Cobden Avenue, Peterborough, PE1 2NU

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding PE1 2NU has a slightly higher male population, with 51% of residents being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	46.9%	49%	2.1%	51.0%	-2.0%
Male	53.1%	51%	-2.1%	49.0%	2.0%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	34.8%	39.8%	5.0%	37.9%	1.9%
Married: Opposite sex	47.5%	45%	-2.5%	44.2%	0.8%
Married: Same sex	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	4%	3%	-1.0%	2.2%	0.8%
Divorced	9%	7.6%	-1.4%	9.1%	-1.5%
Widowed	4.3%	4.6%	0.3%	6.1%	-1.5%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	37.1%	47.8%	10.7%	48.4%	-0.6%
Good health	42.2%	30.6%	-11.6%	33.6%	-3.0%
Fair health	14.7%	15.8%	1.1%	12.7%	3.1%
Bad health	5.6%	4.1%	-1.5%	4.0%	0.1%
Very bad health	0.4%	1.7%	1.3%	1.2%	0.5%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

In the area around PE1 2NU this area, 35.5% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly higher than the UK average of 18.2%. This area stands out for its low percentage of residents with higher education degree. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 12.5%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	36.3%	35.5%	-0.8%	18.2%	17.3%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	9.9%	19.9%	10.0%	9.6%	10.3%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	7.8%	11%	3.2%	13.4%	-2.4%
Apprenticeship	1.6%	5.5%	3.9%	5.3%	0.2%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	4.3%	9.8%	5.5%	16.9%	-7.1%
Degree or Similar	12.4%	12.5%	0.1%	33.8%	-21.3%
Other	27.6%	5.8%	-21.8%	2.8%	3.0%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 26.9% of the residents identify as white, which is lower than the UK average of 81.4%, there are significant representations of other ethnic groups.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	0.9%	0%	-0.9%	1.1%	-1.1%
Chinese	0.2%	0.7%	0.5%	0.7%	0.0%
Indian	3.6%	1.2%	-2.4%	3.1%	-1.9%
Pakistani	54.2%	56.7%	2.5%	2.7%	54.0%
Other Asian	3.6%	5.8%	2.2%	1.6%	4.2%
Black African	0.2%	2.6%	2.4%	2.5%	0.1%
Black Caribbean	0.2%	0.5%	0.3%	1.0%	-0.5%
Other Black	0.9%	0%	-0.9%	0.5%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	1.8%	1%	-0.8%	0.8%	0.2%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.4%	-0.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.9%	-0.4%
Mixed Other	2.2%	0%	-2.2%	0.8%	-0.8%
White	29.8%	26.9%	-2.9%	81.4%	-54.5%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.9%	0.2%	-0.7%	0.1%	0.1%
Roma	0%	1.2%	1.2%	0.2%	1.0%
Arab	0.2%	1%	0.8%	0.6%	0.4%
Other	1.3%	1.4%	0.1%	1.6%	-0.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 46% of residents were born in the United Kingdom, meaning that the majority of residents originate from outside the UK.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	43.8%	46%	2.2%	83.2%	-37.2%
European Union	25.6%	20.1%	-5.5%	6.1%	14.0%
Rest of Europe	0.2%	0.7%	0.5%	0.8%	-0.1%
Africa	1.6%	4.1%	2.5%	2.7%	1.4%
Middle East and Asia	28.9%	29%	0.1%	5.6%	23.4%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 46% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 33.9% of residents have lived in the UK for 10 years or more.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	43.3%	45.8%	2.5%	83.2%	-37.4%
10+ Years	13.1%	33.9%	20.8%	9.8%	24.1%
5-10 Years	13.3%	6.7%	-6.6%	2.9%	3.8%
2-5 Years	11.8%	11%	-0.8%	2.2%	8.8%
Less than 2 years	18.4%	2.6%	-15.8%	1.9%	0.7%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	62.7%	76.7%	-14.0%
Portugal	6.4%	0.5%	5.9%
Spain	0.2%	0.4%	-0.2%
Lithuania	7.6%	0.3%	7.3%
Poland	0.7%	1.3%	-0.6%
Romania	3.1%	0.9%	2.2%
Other EU countries	7.8%	1.5%	6.3%
North Africa	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Central and Western Africa	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
South and Eastern Africa	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Middle East	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Southern Asia	4%	1.2%	2.8%
South-East Asia	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
No passport held	5.5%	13.5%	-8.0%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	6.2%	37.2%	-31.0%
Christian	25.6%	46.2%	-20.6%
Hindu	0.2%	1.7%	-1.5%
Jewish	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Muslim	63.2%	6.5%	56.7%
Not answered	4.5%	6.0%	-1.5%

Safety

Is Cobden Avenue Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Cobden Avenue was 70.8 per 1,000 residents, which is 80.0% lower than the Central average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Cobden Avenue has the 56th lowest crime rate of 171 local areas in Central and the 280th lowest crime rate of 631 local areas in Peterborough .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 42.0 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -3.9%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a slightly lower level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 62% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£41,500

Income Rank
4/10

Household Income in PE1 2NU, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 10/10 (very high )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 9/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 10/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Cobden Avenue are based on 9 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Peterborough.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Cobden Avenue, Peterborough, PE1 2NU

Estimated Average Property Prices for PE1 2NU

Average Price
£257,195

Semi-Detached
£233,046

Terraced
£189,379

Detached
£267,544

Flats/Maisonettes
£47,398

Other
£963,693

Estimated Average Property Prices for Cobden Avenue

Average Price
£205,779

Semi-Detached
£223,608

Terraced
£183,492

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Cobden AvenueStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
138 Cobden Avenue, Peterborough, City Of Peterborough Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£345,000	2022-09-02	£349,619
150 Cobden Avenue, Peterborough, City Of Peterborough Other, an established residential building	£1,000,000	2022-07-26	£981,328
138 Cobden Avenue, Peterborough, City Of Peterborough Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£325,000	2018-07-09	£413,713
140 Cobden Avenue, Peterborough, City Of Peterborough Detached, an established residential building	£240,000	2018-06-14	£298,454
104A Cobden Avenue, Peterborough, City Of Peterborough Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£85,000	2015-08-28	£132,973

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for PE1 2NU

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	102
Looking after home or family	39
Retired	30
Part-Time Employee	28
Long-Term Sick or disabled	28
Self-Employed	26
Other	25
Student (economically inactive)	25
Unemployed	21
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	2

Employment Industry

Manufacturing	35
Transport and storage	29
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	28
Administrative and support service activities	25
Accommodation and food service activities	15
Human health and social work activities	11
Financial and insurance activities	10
Other	8
Education	6
Real estate activities	4
Professional, scientific and technical activities	4
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	3
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	3
Construction	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1
Information and communication	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Caverstede Nursery School Caverstede Road , Walton PE4 6EX	4out of 4	2,965 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Beeches Primary School Beech Avenue , PE1 2EH	3out of 4	275 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Gladstone Primary Academy Gladstone Street , PE1 2BZ	1out of 4	431 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Queen's Drive Infant School Queen's Drive West , PE1 2UU	3out of 4	781 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
West Town Primary Academy Midland Road , PE3 6DD	3out of 4	805 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
All Saints' CofE (Aided) Primary School Dogsthorpe Road , PE1 3PW	3out of 4	1,225 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Greater Peterborough UTC Park Crescent Campus , Park Crescent PE1 4DZ	2out of 4	1,291 yd	University technical college	No	Mixed	More About School
St John Fisher Catholic High School Park Lane , PE1 5JN	3out of 4	1,880 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
City of Peterborough Academy Reeves Way , PE1 5LQ	2out of 4	2,005 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Jack Hunt School Bradwell Road , PE3 9PY	3out of 4	2,115 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Queen Katharine Academy Mountsteven Avenue , Walton PE4 6HX	2out of 4	3,550 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Inspire Education Group Park Crescent , PE1 4DZ	- not rated	1,511 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The King's (The Cathedral) School Park Road , PE1 2UE	4out of 4	675 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Thomas Deacon Academy Queen's Gardens , PE1 2UW	3out of 4	1,121 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Richard Barnes Academy Williamson Avenue , PE3 6BA	- not rated	805 yd	Academy alternative provision sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
The Beeches Independent School 218 Dogsthorpe Road , PE1 3PB	- not rated	1,225 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Clare Lodge Care of: Peterborough City Council , Town Hall PE1 1HF	- not rated	1,267 yd	Secure units	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
The Peterborough School Thorpe Road , PE3 6AP	- not rated	1,279 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Nene Gate Park Lane , PE1 5GZ	3out of 4	1,765 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Halim’s Grill Ltd	175 Cromwell Road	132 yd
Mansfield Snooker Club	119 Lincoln Road	217 yd
Tavan Restaurant	Ground Floor, 77 Lincoln Road	259 yd
Teefee Ltd	47 Burghley Road	277 yd
Madina Curry & Kebab House	65 Gladstone Street	289 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Burghley Club	7 Burghley Road	348 yd
Geneva Bar	43 Lincoln Road	545 yd
Hand & Heart	12 Highbury Street	588 yd
The Brewery Tap	80 Westgate	624 yd
The Ostrich Inn	17 North Street	643 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
TOO MUCH SAUCE	157 Cromwell Road	165 yd
Roshni Takeaway	200 Gladstone Street	304 yd
McDonald’s Restaurants Ltd #594 Bourges Boulevard	Mcdonalds, Bourges Boulevard	425 yd
Lalaaz	73 Cromwell Road	478 yd
2 Tasty	47 Lincoln Road	523 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Hana Express Store	2 Burghley Road	410 yd
Iceland	232-248 Lincoln Road	687 yd
Waitrose	Waitrose, Mayor's Walk	710 yd
Lidl Great Britain Ltd	Lidl Foodstores, Lime Kiln Close	828 yd
Marks & Spencer	Marks & Spencer, Queensgate Shopping Centre, Westgate	857 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
King'S School PARK ROAD		541 yd
Energie Fitness (Peterborough) QUEENSGATE SHOPPING CENTRE QUEENSGATE SHOPPING CENTRE WESTGATE	health and fitness suite	779 yd
Ultra Bodies Gym & Fitness (Closed) Broadway	health and fitness suite	782 yd
Trugym Peterborough EARLHAM HOUSE EARLHAM HOUSE NEW ROAD	health and fitness suite	864 yd
Gladstone Park Community Centre BOURGES BOULEVARD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite	865 yd
Fitness First Health Club (Peterborough) (Closed) Lime Kiln Close	health and fitness suite	893 yd
The Gym (Peterborough) THE GYM THE GYM LIME KILN CLOSE	health and fitness suite	893 yd
Central Park CENTRAL PARK CENTRAL PARK PARK CRESCENT	tennis courts	956 yd
Energie Fitness (Peterborough) (Closed) COWGATE	health and fitness suite	958 yd
West Town Primary Academy WEST TOWN PRIMARY ACADEMY WEST TOWN PRIMARY ACADEMY MIDLAND ROAD	grass pitches	1,075 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	97.1%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	76.5%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	76.5%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	73.5%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	48.7 Mbit/s
Average download speed	100.3 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	7.7 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	11.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.