Buying a home in PE8, Peterborough. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£326kmost £254k–£414k

Houses per m²£3,546flats £3,036

Sold last year137894 in five years

Prices in North Northamptonshire+3.0%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in PE8 sold for £326,390 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £253,996 and £413,739, for about 89 m² of space. That is 28% more than the same home across Peterborough (£254,000).

137 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £149k for two bedrooms. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in PE8 6 (£3,153) and the most in PE8 4 (£3,908).

Across North Northamptonshire, prices are up 3% on a year ago and up 15.8% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,067 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £1,488 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £65,000 for that mortgage: what £65,000 buys.

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House prices in PE8 by bedrooms

Bedrooms	Typical price	Most sell for	Size	Sold, 5 years
1	£165,703	£146k–£259k	45 m²	10
2	£213,944	£184k–£285k	70 m²	223
3	£326,390	£254k–£414k	89 m²	313
4	£482,489	£376k–£574k	124 m²	137
5+	£644,907	£504k–£822k	178 m²	189

Prices by type of home

	1 bed	2 bed	3 bed	4 bed	5+ bed
Houses	£166k	£214k	£326k	£482k	£645k
Detached	—	£308k	£399k	£519k	£657k
Semi-detached	—	£250k	£302k	£367k	£506k
Terraced	£148k	£195k	£238k	£363k	£595k
Flats	—	£149k	—	—	—

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

Price per m² across PE8

Postcode sector	Houses	Flats
PE8 4	£3,908	£3,125
PE8 5	£3,845	—
PE8 6	£3,153	£2,892

Nearby areas

PE5 Peterborough · 9 km3-bed house £360k PE2 Peterborough · 14 km3-bed house £245k PE3 Peterborough · 14 km3-bed house £217k PE9 Stamford · 15 km3-bed house £330k NN17 Corby · 16 km3-bed house £233k PE1 Peterborough · 16 km3-bed house £233k PE4 Peterborough · 16 km3-bed house £249k PE7 Peterborough · 17 km3-bed house £257k

Questions about PE8

Is PE8 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 28% more than across Peterborough; prices in North Northamptonshire are up 3% on a year ago; 137 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 PE8?

A typical 3-bedroom house in PE8 sold for £326,390 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £253,996 and £413,739.

Is PE8 expensive for Peterborough?

A 3-bedroom house in PE8 costs 28% more than the typical 3-bedroom house across Peterborough (£254,000).

How many homes sell in PE8 each year?

137 homes sold in the last year and 894 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.

Where is cheaper near PE8?

For a 3-bedroom house, PE2 (£245k, 14 km), PE3 (£217k, 14 km), NN17 (£233k, 16 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.