MARSHAM, PE2 5RL House Prices & Local Information

PE2 5RL is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on Marsham, 0.1km from Orton Goldhay in Peterborough. Administratively it sits within Orton Longueville ward and the North West Cambridgeshire constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, PE2 5RL is a diverse suburb with younger adults and first-time buyers, good starter homes. During the day, ethnically mixed workforce primarily in care and education. The community skews young professional (average age 32) — expect a mix of renters, sharers, and first-time buyers. 38% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence.

Safety: Crime is moderate at 55 incidents per 1,000 residents — broadly typical for this type of urban area. Property: With prices averaging £157k, this is one of the more affordable postcodes in the area. The Index of Multiple Deprivation places this area in the most deprived 20% nationally — this often means more affordable prices and active local authority investment, but also fewer amenities and higher benefit dependency.

Census 2021 statistics for PE2 5RL are sourced from Output Area E00079111 (shared with 6 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.