6BQ 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 6BQ
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 6BQEngland
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 6BQEngland
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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 6BQEngland
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 6BQ (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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