City of Peterborough: the market in figures
Peterborough has 76th place nationally and comes 11th of 12 within the East of England. Compared with the region it is 31.4% lower, with £231,634 against £337,848; compared with the UK figure of £273,037 it is 15.2% lower.
Its latest reading is a small fall, 1.3% over twelve months, while the region as a whole edged up 0.2%. Interestingly the series peaked last year, at £234,649, rather than now, and bottomed in 2016 at £163,390. Taken from first year to last, the price has gained 41.8%, or £68,244. Growth came in bursts, led by 2022 (11.8%), 2017 (9.9%) and 2021 (7.4%). Setbacks: a fall of 0.8% in 2024 and the current dip of 1.3%.
Types stretch far apart. Reading down the types, a detached house is £372,087, a semi-detached home £240,022, a terraced home £188,759 and a flat £111,710. A detached house costs £260,377 more than a flat, or 233.1%. A first-time buyer averages £203,657, 12.1% below the all-buyer level, and owes £0 in Stamp Duty Land Tax. The standard purchase pays £2,133 (0.9%) and an additional property owes £13,714. HM Land Registry takes £150.
Four of the five neighbours cost more, which puts Peterborough at the low end of its local ring. Harborough (£341,706) leads by 47.5%, Bedford (£330,462) by 42.7%, Rutland (£307,406) by 32.7% and North Northamptonshire (£252,884) by 9.2%. Leicester (£226,881) is the only one that costs less, by 2.1%. The twelve-month change favours Harborough, up 5%; Bedford and North Northamptonshire added 1.1% and 0.1%, while Rutland is down 2.7% and Leicester 1.5%.
Sales in the period starting June 2025 and ending May 2026 reached 2,156. That is a moderate count and it sets the weight behind the £231,634 figure. With the price just below last year's peak of £234,649 and the neighbours mostly higher, the area looks like a market holding near the bottom of its local range, rather than one in sharp retreat, since the fall is 1.3%.
Payotte, from the UK HPI and the calculator.
Property professionals in City of Peterborough
One firm per trade, selected by Payotte on public data (1 of 5 trades filled in City of Peterborough). Companies, never individuals, with a regulator or register you can check with the official body.
| Trade | Firm | Google rating | Reviews | Score /100 | Status | Listing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estate agent | Frank Modern Estate Agents | 5 | 330 | 67 | Partial | View |
| Mortgage adviser | Vacant | — | — | — | — | — |
| Conveyancer | Vacant | — | — | — | — | — |
| Surveyor | Vacant | — | — | — | — | — |
| Valuer | Vacant | — | — | — | — | — |
One firm per trade and per area, chosen on public data and scored out of 100 points — Google reviews (35), age of the company (30), checkable regulator or register (15), local anchoring (15), bonus (5). The ranking is never paid for. No firm can buy its place or its recommendation. How Payotte ranks firms
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Frequently asked questions
What is the average house price in City of Peterborough?
The average price of a home in City of Peterborough was £231,634 in August 2026, -1.3% over twelve months (UK House Price Index).
Have house prices gone up in City of Peterborough?
The average price in City of Peterborough went from £163,390 in August 2016 to £231,634 in August 2026, a change of +41.8%; -1.3% over the last twelve months (UK House Price Index).
How much Stamp Duty Land Tax on an average-priced home in City of Peterborough?
On £231,634, Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) comes to £2,133 for a home mover, £0 for a first-time buyer and £13,714 for an additional property, at the rates in force in England.
How much tax when you sell a home in City of Peterborough?
None on your main home if it was your only home, lived in for all the time you owned it, not let out and not used exclusively for business (Private Residence Relief). A second home or a buy-to-let pays Capital Gains Tax above the £3,000 allowance (2026 to 2027; rates in the calculator above). Bought at the average price in City of Peterborough in August 2016 (£163,390) and sold at the August 2026 average (£231,634), the gain of £68,244 costs a higher rate taxpayer £15,659, before deducting the costs of buying, selling and improving. The tax is reported and paid within 60 days of completion (HMRC).
Is City of Peterborough expensive?
City of Peterborough ranks 76th of the 135 areas Payotte covers for the average price in August 2026, from £1,204,072 in Kensington and Chelsea to £133,782 in City of Aberdeen.
Prices by property type, August 2026
| Type | Average price | East of England |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £372,087 | £521,437 |
| Semi-detached | £240,022 | £352,638 |
| Terraced | £188,759 | £289,236 |
| Flat or maisonette | £111,710 | £192,035 |
| All types | £231,634 | £337,848 |
| First-time buyers | £203,657 | £278,459 |
The UK HPI is a mix-adjusted average (a hedonic model), not the price of the homes sold in the month. Northern Ireland figures are quarterly.
The trend, August of each year
| Year | Average price | Change on the year before |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | £163,390 | — |
| 2017 | £179,564 | +9.9% |
| 2018 | £186,820 | +4% |
| 2019 | £189,496 | +1.4% |
| 2020 | £190,925 | +0.8% |
| 2021 | £205,000 | +7.4% |
| 2022 | £229,193 | +11.8% |
| 2023 | £231,177 | +0.9% |
| 2024 | £229,237 | -0.8% |
| 2025 | £234,649 | +2.4% |
| 2026 | £231,634 | -1.3% |
Sources
- Prices and sales: UK House Price Index, file UK-HPI-full-file-2026-08.csv. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2020. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Purchase tax: rates and sources of the calculator (HMRC).
- Tax when you sell: Capital Gains Tax rates, Tax when you sell your home and Report and pay your Capital Gains Tax (GOV.UK, HMRC).