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Orton West & Castor: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Orton West & Castor neighbourhood of Peterborough, England (ONS area Peterborough 018). Headline figures assembled 25 October 2026. Postcodes PE2, PE3, PE5, PE6, PE7. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near PE2 6XA.

An affluent neighbourhood, showing some signs of gentrification

Orton West & Castor is an affluent neighbourhood; it shows some signs of gentrification against Peterborough (4 of 18 signals rising, 1 falling). Houses here typically resell for £305,000 (median resale price, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is lower than across Peterborough (0.4 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving in line with the council's and the nearest railway station, Peterborough, is 4.9 km from the neighbourhood's centre.

The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 25 October 2026; source dates are shown below.

Typical house price

£305,000

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +24% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Affluent

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

Some signs

Weighted balance +0.12; 4 of 18 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.

Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)

Deprivation

Decile 10 of 10

English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 5 small areas range from decile 7 to 10.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£66,200

ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

0.4 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

In line with the council's

Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.

Source: Ofsted, Department for Education

Where Orton West & Castor sits in Peterborough

  • Typical house price: 3rd highest of 22 neighbourhoods in Peterborough
  • Average household income: 4th highest of 22 neighbourhoods in Peterborough

Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 25 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 Orton West & Castor

House prices: Orton West & Castor against Peterborough: This neighbourhood £60k (1995) to £307k (2026); Peterborough £41k (1995) to £245k (2026).£77k£289k2026202120162011200620011995This neighbourhood£307kPeterborough£245k
Median resale price of houses each year here and across Peterborough, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 25 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.

How the area is changing, signal by signal

4 of 18 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Peterborough, 1 the other way and 13 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

  • Recorded crime
  • Income deprivation ranking
  • Plug-in car growth
  • Homes selling

Falling behind the borough

  • Benefit claims (DWP)

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

  • Peterborough Railway station, 4.9 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 14 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: LNER, Grand Central and Great Northern to London Kings Cross (47 to 53 min); East Midlands Railway and LNER to Lincoln Central (57 to 67 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 Orton Wistow Primary School 530 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Jul 2023).
  • Nearest state secondary school Ormiston Bushfield Academy 2.2 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Outstanding in 1 area, Good in 3 (May 2025).

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 Orton West & Castor

What is the typical house price in Orton West & Castor?

£305,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +24% against 2017-2019.

How does Orton West & Castor compare with the rest of Peterborough?

Typical house price: 3rd highest of 22 neighbourhoods in Peterborough. Average household income: 4th highest of 22 neighbourhoods in Peterborough.

Is Orton West & Castor an affluent area?

Affluent. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Is Orton West & Castor gentrifying?

Some signs. Weighted balance +0.12; 4 of 18 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Orton West & Castor?

Peterborough. Railway station, 4.9 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 14 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: LNER, Grand Central and Great Northern to London Kings Cross (47 to 53 min); East Midlands Railway and LNER to Lincoln Central (57 to 67 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Orton West & Castor?

Nearest state primary school. Orton Wistow Primary School. 530 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Jul 2023). Nearest state secondary school. Ormiston Bushfield Academy. 2.2 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Outstanding in 1 area, Good in 3 (May 2025).

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.