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Housing in PE4 7DF

What the homes in PE4 7DF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Paston
Council
Peterborough
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
2,213 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (44%). Flats make up 1.6%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

PE4 7DFEngland
Detached19.3%22.9%
Semi-detached44%31.5%
Terraced34.8%23%
Purpose-built flat1.2%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.2%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.2%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.3%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

59.4% of households in the PE4 7DF area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 10% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 6.4% own outright and 53% with a mortgage.

PE4 7DF
59%
15%
15%
England
  • Owned59.4%61.3%
  • Shared ownership15.3%1%
  • Private rented10%20.5%
  • Social rented15.3%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

PE4 7DFEngland
Owned outright6.4%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan53%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent9%18.2%
Other private rented0.9%2.2%
From the council5.6%8.3%
From a housing association9.7%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.7 people living in it. 20.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

PE4 7DFEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (31.4%). 44.7% of households include dependent children.

PE4 7DFEngland
Living alone, under 6619%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over1.1%12.8%
Couple, no children20.6%16.8%
Couple with dependent children31.4%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children2.5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children13.3%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.9%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over1.7%9.2%
Sharers and other households7.4%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 PE4 7DF (Paston) (about 2,213 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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