Stanground
Peterborough 019 · 9 sub-areas · 14,520 residents
Peterborough 019 is a mid-sized residential area within Peterborough, home to around 14,500 people. A typical two-bedroom home lets for about £863 a month — well below the UK median for a 2-bed and noticeably cheaper than the South East. Rents have barely moved in the past year, rising less than 1%, which makes this one of the more stable corners of the East of England for renters.
Stanground is a mid-density neighbourhood of Peterborough in the East of England region. It sits between busier and quieter parts of the local authority and isn't dominated by a single use — there's a mix of workplaces, housing and local services.
Overview
What's it like to live in Stanground?
3 parks and 1 playgrounds are within five minutes' walk, so greenspace is reliably close at hand; Crime sits around the national average — neither a notable concern nor a notable selling point; Transport links are limited — a car or e-bike is a practical assumption for most regular trips; rents are roughly in line with the national norm, at around £976 a month for a typical home; gigabit broadband is effectively universal.
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Figures are aggregated across 9 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Stanground in Peterborough
Living in Stanground
This part of Peterborough is predominantly owner-occupied and family-oriented — the kind of area where couples with children make up a significant share of households and the under-18 population is notably high at nearly one in four residents. It's not a transient neighbourhood; most people here are settled, which tends to make for quieter streets and a more stable community feel.
On the cost side, this area sits at the affordable end of the East of England market. A two-bedroom home at around £863 a month is comfortably below the UK national median of roughly £1,200, and the deposit hurdle is relatively low too — on typical local earnings, you'd save a full deposit in around four years. Council tax (Band D) runs at about £2,293 a year, which is in line with wider Peterborough rates.
Car dependency is a defining feature here. Around 62% of residents drive to work, and public transport accounts for only about 4% of commutes. The nearest mainline rail station is roughly 3.8 km away as the crow flies — about a 47-minute walk, so most people drive to it. That said, nearly a quarter of residents work from home, which softens the transport picture considerably. Gigabit broadband is available to every home in the area, making remote working more practical than in many comparable locations.
The neighbourhood has a broad age spread with a relatively even split across life stages, and two in three homes are owner-occupied. There's a small but meaningful social-rented sector at around 15% of households. For sub-areas and street-level detail, see the streets and sub-areas listed below.
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Frequently asked
- Is Peterborough 019 a nice place to live?
- It's a settled, family-oriented neighbourhood with affordable rents and high home ownership — the kind of area that suits people who want stability over buzz. The trade-off is heavy car dependency and Ofsted ratings for nearby schools that are well below the national average, so it suits families who do their school research carefully and don't mind commuting by car.
- What is the rent in Peterborough 019?
- A one-bedroom home runs around £684 a month, a two-bedroom around £863, and a three-bedroom around £1,038. Rents rose less than 1% in the past year — effectively flat. These figures are estimates scaled from city-level data using local sale prices.
- Is Peterborough 019 safe?
- The crime rate is around 88 per 1,000 residents annually — slightly above the UK average of roughly 80. It's not a high-crime area by any dramatic measure, but it's not below average either. The neighbourhood sits around the national middle on deprivation indices, which broadly correlates with its crime picture.
- What's the commute from Peterborough 019 to London?
- By public transport, the journey to London takes just over 93 minutes. The nearest mainline rail station is about 3.8 km away, so most people drive to the platform. It's feasible as an occasional commute but a tough daily one for most budgets and schedules.
- Who lives in Peterborough 019?
- Mostly families and settled owner-occupiers. Nearly two-thirds of homes are owner-occupied, and couples with children make up around a quarter of all households. Close to one in four residents is under 18. It's not a young-professional or student area — it skews towards established family life.
- What schools are near Peterborough 019?
- There are 57 schools within typical catchment distance, but only around 27% are rated Good or Outstanding — well below the national rate of about 89%. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is about 4 km away. Families should check individual catchment boundaries carefully before choosing a street.
- How good is broadband in Peterborough 019?
- Excellent. Gigabit-speed broadband is available to 100% of homes in the area, and no connections fall below the universal service obligation minimum. That makes it one of the better-connected neighbourhoods for home workers in the East of England.