United Kingdom · East of England · Local Authority
Peterborough
Unitary authority · East of England, England · population ~203k · 82 state-funded schools
Affordable to buy into, but with significant downsides. Peterborough's median house price is 6.5 times median annual pay, well below the East of England average, and rent takes a manageable 31.7% of gross median earnings. However, Peterborough ranks poorly for crime, with 104.7 incidents per 1,000 people, and its deprivation score of 27.82 is among the highest in the region. While school performance is slightly below the regional median at 91.9% of pupils in Good or Outstanding places, the high crime and deprivation figures are the main concerns. This location may suit those prioritising affordability over safety and lower deprivation.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-08 data.
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How Peterborough ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£36,951/yr
Low
Worse than 75% of UK LAs
House price
£242,000
Affordable
Better than 63% of UK LAs
Rent
£976/mo
Mid-range
Around UK average
Council tax
£2,293/yr
Cheapest
Better than 81% of UK LAs
Crime
104.7/1k
Highest
Worse than 87% of UK LAs
Deprivation
27.8
Most deprived
Worse than 83% of UK LAs
Schools
88.9%
Weak
Worse than 80% of UK LAs
Colour shows quintile position against 361 UK Local Authorities. Green is the best position for someone moving here; red is the worst. Direction is set per indicator — higher pay, lower rent, less crime, less deprivation are all green.
Schools
82 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
72 of 81 (88.9%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. 1 school is on the post-2024 report-card framework and don't roll up into the legacy total. How we count →
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82 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Grades, phase and pupil numbers for all 82 schools, sortable and filterable.
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Commute times · GP appointment availability · broadband speeds · air quality at LA level · green-space proximity · public transport coverage. These matter for a relocation decision. We'll add them when the source data is reliable nationally and consistent across LA boundaries.