Is City of Peterborough a good place to live?
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in City of Peterborough, from official data · 10 postcode districts · 4,408 postcodes
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in City of Peterborough, from official data · 10 postcode districts · 4,408 postcodes
The average home in City of Peterborough sold for £234,690 in the latest House Price Index, down 0.2% on a year earlier. Across Peterborough, police record 126 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, above the England and Wales rate of 97.
From the middle of City of Peterborough, the nearest primary school is West Town Primary Academy, 0.4 mi away, about a 8 minute walk; the nearest secondary is Jack Hunt Academy, 0.7 mi away, about a 14 minute walk (Ofsted: good); the nearest GP surgery is The Grange Medical Centre, 0.3 mi away, about a 6 minute walk.
Peterborough station is 0.7 mi away, about a 15 minute walk; Peterborough (Nene Valley Railway) (tram, metro or Underground) is 1.2 mi away, about a 24 minute walk; the nearest park, Baker Park, is 60 m away, about a 1 minute walk.
Across Peterborough, police record 126 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, above the England and Wales rate of 97. Figures are crimes reported to the police over the latest 12 months; they can't tell you how safe a particular street feels.
The average home in City of Peterborough sold for £234,690 in the latest House Price Index, down 0.2% on a year earlier. By type: detached £378,668, semi-detached £242,883, terraced £190,957, flats £112,497. Prices are council-wide averages from HM Land Registry.
The nearest primary school is West Town Primary Academy, 0.4 mi away, about a 8 minute walk. The nearest secondary school is Jack Hunt Academy, 0.7 mi away, about a 14 minute walk (Ofsted: good). Being nearest doesn't guarantee a place; check each school's admissions criteria.
Peterborough is 0.7 mi away, about a 15 minute walk, and Peterborough (Nene Valley Railway) (tram, metro or Underground) is 1.2 mi away, about a 24 minute walk.
The ONS estimates average household income of £56,667 a year for the neighbourhood (April 2022 to March 2023), compared with £53,636 across England.
England average £293,479 (+1.1% in a year, +17.1% in five).
Source: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index. Averages for the whole council area (July 2026).