Peterborough City Council

Local authority area: City of Peterborough

City of Peterborough is an unitary authority, in the East of England region of England. It covers 343.4 km² and had 217,705 residents in 2022 — about 634 people per km². The authority dates from 1974. The council is based in Peterborough.

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Town hall in the administrative centrePeterborough Town Hall

People

Population

Estimates recorded for City of Peterborough, 2012–2022.

Residents, 2022217,705+16.8% since 2012

Land area343.4km²132.6 sq mi

Density634/ km²people per square kilometre

Rank by population#122of 382 UK councils · #109 in England

Population estimates4 data points

186.4K194K201K217.7K

2012201520182022

History

How the council came to be

1974
Created
City of Peterborough became a local authority area.

Same region, same type

Other unitary authorities in East of England

All councils in East of England

Central Bedfordshire301,501 Luton226,973 Bedford187,466 Southend-on-Sea180,915 Thurrock176,877

Elections

22 electoral wards

Census 2021: 215,672 residents in 84,534 households across the wards; 14.2% aged 65+, 55.5% of homes owned, 22.7% of households without a car.

1Central5,198 households · 9.6% aged 65+14,111 2Ravensthorpe4,167 households · 12.7% aged 65+12,417 3East4,712 households · 11.0% aged 65+12,097 4North4,014 households · 10.3% aged 65+11,786 5Fletton and Woodston4,828 households · 10.5% aged 65+11,614 6Park3,723 households · 10.9% aged 65+11,503

All wards of City of Peterborough

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Council offices

Offices, town halls and local council offices in the area.

TPeterborough City CouncilTown council · Peterborough PE2 8TY · hours listed TPeterborough City CouncilTown council · Peterborough PE1 1HF · hours listed

Westminster

Constituencies

Peterborough · 12 wards North West Cambridgeshire · 10 wards

Source: Wikidata Q12956645 (CC0)Figures as recorded with their reference year; boundaries may have changed since.