Postcode district · Peterborough

PE6 area guide

Who lives in PE6, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Council: Peterborough
Region: East Midlands
Population: 61,068 (2024)

PE6Postcode district · Peterborough

At a glance

What PE6 is like

The PE6 postcode district in Peterborough covers 1,042 live postcodes and is home to about 61,068 people in 24,985 households. 74.8% of households own their home, 13.8% rent privately and 10.2% are in social housing. The largest age group is 55–59, and 57.4% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for England. Higher-harm crime is well below the England and Wales average. Homes in PE6 sold for a median of £282,000 over the year to August 2026.

Scores

How PE6 compares

Headline figures for PE6, set against England as a whole.

AffluenceMore

6.8/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in England) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore

5/ 10

Around the middle: 22.0 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

House pricesMore

£282,000

Median over 427 sales in PE6, −0.4% on the year before.

TransportMore

0.0/ 10

Poor: 0 stations within a mile, 0 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

81%

Rated good or better across 21 inspected schools in PE6.

Household incomeMore

£56,661

Average annual income before tax, higher than 59% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where PE6 differs most from the national average.

01
An older population
22.9% of residents are 65 or over, against 18.4% across England.
02
Few private renters
Only 13.8% of households rent privately, against 20.5% across England.
03
Mostly owner-occupied
74.8% of households own their home, against 61.3% across England.

Questions

PE6 FAQs

Is PE6 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 6.8 out of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in England. Higher-harm crime runs at 22.0 per 1,000 people a year, band 5 of 10 nationally. 81% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better. Transport connectivity scores 0.0 out of 10 (poor).

How much does a house cost in PE6?

The median sale price over the last year was £282,000.

Homes in PE6 sold for a median of £282,000 across 427 sales in the year to August 2026, −0.4% on the year before. Prices come from HM Land Registry’s record of every residential sale.

Is PE6 safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.0 offences per 1,000 people a year around PE6, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 5 of 10.

Who lives in PE6?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 55–59, at 7.9% of residents. 74.8% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (52.4%).

Which council covers PE6?

The local authority for PE6 is Peterborough.

PE6 comes under Peterborough in the East Midlands. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is PE6?

Connectivity scores 0.0 out of 10.

There are 0 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 0.0 out of 10 (poor).

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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