Lake Way, Huntingdon, PE29 6SU

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding PE29 6SU has a slightly higher male population, with 51.2% 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	49.4%	48.8%	-0.6%	51.0%	-2.2%
Male	50.6%	51.2%	0.6%	49.0%	2.2%

Partnership Status

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

In the immediate vicinity of PE29 6SU there is a very large concentration of residents that are married - 53.8% of the resident population. In contrast, the average marriage rate across the census is about 44%.

Areas with a high percentage of married residents are typically suburban neighborhoods, towns with good schools and family-friendly amenities, and regions with affordable, spacious housing options. Additionally, such areas can be popular among retirees.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	46.6%	31.4%	-15.2%	37.9%	-6.5%
Married: Opposite sex	40.9%	53.8%	12.9%	44.2%	9.6%
Married: Same sex	0.5%	0.7%	0.2%	0.3%	0.4%
Separated	3.8%	1.4%	-2.4%	2.2%	-0.8%
Divorced	7.4%	10%	2.6%	9.1%	0.9%
Widowed	1%	2.8%	1.8%	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 (89.7%) 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	54.3%	57.7%	3.4%	48.4%	9.3%
Good health	35.4%	32%	-3.4%	33.6%	-1.6%
Fair health	8%	7.6%	-0.4%	12.7%	-5.1%
Bad health	2%	2.4%	0.4%	4.0%	-1.6%
Very bad health	0.4%	0.3%	-0.1%	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.

In the area around PE29 6SU this area, 6.6% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly lower than the UK average of 18.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	10.2%	6.6%	-3.6%	18.2%	-11.6%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	13.5%	8%	-5.5%	9.6%	-1.6%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	19.2%	12.5%	-6.7%	13.4%	-0.9%
Apprenticeship	3.1%	5.9%	2.8%	5.3%	0.6%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	14.3%	25.6%	11.3%	16.9%	8.7%
Degree or Similar	31.6%	39.8%	8.2%	33.8%	6.0%
Other	8.1%	1.7%	-6.4%	2.8%	-1.1%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 77.5% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	1.1%	-1.1%
Chinese	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	2%	2.5%	0.5%	3.1%	-0.6%
Pakistani	1.5%	3%	1.5%	2.7%	0.3%
Other Asian	3.5%	6.8%	3.3%	1.6%	5.2%
Black African	1.3%	1.4%	0.1%	2.5%	-1.1%
Black Caribbean	0.9%	0.3%	-0.6%	1.0%	-0.7%
Other Black	0.9%	0.3%	-0.6%	0.5%	-0.2%
Mixed White and Asian	0.9%	1.6%	0.7%	0.8%	0.8%
Mixed White and African	0.2%	1.4%	1.2%	0.4%	1.0%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.1%	3%	1.9%	0.9%	2.1%
Mixed Other	0.4%	0.8%	0.4%	0.8%	0.0%
White	86.1%	77.5%	-8.6%	81.4%	-3.9%
Other	0.7%	1.4%	0.7%	1.6%	-0.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, 76.9% 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	82%	76.9%	-5.1%	83.2%	-6.3%
European Union	7.2%	13.6%	6.4%	6.1%	7.5%
Rest of Europe	0.7%	0.3%	-0.4%	0.8%	-0.5%
Africa	2.4%	1.4%	-1.0%	2.7%	-1.3%
Middle East and Asia	4.3%	7.1%	2.8%	5.6%	1.5%
The Americas and the Caribbean	3.1%	0.8%	-2.3%	1.3%	-0.5%
Oceania	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	81.9%	76.9%	-5.0%	83.2%	-6.3%
10+ Years	3.9%	12%	8.1%	9.8%	2.2%
5-10 Years	5.6%	6.5%	0.9%	2.9%	3.6%
2-5 Years	3%	3.8%	0.8%	2.2%	1.6%
Less than 2 years	5.7%	0.8%	-4.9%	1.9%	-1.1%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	75%	76.7%	-1.7%
Ireland	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Italy	0.8%	0.6%	0.2%
Portugal	1.3%	0.5%	0.8%
Spain	1.6%	0.4%	1.2%
Lithuania	1.3%	0.3%	1.0%
Poland	5.9%	1.3%	4.6%
Romania	2.4%	0.9%	1.5%
Other EU countries	0.5%	1.5%	-1.0%
Other Europe	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Central and Western Africa	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
South-East Asia	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
North America and the Caribbean	1.1%	0.3%	0.8%
No passport held	8.9%	13.5%	-4.6%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	44.1%	37.2%	6.9%
Christian	46.3%	46.2%	0.1%
Buddhist	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Hindu	1.6%	1.7%	-0.1%
Muslim	1.9%	6.5%	-4.6%
Not answered	5.7%	6.0%	-0.3%

Safety

Is Lake Way Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Lake Way was 514.3 per 1,000 residents, which is 506.0% higher than the Brampton average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Lake Way has the 4th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Brampton and the 7th highest crime rate of 572 local areas in Huntingdonshire .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 31.4 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 524.6%.

🔎 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 6SU, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 5/10 (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 - 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 - 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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 4/10 (below 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) - 4/10 (below 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 Lake Way are based on 64 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 Lake Way, Huntingdon, PE29 6SU

Estimated Average Property Prices for PE29 6SU

Average Price
£407,301

Semi-Detached
£283,324

Terraced
£320,980

Detached
£419,165

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Lake Way

Average Price
£415,476

Semi-Detached
£319,522

Terraced
£334,539

Detached
£431,855

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Lake WayStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
11 Lake Way, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire Detached, an established residential building	£323,500	2025-02-05	£330,163
36 Lake Way, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire Detached, an established residential building	£342,500	2024-07-19	£357,658
32 Lake Way, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire Detached, an established residential building	£435,000	2024-06-17	£459,579
3 Lake Way, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire Detached, an established residential building	£425,000	2023-10-27	£425,859
20 Lake Way, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£290,500	2022-10-06	£289,639

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for PE29 6SU

Employment

PE29 6SU area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 1% 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	162
Part-Time Employee	39
Retired	32
Self-Employed	23
Student (economically inactive)	11
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	7
Looking after home or family	4
Long-Term Sick or disabled	4
Unemployed	3
Other	2

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	69
Human health and social work activities	48
Manufacturing	37
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	33
Education	25
Professional, scientific and technical activities	19
Administrative and support service activities	17
Financial and insurance activities	16
Other	16
Construction	16
Information and communication	14
Accommodation and food service activities	13
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	10
Transport and storage	6
Real estate activities	3
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Huntingdon Federation Nursery School Ambury Road , PE29 1AD	3out of 4	1,179 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Stukeley Meadows Primary School Wertheim Way , PE29 6UH	3out of 4	279 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Cromwell Academy Parkway , Hinchingbrooke Park PE29 6JA	3out of 4	820 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Cromwell Park Primary School Parkway , Hinchingbrooke Park PE29 6JA	- not rated	857 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Huntingdon Junior School Ambury Road , PE29 1AD	- not rated	1,138 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Huntingdon Infants School Ambury Road , PE29 1AD	- not rated	1,138 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	- not rated	860 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Peter's School St Peter's Road , PE29 7DD	3out of 4	860 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hinchingbrooke School Brampton Road , PE29 3BN	- not rated	961 yd	Voluntary controlled school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hinchingbrooke School Brampton Road , PE29 3BN	3out of 4	961 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Huntingdonshire Regional College California Road , PE29 1BL	- not rated	1,338 yd	Further education	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	- not rated	1,707 yd	Academy special converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Spring Common School American Lane , PE29 1TQ	- not rated	1,707 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Mayfield School 36 Mayfield Road , Hartford PE29 1NL	- not rated	1,995 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Springfields Special School Thames Road , PE29 1QW	- not rated	2,428 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hartford Learner Centre School Lane , Hartford PE29 1XX	- not rated	2,692 yd	Miscellaneous	Not Applicable	Not applicable	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Mamas Indian Cuisine	54 Ermine Street	515 yd
Costa Coffee & Amigo Shop	Costa Coffee, Hinchingbrooke Hospital Hinchingbrooke Park Road	598 yd
Huntingdon Tennis Club	Huntingdon Tennis Club St Peters Road	665 yd
Rajpoot	83 High Street	793 yd
The Darjeeling Restaurant	69 High Street	825 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Da Vincis	83 High Street	793 yd
Sandford House	The Sandford House Hotel, The Sandford House Hotel George Street	917 yd
The George Hotel	The George George Street	935 yd
The Falcon Tavern	10 Market Hill	1,013 yd
Market Inn	Public House, Market Inn Market Hill	1,072 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
New Lee Wong	69 Ermine Street	565 yd
Hodson Fish Bar	79 High Street	671 yd
Bay Leaf Fine Indian Cuisine	22 Halcyon Court	717 yd
Chicken Spot	57 High Street	905 yd
Curry Hut	4 Alms Close	1,036 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Lidl UK GmbH	11 Stukeley Road	314 yd
Aldi	4 Edison Bell Way	476 yd
Essential Supermarket Ltd	77 High Street	686 yd
Euro Shop	2 - 3 George Street	956 yd
Iceland Frozen Foods Plc	113 High Street	1,072 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Huntingdon Indoor Bowls Club ST. PETERS ROAD	indoor bowls	606 yd
Huntingdon Tennis Centre HUNTINGDON TENNIS CLUB HUNTINGDON TENNIS CLUB ST PETERS ROAD	indoor tennis centre, tennis courts	661 yd
King George V Playing Fields (St Peters Road) ST. PETERS ROAD	grass pitches	684 yd
Cromwell Academy PARKWAY	grass pitches	829 yd
St Peters School ST. PETERS ROAD	grass pitches	861 yd
One Leisure Huntingdon ST PETERS ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool	871 yd
Hinchingbrooke School BRAMPTON ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, swimming pool	945 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	69.1 Mbit/s
Average download speed	103.7 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	327.76 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	327.76 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	21.7 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	49.93 Mbit/s

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

Overview of PE29 6SU