Property market | £256,001 for a semi-detached property | |
Airport access | Closest airport is East Midlands (48.2 miles) | |
Broadband | 99.2mbps average broadband speeds (very fast broadband for UK) | |
Ethnic diversity | White: 75.4% residents (vs 81.7% England & Wales) Other: 24.6% residents (vs 18.3% England & Wales) | |
Socio-economic status | Ranked 512 out of 573 in England & Wales for % of residents in higher managerial positions and 116 out of 573 for residents who are long-term unemployed (Peterborough level) | |
Community | Median age is 36.7 | Population of 126 | Happiness is Below Average for Cambridgeshire, Average for UK | |
Crime | 5.0 burglaries per 1k people (Peterborough) | |
Commute (approx) | - Kings Cross (50 mins) - Cambridge (51 mins) - Highbury & Islington (63 mins) - York (67 mins) - London St Pancras (80 mins) - Leeds (88 mins) | |
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£256,001 for a semi-detached property | |
Closest airport is East Midlands (48.2 miles) | |
99.2mbps average broadband speeds (very fast broadband for UK) | |
Median age is 36.7 | 126 | Happiness is Below Average for Cambridgeshire, Average for UK | |
Ranked 512 out of 573 in England & Wales for % of residents in higher managerial positions and 116 out of 573 for residents who are long-term unemployed (Peterborough level) | |
5.0 burglaries per 1k people (Peterborough) | |
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The property market in Borough Fen has had a steep increase over the last few years but slowing growth. Based on data published on 15 November 2023, on average a detached house costs £403,876, which is up 4.6% on last year. A semi-detached house on average costs £256,001 (up 4.6% on last year) , a terraced house £197,385 (up 2.2% on last year) and a flat £124,685. Renting a two bedroom flat will cost you approximately £676 per month. Property prices in Borough Fen are slightly lower than the average property prices across Cambridgeshire and are slightly lower compared to other locations with a similar density in England. When looking at the annual change in property prices in Borough Fen, prices have risen much more quickly than the annual average price change seen across the Cambridgeshire region.
Property data is based on City of Peterborough level pricing data and is as at September 2023 (publicised 15 November 2023)
Detached and Semi-detached House Trend (£) to September 2023
County | Avg Detached Price | Annual Change | Avg Semi-Detached Price | Annual Change |
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Rutland | £557,774 | +11.3% | £341,529 | +11.7% |
Northumberland | £333,743 | +7.3% | £183,403 | +6.1% |
Lancashire | £326,887 | +4.3% | £195,848 | +3.4% |
Leicestershire | £432,076 | +3.9% | £262,308 | +3.0% |
Derbyshire | £340,545 | +3.7% | £209,276 | +2.9% |
Oxfordshire | £706,629 | +3.5% | £450,305 | +3.5% |
Merseyside | £340,051 | +3.4% | £214,398 | +2.4% |
Gloucestershire | £536,963 | +3.4% | £330,457 | +3.4% |
Nottinghamshire | £334,429 | +2.8% | £206,257 | +2.8% |
Wiltshire | £521,688 | +2.7% | £328,877 | +3.0% |
Greater Manchester | £396,806 | +2.7% | £254,125 | +2.3% |
West Yorkshire | £351,673 | +2.5% | £210,889 | +2.0% |
West Midlands | £407,684 | +2.2% | £245,250 | +2.4% |
East Riding of Yorkshire | £326,098 | +2.2% | £203,163 | +2.1% |
Staffordshire | £364,884 | +2.1% | £221,783 | +2.1% |
Herefordshire | £434,518 | +2.1% | £276,148 | +2.2% |
South Yorkshire | £284,409 | +2.0% | £182,869 | +1.9% |
West Sussex | £686,980 | +1.9% | £441,716 | +2.3% |
Kent | £619,795 | +1.8% | £386,201 | +1.4% |
Shropshire | £404,408 | +1.8% | £252,891 | +1.8% |
Warwickshire | £515,326 | +1.8% | £299,238 | +1.3% |
Devon | £503,963 | +1.6% | £337,624 | +2.3% |
North Yorkshire | £422,027 | +1.5% | £265,231 | +1.2% |
Norfolk | £406,137 | +1.4% | £267,820 | +1.2% |
North Northamptonshire | £426,370 | +1.3% | £254,947 | +1.2% |
Buckinghamshire | £853,940 | +1.2% | £460,891 | +1.2% |
West Northamptonshire | £478,844 | +0.9% | £279,006 | +0.7% |
Hampshire | £628,455 | +0.6% | £386,140 | +1.0% |
Lincolnshire | £307,354 | +0.6% | £205,466 | +1.4% |
Worcestershire | £455,558 | +0.6% | £276,201 | +0.9% |
Essex | £586,972 | +0.4% | £379,804 | 0.0% |
Somerset | £465,131 | +0.3% | £296,160 | +0.7% |
Suffolk | £454,636 | +0.2% | £283,920 | +0.6% |
East Sussex | £595,763 | +0.1% | £385,074 | +0.4% |
Cambridgeshire | £486,349 | 0.0% | £330,028 | +0.2% |
Surrey | £957,680 | -0.2% | £546,201 | +0.7% |
Isle of Wight | £435,441 | -0.4% | £298,787 | 0.0% |
Hertfordshire | £939,983 | -0.7% | £542,021 | -0.2% |
Cornwall | £453,159 | -1.1% | £300,170 | -0.6% |
Dorset | £528,863 | -1.3% | £348,080 | -0.8% |
Recent property transactions in the area
Listed below are some recent property purchases in the area, to give you an idea of the market. Click on a postcode if you would like to see data on that specific area of Borough Fen, or click here to browse the longer list of Borough Fen property transactions from 2023.
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Borough Fen has one school nearby: Newborough CofE Primary School (Maintained school) which is a primary school based in School Road, Peterborough. Example schools in the area are listed below, with some information on their rating and access criteria.
School | Type | Latest Rating | Parent View Reviews (if available) | Ofsted Report (if available) | Address |
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Newborough CofE Primary School Save school | Primary Voluntary controlled school - Mixed | 3: Requires Improvement (10/2/2019) | 97 submissions 98.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy | Ofsted Report Link | Peterborough |
School | Type |
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Newborough CofE Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 3: Requires Improvement (10/2/2019) 97 submissions 98.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy |
Station | Distance from Borough Fen | Commute options |
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Peterborough A relatively busy station. Station footfall changed -2% from the previous year. | 7 miles |
- Kings Cross (59 mins - London North Eastern Railway - £666 monthly fare) View details - Cambridge (57 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Highbury & Islington (1 change(s) - 63 mins - Govia Thameslink Railway (Great Northern) - £666 monthly fare) View details - York (79 mins - Grand Central) View details - London St Pancras (81 mins - Thameslink - £666 monthly fare) View details - Leeds (101 mins - London North Eastern Railway) View details - London Bridge (1 change(s) - 97 mins - Thameslink - £666 monthly fare) View details - Birmingham New Street (113 mins - CrossCountry) View details - East Croydon (1 change(s) - 114 mins - Thameslink - £666 monthly fare) View details - Cannon Street (1 change(s) - 114 mins - Southeastern - £666 monthly fare) View details - Charing Cross (1 change(s) - 119 mins - Southeastern - £666 monthly fare) View details - Wimbledon (1 change(s) - 135 mins - Thameslink - £666 monthly fare) View details - London Liverpool Street (1 change(s) - 139 mins - Greater Anglia - £666 monthly fare) View details - Victoria (1 change(s) - 141 mins - Southern - £666 monthly fare) View details - Stratford (London) (1 change(s) - 145 mins - Greater Anglia - £666 monthly fare) View details - Brighton (1 change(s) - 145 mins - Thameslink) View details - Euston (1 change(s) - 153 mins - Avanti West Coast - £666 monthly fare) View details |
Whittlesea A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed +10% from the previous year. | 11 miles |
- Cambridge (46 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Kings Cross (1 change(s) - 73 mins - Hull Trains - £674 monthly fare) View details - York (1 change(s) - 90 mins - Grand Central) View details - London St Pancras (1 change(s) - 103 mins - Thameslink - £674 monthly fare) View details - Leeds (1 change(s) - 111 mins - London North Eastern Railway) View details - London Bridge (1 change(s) - 118 mins - Thameslink - £674 monthly fare) View details - Birmingham New Street (123 mins - CrossCountry) View details - London Liverpool Street (1 change(s) - 130 mins - Greater Anglia - £674 monthly fare) View details - East Croydon (1 change(s) - 133 mins - Thameslink - £674 monthly fare) View details - Stratford (London) (1 change(s) - 135 mins - Greater Anglia - £674 monthly fare) View details - Euston (1 change(s) - 166 mins - Avanti West Coast - £674 monthly fare) View details |
Spalding A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed -8% from the previous year. | 13 miles |
- Kings Cross (1 change(s) - 86 mins - Hull Trains) View details - Cambridge (1 change(s) - 87 mins - CrossCountry) View details - York (1 change(s) - 103 mins - Grand Central) View details - London St Pancras (1 change(s) - 116 mins - Thameslink) View details - Leeds (1 change(s) - 124 mins - London North Eastern Railway) View details - London Bridge (1 change(s) - 131 mins - Thameslink) View details - Birmingham New Street (1 change(s) - 144 mins - CrossCountry) View details - East Croydon (1 change(s) - 146 mins - Thameslink) View details |
The table below lists ethnicities living in the local authority (Peterborough) as per the data published in December 2022. Source: ethnicity-facts-figures.service.gov.uk
Ethnicity | % of Peterborough residents | Benchmark:% of England & Wales residents |
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White | 75.4% | 81.7% |
Asian | 14.3% | 9.3% |
Black | 4.1% | 4.0% |
Mixed | 3.5% | 2.9% |
Other | 2.7% | 2.1% |
The table below lists the types of occupations that residents have, at the Peterborough consituency level. Source: commonslibrary.parliament.uk
Type of occupation | % of residents (over 16 years old) | Rank within England & Wales |
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Intermediate occupations | 11.3% | |
Small employers and own account workers | 9.2% | |
Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations | 8.1% | 512 out of 573 |
Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations | 15.2% | |
Lower supervisory and technical occupations | 5.9% | |
Semi-routine occupations | 12.7% | |
Routine occupations | 20.5% | |
Never worked / long-term unemployed | 10.9% | 116 out of 573 |
Full-time students | 6.4% |
Relative to the UK average, the average broadband download speed in Cambridgeshire is fast (74mbps). Borough Fen is faster than this, with average download speeds of 99.2mbps. You can also view really detailed broadband information at the Peterborough level, via data.parliament.uk, here.
Average speed | 99.2 mbps |
% households with superfast broadband access | 98.2% |
% households unable to access decent broadband | 0.2% |
Crime stats were found at the Peterborough level:
Type | Peterborough | UK |
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Total Crimes (per thousand people) | 116 | 93 |
Burglaries (per thousand people) | 5 | 5 |
Public Order Offences (per thousand people) | 13 | 10 |
Bicycle Thefts (per thousand people) | 3 | 1 |
Violence Against People (per thousand people) | 45 | 36 |
We use an API provided by Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) to identify any live flood warnings to be aware of and we also provide insight into whether flooding could occur from rivers, sea and groundwater within 1km of Borough Fen.
There are no live flood warnings in the area, according to our interpretation of the DEFRA API.
The areas in the table below have been identified by the DEFRA API as areas where it is possible for flooding to occur from rivers, sea and in some locations, groundwater. Some of these areas will have measures in place to minimise the risk of flooding and they may be monitored by the Flood Warning Service.
Area | Cause | Description |
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Lincs and Northants | The Wash, River Witham, River Welland, River Nene | Far extent of tidal flooding from the Wash between Gibraltar point and Admiralty Point and the Tidal River Witham, the Tidal River Welland and the Tidal River Nene |
Lincs and Northants | River Welland, Old River Welland, Maxey Cut | Lower Welland and other watercourses from Stamford to Spalding, including Market Deeping and Spalding |
Lincs and Northants | Paston Brook, Werrington Brook, Marholme Brook, Brook Drain and Car Dyke Eye | Peterborough brooks in northern parts of Peterborough, Peakirk and Eye |
Lincs and Northants | River Welland, River Glen | Eastern areas of Spalding on the right bank of the river Welland and surrounding areas, including Deeping St Nicholas, Crowland, Cowbit, Moulton and Whaplode |
Lincs and Northants | The Wash, River Welland, River Nene | Long Sutton to Newborough, including Sutton St James, Leverington, Wisbech St Mary, and Thorney |
Lincs and Northants | Paston Brook, Werrington Brook, Marholme Brook, Brook Drain and Car Dyke Eye | Tributaries of the River Wellend North of Peterborough affecting Werrington, Paston, Gunthorpe, Walton, Peakirk and Eye |
Name | Property market | Crimes per 1,000 | Schools nearby | Socio Economic |
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Borough Fen, Cambridgeshire Affordability: Very affordable Very fast broadband Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £256,001 Detached: £403,876 | 116 | Primary: 1Secondary: | 8.1% residents in higher managerial positions 10.9% residents long-term unemployed |
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire Affordability: Expensive Outstanding schools Slowing property market Local Waitrose Local John Lewis Local M&S | Semi-detached: £621,893 Detached: £1,059,215 | 113 | Primary: 20Secondary: 18 | 23.7% residents in higher managerial positions 4.4% residents long-term unemployed |
Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire Affordability: Expensive Low Crime Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £409,914 Detached: £643,144 | 47 | Primary: 1Secondary: | 23.7% residents in higher managerial positions 4.4% residents long-term unemployed |
Bourn, Cambridgeshire Affordability: Expensive Low Crime Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £409,914 Detached: £643,144 | 47 | Primary: Secondary: | 23.7% residents in higher managerial positions 4.4% residents long-term unemployed |
Grantchester, Cambridgeshire Affordability: Expensive Low Crime Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £409,914 Detached: £643,144 | 47 | Primary: 4Secondary: 1 | 23.7% residents in higher managerial positions 4.4% residents long-term unemployed |
Linton, Cambridgeshire Affordability: Expensive Low Crime Outstanding schools Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £409,914 Detached: £643,144 | 47 | Primary: 3Secondary: 2 | 19.4% residents in higher managerial positions 5.0% residents long-term unemployed |
Ramsey, Cambridgeshire Affordability: Average Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £306,064 Detached: £498,559 | 59 | Primary: 2Secondary: 1 | 14.0% residents in higher managerial positions 6.1% residents long-term unemployed |
Ely, Cambridgeshire Affordability: Expensive Low Crime Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Local Waitrose Local M&S | Semi-detached: £320,235 Detached: £482,384 | 45 | Primary: 7Secondary: 3 | 19.4% residents in higher managerial positions 5.0% residents long-term unemployed |
Name | Property | Crimes per 1,000 | Schools nearby |
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Borough Fen, Cambridgeshire Affordability: Very affordable Very fast broadband Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £256,001 Detached: £403,876 | 116 | Primary: 1Secondary: |
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire Affordability: Expensive Outstanding schools Slowing property market Local Waitrose Local John Lewis Local M&S | Semi-detached: £621,893 Detached: £1,059,215 | 113 | Primary: 20Secondary: 18 |
Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire Affordability: Expensive Low Crime Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £409,914 Detached: £643,144 | 47 | Primary: 1Secondary: |
Bourn, Cambridgeshire Affordability: Expensive Low Crime Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £409,914 Detached: £643,144 | 47 | Primary: Secondary: |
Grantchester, Cambridgeshire Affordability: Expensive Low Crime Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £409,914 Detached: £643,144 | 47 | Primary: 4Secondary: 1 |
Linton, Cambridgeshire Affordability: Expensive Low Crime Outstanding schools Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £409,914 Detached: £643,144 | 47 | Primary: 3Secondary: 2 |
Ramsey, Cambridgeshire Affordability: Average Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £306,064 Detached: £498,559 | 59 | Primary: 2Secondary: 1 |
Ely, Cambridgeshire Affordability: Expensive Low Crime Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Local Waitrose Local M&S | Semi-detached: £320,235 Detached: £482,384 | 45 | Primary: 7Secondary: 3 |
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