Newborough (Peterborough)
Newborough (Peterborough) is a town or village in Cambridgeshire, England, with one restaurant or café and Peterborough railway station (7.3 km) nearby. There were around 7 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly anti-social behaviour. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Newborough (Peterborough) area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Peterborough area is among the most deprived areas in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 215,673 residents at roughly 628 people per km².
- Council
- Peterborough
- County
- Cambridgeshire
- Constituency
- Peterborough
- Police force
- Cambridgeshire
My Area Score
Challenged
Ranked 249th of 294 English council areas — better than 15% of them.
A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
20°CSunny
- Today: 23° / 16° · 27% rain
- Tomorrow: 26° / 15° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:30Sunset 19:23
12h 53m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
13US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Northampton Spring Park, United Kingdom
Crime
7 reported · July 2026▲ 133% YoY
- Other theft2
- Vehicle crime2
- Anti-social behaviour1
- Criminal damage & arson1
Neighbourhood team: Peterborough North · Cambridgeshire
Local policing priorities
- Using a combination of your feedback and our own data, we have set the below as the things your local neighbourhood policing teams across…
- Speeding and anti-social driving
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
337 reported road collisions (2024)
64 killed or seriously injured · 471 casualties · 15.6 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
12 food businesses within 2 miles
- 10 rated 4–5 ★ (10 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Peterborough (7.3 km)
- 0 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Peterborough (7.3 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
Private rents
£1,003 average monthly rent▲ 4.1% YoY
- 1 bed £703
- 2 bed £886
- 3 bed £1,068
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
Affordability
6.7× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 6.7 times median annual pay (6.7× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 133.9p · BP (9 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 143.9p · BP (9 km)
11 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
26 charging locations within ~8 km
- 4 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 150 kW
- Nearest: Tesco Superstore-Peterborough Werrington (3.9 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches2
- Playgrounds3
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
215,673 residents in Peterborough · 628/km²
- Under 16: 22%
- 16–64: 64%
- 65+: 14%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Deprivation
Among the most deprived areas in England
Ranked 53 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
14% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Council tax
£2,293 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band A (39% of 91,080)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
90 schools · 40,976 pupils
60 primary · 12 secondary · 18 other
Ofsted: 34 of 40 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (85%)
82inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- City of Peterborough AcademyGood
- Greater Peterborough UTCGood
- Hampton Gardens Secondary SchoolGood
- Jack Hunt AcademyGood
- Stanground AcademyGood
- Ken Stimpson AcademyRequires improvement
- Arthur Mellows Village College
- Manor Drive Secondary Academy
- Nene Park Academy
- Ormiston Bushfield Academy
- Queen Katharine Academy
- St John Fisher Catholic High School
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Peterborough
Care & health services
270 CQC-registered services
- Care homes38
- GP practices27
- Dentists47
- Homecare agencies124
- Hospitals & hospices7
CQC ratings: 86% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 6 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · Peterborough
Heritage & planning
- Not in the Green Belt
- 2 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
142 applications decided
82.4% granted · 117 granted, 25 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Your MP
Andrew Pakes
Labour (Co-op)
Peterborough
Recent votes:
- NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- NoClosure motion
- AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
- NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Labour / Liberal Democrat coalition
- Lab 10
- Con 14
- LD 8
- Grn 7
- Ref 5
- Oth 16
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools1
- Pharmacies1
- Parks & greens3
- Restaurants & cafés1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
9,540 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
3 jobs advertised · £44,755 avg
e.g. Tutor, Care Assistant - Driving License Required
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£711 median full-time weekly pay
5.4% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£20,966 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
57% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: C · 111,160 certificates
9.6% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
32% low-carbon electricity
Gas 65% · Biomass 21% · Solar 8% · Imports 3%
281 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity
Latest estimate for East Midlands · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 82.7 yrs women · 77.3 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy: 57.4 women · 58 men
74% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.3
- Feeling worthwhile7.5
- Happiness yesterday7.1
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.6
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Peterborough:
- Do not ban social media for under 16s475 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Raise Human Rights Issues in Azad Kashmir with the Government of Pakistan 355 local signatures · 19,618 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership310 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office293 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test162 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Newborough, Cambridgeshire · 0.1 kmNewborough is a village and a civil parish in the Peterborough district, in the ceremonial county of Cambridgeshire, England. Newborough is situated 7.62 km (4.74 mi) north of Peterborough. Newborough has a population…
Borough Fen · 2.1 kmBorough Fen is a civil parish in the City of Peterborough unitary authority in Cambridgeshire, England. The parish is to the north of Peterborough city centre, just below the county border with Lincolnshire. Much of t…
Deeping Lakes Nature Reserve · 2.8 kmDeeping Lakes Nature Reserve, also known as Deeping Gravel Pits, is a local nature reserve with an area of over 160 acres located south-east of Deeping St James in Lincolnshire, England. It includes part of the Deepin…
Peakirk · 3.1 kmPeakirk is a village and civil parish in the Peterborough district, in the ceremonial county of Cambridgeshire, England. For local government purposes it forms part of Glinton and Castor ward; for parliamentary purpos…
Eye Green · 3.4 kmEye Green is a hamlet in the civil parish of Eye, in the unitary authority area of Peterborough, in the ceremonial county of Cambridgeshire, England. It lies north of Eye and south of Crowland.
Dogsthorpe Star Pit · 3.4 kmDogsthorpe Star Pit is a 36.4-hectare (90-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI)) on the eastern outskirts of Peterborough in Cambridgeshire. It is also designated a Local Nature Reserve, and it i…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Newborough (Peterborough)?
- Newborough (Peterborough) is a town in Cambridgeshire, England, in the Peterborough local authority.
- How deprived is Newborough (Peterborough)?
- The Peterborough local authority, which includes Newborough (Peterborough), is among the most deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.