Renting in Peterborough

Average Rent in Peterborough

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The average rent in Peterborough is £900/mo, with 4,434 live listings across 6 portals from £400/mo. Compare rents by bedroom and area below — and get alerted the moment a new Peterborough rental appears.

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Renting in Peterborough

What it costs to rent in Peterborough

Peterborough currently has 4,434 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £900 a month. 231 new homes appeared in the past week alone. Among the houses and flats listed, roughly 44% are houses and the rest are flats.

Rents vary sharply by postcode. The most affordable outcode we track is PE11 at around £130/mo, while PE1 1FX sits nearer £1,300/mo. For a wider view of where the UK’s cheapest rents are, see our guide to the cheapest cities to rent in the UK.

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Market snapshot

Peterborough rental market at a glance

4,434

Active rentals in Peterborough

£900/mo

Median monthly rent

Property sites we watch

Rental prices

Rent by bedrooms in Peterborough

Median monthly rent, based on 4,434 active listings across 6 property sites.

Bedrooms	Median rent	Available
1 bed	£733/mo	1176
2 bed	£975/mo	1339
3 bed	£1,200/mo	850
4+ bed	£1,550/mo	394
Room	£595/mo	537

Updated July 2026. Prices normalised to monthly where weekly was listed.

Rent trend · ONS PIPR

How Peterborough rents have moved

Office for National Statistics Price Index of Private Rents — official monthly average rent across all tenures in Peterborough. Latest: £976/mo (Mar 26, +0.7% YoY).

Latest

£976

Mar 26

Annual

+0.7%

vs last year

5-yr ago

£743

Apr 21

Total change

+31%

since 2021

Source: Office for National Statistics · Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR). Updated monthly with a ~2-month lag. ONS uses Broad Rental Market Areas in Scotland — figures may aggregate beyond the city itself.

Affordability · ONS ASHE

What share of Peterborough pay goes on rent?

Renters in Peterborough spend an estimated 39% of the local median gross salary on rent — based on the ONS Price Index of Private Rents and ASHE Table 8 (2025).

Median rent

£976/mo

£11,712/yr

Median pay

£29,828/yr

gross, ASHE 2025

Rent burden

39%

Affordable for most renters.

0%30% threshold80%

Sources: Office for National Statistics — Price Index of Private Rents (latest month) and Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings Table 8.7a (median annual gross pay, place of residence). The 30% line is the conventional rent-burden threshold above which housing costs are considered to crowd out other essentials.

Council tax · VOA 2024

Council tax bands across Peterborough

Most Peterborough homes sit in Band A. The weighted average works out close to Band B–C across 90,590 properties on the council-tax list.

Modal band

most common band

Mean band

2.28

≈ Band B–C

Stock

91k

90,590 properties

A
40%35,880
B
25%22,580
C
17%15,230
D
10%8,910
E
5%4,830
F
2%2,020
G
1%1,060
H
0%80

Source: HM Valuation Office Agency — Council Tax Stock of Properties (CTSOP1.0), extract dated 31 March 2024. Covers England and Wales; Scotland and Northern Ireland use separate band schemes and aren't included.

Broadband · Ofcom Connected Nations

Broadband coverage across Peterborough

94% of Peterborough premises can already get full-fibre and 96% can get gigabit speeds — Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage, July 2025.

Full fibre

94%

FTTP-ready premises

Gigabit

96%

≥1Gbit/s available

Superfast

100%

≥30Mbit/s available

Mean speed

485 Mbit/s

bucket-weighted estimate

Full fibre (FTTP)
94%
Gigabit-capable
96%
Superfast (≥30 Mbit/s)
100%

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage by Local Authority (Peterborough), July 2025, covering 90,906 premises. Mean download speed is estimated from Ofcom speed-bucket midpoints.

Energy efficiency · DESNZ EPC

EPC ratings for Peterborough homes

57% of Peterborough homes hold a current EPC in bands A–C — the bands that meet the proposed 2030 minimum energy-efficiency standard for rented stock.

Bands A–C

57%

good energy-efficiency stock

Bands D–G

43%

below the proposed 2030 floor

Certificates

88k

88,397 EPCs

A
1%682
B
17%15,110
C
40%34,983
D
30%26,525
E
10%9,016
F
2%1,705
G
0%376

Source: DESNZ Energy Performance of Buildings register (replacement for opendatacommunities.org), domestic certificates filed under Peterborough. Covers England and Wales — Scottish EPCs are held in a separate Scottish register and aren't included.

Schools · GIAS · DfE

State-funded schools near Peterborough

11 open state-funded schools sit within one mile of the Peterborough centroid. The five closest:

1
Bishop Creighton Academy
Primary · Academy converter · PE1 5DB
0.27 mi
2
The Beeches Primary School
Primary · Community school · PE1 2EH
0.47 mi
3
West Town Primary Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led · PE3 6DD
0.53 mi
4
The King's (The Cathedral) School
All-through · Academy converter · PE1 2UE
0.65 mi
5
Richard Barnes Academy
Not applicable · Academy alternative provision sponsor led · PE3 6BA
0.68 mi

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools (state-funded extract). Distances are straight-line from each school's postcode to the Peterborough centroid. Ofsted ratings were removed from GIAS in January 2025 and aren't available here.

Property types

What’s on offer in Peterborough

Flats & apartments

1578

46% of listings

Houses

1265

37% of listings

Rooms

537

16% of listings

Bungalows

1% of listings

Property mix · houses

Houses to rent in Peterborough — what's on the market

Terraced houses make up 40% of the 1,295 houses currently advertised in Peterborough.

Terraced
40%512
Semi-detached
29%372
Other house
20%255
Detached
10%128
Bungalow
2%28

Rent by postcode

Where Peterborough rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 3,596 live listings in 72 outcodes. Outcodes with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental.

Most expensive in Peterborough

1PE1 1FX£1,300/mo3 rentals
2PE2 8UD£1,250/mo3 rentals
3PE1 1SH£1,150/mo7 rentals

Cheapest in Peterborough

1PE11£130/mo16 rentals
2PE21£150/mo39 rentals
3PE30£174/mo34 rentals

Features · Peterborough

Garden, parking, and floor area in Peterborough

Live signal across 4,434 Peterborough rentals scraped from six UK portals. Coverage varies by portal — figures below show the share of listings whose advertiser surfaces the feature.

Garden

75%

of 941 Peterborough listings advertise a garden, patio, or terrace.

Parking

89%

of 1,435 Peterborough listings include parking, a driveway, or a garage.

Area safety

Safety in Peterborough

Lower Crime AreaEstimated — limited data

Based on the latest police data (July 2026), Peterborough has a lower crime rate compared to other UK cities. Across 14 of 14 postcode districts analysed, the median was 72 reported crimes per area. The most common category in Peterborough is Anti-social behaviour, accounting for 0% of all incidents.

Crime overview

72 crimes per area (median)
14 of 14 postcode districts covered
Data: July 2026

Most reported

Anti-social behaviour
0% of incidents

Peterborough ranks well for renters concerned about neighbourhood safety. Every Dwellio alert includes the area’s crime data so you can compare at a glance.

Data from data.police.uk, updated monthly. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Area breakdown

Safety by suburb in Peterborough

Street-level crime counts from data.police.uk for May 2026, covering a ~1 mile radius around each suburb centre. Figures are normalised per 1,000 residents so you can compare neighbourhoods fairly.

Werrington has the lowest crime count of the top 5 suburbs in Peterborough.

Werrington
Safer area
Most common: Violent crime (15) · pop. ~15,000
3.9
per 1k
Orton
Safer area
Most common: Violent crime (55) · pop. ~24,000
7.4
per 1k
Bretton
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (96) · pop. ~14,000
15
per 1k
Stanground
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (61) · pop. ~12,000
16
per 1k
Hampton
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (49) · pop. ~12,000
12
per 1k

Suburbs shown are representative populated areas; figures reflect street-level incidents within ~1 mile of each centre. Data from data.police.uk. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Where we search

Peterborough listings by portal

We watch 6 property sites for rentals in Peterborough.

Rightmove

2408

OpenRent

691

SpareRoom

537

OnTheMarket

460

PrimeLocation

331

Leaders

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Frequently asked

Renting in Peterborough — your questions answered

What is the average rent in Peterborough?

The median rent in Peterborough is £900/month based on 4434 active listings across 6 property portals (2026-07).

How many rental properties are available in Peterborough?

There are currently 4434 rental properties available in Peterborough, with 231 new listings added in the last 7 days.

Is Peterborough safe for renters?

Peterborough has a lower crime rate compared to other UK cities, with a median of 72 reported crimes per postcode area (July 2026). The most common category is Anti-social behaviour. Data from data.police.uk.

What is the most common crime in Peterborough?

The most commonly reported crime category in Peterborough is Anti-social behaviour, based on data.police.uk records for July 2026.

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