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Fengate & Parnwell: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the Fengate & Parnwell neighbourhood of Peterborough, England (ONS area Peterborough 013). Headline figures assembled 25 October 2026. Postcodes PE1, PE6. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near PE1 5TW.
A neighbourhood with below-average incomes, changing little against Peterborough
Fengate & Parnwell is a neighbourhood with below-average incomes; it is changing little against Peterborough (few signs of gentrification: 1 of 19 signals rising, 1 falling). Houses here typically resell for £227,750 and flats for £124,250 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is higher than across Peterborough (1.2 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving in line with the council's and the nearest railway station, Peterborough, is 2.3 km from the neighbourhood's centre.
The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 25 October 2026; source dates are shown below.
Typical house price
£227,750
Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +38% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Typical flat price
£124,250
Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +5% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Affluence today
Below average income
How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation
Signs of gentrification
Few signs
Weighted balance +0.02; 1 of 19 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.
Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)
Deprivation
Decile 2 of 10
English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 7 small areas range from decile 1 to 4.
Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Average household income
£45,800
ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).
Source: Office for National Statistics
Recorded crime
1.2 times the borough's rate
Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.
Source: Police.uk
Schools getting better
In line with the council's
Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.
Source: Ofsted, Department for Education
Where Fengate & Parnwell sits in Peterborough
- Typical house price: 9th lowest of 22 neighbourhoods in Peterborough
- Typical flat price: 3rd lowest of the 7 neighbourhoods in Peterborough with enough flat sales for one
- Average household income: 8th lowest of 22 neighbourhoods in Peterborough
Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 25 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.
Prices over time in Fengate & Parnwell
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 25 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.
How the area is changing, signal by signal
1 of 19 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Peterborough, 1 the other way and 17 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.
Rising against the borough
- Catching up with neighbouring areas
Falling behind the borough
- Homes selling
Stations and schools nearby
Nearest station
- Peterborough Railway station, 2.3 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 14 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: LNER, Grand Central and Great Northern to London Kings Cross (47 to 53 min); East Midlands Railway and LNER to Lincoln Central (57 to 67 min).
Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.
Nearest state schools
- Nearest state primary school St Thomas More Catholic Primary School 240 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (May 2024).
- Nearest state secondary school St John Fisher Catholic High School 330 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Jun 2023).
Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (20 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 30 September 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.
Questions about Fengate & Parnwell
What is the typical house price in Fengate & Parnwell?
£227,750. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +38% against 2017-2019.
How does Fengate & Parnwell compare with the rest of Peterborough?
Typical house price: 9th lowest of 22 neighbourhoods in Peterborough. Typical flat price: 3rd lowest of the 7 neighbourhoods in Peterborough with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 8th lowest of 22 neighbourhoods in Peterborough.
Is Fengate & Parnwell an affluent area?
Below average income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is Fengate & Parnwell gentrifying?
Few signs. Weighted balance +0.02; 1 of 19 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.
What is the nearest station to Fengate & Parnwell?
Peterborough. Railway station, 2.3 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 14 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: LNER, Grand Central and Great Northern to London Kings Cross (47 to 53 min); East Midlands Railway and LNER to Lincoln Central (57 to 67 min).
Which state schools are nearest to Fengate & Parnwell?
Nearest state primary school. St Thomas More Catholic Primary School. 240 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (May 2024). Nearest state secondary school. St John Fisher Catholic High School. 330 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Jun 2023).
Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.
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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.