Princes Gate, Peterborough, PE1 4DY

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding PE1 4DY has a slightly higher male population, with 52.1% 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	45.2%	47.9%	2.7%	51.0%	-3.1%
Male	54.8%	52.1%	-2.7%	49.0%	3.1%

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	43.8%	39.5%	-4.3%	37.9%	1.6%
Married: Opposite sex	43.8%	42.1%	-1.7%	44.2%	-2.1%
Married: Same sex	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	3%	2.6%	-0.4%	2.2%	0.4%
Divorced	4%	12.2%	8.2%	9.1%	3.1%
Widowed	4.7%	3.6%	-1.1%	6.1%	-2.5%

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	52.6%	44%	-8.6%	48.4%	-4.4%
Good health	31.3%	36.5%	5.2%	33.6%	2.9%
Fair health	12.5%	12.3%	-0.2%	12.7%	-0.4%
Bad health	2.8%	5.4%	2.6%	4.0%	1.4%
Very bad health	0.8%	1.8%	1.0%	1.2%	0.6%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	17.1%	22.7%	5.6%	18.2%	4.5%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	9.7%	9.2%	-0.5%	9.6%	-0.4%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	12.7%	10.5%	-2.2%	13.4%	-2.9%
Apprenticeship	2%	3.6%	1.6%	5.3%	-1.7%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9.4%	11.8%	2.4%	16.9%	-5.1%
Degree or Similar	28.8%	37.5%	8.7%	33.8%	3.7%
Other	20.4%	4.6%	-15.8%	2.8%	1.8%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 58.6% 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	2.2%	0.5%	-1.7%	1.1%	-0.6%
Chinese	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	0.6%	2.8%	2.2%	3.1%	-0.3%
Pakistani	13.3%	20.3%	7.0%	2.7%	17.6%
Other Asian	1.4%	1.8%	0.4%	1.6%	0.2%
Black African	1.4%	1.5%	0.1%	2.5%	-1.0%
Black Caribbean	0%	0.5%	0.5%	1.0%	-0.5%
Other Black	1.1%	0%	-1.1%	0.5%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	1.7%	1%	-0.7%	0.8%	0.2%
Mixed White and African	0%	1%	1.0%	0.4%	0.6%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.9%	-0.1%
Mixed Other	1.4%	0%	-1.4%	0.8%	-0.8%
White	71.7%	58.6%	-13.1%	81.4%	-22.8%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	4.2%	0.3%	-3.9%	0.1%	0.2%
Roma	0%	2.3%	2.3%	0.2%	2.1%
Arab	0.3%	0.8%	0.5%	0.6%	0.2%
Other	0.6%	7.7%	7.1%	1.6%	6.1%

Country of Birth

In this area, 52.6% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is lower than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	60.1%	52.6%	-7.5%	83.2%	-30.6%
European Union	24.7%	28.2%	3.5%	6.1%	22.1%
Rest of Europe	0.6%	1.3%	0.7%	0.8%	0.5%
Africa	2.2%	2.1%	-0.1%	2.7%	-0.6%
Middle East and Asia	11.1%	14.1%	3.0%	5.6%	8.5%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.4%	1.8%	0.4%	1.3%	0.5%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	59.6%	52.6%	-7.0%	83.2%	-30.6%
10+ Years	9.1%	20.3%	11.2%	9.8%	10.5%
5-10 Years	11.6%	15.1%	3.5%	2.9%	12.2%
2-5 Years	10%	7.9%	-2.1%	2.2%	5.7%
Less than 2 years	9.7%	4.1%	-5.6%	1.9%	2.2%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	51.7%	76.7%	-25.0%
Ireland	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Germany	1%	0.2%	0.8%
Italy	1.8%	0.6%	1.2%
Portugal	3.3%	0.5%	2.8%
Spain	0.8%	0.4%	0.4%
Lithuania	6.6%	0.3%	6.3%
Poland	5.3%	1.3%	4.0%
Romania	3.6%	0.9%	2.7%
Other EU countries	11.7%	1.5%	10.2%
North Africa	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
South and Eastern Africa	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Middle East	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Southern Asia	2%	1.2%	0.8%
Central Asia	0.3%	0.0%	0.3%
North America and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Central and South America	1%	0.2%	0.8%
No passport held	9.2%	13.5%	-4.3%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	22%	37.2%	-15.2%
Christian	41.9%	46.2%	-4.3%
Buddhist	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Hindu	1%	1.7%	-0.7%
Muslim	23.8%	6.5%	17.3%
Other religion	1.8%	0.6%	1.2%
Not answered	9.3%	6.0%	3.3%

Safety

Is Princes Gate Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Princes Gate was 305.4 per 1,000 residents, which is 13.5% lower than the Central average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Princes Gate has the 26th highest crime rate of 171 local areas in Central and the 51st highest crime rate of 631 local areas in Peterborough .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 150.2 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 14.7%.

🔎 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 4DY, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 6/10 (average )
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 - 6/10 (average )
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 - 5/10 (average )
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 - 6/10 (average )
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 - 6/10 (average )
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 - 5/10 (average )
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 - 9/10 (very 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) - 6/10 (average )
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) - 6/10 (average )
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 Princes Gate are based on 3 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 Princes Gate, Peterborough, PE1 4DY

Estimated Average Property Prices for PE1 4DY

Average Price
£196,215

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£196,215

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Princes Gate

Average Price
£277,900

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£277,900

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Princes GateStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Apartment 12 Regency House, 30 Princes Gate, Peterborough, City Of Peterborough Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£130,000	2023-11-24	£127,952
Apartment 15 Regency House, 30 Princes Gate, Peterborough, City Of Peterborough Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£217,000	2022-07-19	£210,922
Apartment 17 Regency House, 30 Princes Gate, Peterborough, City Of Peterborough Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£215,000	2022-06-24	£212,281
10 Parkview Flats Princes Gate, Peterborough, City Of Peterborough Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£155,000	2022-06-06	£153,040
4 Parkview Flats Princes Gate, Peterborough, City Of Peterborough Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£156,000	2022-05-27	£157,513

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for PE1 4DY

Employment

PE1 4DY area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 11% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 14% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	117
Self-Employed	44
Part-Time Employee	41
Retired	28
Student (economically inactive)	16
Looking after home or family	15
Long-Term Sick or disabled	13
Other	12
Unemployed	12
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	8

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	46
Manufacturing	30
Education	26
Administrative and support service activities	16
Construction	14
Financial and insurance activities	14
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	14
Transport and storage	12
Professional, scientific and technical activities	10
Human health and social work activities	9
Accommodation and food service activities	5
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	4
Other	3
Information and communication	3
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	2
Real estate activities	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	3,038 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Queen's Drive Infant School Queen's Drive West , PE1 2UU	3out of 4	348 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Beeches Primary School Beech Avenue , PE1 2EH	3out of 4	756 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Lime Academy Abbotsmede Kingsley Road , PE1 5JS	3out of 4	806 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Gladstone Primary Academy Gladstone Street , PE1 2BZ	1out of 4	868 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
All Saints' CofE (Aided) Primary School Dogsthorpe Road , PE1 3PW	3out of 4	919 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	591 yd	University technical college	No	Mixed	More About School
St John Fisher Catholic High School Park Lane , PE1 5JN	3out of 4	1,216 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
City of Peterborough Academy Reeves Way , PE1 5LQ	2out of 4	1,293 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Jack Hunt School Bradwell Road , PE3 9PY	3out of 4	2,831 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Queen Katharine Academy Mountsteven Avenue , Walton PE4 6HX	2out of 4	3,706 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	793 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	189 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Thomas Deacon Academy Queen's Gardens , PE1 2UW	3out of 4	529 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Beeches Independent School 218 Dogsthorpe Road , PE1 3PB	- not rated	847 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Nene Gate Park Lane , PE1 5GZ	3out of 4	1,151 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Medeshamstede Academy Reeves Way , PE1 5LQ	3out of 4	1,318 yd	Free schools special	No	Mixed	More About School
Clare Lodge Care of: Peterborough City Council , Town Hall PE1 1HF	- not rated	1,454 yd	Secure units	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Richard Barnes Academy Williamson Avenue , PE3 6BA	- not rated	1,520 yd	Academy alternative provision sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Willow Cafe	Central Park, Park Crescent	429 yd
Cafe Yu	34 Dogsthorpe Road	478 yd
Teefee Ltd	47 Burghley Road	487 yd
Paradise Peterborough Limited	81-83 Eastfield Road	513 yd
Mansfield Snooker Club	119 Lincoln Road	517 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Cavendish	123 Eastfield Road	431 yd
The Burghley Club	7 Burghley Road	460 yd
Hand & Heart	12 Highbury Street	676 yd
O'Neills	O'neills, Broadway	804 yd
Angels	Angels, Brook Street	850 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Wei Fung Chinese	32 Vergette Street	315 yd
Master Wings also t/a Crunchy Chikin and Davincci's and Chilli Hut	106 Dogsthorpe Road	509 yd
Snappy Tomato Pizza	89 Eastfield Road	513 yd
Wongs City	46 Eastfield Road	617 yd
Alivels	40 Eastfield Road	617 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Hana Express Store	2 Burghley Road		409 yd
Iceland	232-248 Lincoln Road		851 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
King'S School PARK ROAD		207 yd
Central Park CENTRAL PARK CENTRAL PARK PARK CRESCENT	tennis courts	265 yd
Thomas Deacon Academy QUEENS GARDENS	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite	615 yd
Peterborough Regional College PARK CRESCENT	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite	691 yd
Trugym Peterborough EARLHAM HOUSE EARLHAM HOUSE NEW ROAD	health and fitness suite	916 yd
Ultra Bodies Gym & Fitness (Closed) Broadway	health and fitness suite	1,023 yd
St John Fisher Catholic High School PARK LANE	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	1,040 yd
Peterborough & Dist Indoor Bowls Club BURTON STREET	indoor bowls	1,065 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	100.0%

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	73.8 Mbit/s
Average download speed	64.6 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	100 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	100 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	15.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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