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Orton West & Castor

Middle area

West Peterborough. 9,466 people in 40 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Orton West & Castor’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£312,475
3,286th highest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
9,238
1,870th highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
96.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.1%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Orton West & Castor compares

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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. Orton West & Castor is £312,475.
£312,4754th highest
Population22 middle areas, Peterborough · 2021
Population: every middle area in Peterborough22 areas from 5,737 to 13,724. The middle area is 9,826. Orton West & Castor is 9,238.
9,23810th lowest
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%. Orton West & Castor is 96.9%.
96.9%9th lowest
Claimant rate22 middle areas, Peterborough · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Peterborough22 areas from 1.6% to 10.7%. The middle area is 4.6%. Orton West & Castor is 2.1%.
2.1%joint 2nd lowest

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 Orton West & Castor alone. See Peterborough

Average house price
£234,690
Down 0.2% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£35,196
71st lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.7×
145th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
27.8
54th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Orton West & Castor in brief

The median price paid for a home in Orton West & Castor was £312,475 in 2025.

Orton West & Castor had 9,238 usual residents at the census.

In Orton West & Castor, 96.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Orton West & Castor, 2.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.