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Housing in PE6 0LY

What the homes in PE6 0LY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Eye & Thorney
Council
Peterborough
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,562 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (48.9%). Flats make up 4.6%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

PE6 0LYEngland
Detached48.9%22.9%
Semi-detached25.3%31.5%
Terraced20.2%23%
Purpose-built flat1.8%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house2.2%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.6%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

73.7% of households in the PE6 0LY area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 22.3% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 37% own outright and 36.7% with a mortgage.

PE6 0LY
74%
22%
England
  • Owned73.7%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.3%1%
  • Private rented22.3%20.5%
  • Social rented3.6%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

PE6 0LYEngland
Owned outright37%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan36.7%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent18%18.2%
Other private rented4.3%2.2%
From the council1.1%8.3%
From a housing association2.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 27.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

PE6 0LYEngland
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20%
40%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (23%). 25.4% of households include dependent children.

PE6 0LYEngland
Living alone, under 6617.2%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over9.7%12.8%
Couple, no children23%16.8%
Couple with dependent children18.8%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.1%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children6.5%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.9%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over10.8%9.2%
Sharers and other households4.9%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 PE6 0LY (Eye & Thorney) (about 1,562 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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