What can you afford in City of Peterborough?
1,712 homes changed hands in City of Peterborough over the last 12 months (Jul 2025 – Jun 2026). Half sold for £243,750 or less, a quarter for under £186,938, and three quarters for under £310,250. Buying the median home with a 10% deposit needs roughly a £48,750 salary at the typical 4.5× lending multiple , see what £49,000 takes home.
Affordability in one number: the median home here sold for 6.9× the local median full-time salary of £35,196 (ONS ASHE 2025). A typical lender stretches to about 4.5× one income plus your deposit, which is why the deposit and second incomes decide so much here.
Sold prices · City of Peterborough
£243,750
median sold price, Jul 2025 – Jun 2026
- A quarter under
- £186,938
- Three quarters under
- £310,250
- Sales
- 1,712
- HPI average
- £235,773
What each salary reaches here
Budget = 4.5× salary with a 10% deposit, against the 1,712 actual sales.
| Salary | Budget | Share of sales in reach |
|---|---|---|
| £25,000 | £125,000 | 6.2% |
| £35,000 | £175,000 | 19.9% |
| £50,000 | £250,000 | 53.8% |
| £75,000 | £375,000 | 85.9% |
| £100,000 | £500,000 | 93.9% |
By property type · median sold price
And the salary that price implies, at 4.5× with 10% down.
| Type | Median · sales | Salary needed |
|---|---|---|
| Flat | £127,500 · 143 | ≈£25,500 |
| Terraced house | £190,000 · 447 | ≈£38,000 |
| Semi-detached house | £242,250 · 564 | ≈£48,450 |
| Detached house | £340,000 · 558 | ≈£68,000 |
For context, the UK House Price Index puts City of Peterborough average prices up 1% over 12 months.
Nearby in the index
- City of Bristol
- City of Derby
- City of Kingston upon Hull
- City of London
- City of Nottingham
- City of Plymouth
- City of Westminster
- Colchester
- Conwy
- Cornwall
Sold prices: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data (standard residential sales), Jul 2025 – Jun 2026, standard residential sales, England & Wales. Averages: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry / ONS). Lending estimates use a typical 4.5× single-income multiple and are not a mortgage offer or financial advice.