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Central Peterborough. About 15,408 people in 3.0 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Central, 95.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
14,116
1,015th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
95.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
8.8%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
69.0%
849th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Central compares

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Population22 wards, Peterborough · 2021
Population: every ward in Peterborough22 areas from 3,510 to 14,116. The middle area is 10,570. Central is 14,116.
14,116highest
Gigabit broadband coverage22 wards, Peterborough · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Peterborough22 areas from 32.3% to 99.8%. The middle area is 97.5%. Central is 95.2%.
95.2%5th lowest
Claimant rate22 wards, Peterborough · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Peterborough22 areas from 1.1% to 8.8%. The middle area is 4.1%. Central is 8.8%.
8.8%joint highest
Aged 15 to 6422 wards, Peterborough · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Peterborough22 areas from 58.0% to 69.4%. The middle area is 64.9%. Central is 69.0%.
69.0%joint 2nd highest

Figures for the whole of Peterborough

These figures are published for the whole of Peterborough, not for each ward, so they describe all of Peterborough and not Central 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
Central in brief

Central had 14,116 usual residents at the census.

In Central, 95.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Central, 8.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

69.0% of residents in Central were aged 15 to 64 at the census.