Kent Road, Peterborough, PE3 6DG

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding PE3 6DG 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	51.3%	49.1%	-2.2%	51.0%	-1.9%
Male	48.7%	50.9%	2.2%	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	32.5%	41.4%	8.9%	37.9%	3.5%
Married: Opposite sex	46.2%	43.6%	-2.6%	44.2%	-0.6%
Married: Same sex	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	2.4%	3.7%	1.3%	2.2%	1.5%
Divorced	13.3%	6.5%	-6.8%	9.1%	-2.6%
Widowed	5.2%	4.7%	-0.5%	6.1%	-1.4%

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 (85.7%) 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	43.9%	49.5%	5.6%	48.4%	1.1%
Good health	39.4%	36.2%	-3.2%	33.6%	2.6%
Fair health	13.1%	10.3%	-2.8%	12.7%	-2.4%
Bad health	2.9%	3.1%	0.2%	4.0%	-0.9%
Very bad health	0.6%	1%	0.4%	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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	20.9%	21.7%	0.8%	18.2%	3.5%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	10.8%	8.1%	-2.7%	9.6%	-1.5%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	8%	9%	1.0%	13.4%	-4.4%
Apprenticeship	3.2%	4.7%	1.5%	5.3%	-0.6%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	7.6%	14.3%	6.7%	16.9%	-2.6%
Degree or Similar	38.6%	38.5%	-0.1%	33.8%	4.7%
Other	10.8%	3.7%	-7.1%	2.8%	0.9%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 53.9% 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%	1.3%	1.3%	1.1%	0.2%
Chinese	1.3%	1%	-0.3%	0.7%	0.3%
Indian	10.3%	11.6%	1.3%	3.1%	8.5%
Pakistani	18.6%	18.1%	-0.5%	2.7%	15.4%
Other Asian	1.9%	3.3%	1.4%	1.6%	1.7%
Black African	1.6%	4.3%	2.7%	2.5%	1.8%
Black Caribbean	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	1.0%	-1.0%
Other Black	1%	0.8%	-0.2%	0.5%	0.3%
Mixed White and Asian	1.3%	0.8%	-0.5%	0.8%	0.0%
Mixed White and African	0.3%	0.5%	0.2%	0.4%	0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.6%	0.5%	-0.1%	0.9%	-0.4%
Mixed Other	1.6%	1.3%	-0.3%	0.8%	0.5%
White	60.3%	53.9%	-6.4%	81.4%	-27.5%
Roma	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Other	1%	2.3%	1.3%	1.6%	0.7%

Country of Birth

In this area, 50.5% 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	59.6%	50.5%	-9.1%	83.2%	-32.7%
European Union	17.9%	24.4%	6.5%	6.1%	18.3%
Rest of Europe	0.3%	0.5%	0.2%	0.8%	-0.3%
Africa	4.2%	5.6%	1.4%	2.7%	2.9%
Middle East and Asia	17%	17.7%	0.7%	5.6%	12.1%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1%	1.3%	0.3%	1.3%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	58.7%	50.1%	-8.6%	83.2%	-33.1%
10+ Years	6.4%	21.9%	15.5%	9.8%	12.1%
5-10 Years	9.3%	10.9%	1.6%	2.9%	8.0%
2-5 Years	12.2%	9.4%	-2.8%	2.2%	7.2%
Less than 2 years	13.5%	7.6%	-5.9%	1.9%	5.7%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	54.8%	76.7%	-21.9%
Ireland	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Italy	0.8%	0.6%	0.2%
Portugal	4.3%	0.5%	3.8%
Lithuania	4.1%	0.3%	3.8%
Poland	3.6%	1.3%	2.3%
Romania	7.1%	0.9%	6.2%
Other EU countries	4.6%	1.5%	3.1%
Other Europe	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
North Africa	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Central and Western Africa	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
South and Eastern Africa	1%	0.2%	0.8%
Eastern Asia	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Southern Asia	11%	1.2%	9.8%
North America and the Caribbean	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
No passport held	6.1%	13.5%	-7.4%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	21.1%	37.2%	-16.1%
Christian	38.7%	46.2%	-7.5%
Buddhist	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Hindu	7.6%	1.7%	5.9%
Muslim	24.4%	6.5%	17.9%
Sikh	0.8%	0.9%	-0.1%
Other religion	0.8%	0.6%	0.2%
Not answered	6.4%	6.0%	0.4%

Safety

Is Kent Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Kent Road was 91.6 per 1,000 residents, which is 74.1% lower than the Central average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Kent Road has the 75th lowest crime rate of 171 local areas in Central and the 287th highest crime rate of 631 local areas in Peterborough .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 33.4 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -42.2%.

🔎 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 6DG, 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 - 6/10 (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 - 6/10 (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 - 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 - 6/10 (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) - 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 Kent 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 Kent Road, Peterborough, PE3 6DG

Estimated Average Property Prices for PE3 6DG

Average Price
£239,497

Semi-Detached
£243,916

Terraced
£244,727

Detached
£195,890

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Kent Road

Average Price
£236,294

Semi-Detached
£236,294

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Kent Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
17 Kent Road, Peterborough, City Of Peterborough Terraced, an established residential building	£267,500	2025-03-13	£266,130
8 Kent Road, Peterborough, City Of Peterborough Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£270,000	2025-01-21	£275,888
10 Kent Road, Peterborough, City Of Peterborough Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£144,000	2024-07-26	£147,600
26 Kent Road, Peterborough, City Of Peterborough Detached, an established residential building	£236,000	2024-03-22	£237,477
11 Kent Road, Peterborough, City Of Peterborough Terraced, an established residential building	£225,000	2024-01-18	£230,702

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for PE3 6DG

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	140
Part-Time Employee	43
Retired	32
Self-Employed	28
Looking after home or family	22
Student (economically inactive)	20
Other	16
Unemployed	14
Long-Term Sick or disabled	6
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	2

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	29
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	27
Accommodation and food service activities	14
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	13
Information and communication	12
Financial and insurance activities	11
Professional, scientific and technical activities	11
Manufacturing	11
Construction	9
Education	9
Administrative and support service activities	7
Transport and storage	6
Other	4
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	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	3,589 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	340 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
The Beeches Primary School Beech Avenue , PE1 2EH	3out of 4	914 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Gladstone Primary Academy Gladstone Street , PE1 2BZ	1out of 4	1,253 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
St Augustine's CofE (Voluntary Aided) Junior School Palmerston Road , PE2 9DH	3out of 4	1,402 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Brewster Avenue Infant School Brewster Avenue , Woodston PE2 9PN	3out of 4	1,441 yd	Community school	Yes	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	1,502 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Greater Peterborough UTC Park Crescent Campus , Park Crescent PE1 4DZ	2out of 4	2,257 yd	University technical college	No	Mixed	More About School
St John Fisher Catholic High School Park Lane , PE1 5JN	3out of 4	2,648 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
City of Peterborough Academy Reeves Way , PE1 5LQ	2out of 4	2,856 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Nene Park Academy Oundle Road , Orton Longueville PE2 7EA	3out of 4	3,455 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	2,455 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	1,553 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Thomas Deacon Academy Queen's Gardens , PE1 2UW	3out of 4	2,117 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hampton College Eagle Way , Hampton Vale PE7 8BF	3out of 4	4,937 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Peterborough School Thorpe Road , PE3 6AP	- not rated	293 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Richard Barnes Academy Williamson Avenue , PE3 6BA	- not rated	340 yd	Academy alternative provision sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Clare Lodge Care of: Peterborough City Council , Town Hall PE1 1HF	- not rated	1,162 yd	Secure units	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
The Beeches Independent School 218 Dogsthorpe Road , PE1 3PB	- not rated	2,214 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Nene Gate Park Lane , PE1 5GZ	3out of 4	2,475 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	285 yd
The Bike Barista	Peterborough Railway Station, Station Road	376 yd
Friends of Holywell	2 The Drive	436 yd
Heavenly Desserts	23 Cowgate	696 yd
Elhoot Fish Restaurant	62 Cromwell Road	696 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Brewery Tap	80 Westgate	555 yd
The Drapers Arms	29-31 Cowgate	696 yd
Players Sport Lounge	15-27 Cowgate	698 yd
Blind Tiger	11-13 Cowgate	723 yd
Bumble Inn	46 Westgate	764 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Wok Inn Chinese Takeaway	6 Percival Street	199 yd
Rizq Peri Peri Grill	91 Midland Road	340 yd
Cafe Local	Peterborough Railway Station, Station Road	376 yd
Pasty Shop	Peterborough Railway Station Concourse, Station Road	378 yd
Family Diner	160 Aldermans Drive	468 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Waitrose	Waitrose, Mayor's Walk	390 yd
Co-Op	Winchester Place, 80 Thorpe Road	486 yd
Central England Co-operative	97-101 Mayors Walk	582 yd
Marks & Spencer	Marks & Spencer, Queensgate Shopping Centre, Westgate	788 yd
Lidl Great Britain Ltd	Lidl Foodstores, Lime Kiln Close	896 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
West Town Primary Academy WEST TOWN PRIMARY ACADEMY WEST TOWN PRIMARY ACADEMY MIDLAND ROAD	grass pitches	186 yd
Energie Fitness (Peterborough) QUEENSGATE SHOPPING CENTRE QUEENSGATE SHOPPING CENTRE WESTGATE	health and fitness suite	583 yd
The Peterborough School THORPE ROAD	grass pitches, health and fitness suite, tennis courts	594 yd
Energie Fitness (Peterborough) (Closed) COWGATE	health and fitness suite	696 yd
Nene Valley Community Centre CANDY STREET	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	930 yd
The Fitness Zone For Women (Peterborough) WENTWORTH STREET	health and fitness suite	937 yd
Fitness First Health Club (Peterborough) (Closed) Lime Kiln Close	health and fitness suite	939 yd
The Gym (Peterborough) THE GYM THE GYM LIME KILN CLOSE	health and fitness suite	939 yd
Ultra Bodies Gym & Fitness (Closed) Broadway	health and fitness suite	966 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	146.2 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	13.9 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of PE3 6DG