Ouse Walk, Huntingdon, PE29 3QJ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding PE29 3QJ has a slightly higher male population, with 50.4% 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	50.9%	49.6%	-1.3%	51.0%	-1.4%
Male	49.1%	50.4%	1.3%	49.0%	1.4%

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	38.4%	38.7%	0.3%	37.9%	0.8%
Married: Opposite sex	41.8%	42%	0.2%	44.2%	-2.2%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Separated	3.7%	4.3%	0.6%	2.2%	2.1%
Divorced	9.7%	10.5%	0.8%	9.1%	1.4%
Widowed	6.3%	4.3%	-2.0%	6.1%	-1.8%

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 (86%) 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	47.2%	50.5%	3.3%	48.4%	2.1%
Good health	38.9%	35.5%	-3.4%	33.6%	1.9%
Fair health	10.1%	10.9%	0.8%	12.7%	-1.8%
Bad health	3.2%	2.7%	-0.5%	4.0%	-1.3%
Very bad health	0.6%	0.3%	-0.3%	1.2%	-0.9%

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.

This area stands out for its high percentage of residents with higher education degree or similar. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 45%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	13.8%	14.7%	0.9%	18.2%	-3.5%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	10.4%	7.2%	-3.2%	9.6%	-2.4%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	15.7%	15.6%	-0.1%	13.4%	2.2%
Apprenticeship	3.4%	2.9%	-0.5%	5.3%	-2.4%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	13.8%	10.7%	-3.1%	16.9%	-6.2%
Degree or Similar	37.7%	45%	7.3%	33.8%	11.2%
Other	5.2%	3.9%	-1.3%	2.8%	1.1%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 87.7% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Chinese	0.6%	0.3%	-0.3%	0.7%	-0.4%
Indian	0%	2.7%	2.7%	3.1%	-0.4%
Pakistani	0%	0.3%	0.3%	2.7%	-2.4%
Other Asian	0%	1.6%	1.6%	1.6%	0.0%
Black African	0.6%	1.4%	0.8%	2.5%	-1.1%
Black Caribbean	0.9%	0.8%	-0.1%	1.0%	-0.2%
Other Black	0.3%	0.5%	0.2%	0.5%	0.0%
Mixed White and Asian	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	0.8%	-0.8%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.4%	0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.9%	-0.1%
Mixed Other	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.8%	-0.5%
White	96.5%	87.7%	-8.8%	81.4%	6.3%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Arab	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.6%	0.2%
Other	0.3%	1.6%	1.3%	1.6%	0.0%

Country of Birth

In this area, 79.7% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is similar to the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	85.8%	79.7%	-6.1%	83.2%	-3.5%
European Union	6.6%	10.1%	3.5%	6.1%	4.0%
Rest of Europe	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.8%	-0.5%
Africa	0.9%	2.5%	1.6%	2.7%	-0.2%
Middle East and Asia	1.6%	3.3%	1.7%	5.6%	-2.3%
The Americas and the Caribbean	4.4%	4.1%	-0.3%	1.3%	2.8%
Oceania	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	84.8%	79.7%	-5.1%	83.2%	-3.5%
10+ Years	3.2%	8.5%	5.3%	9.8%	-1.3%
5-10 Years	0.9%	5.5%	4.6%	2.9%	2.6%
2-5 Years	3.5%	4.7%	1.2%	2.2%	2.5%
Less than 2 years	7.6%	1.6%	-6.0%	1.9%	-0.3%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	72.5%	76.7%	-4.2%
Ireland	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
France	1.1%	0.3%	0.8%
Germany	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
Italy	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
Portugal	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Spain	0.8%	0.4%	0.4%
Poland	3.6%	1.3%	2.3%
Romania	2.2%	0.9%	1.3%
Other EU countries	1.9%	1.5%	0.4%
Other Europe	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
North Africa	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
Eastern Asia	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Southern Asia	0.6%	1.2%	-0.6%
South-East Asia	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
North America and the Caribbean	2.5%	0.3%	2.2%
No passport held	11.3%	13.5%	-2.2%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	50.4%	37.2%	13.2%
Christian	39.3%	46.2%	-6.9%
Hindu	0.8%	1.7%	-0.9%
Muslim	0.8%	6.5%	-5.7%
Other religion	1.1%	0.6%	0.5%
Not answered	7.5%	6.0%	1.5%

Safety

Is Ouse Walk Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Ouse Walk was 131.8 per 1,000 residents, which is 53.4% higher than the Brampton average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Ouse Walk has the 12th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Brampton and the 62nd highest crime rate of 569 local areas in Huntingdonshire .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 46.5 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -43.8%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 79% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£54,400

Income Rank
8/10

Household Income in PE29 3QJ, 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 - 5/10 (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 - 6/10 (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 - 5/10 (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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 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 - 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) - 5/10 (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) - 5/10 (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 Ouse Walk are based on 94 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Huntingdonshire.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Ouse Walk, Huntingdon, PE29 3QJ

Estimated Average Property Prices for PE29 3QJ

Average Price
£226,197

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£226,197

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Ouse Walk

Average Price
£333,829

Semi-Detached
£300,348

Terraced
£272,259

Detached
£400,181

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£2,719,835

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Ouse WalkStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
14 Ouse Walk, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire Terraced, an established residential building	£205,000	2025-03-03	£205,000
14 Ouse Walk, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire Terraced, an established residential building	£210,000	2021-09-29	£235,575
14 Ouse Walk, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire Terraced, an established residential building	£150,000	2019-06-21	£182,324
18 Ouse Walk, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire Terraced, an established residential building	£200,000	2019-01-11	£242,512
2 Ouse Walk, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire Terraced, an established residential building	£220,000	2017-01-20	£285,006

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for PE29 3QJ

Employment

PE29 3QJ area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 3% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. A low level of unemployment in an area indicates a strong job market, where most people who are seeking work can find employment. This generally reflects a healthy economy in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	135
Retired	55
Self-Employed	30
Part-Time Employee	29
Long-Term Sick or disabled	21
Unemployed	10
Looking after home or family	10
Student (economically inactive)	8
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	6
Other	3

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities	23
Human health and social work activities	23
Education	19
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	19
Manufacturing	15
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	15
Other	11
Construction	11
Administrative and support service activities	10
Information and communication	8
Accommodation and food service activities	7
Transport and storage	6
Financial and insurance activities	4
Real estate activities	3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	3

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Huntingdon Nursery School Ambury Road , PE29 1AD	4out of 4	1,015 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Huntingdon Primary School Ambury Road , PE29 1AD	3out of 4	1,015 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Godmanchester Community Academy Park Lane , Godmanchester PE29 2AG	3out of 4	1,056 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Hartford Junior School Mayfield Crescent , Hartford PE29 1UL	2out of 4	1,178 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Hartford Infant School Mayfield Crescent , Hartford PE29 1UL	4out of 4	1,214 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Stukeley Meadows Primary School Wertheim Way , PE29 6UH	3out of 4	1,406 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Peter's School St Peter's Road , PE29 7DD	3out of 4	1,215 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hinchingbrooke School Brampton Road , PE29 3BN	3out of 4	1,535 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Spring Common Academy American Lane , PE29 1TQ	4out of 4	1,176 yd	Academy special converter	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
The Barre	Stanley House, 11 Orchard Lane	74 yd
Original Thai	34 High Street	200 yd
Costa Ltd	13 St Germain Walk	206 yd
Brookes	Pathfinder House St Marys Street	217 yd
Cafe Du Gallery	Gallery Restaurant, 6 Newtons Court	219 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Montagu Working Men's Club	14 Hartford Road	141 yd
Cromwells Cafe Bar	137 High Street	179 yd
Three Tuns	Public House, The Three Tuns, Public House High Street	190 yd
Huntingdon Pool and Snooker Club	St Benedicts Court, St Benedicts Court High Street	310 yd
Huntingdon Boat Club	Huntingdon Rowing Club, Huntingdon Rowing Club Hartford Road	347 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Great Wall	144 High Street	100 yd
Barneys Plaice	22 High Street	147 yd
Golden City Takeaway	23 High Street	149 yd
Don’t Panic Pizzeria also trading as Mac Attack and Burger Club	25 High Street	158 yd
Platters	35A High Street	207 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Marks & Spencer Simply Foods Ltd	13 St Germain Walk	206 yd
Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd	J Sainsbury Plc St Germain Walk	322 yd
Iceland Frozen Foods Plc	113 High Street	375 yd
Euro Shop	2 - 3 George Street	500 yd
Essential Supermarket Ltd	77 High Street	761 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Riverside Park RIVERSIDE PARK RIVERSIDE PARK RIVERSIDE ROAD	grass pitches	595 yd
Godmanchester Community Academy PARK LANE	grass pitches, swimming pool	959 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	88.9%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	88.9%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	88.9%

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	40 Mbit/s
Average download speed	46.8 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	100 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	100 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	7.9 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	8 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	10 Mbit/s

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

Overview of PE29 3QJ