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Huntingdon Central & West: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the Huntingdon Central & West neighbourhood of Huntingdonshire, England (ONS area Huntingdonshire 012). Headline figures assembled 29 October 2026. Postcodes PE26, PE28, PE29. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near PE29 3EN.
A middle-income neighbourhood, with signals pointing away from gentrification
Huntingdon Central & West is a middle-income neighbourhood. But area signals point away from gentrification against Huntingdonshire (3 of 19 signals falling, 1 rising). Houses here typically resell for £310,000 and flats for £154,000 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is higher than across Huntingdonshire (2.6 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving slower than the council's and the nearest station, Huntingdon, is about an 8-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre.
The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 29 October 2026; source dates are shown below.
Typical house price
£310,000
Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +17% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Typical flat price
£154,000
Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +13% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Affluence today
Middle income
How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation
Signs of gentrification
Moving the other way
Weighted balance -0.16; 1 of 19 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.
Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)
Deprivation
Decile 6 of 10
English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 6 small areas range from decile 6 to 10.
Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Average household income
£67,300
ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).
Source: Office for National Statistics
Recorded crime
2.6 times the borough's rate
Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.
Source: Police.uk
Schools getting better
Slower than the council's
Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.
Source: Ofsted, Department for Education
Where Huntingdon Central & West sits in Huntingdonshire
- Typical house price: joint 9th lowest of 22 neighbourhoods in Huntingdonshire
- Typical flat price: 5th lowest of the 12 neighbourhoods in Huntingdonshire with enough flat sales for one
- Average household income: 6th highest of 22 neighbourhoods in Huntingdonshire
Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 29 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.
Prices over time in Huntingdon Central & West
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 29 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.
How the area is changing, signal by signal
1 of 19 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Huntingdonshire, 3 the other way and 15 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.
Rising against the borough
- Air quality
Falling behind the borough
- Recorded crime
- Schools improving
- Home improvement applications
Stations and schools nearby
Nearest station
- Huntingdon Railway station, about an 8-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (570 m in a straight line). About 4.4 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Thameslink and Great Northern to Peterborough (about 17 min); Thameslink to Horsham (about 150 min).
Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.
Nearest state schools
- Nearest state primary school Stukeley Meadows Primary School 700 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: Standards maintained (Mar 2025).
- Nearest state secondary school St Peter's School 710 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Report card: Expected standard in 7 areas (May 2026).
Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (20 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 30 September 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.
Questions about Huntingdon Central & West
What is the typical house price in Huntingdon Central & West?
£310,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +17% against 2017-2019.
How does Huntingdon Central & West compare with the rest of Huntingdonshire?
Typical house price: joint 9th lowest of 22 neighbourhoods in Huntingdonshire. Typical flat price: 5th lowest of the 12 neighbourhoods in Huntingdonshire with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 6th highest of 22 neighbourhoods in Huntingdonshire.
Is Huntingdon Central & West an affluent area?
Middle income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is Huntingdon Central & West gentrifying?
Moving the other way. Weighted balance -0.16; 1 of 19 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.
What is the nearest station to Huntingdon Central & West?
Huntingdon. Railway station, about an 8-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (570 m in a straight line). About 4.4 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Thameslink and Great Northern to Peterborough (about 17 min); Thameslink to Horsham (about 150 min).
Which state schools are nearest to Huntingdon Central & West?
Nearest state primary school. Stukeley Meadows Primary School. 700 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: Standards maintained (Mar 2025). Nearest state secondary school. St Peter's School. 710 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Report card: Expected standard in 7 areas (May 2026).
Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.
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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.