Peterborough - The Worst City to Live in England
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- Опубликовано: 21 июл 2024
- Why is Peterborough the worst city in England? If you’re one of my subscribers, you no doubt would have seen at least one of my videos about Peterborough. How I wish I had an opportunity to rank Peterborough among good cities! Unfortunately, the reverse has been the case. It’s been found among the five most hated cities in the United Kingdom. It once ranked among the worst cities to live in England. Please try and see my videos on this to understand the background. Responses from my subscribers who know enough to really comment about Peterborough show that the city deserves more attention. And we’ve vowed not to relent until things change there. Therefore, we are now fully focusing on Peterborough as the worst city to live in England.
Where Is Peterborough?
Peterborough is such a famous city that doesn’t need to be described to anyone who knows a thing or two about cities in the UK. However, since there’s no harm in reiteration, we’ll take this route for the umpteenth time. Peterborough is a cathedral city and unitary authority area in Cambridgeshire. It was initially part of Northamptonshire before it was ceded to the present county in 1974.
It is located on the Nene River which flows some 30 miles (or 49 kilometers) to the northeast. Peterborough is about 76 miles (122 kilometers) from London. The city with the motto: “upon this rock I will build my church” is far cry from what the leader that made the promise over two thousand years ago had in mind. Today, people who know the city claim that Peterborough is the worst city to live in England.
A View From the Past
The city whose original name was Medeshamstede before it was later changed to Burgh and later to what it is now, together with its surrounding areas has been inhabited for thousands of years. The city may have been established as early as 44 AD because the archeological finds from the first century contain numerous references to Peterborough in its original name. Going by that original name, it was likely an Anglian settlement around 655 AD when Sexwulf established a monastery on the parcel of land granted to him by Peada of Mercia. It was an important center for ceramic production during Roman civilization. Throughout the Middle Ages, the city featured in the history of Britain. It played some roles during the civil war.
The modern history that can help us understand how Peterborough inherited what would turn it into the worst city in England began in the 1840s. That was when railway lines began operating locally. The Great Northern Railway line from London to York was opened in 1850 and it transformed Peterborough from just a market town to an industrial center.
The rise and fall of various industries including brickmaking, sugar, and woodwork, contributed to the current plight of the city.
Peterborough Today
Today's Peterborough covers an area of 132.58 square miles or 348.38 square kilometers. This is where you find over 200,000 people, most of who are unhappy with their city. Interestingly, Peterborough is a multi-ethnic society. About 82.5 percent of the city's residents are white, 11.7 percent Asian, 2.3 percent black, and 0.8 percent others, while 2.8 percent of the residents are mixed race. The population started growing rapidly with the arrival of railways in the 19th century. While the Second World War dealt some blow to this city’s population, it was designated a New Town in 1960.
It thereafter stopped being a center for brick manufacture and industrial employment fell. Today, most of the jobs available in the city are in financial services and distribution. Peterborough is at the Junction 15 of the A1/A1 (M) primary route.
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I'm a born and bred Peterborian of 49 years. I'm proud to be Peterborian, but for me it's not the crime rate or the ignorant outsiders living here. Its the litter, and all the streets caked and plastered in dog shit that disgusts me.
You can't walk anywhere in Peterborough without stepping through dog shit in this town man!
Liverpool to
@@olliesylvester7265 Different dogs, surely.
What struck me the most is the pictures that were used for this video. They are like minimum 10 years old. For instance a shot of Woolworths, which closed its last shop back in 2009 not only in Peterborough but in all UK! While Peterborough is missing some most famous shopping brands, it certainly has some decent places to shop around with such shopping spots as Serpentine Green, Bortherhood and Peterborough One retail parks.
Non existent culture?! What about Divali festival, Italian days, Farmers, Beer and Harvester festivals, three theatres in town and cinema which had indeed renovated its all screens and seats few years ago. What about colledge a new university that just opened, swimming pools, sports stadium, ice skating. Peterborough had so many new housing developments, new schools, hotels and distribution centres built. We have beautiful and we'll looked after Nene Park which is loved by families. Surely that it clear indication that Peterborough is far from the worse one to live in.
I agree and a lot of people who live in other parts of Cambridgeshire like to shop in Peterborough, especially at Christmas time, the county isn't exactly spoilt for choice when it comes to shopping.
thank you for this
Shitcase Cinemas haven't renovated their carpets since I last went there as a kid in 1993 to see the original Jurassic Park 1993! I only went there as Kings Lynn was the only other option (my long gone childhood) town which is as bad as Peterborough but less rubbish and cans strewn the streets. Source? My last Peterborough visit 4/07/22.
Peterborough - The Worst City to Live in England 1022am 16.5.23 no idea why you have a downer on white folk living in their own country and towns, though... or you could, like the people in whitewall bottom, get one white guy and put him amidst a bunch of asiaitics... and still insist he's being racist.
And let’s not forget that all of the above mentioned are surrounded by probably the best dual carriageway system in the country.
I do not believe Peterborough is the worst city at all. For me I am happy living there and I have met friendly set of people. Classifying Peterborough as the worst city to live in is a slip of tongue. Everything I need is within my reach. More over it takes 40 minutes to get to Kings Cross, you need to look at this again. There are a lot of places far more worst than Peterborough.
Who are these people who make these judgements, making a living talking crap get a proper job you sponger, Peter borough is the most diverse city in the u k outside of London, it's geographical position makes it easy to reach other parts of the u k ,it has a mainline station which runs into the early hours unlike some bigger cities Leicester shuts at 11 , all amenities are close by , a superb parkway system which makes it have the shortest rush hour in the country, it has more crime than any other city in Cambridgeshire because it is the only city in Cambridgeshire (Cambridge is just an academic village ) , is politically diverse when the rest of Cambs is full of Ukip voting hayseeds, who was the smug twat who made this video i & why does he want to run down somewhere he obviously knows nothing about,..
I do. I've seen it change over the 22 years I've lived here and it hasn't changed for the better XD
I like living here too.
This is all false information. This video is totally incorrect
@@edwardharriss1463 well ur wrong...
I lived in Peterborough for 15 years, made some wonderful friends, had some wonderful times and trust me there are places MUCH worse than this city. Yes, I miss it, and no it is NOT the worst city, there are plenty more places much more worthy of the worst title. Like all places, they have their bad areas and they have their issues, but compared to some places I have lived in my life time, at least I felt safe there.
Yes I would agree. Compared to Luton for example, Peterborough feels like heaven.
@@chrisbranicki I hope I never visit Luton.
Where have you lived or been that is worse?
@@chrisbranicki Try walking through Millfield, New England, Welland, Paston, Bretton, Westwood, Ravensthorpe, Eastgate, Saxon Rd etc and tell me they feel like heaven.
@@002lisamarie ... or safe.
The Peterborough problem is shown by the indecision as to where it belongs. When I was a girl, it was in Northamptonshire. Then they moved it to Huntingdonshire. Then Huntingdonshire was merged into Cambridgeshire. Then it was taken out of Cambridgeshire and made a Unitary Authority, effectively a county. Finally it was put under a joint mayor with Cambridgeshire. Before all of that, it was linked to Ely, which is a tiny city. Nobody seems to want Peterborough.
Nobody believes me when I say it was once in Northamptonshire. Thank you for confirming that. I live in Northamptonshire about 20 miles from Peterborough.
I'm from Ireland and live in Peterborough, I can usually get to anywhere I need to within 15 mins, and after living in London for 4 years, this alone was awsome. There's some lovely villages and parks on the outskirts aswell. Nene park is my favourite. I also have to say, some of the nicest people iv met are from Peterborough. Your video did make me laugh tho, so thanks.
Monks cave has turned in to a nice little getaway in Peterborough if you want to find a lil gem in the city.
"I can usually get to anywhere I need to within 15 mins"
One of the very best things about Peterborough is how easy it is to get to somewhere else.
Peterborough's new slogan...."it's nice 'n' easy to get the hell outta here"@@AvailableHandle
Live in Peterborough for about 3 years and it isn’t as bad as people make it seem, the people are nice and humble and it’s extremely cheap to live in compared to Cambridge which is 30 mins away.
People make it out to be way worse than what it actually is, and this is from someone that only recently moved to Peterborough
Did u know about ARU university in peterborouhg...i need to know about aru in peterborough ..is is a good campus??..
@@nihadshereef6924 ARU in Peterborough atm is crap, but the new one they’re building is amazing and super modern, they are already taking applications I think they will open it next school year, but the current ARU building in Peterborough is literally ancient, so if you apply in PB ARU, apply for to study in the new building
I find Peterborough more pleasant to live in than the commuter belt towns for London I've been to, plus a lot of the North London suburbs. There's a wider set of restaurants here, opening/closing times are really good, there's great countryside and life is convenient here. I also feel incredibly safe here. And being within an hour's reach of London is perfect for my work. Nowhere near as bad as what I heard from some people, and not as bad as some of the awful places I've been to in London.
On a side note, I think the cost of housing is influenced by Peterborough being within an hour of London. It is one of the vanishing affordable and commutable places to London.
I lived there fornmoe than 10 years - It took me 5 years to lile it, but then I fell in love - cathedral, the many ethnic groups and the restaurants, the Green Wheel, Ferry Meadows, Rowing Lake and all the nearby villages with great pubs. It was home and I loved it!
I was stationed there nearby at RAF Alconbury (I'm an American) between 1979 and 1983. I used to frequently go to Peterborough, and in fact I met my future wife there (she lived in Bretton at the time). I really enjoyed going there back in the day. The city centre was active and shopping was good (it was during that time that Queensgate was first opened). I'm sorry to hear that Peterborough has fallen on such hard times. I have many fond memories from being there.
Mass immigration, mainly under the last New Labour government, has ruined it.
We have not fallen on bad times because we were never top of anything
I was not born in 1979 or 1983, infact i only recently visited Peterborough last week. Its fine.
Peterborough hasn’t fallen this guy is just talking trash.
@@mohammed5705 Glad to hear it. I really liked living there.
Not true! Those who have not lived here before based their judgement on unreliable sources and on few searches! I personally find Peterborough one of the best places to live in merely because of its good location!! It’s dead in the middle of anywhere one desires to travel to…London, Cambridge, Nottingham, Birmingham all within easy reach and not too far away! Weather in Peterborough is extremely pleasant so that when the North suffers from flooding, heavy snowing with traffic problems/ accidents etc we in Peterborough remain well pleasant! The only complaint I have is recently due to the Covid pandemic and the economic downturn John Lewis become one of the casualties and now I have to go shopping online for some specific purchases … I have lived in Peterborough for well over 40 years and I know what I’m talking about!!
The worst city in England in which to live? Rubbish! No way is it the worst city in England. Some of the descriptions given in the video are incorrect. I moved to Peterborough from Surrey a while back and have found it to be better over all than Surrey, which has become congested and over-priced.
I think Peterborough's posh😆😆
My parents used to lived in a semi detached terrace house over at 35 Oldbrook, Bretton in Peterborough for 12 years and in 2003 they moved over to a detached house which was 16 Peckover Close, Park Farm, Stanground in Peterborough just on the out scurts of Peterborough by living there for another 12 years and they used to look after my grandma when she used to live in a semi detached house barnstock, Bretton in Peterborough for 20 years and moved into a care home for 10 years just before she passed away back in December 2012 and in December 2014 there moved out of Peterborough and moved up and lived in a detached house in County Durham up in the North East of England.
I was originally born in Peterborough back on the 09th of July 1993 and I used to live in Peterborough for 21 years and I used to have loads of new friends and did loads of sports and going to different schools and colleges.
Peterborough used to be a great city centre with loads of different shops and it was a really good place to go shopping back in the old years just before everything has changed and when I grow up into a proper adult I was thinking that Peterborough isn't a good place to live now because there anit enough places to walk round, not enough hills or countryside views or it is a flat area in the Cambridgeshire fens and not many shops there after when it closed down way before the covid.
So I would only come and visit Peterborough by seeing my friends and my dad's friends once a year but I wouldn't like to live in a house there again I just support Peterborough United by watching their live football match on TV and I'm just happy by living in a detached house in Shotton Colliery in County Durham up in the North East of England is a best place to live.
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What I like about Peterborough are the Parkways. A great method of getting about driving through the city.
I rode my bike through downtown Peterborough and an old man asked me to walk the bike in the pedestrian area. We got to talking and had a wonderful conversation. Overall, the people were very pleasant. I’d go back in a minute.
Not integrated? Get your facts straight. What a rubbish video. So insulting!!! Be polite and use up to date photos and facts. WHERE'S YOUR PROOF??? Don't use old news and twist stuff!
Paternal grandparents lived there and frequently visited until grandfather's death in 1972. Enjoyed visits there.
I’ve lived here in PE1 since 1994. It has certainly got worse since then. You talk about racism but it’s a fact it started going downhill in the mid 2000s. Nowadays the most popular piece of litter will be a Tyskie beer can -says it all. The Council are weak and inefficient, the Police are underfunded and two things I was taught: pavements are for pedestrians, and The Green Cross Code are long forgotten. However, the Parkway road system is pretty unique and means you can get to any part of the greater Peterborough area fairly easily. On the good side we have Nene Park (Ferry Meadows), several shopping parks, and a new cinema nearing construction. However we also have Lincoln Road in Millfield - notorious for those who know it. Peterborough is a bad city because of the scumbags; this reasonably small percentage of the population has this biggest detrimental effect.
For 21 years of my life from 1956 i lived in Peterborough and visited periodically during 90s. And it didn't seem too bad then but I'm surprised how much it has gone down hill!
Hey! That picture with the lake and train bridge isn't from Peterborough, UK that is from Peterbrorough, ON Canada Ha!
NOT Peterborough no,
The shot at 1.49 looks a lot like Oundle, which may have a PE postcode but is a very different place.
1:32 is Elton in Huntingdonshire
The building at 1:32 is Elton but the road at 1:43 is North Street in Oundle.
Visited Peterborough a couple times recently, it's a wonderful city i disagree it's the worse city
I've been to Peterborough many times, it was the nearest city to go for bigger shopping for clothes etc growing up, and it is a run down city. There isn't any beauty or uplifting pockets to it and it is rough and awful. Bradford though gives it a run for the title of worst city, because that place is also terrible, everywhere looks uncared for, crime rates are bad, it is not a place you'd want to live, shop fronts are unkept and houses look like the landlords or owners have given up or can't afford to make them look presentable. It has one big park that used to be the big house of a wealthy man and now turned into a museum type, you can walk there, it holds fairs etc, but it is still a place to pass through. Bradford and Peterborough are cities to avoid or, if you have to, then get out of both places fast and keep going.
the architecture and some of the charming older buildings look lovely
Peterborough city very nice ,tank you very much for sharing i like it👍👍
Ummmm don't shoot him with a tank 🤣🤣🤣
I really don’t think that a City on the main east coast line, with a journey time of just 40 minutes to King’s Cross, and just over an hour to York on fast comfortable trains can be classed as the worst city to live in in England. How can you say it is isolated?
Have you ever been ? It has good points but has been ruined by uncontrolled Eastern European and Third World immigration.
@@002lisamarie In the video it said Peterborough had an 80% white population, and that they were not very welcoming to the non-white population.
@@002lisamarie if you live in PE1 perhaps, north of the river is nothing like this
@@poshdan1988 Rubbish. What about Bretton, Ravensthorpe, Westwood, Orton Goldhay, Orton Malbourne, Paston etc?!
Peterborough is a bit underrated I like it because everything is so close together.
Quite a lot of the photos in this video are out of date.
As a serviceman I have lived and worked all over the country.. Believe me, Peterborough offers more as a city than most.
So you put a picture of Oundle on the Thumbnail…?
So why is the videos thumbnail picture of Stamford?.
Oundle
drinking game :
Every time he says "Peterborough" you take a shot
I desagree with that! I live in Peterborough and I'm quite happy where I live. I beleive there are places worse than Peterborough but never mentioned. I would criticise the bus services which in my opinion is terrible. Train services is reasonable good with Lner take around 48min to London and ThamesLink when get their service schedule correctly, can take you to London in around 1:20m. London itself I would consider the worst place because is crowded, caotic and expensive.
You are right the buses are dogshit! this is why Peterborough needs more competition than stagcoach!
If you think London is the worst place to live than you have 0 clue about big cities. Try New York City vs London and let's see what you think then@ronaldomulatico
Born here and over the years it has gotten worse to the the extent that I rarely go there ,Shops closing down at a fast rate thus no decent shops ,Dirty streets ,A council that hasn’t go a clue to what people want ,No public toilets, Building ugly blocks of flats in the middle of the town ,A stupid fountain you show in the video that cost over a million pounds and now going to get rid of ,Vape shops Gambling shops ,Nothing but coffee shops ,Fast food ,Beggars ,Rough sleepers ,No market to speak of ,A cinema that has been built above the shopping centre that hast open yet as the owners have backed out ,AHilton hotel that is not finished and now has to be taken into council ownership ,And on and on it goes so you are right it’s a s it hole
What about Portsmouth??
I have lived in Peterborough most of my life, it's not that bad!
Ive lived in Peterborough nearly my entire life, its not the worst place to live, spalding is FAR worse than Peterborough, the main problem is the cost of living is close to London, whilst having 0 fun things to do in the city
Video title seems click baitey.
That said there were some truths but plenty of misinformation.
Maybe the intention was to produce something light hearted.
In the 10 years I’ve lived in Peterborough it seems the policing has been cut back (and crime has become far more serious).
The tents in open spaces (Embankment) have largely gone, the makeshift subway shanty towns seem to be a thing of the past and aggressive begging in the centre is on the wane.
No mention made about the beautiful cathedral, Ferry meadows or the heritage railway. No mention about the terrible driving of some cab drivers, the loss of the quaint indoor market that was hastily demolished, no mention of the now demolished traffic division police building on the roundabout at the beginning of Bourges Boulevard (replaced by another hotel). No mention of the new university, ad hoc car boot markets, classic car shows and what about the beer / gin / rum festivals. How about the quirky Rail World?
I hate how Peterborough is being taken over by the illegal street racers who hold drifting events that the police seem powerless to stop.
There’s lots and lots to Peterborough and the population is ever changing as those from the London etc. discover house prices that are genuinely low compared to many areas 50-100 miles South of Peterborough.
I’ve definitely seen the cost of housing in Peterborough rise dramatically compared to 10 years ago.
People moan about Peterborough but all I see around me is folk from other areas and countries and nobody ever leaves..the road networks are great as are the facilities and amenities.Yes it has it's problems like anywhere else but overall a great place to live.!!
I lived there 1964-1987 and regularly go back. It was always a backwater but the town centre has now been hollowed out which was btw always small for a town centre with its population size. The population has doubled since 87 and so has the traffic but there is no where to go and nothing to do because a lot of the pubs, bars, shops restaurants and clubs have closed. IMHO there is little culture, low aspiration, much poverty, the landscape and scenery is uninspiring and walk around the town centre (much begging and drug and drink taking) most of the people look haggard because they have had a hard life and they obviously haven't looked after themselves either.
I was born and raised in Peterborough from 1964 to 1982. I go back every single year to see my family. Yes it had changed and yes it could do with a face-lift for sure. But although I've been gone foe these many years, it's still my home and I'm proud to call it so. It's ironic that I live in Phoenix AZ now because like the Phoenix, Peterborough will rise again. Clean the nene and they will return.
It looks picturesque and a lovely place to live - but don’t tell me it’s very “peaceful” with lots of peaceful people living there.
I've left Peterborough for Bristol for 2 years and believe me I just counted days to come back to Peterborough to normal rent prices, 30mph in the city speed and general close to London feel. Bristol was like vilage in the middle of nowhere where you had to share houses with crackheads if you refused to pay artificially inflated london prices and stoll be left with some money. Also wages in Bristol were meh for the same profession.
I don't know where you taking the prices from clearly based on not verified information, stop spreading nonsense around
The first thing to welcome you out of the train station is the ugly multistorey carpark, with anti-suicide fences all around the top, you then walk into the city centre and see statues of people standing on the top of buildings looking like they are about to jump off. I think they are statues anyway.
What is this guy talking about 🤨🤨🤨🤨🤨🤨🤨🤨
1.31 where is this building? Not in Peterborough 😮
Elton, off the A605 towards Oundle.
The pratt that did the commentary for this video needs to go do some up to date research. As a few people on this thread have mentioned some of the pictures are well over 10-15 years old. Yes some of the streets are dirty and grubby but on the whole Peterborough is not the worse city to live. I'd love to know where they get the reports of people being racist too ! Take a look at some of the other City's around like Nottingham, Bedford and Leicester ! You only have to watch the evening news to see those places getting more bad news than Peterborough. Living here for well over 50years I've seen the changes but it's certainly not the worse place to live.
The commentator is a complete donkey , agreed mucker👍
I've been living here for more then 6 years now and I have to say, stats alone or reputation from the pas do not give this City justice. Yes it has it's problems, as every bigger city. Yes there are bad neighbourhoods - show me a city without them. But... you can choose to live in places like Hampton Lakes/Gardens or other good neighbourhoods. There you will find schools, shopping centres, parks, restaurants etc. Nene park is a fantastic place to spend time in the summer & the cinema mentioned in the video looks outdated but only from the outside. If you want to go eat out, there is a multitude of good restaurants to choose from (from inexpensive ones to Michelin rated). Connections are good to all major areas of UK and if you drive anywhere in the city it typically takes you 10-15min. to get there. Until recent there price to buy a property compared to earnings was not that bad, although now it changes quite fast (but again it's not far from other regions in the UK). Have a friend who lived in Cambridge and said he'd never want to live in PTB, some time ago he needed to move here due to a new job. His perspective changed dramatically in just 6 months. IMHO it all depends on you, your attitude and your choice of the neighbourhood you will live in & people you send time with. Yes the better ones are more expensive (it's normal and the same in all cities in UK) but it's a choice you need to make yourself. Do you want to go that extra mile to earn more and have a better life or do you want to get stuck and spend your days on Lincon Road.
For sure it's a soul-less place even after it got cleaned up......I think though that nearby Leicester and Northampton are worse......and yes I lived in Pboro in the 1970's and couldn't wait to get out.
My wife’s says, “ it’s gone down a lot since John Lewis shut up shop “ 😳……….. she’s got a point me thinks !
I’ve lived in Peterborough my whole life and I don’t see a lot of the points made in this video lol. Slightly over exaggerated tbh
You live in a bubble mate , it’s a dump with no jobs or opportunity for skilled people like myself I have moved from north London to there and wow what a dump full of chavs all the woman are knocked up before there 25 , you cannot polish a turd but if you only seen that turd how would you how much of turd hole it is ! If you wanna work in a warehouse or factory it the place for you , if your a skilled person with an education opportunity are limited I have not had one job in Peterborough in 18 months I’m self employed and have to commute and hour to work to either Cambridge, bedford , Milton k etc and the people don’t leave the town bubble people many people I have meet say I’ve never been to London or they have been once which says it all about the people ! It 45 min on a train or I can drive to hackney in 1h 20 what a cest pool pb is
as a former resident of Peterborough 2010-2012, 2014-2021. I hate the fact that Peterborough is loud and obnoxious, No good architecture the homes look like they were built by the kingdom of prussia in the 1700s, and the fact that it has a lot of hotels and visiting areas yet no airport i dont count sibson at all, really i would wish for peterborough to become more modern and the living conditions are higher
I ONCE LIVED THERE AND I WAS NEVER THAT HAPPY LIVING THERE NOW I am out of Peterborough I am glad and there are villages outside of it that are awesome such as Northborough or even the Deepings or even Baston or Maxey
The worst city to live,showing the most outdated photos of where folk live. Peterborough’s worst move was handing it over to the council,when it was the Housing Corporation it was a nice place,h then it went down hill,the town centre has gotten worse since John Lewis closed,it’s full of pound shops,betting shops and vape shops.Shops closed like Beales and they are turned into more flats, the cinema they spent millions on transforming the centre didn’t happen as we all predicted
NO way, lol. Compared to some places up north and south p.boro is on another level
I think this video is extremely inaccurate 😂. Compared to larger cities Peterborough’s cost of living is quite low. Compare the rent for the 2 beds here to the likes of London etc. Yes on average the pay here is lower, however we are close enough to London for commutes to higher paying jobs if needed. Peterborough’s city centre is the down side due to lack of shops, yet we are close to Cambridge, Leicester, London if we need more variety. We have beautiful nature spots here, lots of walking and biking routes to enjoy. Racism is the same as anywhere else in the uk.
"Racism is the same as anywhere else in the uk"
Yeah, nonexistent.
Look part of the problem is the city over the years had to sacrifice for housing and housing and housing and because of this has taken most of the History away.
Where the Queensgate shopping centre is,was once a wealth of history and the old Cumbergate area all been destroyed and has ruined the historic value of the place.
The city looks out of Sync with all the modernisation and even now the commercial side like good night venues and pubs are being knocked down in favour of housing and parking ,and now having to go to other cities for a better nightlife experience .
Also going on a night out don’t seem friendly as it used to be.
In Wetherspoons I got forced out by a bouncer when I only lost my balance when I walked to the bar, I was not behaving in a rude or drunk way, he prob thought I was drunk which I was not.
I even had reports of people not allowed in clubs just by how they looked even though they were fashionable or smart,again unfriendly vibe
The council even wanted to knock down the Broadway way venue which has historic value,and it is only because the people got together and made a petition to save it,-and now hosts good entertainment and musicals all through the year
The city is in more favour over capital then commercial ideas and it also seems to lack creativity or an Artistic influence which creates a cold vibration all around the City
The city is now having a lot of regeneration and new Cinema and University but we still have a long way to go
Sorry I pay 800 for a 1 bedroom apartment in Kent?! I'd love to save 500 a month
is still better than Luton
Been living it Pbo for 17 years. Is it the worse? Don't really know what to say. I have met many wonderful people. Most of them hate this place haha...
I am actively thinking about leaving it after those years. Nothing what is in this movie isn't wrong unfortunately. I am bit disappointed with Pbo City Council as they don't do much to make this place good. Sad.
I was born in Peterborough. Moved to Ireland in 1980 and returned there in 2016, and twice this year. Love it on match day. Otherwise. Nothing much to do and I didn't find it a bit dangerous
What?I live in Peterborough for nearly 23 years, and it's not like that.Propaganda .The city its really good ,come and visit and have a look.
I'm from Peterborough it's a beautiful place to live make good friends and I was born here.. safe place to be plus got alot of history so plz ready right your words.
I absolutely agree with this video.
There are worse places but there has been a demographic change which has made parts of it unpleasant but as I said there are far worse places.
absolute rubbish video,old facts,I live in Peterborough for the last 12 years,I have visited most of uk now,there are far far worse places in England.Who ever made this video needs his head checking,absolute ridiculous.
Unlikely to be the worst city to live in but it's certainly gone seriously downhill. You'll be hard pushed to find an original Peterborian over the age of about 45 who enjoys a vist to the City Centre, in fact most avoid it like the plague. Apart from football matches a police presence is zero. Streets full of litter, roads and pavements constantly being dug up, and what on earth was the point of those fountains in the square. I'm not a fan of the council but they did go to a lot of trouble to ban begging, drinking and anti sociable behaviour in the centre, only for the police to refuse to enforce it. Hard pushed to hear English beaing spoken at times. Westgate has become a racetrack, it's only a matter of time before a pedestrian is seriously injured or worse. But when all said and done it's my City, and I suppose I reluctantly still have an affection for it.
High crime rate, high number of socially deprived communities, high rate of people claiming employment benefits and a fairly substantial homeless population...so, it is a bad place to live.
ever been to Bradford?
I like Peterborough and as for racism I will say that most people here get along fine.
Yes the City Centre is no more than a Town Centre but I do agree that the Nightlife is awful unless you like Pizza because there are lots of those restaurants.
And the pretty street view was stamford
I agree so much
Bullshit!!! Peterborough is a nice and lovely place to live ❤❤ there is everything you need for a good life!! Plenty of jobs around, nice and friendly people!! Been living 2 years in London,1 year in Cambridge,1.5year in Liverpool,2years in Bristol and now 7 years in Peterborough and I can tell you this is the best place to live
my question is why aren't there skyscrapers in peterborough
After visiting Peterborough, i feel its set in time. The high crime is concerning, but the whole of the country is experiencing the same thing. Until the Police, step up and stop being woke, we will not see a change, plus the government need to step up and stick to promises. It has been proven integration was not taken seriously by the government, which is also causing most of the issues we see across the country, and not just Peterborough. The council also need to put more funding resources back into the area, but this needs to be used in a positive way, as there is lots claiming funding, but the claims are made fraudulently, there needs to be a process of "on the spot" checks to know the business plan submitted is being processed and the funding money provided, needs to be given in pieces and not all in one bulk payment. There needs to be businesses of attracting tourists and people out of the area to the area, to put Peterborough back on the map, so its user friendly, safe environment and people friendly not just ascetic to look at. The streets also need cleaned up.
I think this is most unfair to Peterborough and although I no longer live in the city, I have been to a lot worse places in the UK. Ok, there are some less than desirable wards like all cities/towns but overall it's doesn't deserve this bashing!
This video at least 10 years old I don't think so not to bad compare others places in united kingdom come and see what the city of Peterborough look like now if you talking about the generations that's how his goes .
49% of the residents in Peterborough are foreign - so I don't understand the Racism thing. Peterborough has been praised for years about how they handle integration. I loved the city for just that.
Peterborough is not the worst city at all in fact it’s beautiful and cheap!! You need to look further north to truly see the worst cities
So pleased I left Peterborough, used to better but not the same.
Peterborough is far from that! What are you on? I mean sure some parts of it are as rough as shit but other parts are ok!
Wow. What prejudiced and nasty video this is. And poorly researched. The main cinema, for example, was refurbished a few years ago. A new one under construction in the centre of town. There are three theatres so not sure where the nonsense about culture comes from.
The mild whiff of xenophobia when saying the problem is integration - not sure you bothered to talk to younger inhabitants, or any to be honest.
Architecture - you made almost no mention of the cathedral or its precincts, or Longthorpe Tower or Flag Fen amongst other things. The history was disjointed and scrappy.
No go areas. There are none. Like any city there are rough areas and nicer areas but this no go nonsense comes straight from people stirring up hatred.
Peterborough is not perfect. Far from it but your portrait is so poor and one sided as to be worthless. Perhaps you could visit the place.
It has the population of a city with the infrastructure and history of a small town.
no is not! is lovely!
You talk rubbish .it's not the worse. .I've lived in worse ,Preston, Blackpool. Try living in Ilkeston and Derby. And great Yarmouth. And Lancashire. I've lived in these places. And they are crap
I'm 58. 59 in Feb 23. I'm peterborough born and bred lived there ,till I was 33. Now live in a lovely town not far from peterborough. When I was born the county was Northamptonshire, then hunts. Now cambridgeshire. . You get bad estates in every town and cities. Peterborough is a beautiful city. With lots of beautiful old places .peterborough cathedral is well loved ,by king Charles 3rd. Its one of his favourite cathedrals. Steeped in alot of history. And so is Ely cathedral ..both famous cathedrals . Obviously you don't know peterborough ,like I do.. its a fenland city.and so is Cambridge and Ely. Huntingdon , to is a beautiful town, Ramsey, and wisbech ,and march... all famous for the railway's . And especially the fens. ..look at your history books. Then you'll see why most people love the whole of cambridgeshire and its surroundings. Very steeped in history.
Tell me you’ve never been to Sunderland without actually telling me you’ve never been to Sunderland.
Carlisle, Cumbria?
No. Thats nice.
I’ve been to Peterborough and Carlisle and Carlisle was really lovely unlike Peterborough Try getting a taxi at prayer time
Why are people making thse videos? I lived here all my life, its brilliant, the only problem is litter. Peterborough is an important city, it provides/d 65% of bricks for the uk.
It was bad before Cooks shut down, now 🤮 At least the Royal Oak has good pizza.
Great city! Stop dissing it.
For real! Hes talking right out of his ass. I know Peterborough. It is lovely (in some parts.), Hes totally lying here!
I disagree with your reasoning. I've lived in Peterborough since 1977. Of course there have been changes to the landscape and types of employment but that is down to the changes in manufacturing in general. You spoke about racism within Peterborough tbh where ever you go in the world, there will be racism. It's not unique to Ptown. Saying that there are "chavs" in the city centre is just your opinion and not based on any actual facts. You're commenting on how people are dressed. The amount of hotels that are being built in Peterborough would indicate that people want to at least visit the area.
What a poorly put-together video! I managed to get halfway through then gave up watching. I lived in Peterborough for 10 years and it certainly wasn't a bad place to live
Shame that person who made this video. Live in this city over 12 years. In any English city you will find good and bad things. Peterborough definitely is not the worse.
What a load of Bollocks !!!
Lived in peterborough 66years all my life it's a real dump
You would gain a very small amount of credibility if you used pictures of Peterborough instead of ....... Oundle !!!
Love peterborough
What rubbish I have live in far worse places . Peterborough may not be my favorite but it us definitely not the worst
Peterborough’s positives
1. You can get anywhere within the city within 15/20 minutes.
2. You can travel to other cities with ease, Peterborough has one of the best transport links in England.
3. Schools, there are loads of schools both primary and secondary of which for the most part are good schools.
The issue is there are far more negatives than positives, some of which mentioned in this video but the main thing for me is the people, the city it full of selfish, racist, low-life individuals