Is Peterborough, Cambridgeshire a nice place to live?

Is Peterborough a nice place to live or is Peterborough a bit rough? For us there are a number of factors that make any town a nice place to live, like a low crime rate, low levels of deprivation, the good health of the residents, rent affordability and excellent wages. In this article we will see if Peterborough meets our criteria.

How likely are you to a victim of crime in Peterborough?

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Peterborough. They are a measure of how likely you are to be a victim of personal or material crime in an area, such as muggings or burglary. Naturally rural areas have less crime than urban areas, but for this part of our town assessment we've looked at the 10 wards nearest to the centre of Peterborough. To pass this section, 8 out of 10 of these wards need to be above the English national average rank of 16422.5

#	Ward	Crime Rank
1	Hargate and Hempsted	14145
2	Fletton and Woodston	10247
3	Ravensthorpe	7307
4	Fletton and Stanground	7080
5	Park	6875
6	East	6546
7	Orton Longueville	5782
8	Central	5597
9	North	4482
10	Dogsthorpe	2331

Is Peterborough a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Peterborough, you want to know if the place is likely to put you on a downward spiral of ill health. For this section of the town assessment, we've examined government health statistics from the 2021 Census General Health question and the Indices of Multiple Deprivation's health element.The table below shows what percentage of Peterborough residents answered saying their health was either bad or very bad. To pass this section, the local authority has to have a percentage score less than or equal to 7%.

Local Authority	%
Peterborough (Peterborough)	5.11
South Holland	5.68
Fenland	6.38

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Peterborough. They measures the risk of premature death and the impairment of quality of life through poor physical or mental health, lovely! We've collated an average LSOA rank for 10 wards nearest to the centre of Peterborough. To pass this section, 8 out of 10 of these wards need to be above the English national average rank of 16422.5.

#	Ward	Health Rank
1	Fletton and Woodston (Best)	15026
2	Hargate and Hempsted	14405
3	Park	14292
4	Fletton and Stanground	10550
5	Ravensthorpe	9686
6	Central	9286
7	Orton Longueville	8455
8	East	8393
9	North	7823
10	Dogsthorpe (Worst)	5676

Is Peterborough rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Peterborough. In layman's terms, this is how rough the ward is based on mutiple measures of deprivation including; employment, income, health, crime, housing and outside space. To pass this section as the town assessment, 8 out of 10 wards must have a ranking higher than the English average of 16422.5

#	Ward	Deprivation Rank
1	Hargate and Hempsted	18750
2	Fletton and Woodston	16438
3	Park	12609
4	Ravensthorpe	11338
5	Fletton and Stanground	11030
6	Orton Longueville	8363
7	Central	8098
8	East	6723
9	Dogsthorpe	4357
10	North	4116

How affordable are the rents in Peterborough?

Every six months the Office for National statitics publishes a snapshot of rental costs. These market rental statistics are dated September 2023. We have used the median rental figure for this assessment as we believe this is a more realistic figure than the average (mean) that can be skewed by artificially low and high rents. To pass this section, Peterborough rents for each size property have to be less than 5% more than the median rent for .

Beds	Peterborough
1	£575	£
2	£695	£
3	£800	£
4	£1100	£

How much can I earn in Peterborough per week?

If you are thinking of moving to Peterborough, you'll want to know how much you can earn in a job in the town. Every year the government publishes statistics on gross weekly pay, these figures are for September 2023. To pass this section Peterborough's local authority needs to be in first or second place compared to the three nearest local authorities.

#	Local Authority	Median Pw
1	Fenland	£679.00
2	Peterborough UA (Peterborough)	£667.70
3	South Holland	£635.90

So, is Peterborough a nice place to live?

* Probably.