Williamson Avenue, Peterborough, PE3 6BA

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding PE3 6BA has a slightly higher male population, with 50.9% 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	51.5%	49.1%	-2.4%	51.0%	-1.9%
Male	48.5%	50.9%	2.4%	49.0%	1.9%

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	31.2%	37.9%	6.7%	37.9%	0.0%
Married: Opposite sex	51.9%	47.7%	-4.2%	44.2%	3.5%
Married: Same sex	0.8%	0%	-0.8%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	4.2%	1.7%	-2.5%	2.2%	-0.5%
Divorced	6.2%	7.3%	1.1%	9.1%	-1.8%
Widowed	5.8%	5.4%	-0.4%	6.1%	-0.7%

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 (86.3%) 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	40.8%	47.2%	6.4%	48.4%	-1.2%
Good health	44%	39.1%	-4.9%	33.6%	5.5%
Fair health	12.6%	9.6%	-3.0%	12.7%	-3.1%
Bad health	1.1%	2.6%	1.5%	4.0%	-1.4%
Very bad health	1.6%	1.6%	0.0%	1.2%	0.4%

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 PE3 6BA this area, 30.2% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly higher than the UK average of 18.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	25.8%	30.2%	4.4%	18.2%	12.0%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	16.2%	10.5%	-5.7%	9.6%	0.9%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	10.8%	13.3%	2.5%	13.4%	-0.1%
Apprenticeship	1.9%	2.3%	0.4%	5.3%	-3.0%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	6.5%	13.6%	7.1%	16.9%	-3.3%
Degree or Similar	20.4%	25.7%	5.3%	33.8%	-8.1%
Other	18.5%	4.5%	-14.0%	2.8%	1.7%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 34.1% 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	0.3%	0.2%	-0.1%	1.1%	-0.9%
Chinese	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.7%	-0.1%
Indian	6.7%	4.8%	-1.9%	3.1%	1.7%
Pakistani	50.9%	47.3%	-3.6%	2.7%	44.6%
Other Asian	4.6%	4.8%	0.2%	1.6%	3.2%
Black African	1.6%	1.4%	-0.2%	2.5%	-1.1%
Black Caribbean	1.1%	0.6%	-0.5%	1.0%	-0.4%
Mixed White and Asian	0.5%	1.2%	0.7%	0.8%	0.4%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.4%	0.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.6%	1%	-0.6%	0.9%	0.1%
Mixed Other	0.3%	0.8%	0.5%	0.8%	0.0%
White	29.8%	34.1%	4.3%	81.4%	-47.3%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Roma	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Arab	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	2.4%	2.4%	0.0%	1.6%	0.8%

Country of Birth

In this area, 55.1% 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	53.6%	55.1%	1.5%	83.2%	-28.1%
European Union	15%	19.6%	4.6%	6.1%	13.5%
Rest of Europe	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.8%	-0.2%
Africa	2.1%	1.2%	-0.9%	2.7%	-1.5%
Middle East and Asia	27.6%	21.1%	-6.5%	5.6%	15.5%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.6%	2.2%	0.6%	1.3%	0.9%
British Overseas	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%	0.2%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	53.4%	55.1%	1.7%	83.2%	-28.1%
10+ Years	6.2%	22.5%	16.3%	9.8%	12.7%
5-10 Years	11.8%	8.5%	-3.3%	2.9%	5.6%
2-5 Years	7%	7.9%	0.9%	2.2%	5.7%
Less than 2 years	21.7%	5.9%	-15.8%	1.9%	4.0%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	62.5%	76.7%	-14.2%
Italy	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
Portugal	2.2%	0.5%	1.7%
Lithuania	8.1%	0.3%	7.8%
Poland	2.2%	1.3%	0.9%
Romania	2%	0.9%	1.1%
Other EU countries	7.3%	1.5%	5.8%
Other Europe	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Central and Western Africa	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Eastern Asia	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Southern Asia	6.9%	1.2%	5.7%
South-East Asia	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
North America and the Caribbean	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Central and South America	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
No passport held	6.1%	13.5%	-7.4%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	9.3%	37.2%	-27.9%
Christian	28.3%	46.2%	-17.9%
Hindu	3.4%	1.7%	1.7%
Muslim	54.2%	6.5%	47.7%
Sikh	0.6%	0.9%	-0.3%
Other religion	1%	0.6%	0.4%
Not answered	3.4%	6.0%	-2.6%

Safety

Is Williamson Avenue Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Williamson Avenue was 141.0 per 1,000 residents, which is 60.1% lower than the Central average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Williamson Avenue has the 67th highest crime rate of 171 local areas in Central and the 174th highest crime rate of 631 local areas in Peterborough .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 64.1 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 37.0%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a slightly higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 61% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£47,800

Income Rank
7/10

Household Income in PE3 6BA, 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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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) - 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) - 8/10 (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 Williamson Avenue are based on 9 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 Williamson Avenue, Peterborough, PE3 6BA

Estimated Average Property Prices for PE3 6BA

Average Price
£218,031

Semi-Detached
£204,428

Terraced
£214,296

Detached
£263,110

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Williamson Avenue

Average Price
£203,350

Semi-Detached
£239,410

Terraced
£209,532

Detached
£94,139

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Williamson AvenueStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
15 Williamson Avenue, Peterborough, City Of Peterborough Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£185,000	2022-10-20	£188,590
18 Williamson Avenue, Peterborough, City Of Peterborough Terraced, an established residential building	£181,000	2022-07-08	£186,869
42 Williamson Avenue, Peterborough, City Of Peterborough Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£185,000	2020-09-30	£228,786
40 Williamson Avenue, Peterborough, City Of Peterborough Terraced, an established residential building	£170,000	2020-09-11	£210,527
11 Williamson Avenue, Peterborough, City Of Peterborough Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£192,000	2018-11-16	£241,026

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for PE3 6BA

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in PE3 6BA area is much higher than the country's average. Usually places with high percentage of students are near Universities and near entertainment places.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	122
Part-Time Employee	58
Looking after home or family	45
Student (economically inactive)	31
Self-Employed	28
Retired	26
Unemployed	19
Other	14
Long-Term Sick or disabled	6
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	6

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	20
Human health and social work activities	19
Education	16
Manufacturing	15
Transport and storage	13
Accommodation and food service activities	13
Administrative and support service activities	10
Other	10
Information and communication	7
Construction	4
Financial and insurance activities	3
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	3
Real estate activities	2
Professional, scientific and technical activities	1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation 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	3,234 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
West Town Primary Academy Midland Road , PE3 6DD	3out of 4	79 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
The Beeches Primary School Beech Avenue , PE1 2EH	3out of 4	886 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Gladstone Primary Academy Gladstone Street , PE1 2BZ	1out of 4	1,001 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Thorpe Primary School Atherstone Avenue , Netherton PE3 9UG	1out of 4	1,373 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Queen's Drive Infant School Queen's Drive West , PE1 2UU	3out of 4	1,629 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Jack Hunt School Bradwell Road , PE3 9PY	3out of 4	1,329 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Greater Peterborough UTC Park Crescent Campus , Park Crescent PE1 4DZ	2out of 4	2,158 yd	University technical college	No	Mixed	More About School
St John Fisher Catholic High School Park Lane , PE1 5JN	3out of 4	2,677 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
City of Peterborough Academy Reeves Way , PE1 5LQ	2out of 4	2,843 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Nene Park Academy Oundle Road , Orton Longueville PE2 7EA	3out of 4	3,670 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	2,377 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	1,508 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Thomas Deacon Academy Queen's Gardens , PE1 2UW	3out of 4	1,974 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hampton College Eagle Way , Hampton Vale PE7 8BF	3out of 4	5,272 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Richard Barnes Academy Williamson Avenue , PE3 6BA	- not rated	79 yd	Academy alternative provision sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
The Peterborough School Thorpe Road , PE3 6AP	- not rated	510 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Clare Lodge Care of: Peterborough City Council , Town Hall PE1 1HF	- not rated	1,424 yd	Secure units	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
The Beeches Independent School 218 Dogsthorpe Road , PE1 3PB	- not rated	2,007 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Nene Gate Park Lane , PE1 5GZ	3out of 4	2,529 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Medirest at Peterborough City Care Centre	City Care Centre, Thorpe Road	418 yd
Westward Bowls Club	West Ward Bowls Club, Fulham Road	425 yd
Buzz Bingo	Gala Clubs, Lime Kiln Close	534 yd
Steps Cafe	94a Gladstone Street	569 yd
Madina Curry & Kebab House	65 Gladstone Street	593 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Brewery Tap	80 Westgate	677 yd
The Grange Peterborough Limited	The Grange Club House, 196 Mayors Walk	753 yd
Bumble Inn	46 Westgate	914 yd
Geneva Bar	43 Lincoln Road	948 yd
The Ostrich Inn	17 North Street	951 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Rizq Peri Peri Grill	91 Midland Road	92 yd
Family Diner	160 Aldermans Drive	165 yd
Golden Fish Bar	160 Aldermans Drive	165 yd
Wok Inn Chinese Takeaway	6 Percival Street	168 yd
Hong Kong Chef	107 Mayors Walk	247 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Central England Co-operative	97-101 Mayors Walk	247 yd
Lidl Great Britain Ltd	Lidl Foodstores, Lime Kiln Close	534 yd
Waitrose	Waitrose, Mayor's Walk	544 yd
Co-Op	Winchester Place, 80 Thorpe Road	635 yd
Marks & Spencer	Marks & Spencer, Queensgate Shopping Centre, Westgate	995 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
The Peterborough School THORPE ROAD	grass pitches, health and fitness suite, tennis courts	530 yd
West Town Primary Academy WEST TOWN PRIMARY ACADEMY WEST TOWN PRIMARY ACADEMY MIDLAND ROAD	grass pitches	549 yd
Fitness First Health Club (Peterborough) (Closed) Lime Kiln Close	health and fitness suite	573 yd
The Gym (Peterborough) THE GYM THE GYM LIME KILN CLOSE	health and fitness suite	573 yd
Energie Fitness (Peterborough) QUEENSGATE SHOPPING CENTRE QUEENSGATE SHOPPING CENTRE WESTGATE	health and fitness suite	784 yd
The Grange CHARLOTTE WAY	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	924 yd
Energie Fitness (Peterborough) (Closed) COWGATE	health and fitness suite	952 yd
Gladstone Park Community Centre BOURGES BOULEVARD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite	1,061 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	90 Mbit/s
Average download speed	150.4 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	600 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	600 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	19.5 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	18.6 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	40 Mbit/s

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