Whitacre, Parnwell, Peterborough, PE1 4SX

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding PE1 4SX has a slightly higher male population, with 52.7% 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	48.2%	47.3%	-0.9%	51.0%	-3.7%
Male	51.8%	52.7%	0.9%	49.0%	3.7%

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	52.3%	42%	-10.3%	37.9%	4.1%
Married: Opposite sex	30%	42.6%	12.6%	44.2%	-1.6%
Married: Same sex	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	6.4%	3.4%	-3.0%	2.2%	1.2%
Divorced	9.3%	9.1%	-0.2%	9.1%	0.0%
Widowed	1.5%	2.8%	1.3%	6.1%	-3.3%

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.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (88.7%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either a younger population or more affluent area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	45.2%	56.1%	10.9%	48.4%	7.7%
Good health	41.2%	32.6%	-8.6%	33.6%	-1.0%
Fair health	10.4%	9.6%	-0.8%	12.7%	-3.1%
Bad health	2.2%	1.7%	-0.5%	4.0%	-2.3%
Very bad health	0.9%	0%	-0.9%	1.2%	-1.2%

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	21.2%	10.1%	-11.1%	18.2%	-8.1%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	15.5%	10.1%	-5.4%	9.6%	0.5%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	18.3%	20.2%	1.9%	13.4%	6.8%
Apprenticeship	2%	6.7%	4.7%	5.3%	1.4%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11%	22.5%	11.5%	16.9%	5.6%
Degree or Similar	19.6%	28.7%	9.1%	33.8%	-5.1%
Other	12.4%	1.7%	-10.7%	2.8%	-1.1%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 71.1% 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	0.2%	2.9%	2.7%	1.1%	1.8%
Chinese	0.5%	0.8%	0.3%	0.7%	0.1%
Indian	4.7%	9.2%	4.5%	3.1%	6.1%
Pakistani	0.9%	2.5%	1.6%	2.7%	-0.2%
Other Asian	0%	1.3%	1.3%	1.6%	-0.3%
Black African	2.5%	1.7%	-0.8%	2.5%	-0.8%
Black Caribbean	1.1%	2.9%	1.8%	1.0%	1.9%
Other Black	0.9%	0.4%	-0.5%	0.5%	-0.1%
Mixed White and Asian	1.1%	1.3%	0.2%	0.8%	0.5%
Mixed White and African	0.8%	1.3%	0.5%	0.4%	0.9%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.4%	0.4%	-1.0%	0.9%	-0.5%
Mixed Other	1.7%	1.3%	-0.4%	0.8%	0.5%
White	82.9%	71.1%	-11.8%	81.4%	-10.3%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.8%	0%	-0.8%	0.1%	-0.1%
Arab	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	0.2%	2.9%	2.7%	1.6%	1.3%

Country of Birth

In this area, 61.8% 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	75.8%	61.8%	-14.0%	83.2%	-21.4%
European Union	14.1%	22.3%	8.2%	6.1%	16.2%
Rest of Europe	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.8%	-0.8%
Africa	4.6%	2.5%	-2.1%	2.7%	-0.2%
Middle East and Asia	3.3%	10.9%	7.6%	5.6%	5.3%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.7%	2.5%	0.8%	1.3%	1.2%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	75.7%	61.5%	-14.2%	83.2%	-21.7%
10+ Years	2.7%	20.1%	17.4%	9.8%	10.3%
5-10 Years	6.6%	8.4%	1.8%	2.9%	5.5%
2-5 Years	10.9%	8.8%	-2.1%	2.2%	6.6%
Less than 2 years	4.1%	1.3%	-2.8%	1.9%	-0.6%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	52.7%	76.7%	-24.0%
Ireland	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
France	1.7%	0.3%	1.4%
Italy	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
Portugal	2.5%	0.5%	2.0%
Lithuania	5.8%	0.3%	5.5%
Poland	9.5%	1.3%	8.2%
Romania	3.7%	0.9%	2.8%
Other EU countries	6.2%	1.5%	4.7%
South and Eastern Africa	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Eastern Asia	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Southern Asia	4.1%	1.2%	2.9%
No passport held	12%	13.5%	-1.5%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	28.8%	37.2%	-8.4%
Christian	47.3%	46.2%	1.1%
Hindu	8.6%	1.7%	6.9%
Muslim	9.1%	6.5%	2.6%
Other religion	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
Not answered	5.8%	6.0%	-0.2%

Safety

Is Whitacre Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Whitacre was 66.3 per 1,000 residents, which is 81.2% lower than the Central average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Whitacre has the 50th lowest crime rate of 171 local areas in Central and the 257th lowest crime rate of 631 local areas in Peterborough .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 35.7 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -46.0%.

🔎 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. 67% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£40,300

Income Rank
4/10

Household Income in PE1 4SX, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 7/10 (above 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 - 8/10 (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 - 8/10 (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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 5/10 (average )
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 - 3/10 (low )
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) - 7/10 (above 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) - 7/10 (above 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 Whitacre are based on 22 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 Whitacre, Parnwell, Peterborough, PE1 4SX

Estimated Average Property Prices for PE1 4SX

Average Price
£182,036

Semi-Detached
£167,208

Terraced
£141,475

Detached
£229,568

Flats/Maisonettes
£85,316

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Whitacre

Average Price
£220,786

Semi-Detached
£196,771

Terraced
£169,470

Detached
£247,911

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on WhitacreStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
83 Whitacre, Peterborough, City Of Peterborough Terraced, an established residential building	£127,000	2025-08-18	£127,129
69 Whitacre, Peterborough, City Of Peterborough Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£153,500	2024-07-11	£159,410
77 Whitacre, Peterborough, City Of Peterborough Terraced, an established residential building	£105,000	2021-11-05	£120,366
86 Whitacre, Peterborough, City Of Peterborough Terraced, an established residential building	£110,000	2021-05-28	£130,180
70 Whitacre, Peterborough, City Of Peterborough Detached, an established residential building	£206,000	2021-02-26	£245,095

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for PE1 4SX

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	93
Part-Time Employee	21
Self-Employed	15
Retired	15
Unemployed	8
Student (economically inactive)	8
Looking after home or family	8
Other	7
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	5
Long-Term Sick or disabled	0

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	72
Manufacturing	43
Administrative and support service activities	28
Transport and storage	24
Financial and insurance activities	22
Human health and social work activities	21
Accommodation and food service activities	20
Education	19
Other	16
Construction	16
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	15
Information and communication	10
Professional, scientific and technical activities	10
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1
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	4,040 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Lime Academy Parnwell Saltersgate , Parnwell PE1 4YH	2out of 4	143 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Newark Hill Academy Eastfield Road , PE1 4RE	3out of 4	713 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Welland Academy Scalford Drive , PE1 4TR	3out of 4	1,310 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Dogsthorpe Infant School Central Avenue , Dogsthorpe PE1 4LH	- not rated	1,602 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Thomas More Catholic Primary School St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Park Lane , Eastfield PE1 5JW	3out of 4	1,608 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
City of Peterborough Academy Reeves Way , PE1 5LQ	2out of 4	1,305 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
St John Fisher Catholic High School Park Lane , PE1 5JN	3out of 4	1,640 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Greater Peterborough UTC Park Crescent Campus , Park Crescent PE1 4DZ	2out of 4	1,857 yd	University technical college	No	Mixed	More About School
Queen Katharine Academy Mountsteven Avenue , Walton PE4 6HX	2out of 4	4,769 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Jack Hunt School Bradwell Road , PE3 9PY	3out of 4	5,208 yd	Academy converter	No	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	1,633 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Thomas Deacon Academy Queen's Gardens , PE1 2UW	3out of 4	2,092 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The King's (The Cathedral) School Park Road , PE1 2UE	4out of 4	2,526 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Marshfields School Eastern Close , Dogsthorpe PE1 4PP	3out of 4	1,047 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Medeshamstede Academy Reeves Way , PE1 5LQ	3out of 4	1,255 yd	Free schools special	No	Mixed	More About School
Nene Gate Park Lane , PE1 5GZ	3out of 4	1,875 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Beeches Independent School 218 Dogsthorpe Road , PE1 3PB	- not rated	2,276 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Clare Lodge Care of: Peterborough City Council , Town Hall PE1 1HF	- not rated	3,503 yd	Secure units	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Servest at Tesco Distribution Centre	1 Staplee Way	431 yd
Family Catering Company	Tc Harrison Ford, Oxney Road	458 yd
Starbucks	Inside Sainsburys, 112 Oxney Road	489 yd
Aramark Ltd at Ideal Home	Ideal Home House, Newark Road	829 yd
Marshfields School Cafe	Marshfields School, Eastern Close	1,074 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Under The Eagle	Parnwell Centre, Saltersgate		204 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Peony	2 Parnwell Centre, Saltersgate	204 yd
Eastfield Fish and Chips	2 Hill Close	845 yd
Italian Pizza & Kebab	6a Hill Close	845 yd
KFC	Kentucky Fried Chicken, Peterborough Road	963 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Sainsbury's	Sainsburys Plc, Oxney Road		442 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Newark Hill Academy EASTFIELD ROAD	grass pitches	995 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	100 Mbit/s
Average download speed	171.1 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	600 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	600 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	20.6 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	40 Mbit/s

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