Peterborough: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£378,668

Semi-detached

£242,883

Terraced

£190,957

Flat or maisonette

£112,497

First-time buyers

£206,008

The claimant count is people claiming unemployment-related benefits as a share of residents aged 16 to 64; the unemployment rate is the survey measure of people out of work and looking. Pay is for full-time employees who live in the area.

• Residents

  154,181 in 1991 → 223,655 in 2024 (+45.1%)

  England over the same years: +22.4%

• Average house price

  £131,904 in 2005 → £234,690 in 2026 (+77.9%)

  England over the same years: +85.9%

• Median weekly pay

  £375 in 2008 → £590 in 2025 (+57.4%)

  England over the same years: +63.7%

• Employment rate

  75.8% in 2004 → 80.0% in 2023 (+5.5%)

  England over the same years: +4.4%

• Claimant count

  2.2% in 2001 → 5.5% in 2025 (+150.0%)

  England over the same years: +60.0%

• Disposable income per head

  £9,840 in 1997 → £20,966 in 2024 (+113.1%)

  England over the same years: +143.8%

40 official indicators are published for Peterborough; 33 of them have a better and a worse direction and are ranked here. A rank of 1st is the best (lowest unemployment, highest pay, and so on).

Where it ranks best

• 4G coverage · Connectivity & access100.0% (January 2026) · 17th highest of 361
• Business births · Economy & work13.8% (2024) · 21st highest of 361
• New homes · Housing13.0 per 1,000 (2024/25) · 37th highest of 296
• Gigabit broadband · Connectivity & access95.8% (January 2026) · 46th highest of 361

Where it ranks worst

• Adult obesity · Health & wellbeing37.1% (2024/25) · 290th lowest of 296
• Obesity in Year 6 · Health & wellbeing26.7% (2024/25) · 270th lowest of 292
• Children in relative poverty · Economy & work34.9% (2024/25) · 332nd lowest of 363
• Claimant count · Economy & work5.5% (2025) · 326th lowest of 361

• Life expectancy (male) (2025)77.3 years · England 80.0 · 136th highest of 151
• Life expectancy (female) (2025)82.7 years · England 83.8 · 101st highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (male) (2022 - 24)58.0 years · England 60.9 · 108th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (female) (2022 - 24)57.4 years · England 61.3 · 117th highest of 151
• Under-75 mortality, all causes (2025)391.7 per 100k · England 321.0 · 112th lowest of 151
• Adult smoking prevalence (2024)15.1% · England 10.4 · 140th lowest of 148
• Adults overweight or obese (2024/25)73.9% · England 64.6 · 147th lowest of 153

• School readiness (good development at Reception) (2024/25)65.3% · England 68.3 · 120th highest of 153
• GCSE Attainment 8 score (2024/25)43.1 score · England 46.0 · 129th highest of 153
• Children in absolute low-income families (2024/25)27.6% · England 19.8 · 128th lowest of 153