Lower house prices, with local trade-offs to explore
Bretton at a glance
- House prices
- £195,000
- Lower prices18th percentile
- Schools
- 24th percentile
- Weak
- Transport
- 29th percentile
- Weak
- Crime rate
- 131.2 per 1,000 residents
- Weak13th percentile
- Flood risk
- 1.7% of the area in flood zones
- Less flood-zone land27th percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Bretton a good place to live?
Bretton may be a good fit for people who value lower house prices. Transport access appears weaker and school performance appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in City of Peterborough below.
Best fit and trade-offs
May suit
- Buyers looking for lower house prices
Watch out for
- Transport access appears weaker than most neighbourhoods nationally
- School performance appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally
- Crime data appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally
Crime rate in Bretton
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 131.2 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 13th percentile nationally
Recorded crime is higher than in most neighbourhoods nationally.
Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to June 2026. Higher crime percentiles indicate lower recorded crime. Busy centres can show high rates because crimes are counted where they happen but divided by the people who live there.
House prices in Bretton
House prices
- Median sale price
- £195,000
- Percentile
- 18th percentile nationally
House prices appear lower than many neighbourhoods nationally.
Median of 64 standard sales over the 12 months to June 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.
Schools in Bretton
Schools
24th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Bretton
Flood risk
1.7% of the area in flood zones 2 or 3
Land in Environment Agency river and sea flood zones 2 or 3. Zone 3, the higher-probability zone, covers 0.1% of the area. That is the 27th percentile among neighbourhoods in England, where higher means more flood-zone land. Surface water is not included, and this is not an address-level assessment: check the flood map for the specific property.
Transport in Bretton
Transport
29th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.
What the full report adds
This public guide covers headline signals for crime, house prices, schools, flood risk and transport. The full report adds deeper lifestyle, health, green space, family and local life data, plus tools to compare and shortlist neighbourhoods.
FAQs
Is Bretton a good place to live?
Bretton may be a good fit for people who value lower house prices. Transport access appears weaker and school performance appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Bretton safe?
Bretton ranks in the 13th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Bretton?
The median sale price was £195,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 18th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Bretton?
Schools rank in the 24th percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Bretton?
Nearby public profiles include North in City of Peterborough and Central in City of Peterborough.
