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Barnack, Wittering & Wansford

Middle area

West Peterborough. 7,105 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 69 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 78% of people in Barnack, Wittering & Wansford live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£343,500
Joint 2,756th most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
6,871
Joint 4,056th least populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
78%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
58.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Barnack, Wittering & Wansford

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Barnack, Wittering & Wansford at a rate of 53.5 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 125.3 per 1,000 people across Peterborough.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences112
Other crime83
Anti-social behaviour78
Vehicle crime39
Criminal damage and arson33
Burglary24
Robbery4
Theft from the person4
Drug offences3
Shoplifting0

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Barnack, Wittering & Wansford compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

Barnack, Wittering & WansfordMiddle
Median sale price22 middle areas, Peterborough · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Peterborough22 areas from £161,250 to £350,000. The middle area is £235,000. Barnack, Wittering & Wansford is £343,500.
£343,5002nd most expensive
Population22 middle areas, Peterborough · 2021
Population: every middle area in Peterborough22 areas from 5,737 to 13,724. The middle area is 9,826. Barnack, Wittering & Wansford is 6,871.
6,8713rd least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares22 middle areas, Peterborough · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Peterborough22 areas from 0.0% to 78.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. Barnack, Wittering & Wansford is 78.0%.
78%most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage22 middle areas, Peterborough · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Peterborough22 areas from 58.6% to 99.9%. The middle area is 97.3%. Barnack, Wittering & Wansford is 58.6%.
58.6%lowest

Is Barnack, Wittering & Wansford safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Barnack, Wittering & Wansford at a rate of 53.5 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 125.3 per 1,000 people across Peterborough.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 34 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Barnack, Wittering & Wansford.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (112), other crime (83) and anti-social behaviour (78).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Peterborough

These figures are published for the whole of Peterborough, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Peterborough and not Barnack, Wittering & Wansford alone. See Peterborough

Average house price
£231,634
Down 1.3% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£35,196
71st lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.6×
Joint 136th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
27.8
54th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Barnack, Wittering & Wansford in brief

The median price paid for a home in Barnack, Wittering & Wansford was £343,500 in 2025.

Barnack, Wittering & Wansford had 6,871 usual residents at the census.

About 78% of people in Barnack, Wittering & Wansford live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Barnack, Wittering & Wansford, 58.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.