City Profile • Local Authority

Peterborough

Peterborough is a local authority district comprising 9 postcode areas. The current median house price across the city is £253k. Crime levels run above average (112 per 1,000 residents), often driven by commercial zones and transport hubs.

Use our interactive district explorer below to dive deeper into street-level metrics, schools, and hyper-local census demographics.

Population Trajectory

Annual residents (1991 – 2022)

217,705
Residents (2022)

Constituent Districts

9 Areas

Population Composition

Detailed breakdown of the residents within the Peterborough authority according to the Census 2021.

Top Ethnicities

White: English59.5%
White: Other White14.6%
Pakistani7.9%
Indian3.3%
African2.9%
Other Asian2.4%

Age Profile

30-34 years8.0%
35-39 years8.0%
5-9 years7.3%
10-14 years7.2%
25-29 years7.1%
40-44 years7.1%

Top Occupations

Elementary occupations16.6%
Professional15.7%
Associate professional11.2%
Process and machine operatives11.0%
Managers and directors9.9%
Caring and leisure9.1%

Housing Tenure

Owned: Mortgage29.1%
Owned: Outright26.4%
Private rented: Landlord22.1%
Social rented: Other12.7%
Social rented: Council5.9%
Private rented: Other2.3%

Area DNA

health6/10
safety2/10
transit1/10
investment7/10