Peterborough Cultural Place Profiler

What is the Peterborough Cultural Place Profiler?

The Cultural Place Profiler was created by Indigo Ltd in partnership with the Peterborough Cultural Alliance. It is is designed to help you understand more about Peterborough’s population and how they are engaging with culture and creativity. 

It is designed to be used by anyone who is interested in knowing more about the population of Peterborough and its different wards including: event producers and cultural organisations; community groups and non-arts organisations looking to use creativity to connect with communities; public sector delivery organisations and politicians / local councillors.

The following PCA member organisations have contributed to the place profiler:

  • Anglia Ruskin University
  • Inspire Education Group / University Centre Peterborough
  • Diaspora Arts
  • Eastern Angles
  • Jumped Up Theatre
  • Metal Peterborough
  • Norwich and Norfolk Festival / Festival Bridge
  • Peterborough Cathedral
  • Peterborough City Council
  • Peterborough Museum and Art Gallery
  • Peterborough Presents
  • Selladoor / Landmark Theatres
  • The Cresset

What is the Peterborough Cultural Alliance?

It is a group of arts and culture organisations in Peterborough who lead the delivery of the city’s Culture Strategy and represent culture in Peterborough. They help plan programmes of activity, lobby for more support and funding, and advise people on what residents want. Find out more →

Organisations

Peterborough Cultural Alliance

Access the Cultural Place Profiler

Start using the Place Profiler by clicking on the button or go straight to each tab using the colourful links below.

Go to the Place Profiler →

Note: the Cultural Place Profiler is designed to be used on a desktop rather than a tablet or other mobile device.

Need some help?

We have put together a introductory training video to help you navigate the Cultural Place Profiler. We recommend having the CPP open while watching the video, so you can navigate along with the video.

Feedback? Let us know what you think about the Culture Place Profiler: info@indigo-ltd.com

Understanding the data

Cultural Place Profiler: Data sources

Population and Demographics

  • Total population - ONS Census 2021
  • Population disability - ONS Census 2021
  • Population ethnicity - ONS Census 2021
  • Population age - ONS Census 2021

Note: ONS Census data is updated nationally every 10 years

Household and Income

  • Total households - ONS Census 2021
  • Households with/without dependent children under 16 - ONS Census 2021
  • Households with/without at least one deprivation indicator - Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD)
  • Average household income - ONS Census 2021

Note: ONS Census data is updated nationally every 10 years

Cultural Infrastructure

Infrastructure data provided by Peterborough Cultural Alliance (last updated November 2024), in the following categories:

  • Cultural venue: A building whose primary purpose is the presentation of arts and culture to audiences or visitors
  • Community venue or space: A space where arts and cultural events do/may happen, but that is one of many uses of the space
  • Heritage venue or space: A heritage location, including industrial and archaeological sites
  • Festival
  • Public art

Note: If you have comments on infrastructure data, please get in touch using the email addresses below.

Cultural Engagement

  • All data on Peterborough population - PCA Be Heard Residents’ Survey 2024 (n=1593)
  • England & Wales comparison - DCMS Participation Survey 2022/23

Note: the PCA Be Heard Residents' Survey will be repeated in 2026 and data will be updated.

Any other questions?

Get in touch:

PCA team | Indigo team