Wake Road, Peterborough, PE1 5AW

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding PE1 5AW is primarily male, with 53.1% of the population 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	49%	46.9%	-2.1%	51.0%	-4.1%
Male	51%	53.1%	2.1%	49.0%	4.1%

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	34.2%	35.2%	1.0%	37.9%	-2.7%
Married: Opposite sex	41%	44.1%	3.1%	44.2%	-0.1%
Married: Same sex	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	3.4%	3.5%	0.1%	2.2%	1.3%
Divorced	11.7%	11.1%	-0.6%	9.1%	2.0%
Widowed	9.4%	6%	-3.4%	6.1%	-0.1%

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	39%	41%	2.0%	48.4%	-7.4%
Good health	34.6%	37.9%	3.3%	33.6%	4.3%
Fair health	19.1%	15.7%	-3.4%	12.7%	3.0%
Bad health	6.3%	4%	-2.3%	4.0%	0.0%
Very bad health	1.1%	1.4%	0.3%	1.2%	0.2%

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.

In the area around PE1 5AW this area, 29.6% 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 22%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	33.8%	29.6%	-4.2%	18.2%	11.4%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	18.4%	13.8%	-4.6%	9.6%	4.2%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	14.7%	12.3%	-2.4%	13.4%	-1.1%
Apprenticeship	2.6%	6.9%	4.3%	5.3%	1.6%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	7.1%	11.6%	4.5%	16.9%	-5.3%
Degree or Similar	13.9%	22%	8.1%	33.8%	-11.8%
Other	9.4%	3.8%	-5.6%	2.8%	1.0%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 54.7% 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	1.4%	0%	-1.4%	1.1%	-1.1%
Chinese	0.8%	0%	-0.8%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	3%	5%	2.0%	3.1%	1.9%
Pakistani	16.6%	13.8%	-2.8%	2.7%	11.1%
Other Asian	6.3%	15%	8.7%	1.6%	13.4%
Black African	0.8%	1.4%	0.6%	2.5%	-1.1%
Black Caribbean	1.1%	0.2%	-0.9%	1.0%	-0.8%
Other Black	0.5%	0.2%	-0.3%	0.5%	-0.3%
Mixed White and Asian	0.5%	1.2%	0.7%	0.8%	0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.2%	0.5%	-1.7%	0.9%	-0.4%
Mixed Other	0.5%	0.7%	0.2%	0.8%	-0.1%
White	63.8%	54.7%	-9.1%	81.4%	-26.7%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	2.2%	0.5%	-1.7%	0.1%	0.4%
Roma	0%	1.9%	1.9%	0.2%	1.7%
Other	0.3%	4.8%	4.5%	1.6%	3.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, 52.3% 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	68.1%	52.3%	-15.8%	83.2%	-30.9%
European Union	16.3%	23.6%	7.3%	6.1%	17.5%
Rest of Europe	1.1%	3.1%	2.0%	0.8%	2.3%
Africa	6%	6%	0.0%	2.7%	3.3%
Middle East and Asia	7.1%	14.8%	7.7%	5.6%	9.2%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.4%	0.2%	-1.2%	1.3%	-1.1%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	67.6%	52.1%	-15.5%	83.2%	-31.1%
10+ Years	3%	25.7%	22.7%	9.8%	15.9%
5-10 Years	5.7%	8.8%	3.1%	2.9%	5.9%
2-5 Years	8.7%	6.4%	-2.3%	2.2%	4.2%
Less than 2 years	15%	6.9%	-8.1%	1.9%	5.0%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	55.5%	76.7%	-21.2%
Ireland	0.5%	0.6%	-0.1%
Italy	1.2%	0.6%	0.6%
Portugal	3.1%	0.5%	2.6%
Lithuania	8.3%	0.3%	8.0%
Poland	6.9%	1.3%	5.6%
Romania	2.6%	0.9%	1.7%
Other EU countries	3.8%	1.5%	2.3%
Other Europe	2.1%	0.2%	1.9%
North Africa	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Central and Western Africa	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
South and Eastern Africa	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Southern Asia	2.1%	1.2%	0.9%
South-East Asia	1%	0.2%	0.8%
North America and the Caribbean	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
No passport held	11.9%	13.5%	-1.6%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	22.7%	37.2%	-14.5%
Christian	35.6%	46.2%	-10.6%
Buddhist	1.7%	0.5%	1.2%
Hindu	1.9%	1.7%	0.2%
Jewish	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Muslim	29.8%	6.5%	23.3%
Sikh	1.4%	0.9%	0.5%
Not answered	6.7%	6.0%	0.7%

Safety

Is Wake Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Wake Road was 104.5 per 1,000 residents, which is 70.4% lower than the Central average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Wake Road has the 84th lowest crime rate of 171 local areas in Central and the 251st highest crime rate of 631 local areas in Peterborough .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 48.4 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -19.0%.

🔎 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 5AW, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 9/10 (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 - 8/10 (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 - 10/10 (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 - 9/10 (very 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 - 7/10 (above average )
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 Wake Road are based on 4 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 Wake Road, Peterborough, PE1 5AW

Estimated Average Property Prices for PE1 5AW

Average Price
£174,070

Semi-Detached
£174,070

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Wake Road

Average Price
£161,377

Semi-Detached
£161,377

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Wake Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
3 Wake Road, Peterborough, City Of Peterborough Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£255,000	2025-05-28	£261,015
24 Wake Road, Peterborough, City Of Peterborough Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£223,000	2024-08-30	£230,387
26 Wake Road, Peterborough, City Of Peterborough Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£121,000	2018-11-19	£151,897
3 Wake Road, Peterborough, City Of Peterborough Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£138,000	2015-04-20	£230,693
16 Wake Road, Peterborough, City Of Peterborough Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£108,000	2013-09-18	£198,863

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for PE1 5AW

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	111
Part-Time Employee	56
Retired	35
Looking after home or family	29
Other	24
Self-Employed	19
Unemployed	13
Student (economically inactive)	12
Long-Term Sick or disabled	11
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	6

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	33
Administrative and support service activities	24
Manufacturing	16
Transport and storage	15
Human health and social work activities	11
Education	10
Accommodation and food service activities	6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	6
Other	5
Professional, scientific and technical activities	5
Financial and insurance activities	5
Construction	3
Real estate activities	2
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2
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	4,219 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Bishop Creighton Academy Vineyard Road , PE1 5DB	3out of 4	264 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Lime Academy Abbotsmede Kingsley Road , PE1 5JS	3out of 4	875 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Beeches Primary School Beech Avenue , PE1 2EH	3out of 4	1,157 yd	Community school	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	1,277 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Queen's Drive Infant School Queen's Drive West , PE1 2UU	3out of 4	1,551 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St John Fisher Catholic High School Park Lane , PE1 5JN	3out of 4	1,230 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Greater Peterborough UTC Park Crescent Campus , Park Crescent PE1 4DZ	2out of 4	1,533 yd	University technical college	No	Mixed	More About School
City of Peterborough Academy Reeves Way , PE1 5LQ	2out of 4	1,566 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Stanground Academy Peterborough Road , PE7 3BY	3out of 4	3,077 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Jack Hunt School Bradwell Road , PE3 9PY	3out of 4	3,206 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	1,559 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	1,031 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Thomas Deacon Academy Queen's Gardens , PE1 2UW	3out of 4	1,664 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hampton College Eagle Way , Hampton Vale PE7 8BF	3out of 4	5,298 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Clare Lodge Care of: Peterborough City Council , Town Hall PE1 1HF	- not rated	700 yd	Secure units	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Nene Gate Park Lane , PE1 5GZ	3out of 4	999 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Medeshamstede Academy Reeves Way , PE1 5LQ	3out of 4	1,619 yd	Free schools special	No	Mixed	More About School
Richard Barnes Academy Williamson Avenue , PE3 6BA	- not rated	1,815 yd	Academy alternative provision sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
The Peterborough School Thorpe Road , PE3 6AP	- not rated	1,974 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Regional Swimming Pool	Regional Swimming Pool, Bishops Road	226 yd
Phoenix Vape and Coffee Lounge	5 Wentworth Street. Peterborough	261 yd
Ishtar Lounge	64 St Johns Street	324 yd
The Hub-Stuart House	Stuart House	392 yd
Peterborough Bowls Club	Peterborough Bowling Club, 19 Burton Street	442 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Angels	Angels, Brook Street	678 yd
The Sir Henry Royce also t/a Chik Box and K-Town chicken	3 Hereward Cross, Broadway	724 yd
O'Neills	O'neills, Broadway	756 yd
The College Arms	40 Broadway	783 yd
FortyTwo	42 Broadway	783 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Me Toppings	88 Star Road	240 yd
Pizza Town at Down Town Peri	115 Wellington Street	258 yd
Uni Hut	7-9 Fengate	404 yd
Fish & Chips Peterborough	2a Crawthorne Road	591 yd
Golden Cod	2a Crawthorne Road	591 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	1 Hereward Cross, Broadway	724 yd
Marks & Spencer	Marks & Spencer, Queensgate Shopping Centre, Westgate	935 yd
Asda Superstore	Asda Stores Ltd, Rivergate Arc, Viersen Platz	1,049 yd
Hana Express Store	2 Burghley Road	1,070 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Regional Pool & Athletics Arena Bishops Road	artificial grass pitch, athletics tracks, health and fitness suite, swimming pool	230 yd
Bishop Creighton Academy VINEYARD ROAD	athletics tracks, grass pitches	345 yd
Peterborough & Dist Indoor Bowls Club BURTON STREET	indoor bowls	508 yd
Trugym Peterborough EARLHAM HOUSE EARLHAM HOUSE NEW ROAD	health and fitness suite	568 yd
Peterborough Lido Bishops Road	swimming pool	666 yd
Ultra Bodies Gym & Fitness (Closed) Broadway	health and fitness suite	774 yd
The Fitness Zone For Women (Peterborough) WENTWORTH STREET	health and fitness suite	900 yd
Energie Fitness (Peterborough) (Closed) COWGATE	health and fitness suite	1,050 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	84.3 Mbit/s
Average download speed	168.5 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	13.5 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	17.6 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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

Overview of PE1 5AW