Applewood Drive, Hampton Hargate, Peterborough, PE7 8DX

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding PE7 8DX has a slightly higher male population, with 50.2% 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	50.2%	49.8%	-0.4%	51.0%	-1.2%
Male	49.8%	50.2%	0.4%	49.0%	1.2%

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 area around PE7 8DX, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 50.2% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	46.2%	50.2%	4.0%	37.9%	12.3%
Married: Opposite sex	38.2%	39.1%	0.9%	44.2%	-5.1%
Separated	3.8%	2.1%	-1.7%	2.2%	-0.1%
Divorced	10.8%	7.4%	-3.4%	9.1%	-1.7%
Widowed	0.9%	1.2%	0.3%	6.1%	-4.9%

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 (89.6%) 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	66.6%	51.2%	-15.4%	48.4%	2.8%
Good health	25.4%	38.4%	13.0%	33.6%	4.8%
Fair health	5.7%	9.8%	4.1%	12.7%	-2.9%
Bad health	1.7%	0.3%	-1.4%	4.0%	-3.7%
Very bad health	0.7%	0.3%	-0.4%	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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	12.7%	16.3%	3.6%	18.2%	-1.9%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	17%	12.2%	-4.8%	9.6%	2.6%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	17.9%	13.9%	-4.0%	13.4%	0.5%
Apprenticeship	1.4%	5.7%	4.3%	5.3%	0.4%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	14.6%	21.2%	6.6%	16.9%	4.3%
Degree or Similar	26.9%	29.4%	2.5%	33.8%	-4.4%
Other	9.4%	1.2%	-8.2%	2.8%	-1.6%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 78.2% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Chinese	1.7%	0.3%	-1.4%	0.7%	-0.4%
Indian	0%	0.3%	0.3%	3.1%	-2.8%
Pakistani	0.3%	1.8%	1.5%	2.7%	-0.9%
Other Asian	0.3%	1.2%	0.9%	1.6%	-0.4%
Black African	0.7%	6.3%	5.6%	2.5%	3.8%
Black Caribbean	0%	0.9%	0.9%	1.0%	-0.1%
Other Black	3%	0.6%	-2.4%	0.5%	0.1%
Mixed White and Asian	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.8%	-0.5%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.4%	0.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	5.4%	1.5%	-3.9%	0.9%	0.6%
Mixed Other	0%	2.7%	2.7%	0.8%	1.9%
White	85.3%	78.2%	-7.1%	81.4%	-3.2%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	0.1%	-0.1%
Roma	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Arab	0%	1.2%	1.2%	0.6%	0.6%
Other	2.3%	3.6%	1.3%	1.6%	2.0%

Country of Birth

In this area, 74.3% 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	78.6%	74.3%	-4.3%	83.2%	-8.9%
European Union	12%	15.3%	3.3%	6.1%	9.2%
Rest of Europe	1%	1.5%	0.5%	0.8%	0.7%
Africa	2%	4.6%	2.6%	2.7%	1.9%
Middle East and Asia	4%	2.1%	-1.9%	5.6%	-3.5%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.7%	2.1%	0.4%	1.3%	0.8%
Oceania	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.3%	-0.3%
British Overseas	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.0%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	78.6%	75%	-3.6%	83.2%	-8.2%
10+ Years	5%	15.1%	10.1%	9.8%	5.3%
5-10 Years	4.3%	5.9%	1.6%	2.9%	3.0%
2-5 Years	4.7%	0.3%	-4.4%	2.2%	-1.9%
Less than 2 years	7.4%	3.7%	-3.7%	1.9%	1.8%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	60.7%	76.7%	-16.0%
Ireland	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Italy	3%	0.6%	2.4%
Lithuania	3.7%	0.3%	3.4%
Poland	9.1%	1.3%	7.8%
Other EU countries	2.7%	1.5%	1.2%
Central and Western Africa	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
South and Eastern Africa	1.2%	0.2%	1.0%
Southern Asia	0.9%	1.2%	-0.3%
South-East Asia	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Central and South America	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
No passport held	16.8%	13.5%	3.3%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	48%	37.2%	10.8%
Christian	39.9%	46.2%	-6.3%
Buddhist	2.1%	0.5%	1.6%
Hindu	0.3%	1.7%	-1.4%
Jewish	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Muslim	5.4%	6.5%	-1.1%
Other religion	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Not answered	3.6%	6.0%	-2.4%

Safety

Is Applewood Drive Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Applewood Drive was 60.3 per 1,000 residents, which is 22.2% lower than the Fletton and Woodston average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Applewood Drive has the 16th lowest crime rate of 40 local areas in Fletton and Woodston and the 232nd lowest crime rate of 631 local areas in Peterborough .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 38.8 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen 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. 68% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£50,200

Income Rank
7/10

Household Income in PE7 8DX, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 4/10 (below 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 - 3/10 (low )
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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 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 - 3/10 (low )
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) - 6/10 (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) - 6/10 (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 Applewood Drive are based on 25 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for City Of Peterborough.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Applewood Drive, Hampton Hargate, Peterborough, PE7 8DX

Estimated Average Property Prices for PE7 8DX

Average Price
£325,689

Semi-Detached
£310,359

Terraced
£288,691

Detached
£441,794

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Applewood Drive

Average Price
£331,197

Semi-Detached
£321,639

Terraced
£300,473

Detached
£407,180

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Applewood DriveStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
1 Applewood Drive, Peterborough, City Of Peterborough Detached, an established residential building	£300,000	2020-10-30	£359,119
11 Applewood Drive, Peterborough, City Of Peterborough Terraced, an established residential building	£222,000	2019-01-15	£283,459
7 Applewood Drive, Peterborough, City Of Peterborough Terraced, an established residential building	£192,000	2017-09-28	£254,368
14 Applewood Drive, Peterborough, City Of Peterborough Terraced, an established residential building	£193,000	2017-09-18	£255,693
10 Applewood Drive, Peterborough, City Of Peterborough Terraced, an established residential building	£195,000	2016-08-03	£283,872

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for PE7 8DX

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	108
Part-Time Employee	35
Self-Employed	26
Looking after home or family	17
Student (economically inactive)	16
Unemployed	15
Retired	14
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	4
Long-Term Sick or disabled	4
Other	3

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	34
Administrative and support service activities	16
Manufacturing	15
Accommodation and food service activities	14
Human health and social work activities	13
Financial and insurance activities	13
Professional, scientific and technical activities	12
Education	11
Construction	6
Transport and storage	6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	6
Information and communication	5
Real estate activities	4
Other	3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Hampton Hargate Primary School Hargate Way , Hampton Hargate PE7 8BZ	4out of 4	550 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Leighton Primary School Orton Malborne , PE2 5PL	3out of 4	602 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Braybrook Primary Academy Braybrook , Orton Goldhay PE2 5QL	2out of 4	628 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Hampton Vale Primary Academy Hampton Vale Primary Academy , West Lake Avenue PE7 8LS	- not rated	1,173 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Winyates Primary School Winyates , Orton Goldhay PE2 5RF	3out of 4	1,173 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Nene Park Academy Oundle Road , Orton Longueville PE2 7EA	3out of 4	1,481 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hampton Gardens Secondary School Hartland Avenue , Hampton Gardens PE7 8HR	- not rated	1,609 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Ormiston Bushfield Academy Ortongate , PE2 5RQ	3out of 4	2,114 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Stanground Academy Peterborough Road , PE7 3BY	3out of 4	3,568 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Jack Hunt School Bradwell Road , PE3 9PY	3out of 4	4,325 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Hampton College Eagle Way , Hampton Vale PE7 8BF	3out of 4	1,211 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
The King's (The Cathedral) School Park Road , PE1 2UE	4out of 4	5,381 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Lime Academy Orton Clayton Site , Orton Goldhay PE2 5SD	- not rated	895 yd	Academy special sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Sense College 50 Forder Way , Cygnet Park PE7 8JB	- not rated	1,153 yd	Special post 16 institution	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Peterborough School Thorpe Road , PE3 6AP	- not rated	3,892 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Clare Lodge Care of: Peterborough City Council , Town Hall PE1 1HF	- not rated	4,194 yd	Secure units	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Richard Barnes Academy Williamson Avenue , PE3 6BA	- not rated	4,413 yd	Academy alternative provision sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Maharanis	56 Hargate Way	485 yd
The Swans Club	Hampton Hargate Primary School, Hargate Way	569 yd
Chimes Coffee Shop	Christ The Servant King Church, Silver Hill	656 yd
Tesco Cafe (Instore)	Unit 1, The Serpentine Green S, The Serpentine	721 yd
Costa at Next	Unit 20A, The Serpentine Green Shopping Centre, The Serpentine	725 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
The Dragon Fly	1 Herlington		681 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Beijing Supreme	54 Hargate Way	485 yd
Dragon Inn	1 Eldern	671 yd
VIP Fast Food	70 Herlington	747 yd
Grand City	68 Herlington	747 yd
Burger King	Unit 8a, The Serpentine Green Shopping Centre, The Serpentine	792 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Marks & Spencer Simply Food	Unit 20, The Serpentine Green Shopping Centre, The Serpentine	766 yd
Tesco	Unit 1, The Serpentine Green Shopping Centre, The Serpentine	797 yd
Co-operative Group Food Limited	Eagle Way	975 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Hampton Hargate Playing Fields BEAUMONT WAY	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, tennis courts	353 yd
Hampton Hargate Primary School HARGATE WAY	grass pitches	486 yd
Leighton Primary School LEIGHTON	grass pitches	603 yd
Orton Park Benyon Grove	cycling	928 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	49.7 Mbit/s
Average download speed	47.5 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	71.71 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	71.71 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	14.4 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	13 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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