UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/house-prices/peterborough
Council areaEast of England, England
House prices in Peterborough
Homes in Peterborough sold for a median of £245,000 from September 2024 to August 2026, across 4,305 standard sales.
That makes it the fifth cheapest of the 45 council areas in the East of England with at least 300 sales. The median across the region was £349,000.
Prices over time
The median rose 48%, from £165,000 in 2016 to £245,000 in 2025, the second biggest rise of the 45 council areas in the East of England.
Prices by property type
| Type | Sales | Median price | Middle half | Per m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 1,422 | £350,000 | £290,000 to £430,000 | £3,386/m²from 47 sales |
| Semi-detached | 1,426 | £240,500 | £210,000 to £275,000 | £2,811/m²from 49 sales |
| Terraced | 1,111 | £190,000 | £168,000 to £223,000 | £2,413/m²from 42 sales |
| Flats and maisonettes | 346 | £125,000 | £100,000 to £150,000 | Too few |
Semi-detached houses and detached houses sold in similar numbers in Peterborough, at 33% and 33% of sales.
Flats and maisonettes stand out against the East of England as a whole: a median of £125,000 here, 42% less than the £215,000 across the region.
Measured by floor area, homes here sold for a median of £2,868 per m², 26% below the £3,900 across the East of England as a whole.
Council areas in the East of England
Median sale price of the 45 council areas in the East of England with at least 300 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first. Peterborough and the 14 council areas nearest it in the ranking are shown.
- Mid Suffolk£315,500
- Luton£315,000
- Broadland£308,000
- North Norfolk£300,000
- South Norfolk£300,000
- West Suffolk£290,000
- East Suffolk£287,000
- Tendring£285,000
- King's Lynn and West Norfolk£270,000
- Breckland£267,500
- Peterborough, this council area£245,000
- Ipswich£240,000
- Fenland£235,000
- Norwich£235,000
- Great Yarmouth£222,000
Postcode districts in Peterborough
The dearest district was PE6 (Deeping St James), at £282,500, and the cheapest was PE1 (Peterborough), at £205,000.
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- PE6Peterborough, 1,084 salesMedian price £282,500Price per square metre £3,030Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 −3%
- PE4Peterborough, 716 salesMedian price £235,000Price per square metre £3,104Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +2%
- PE2Peterborough, 1,084 salesMedian price £230,000Price per square metre £2,755Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +2%
- PE3Peterborough, 456 salesMedian price £228,000Price per square metre Too fewChange in the median from 2024 to 2025 0%
- PE1Peterborough, 661 salesMedian price £205,000Price per square metre £2,107Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 −2%
Fewer than 100 sales, not ranked: PE5 £465k (31 sales).
1-year change: 2025 against 2024, where both years had 100 or more standard sales. It moves with which homes sold, so treat it as a guide, not a price index.
From 2024 to 2025, the median rose most in PE2 (Peterborough) and PE4 (Werrington), up 2%, and fell most in PE6 (Deeping St James), down 3%.
Streets with the most standard sales in the districts listed above, September 2024 to August 2026:
- Manor Drive, Peterborough (PE4)21 sales
- Wisbech Road, Thorney (PE6)20 sales
- Eastfield Road, Peterborough (PE1)19 sales
- Thorpe Road, Peterborough (PE3)19 sales
- Fulbridge Road, Peterborough (PE4)19 sales
- East Station Road, Fletton Quays (PE2)17 sales
- Lincoln Road, Peterborough (PE4)17 sales
- Deer Park Way, Thorney (PE6)17 sales
Of the streets with at least 10 sales, the dearest by median price were Eastgate, Deeping St James (PE6, detached houses, £562,500), Church Street, Northborough (PE6, detached houses, £538,500) and Thorpe Road, Peterborough (PE3, £525,000).
The cheapest were Oundle Road, Peterborough (PE2, £157,500), Lincoln Road, Peterborough (PE1, £160,000) and Montagu Road, Walton (PE4, terraced houses, £168,000).
Living in Peterborough
Crime
109 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026
Higher than 87 in 100 council areas. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of council areas are between 59 and 95.
The rate counts every crime recorded in an area against the people who live there, so shops, stations and nightlife push it up.
Gigabit broadband
96% of homes can get it
Higher than 83 in 100 council areas. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of council areas are between 84% and 95%.
Radon
8% of postcodes are in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area
Lower than 74 in 100 council areas.
In a radon Affected Area, UKHSA recommends a radon test. A UKradon report gives the result for an exact address.
Council tax
Band D is £2,293 a year in Peterborough for 2026 to 2027
Lower than 81 in 100 council areas. England: £2,392. The middle half of council areas are between £2,323 and £2,526.
Band D includes every charge on the bill, such as police, fire and any county, parish or town council.
The free check gives these for a single home, with the nearest schools and road and rail noise (how we work them out).
Crime: data.police.uk, with Census 2021 population from the Office for National Statistics. Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026. Radon: the British Geological Survey and UKHSA. Council tax: the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
About these figures
Peterborough's figures come from 4,305 standard sales, each placed in the council area by its own postcode. The 6 districts listed are those with most of their postcodes in Peterborough, so their sales add up to 4,032 instead (how we build council pages). New builds made up 9% of them.
Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Energy certificate data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Both are licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.