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Desborough Avenue, Peterborough

MyStreetCheck free street report: Desborough Avenue, Peterborough · 1 November 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/peterborough-city-of-peterborough/desborough-avenue/

House prices, sold prices and local information for PE2 8RF, PE2 8RG.

Average price (last 12 months)
£286,500
2 sales
Average price (since 2017)
£242,776
29 sales
Price range
£175k – £317k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
5 Aug 2026
PE2 8RG

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At a glance

House prices£287k average10% above the Peterborough average CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 7 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskIn a flood warning areaCheck the GOV.UK long-term risk Nearest station34 min walkPeterborough (Nene Valley Railway) Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 33 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

29 property sales on Desborough Avenue, Peterborough have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2017. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £286,500. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £244,472. That is 10% above the Peterborough average of £261,389 over the same period. 8 homes here have sold more than once since 2017; 8 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 62% semi-detached, 34% detached, 3% terraced. Recorded sale prices on Desborough Avenue range from £175,000 to £317,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold. Of 363 streets in Peterborough with at least two sales in the last year, Desborough Avenue ranks 92nd for average price.

House prices on Desborough Avenue compared

Desborough Avenue£286,500
PE2 postcode area£247,672
Peterborough£261,389
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all PE2 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2017: £199,167 (3 sales)2017£199k2018: £225,500 (3 sales)2018£226k2019: £186,000 (2 sales)2019£186k2020: £262,667 (3 sales)2020£263k2021: £223,500 (2 sales)2021£224k2022: £272,000 (2 sales)2022£272k2023: £264,667 (3 sales)2023£265k2024: £241,214 (7 sales)2024£241k2025: £277,667 (3 sales)2025£278k2026: £300,000 (1 sales)2026£300k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 33 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached18£244,4725 Aug 2026
Detached10£241,35023 Aug 2024
Terraced1£226,50030 Jan 2018

Sold prices on Desborough Avenue

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
4, Desborough Avenue PE2 8RG 5 Aug 2026£300,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
46, Desborough Avenue PE2 8RF 17 Apr 2026£270,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
23, Desborough Avenue PE2 8RG 19 Nov 2025£273,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
62, Desborough Avenue PE2 8RF 5 Sep 2025£210,500 DetachedFreehold
27, Desborough Avenue PE2 8RF 26 Mar 2025£260,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
21, Desborough Avenue PE2 8RG 3 Feb 2025£300,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
18, Desborough Avenue PE2 8RG 27 Nov 2024£260,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
33, Desborough Avenue PE2 8RF 25 Oct 2024£260,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
51, Desborough Avenue PE2 8RF 23 Aug 2024£282,000 DetachedFreehold
27, Desborough Avenue PE2 8RF 2 Jul 2024£245,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
54, Desborough Avenue PE2 8RF 14 May 2024£270,000 DetachedFreehold
58, Desborough Avenue PE2 8RF 3 May 2024£191,000 DetachedFreehold
54, Desborough Avenue PE2 8RF 26 Jan 2024£191,500 DetachedFreehold
16, Desborough Avenue PE2 8RG 9 Jan 2024£249,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
17, Desborough Avenue PE2 8RG 1 Dec 2023£244,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
50, Desborough Avenue PE2 8RF 19 Sep 2023£275,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
49, Desborough Avenue PE2 8RF 2 Aug 2023£275,000 DetachedFreehold
31, Desborough Avenue PE2 8RF 31 Aug 2022£268,000 DetachedFreehold
24, Desborough Avenue PE2 8RG 30 Jun 2022£276,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
48, Desborough Avenue PE2 8RF 9 Jul 2021£220,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
8, Desborough Avenue PE2 8RG 25 May 2021£227,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
55, Desborough Avenue PE2 8RF 7 Dec 2020£317,000 DetachedFreehold
25, Desborough Avenue PE2 8RG 6 May 2020£217,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
21, Desborough Avenue PE2 8RG 27 Mar 2020£256,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
41, Desborough Avenue PE2 8RF 14 Feb 2020£215,000 DetachedFreehold
8, Desborough Avenue PE2 8RG 29 Nov 2019£178,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
55, Desborough Avenue PE2 8RF 17 Jul 2019£194,000 DetachedFreehold
46, Desborough Avenue PE2 8RF 25 Oct 2018£240,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
43, Desborough Avenue PE2 8RF 3 Aug 2018£210,000 DetachedFreehold
56, Desborough Avenue PE2 8RF 30 Jan 2018£226,500 TerracedFreehold
4, Desborough Avenue PE2 8RG 17 Nov 2017£208,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
30, Desborough Avenue PE2 8RG 17 Mar 2017£175,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
25, Desborough Avenue PE2 8RG 17 Feb 2017£214,000 Semi-detachedFreehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
4, Desborough Avenue £208,500 (Nov 2017) → £300,000 (Aug 2026) +44%
over 9 yrs
46, Desborough Avenue £240,000 (Oct 2018) → £270,000 (Apr 2026) +13%
over 7 yrs
27, Desborough Avenue £245,000 (Jul 2024) → £260,000 (Mar 2025) +6%
over under a year
21, Desborough Avenue £256,000 (Mar 2020) → £300,000 (Feb 2025) +17%
over 5 yrs
54, Desborough Avenue £191,500 (Jan 2024) → £270,000 (May 2024) +41%
over under a year
8, Desborough Avenue £178,000 (Nov 2019) → £227,000 (May 2021) +28%
over 1 yr
55, Desborough Avenue £194,000 (Jul 2019) → £317,000 (Dec 2020) +63%
over 1 yr
25, Desborough Avenue £214,000 (Feb 2017) → £217,000 (May 2020) +1%
over 3 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Desborough Avenue

Crime

155 crimes were reported within about a mile of Desborough Avenue in August 2026.

Crime level compared with the rest of England (10 = lowest crime):

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Lower crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences77
Anti-social behaviour30
Other theft12
Criminal damage & arson11
Other crime7
Vehicle crime6

Source: data.police.uk. Locations are approximate and cover the surrounding area, not just this street.

Flood risk

Desborough Avenue is in or near 4 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • Areas near the River Nene in Peterborough and surrounding villages Flood warning area
  • Lower Nene Flood alert area
  • Middle Level Commissioner area at Pondersbridge, Turves and Upwell Flood warning area
  • Middle Level of the Fens in Cambridgeshire and Norfolk Flood alert area

Flood warning areas cover places at risk from rivers and the sea. Surface water risk isn't included. Check the long-term flood risk for a postcode on GOV.UK.

Schools near Desborough Avenue

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Southfields Primary School 540 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.1 mi
Oakdale Primary School 400 pupils Primary 5–11 Report 0.2 mi
Stanground Academy 1,654 pupils Secondary 11–19 Good Report 0.3 mi
Saint Michael CofE Primary School 408 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Requires improvement Report 0.5 mi
Heritage Park Primary School 202 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.6 mi
Stanground St Johns CofE Primary School 183 pupils Primary Church of England 5–11 Report 0.8 mi
Farcet CofE (C) Primary School 82 pupils Primary Church of England 5–11 Good Report 0.9 mi
Old Fletton Primary School 432 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 1.4 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train, tram & metro stations

  • Peterborough station 2.1 mi · 43 min walk
  • Whittlesea station 4.3 mi · 1 hr 25 min walk
  • Peterborough (Nene Valley Railway) 1.7 mi · 34 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Grafham Close (opp, Oakdale Avenue) 7 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Old Fletton Surgery
    Rectory Gardens, Old Fletton, Peterborough · 0.8 mi
  • Botolph Bridge Community Health Centre
    Botolph Bridge Community Health, Sugar Way, Peterborough · 2.0 mi
  • Hampton Medical Centre
    Unit 6B, Serpentine Green, Peterborough · 2.0 mi
  • Boroughbury Medical Centre
    Craig Street, Peterborough · 2.2 mi

Supermarkets

  • Tesco Express Tesco Stanground Express · 0.1 mi
  • Spar PFS EG - OTM - Peterborough · 0.4 mi
  • Morrisons Morrisons Stanground Peterborough · 0.4 mi
  • Aldi Aldi Stanground Peterborough · 0.6 mi

Pharmacies

  • Well · 0.3 mi
  • Halls The Chemist · 0.3 mi
  • Odedra Chemist · 0.9 mi

Dentists

  • Mace Dental Surgery · 0.1 mi
  • Wecare Surgery Ltd · 1.3 mi
  • London Road Dental Practice · 1.3 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 7 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income7 of 10
Employment7 of 10
Education and skills5 of 10
Health and disability6 of 10
Crime6 of 10
Access to housing and services6 of 10
Living environment7 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned82.7%62.5%
Private rented15.7%20.3%
Social rented1.5%17.1%
Households597

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1514.1%17.4%
Aged 15–6464.0%64.1%
Aged 65+21.9%18.6%
Residents1,387

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable100%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks91%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks100%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks94%92%

Share of homes across Peterborough with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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Who lives around Desborough Avenue

Ethnic group

HerePeterborough
White86.4%75.4%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh7.5%14.3%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African3.7%4.1%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.4%3.5%
Other ethnic group1%2.7%

Religion

HerePeterborough
Christian59.4%46.3%
No religion26.2%32.5%
Not answered7.1%5.8%
Muslim3.2%12.2%
Sikh2.7%0.6%
Hindu1.1%1.8%
Other religion0.2%0.5%
Buddhist0.1%0.3%

Country of birth

HerePeterborough
Born in the UK78.9%71.8%
Born outside the UK21.1%28.2%

Highest qualification

HerePeterborough
Level 4 qualifications and above22.4%26.2%
No qualifications20.6%22.4%
Level 2 qualifications17.4%14.4%
Level 3 qualifications16.6%15.4%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.5%12.3%
Apprenticeship7.4%5.5%
Other qualifications3.1%3.7%

General health

HerePeterborough
Good health41.8%35.9%
Very good health40.3%46.2%
Fair health13.5%12.9%
Bad health3.2%4%
Very bad health1.2%1.1%

Cars or vans per household

HerePeterborough
1 car or van in household40%43.5%
2 cars or vans in household32.4%26.1%
3 or more cars or vans in household14.4%7.7%
No cars or vans in household13.2%22.7%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Peterborough.

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