Buying a home in PE5, Peterborough. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£360kmost £309k–£412k
Houses per m²£3,937
Sold last year969 in five years
Prices in Peterborough-0.1%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in PE5 sold for £359,742 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £308,941 and £412,475, for about 93 m² of space. That is 42% more than the same home across Peterborough (£254,000).

9 homes sold here in the last year: a small market where few homes come up, so it pays to set alerts and be patient.

Across Peterborough, prices are down 0.1% on a year ago and up 15.3% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,079 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £1,640 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £72,000 for that mortgage: what £75,000 buys.

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House prices in PE5 by bedrooms

BedroomsTypical priceMost sell forSizeSold, 5 years
2£300,901£285k–£339k73 m²11
3£359,742£309k–£412k93 m²21
4£452,584£401k–£555k111 m²12
5+£717,201£572k–£884k182 m²25

Prices by type of home

1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5+ bed
Houses—£301k£360k£453k£717k
Detached——£456k£473k£701k
Semi-detached—£285k£309k——

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Schools near PE5

Best state primary within 2 kmCastor CofE Primary School70% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%1 state primaries within 2 km
Best state secondary within 5 kmOrmiston Bushfield Academy51% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%2 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

Questions about PE5

Is PE5 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 42% more than across Peterborough; prices in Peterborough are down 0.1% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (70% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (51% against 43.8%); 9 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.

How much is a 3-bedroom house in PE5?

A typical 3-bedroom house in PE5 sold for £359,742 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £308,941 and £412,475.

Is PE5 expensive for Peterborough?

A 3-bedroom house in PE5 costs 42% more than the typical 3-bedroom house across Peterborough (£254,000).

How many homes sell in PE5 each year?

9 homes sold in the last year and 69 in five years: a small market where few homes come up, so it pays to set alerts and be patient.

What are the schools like near PE5?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Castor CofE Primary School, where 70% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near PE5?

For a 3-bedroom house, PE3 (£217k, 5 km), PE2 (£245k, 6 km), PE4 (£249k, 7 km).

Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.