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Housing in PE3 7FA

What the homes in PE3 7FA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
North Bretton & Westwood
Council
Peterborough
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,652 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (40.5%). Flats make up 40.9%, well above the 22.2% across England.

PE3 7FAEngland
Detached5.4%22.9%
Semi-detached18%31.5%
Terraced35.7%23%
Purpose-built flat40.5%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.3%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

23.2% of households in the PE3 7FA area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 16.1% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 10% own outright and 13.2% with a mortgage.

PE3 7FA
23%
16%
58%
England
  • Owned23.2%61.3%
  • Shared ownership2%1%
  • Private rented16.1%20.5%
  • Social rented58.1%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.6%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

PE3 7FAEngland
Owned outright10%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan13.2%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent14.1%18.2%
Other private rented2%2.2%
From the council20.2%8.3%
From a housing association37.9%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 35.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

PE3 7FAEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (22.4%). 31.6% of households include dependent children.

PE3 7FAEngland
Living alone, under 6622.4%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over12.8%12.8%
Couple, no children8.3%16.8%
Couple with dependent children17%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children14.6%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children6.8%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over3.5%9.2%
Sharers and other households10%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 7FA (North Bretton & Westwood) (about 1,652 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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