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The average house price in West Chesterton Ward is £587,377 over the last 12 months. Over the past year prices fell 5.9%.

England / Cambridgeshire and Peterborough / Cambridgeshire / Cambridge

West Chesterton Ward

£587,377

Average price, last 12 months

−5.9% in a year
OCT 2016£492kSEPT 2026£587k

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What can I buy with my budget in West Chesterton Ward?

With £590,000 you could afford the average flat in West Chesterton Ward.

£590,000

West Chesterton Ward

  • Flats

    £285,664

    In budget

  • Terraced

    £597,086

    £7k short

  • Semi-detached

    £872,657

    £283k short

  • Detached

    £780,919

    £191k short

Average sale price by type of home over the last 12 months, from HM Land Registry. These are averages, so cheaper homes of each type do sell.

How much would a mortgage cost in West Chesterton Ward?

With a 10% deposit, a 25-year mortgage at 4.5% on the average home in West Chesterton Ward costs £2,938 a month.

10%
4.5%
25 years
  • West Chesterton Ward

    £2,938

    a month

    Average price
    £587,377
    Deposit
    £58,738
    Mortgage
    £528,639
    Salary needed at 4.5×
    £117,475

A repayment mortgage on each location's average sale price over the last 12 months. The rate is an example, not a quote, so check current deals. Many lenders cap borrowing at about 4.5 times income.

What does each type of home cost?

Average sale price by property type over the last 12 months.

Detached

  • £780,919

Semi-detached

  • £872,657

Terraced

  • £597,086

Flats

  • £285,664

What kinds of homes sell in each area?

Share of last 12 months' sales by property type.

  • Detached
  • Semi-detached
  • Terraced
  • Flats

West Chesterton Ward

Mostly terraced houses

27%
34%
30%

How green is West Chesterton Ward?

West Chesterton Ward has 2 public parks among 13 green space sites. Green space covers 6.2% of the area: about 11 m² per resident, or 1.6 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 86% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

  • West Chesterton Ward

    6.2%

    of the land is green space
    11 m² per resident, or 1.6 football pitches for every 1,000 residents
    2 public parks

Each grid is the location's land, one square per 1%. Green space from OS Open Greenspace, not counting golf courses; Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

How crowded is West Chesterton Ward?

West Chesterton Ward has about 39 residents for every football pitch of land, or 14,071 people per square mile, which counts as very high density.

West Chesterton Ward
39 people per football pitch of land · 14,071 per square mile

Each figure is 2 people. Census 2021 population divided by land area. A football pitch is about 7,140 m² (105 m × 68 m).

How have average house prices moved?

Rolling 12-month average for each location, last 10 years. Gaps mean no sales were recorded that month.

When have prices risen and fallen in West Chesterton Ward?

Prices in West Chesterton Ward were down on a year earlier in 40 months of the 108 since October 2017. They are now down 5.9% on a year earlier.

West Chesterton Ward40 of 108 months down
FallingRising

Each stripe is one month: the rolling 12-month average against the same month a year earlier, since October 2017. Falls are hatched as well as red.

How many homes were sold?

Monthly sales volume for each location, last 10 years.

How do all the numbers compare?

Every measure side by side. The highest value in each row is highlighted.

Latest 12-month average

  • West Chesterton Ward

    England / Cambridgeshire and Peterborough / Cambridgeshire / Cambridge / West Chesterton Ward

    £587,377

Change over 1 year

  • West Chesterton Ward

    England / Cambridgeshire and Peterborough / Cambridgeshire / Cambridge / West Chesterton Ward

    −£36,550

Change over ~10 years

  • West Chesterton Ward

    England / Cambridgeshire and Peterborough / Cambridgeshire / Cambridge / West Chesterton Ward

    +£41,671

Homes sold (last 12 months)

  • West Chesterton Ward

    England / Cambridgeshire and Peterborough / Cambridgeshire / Cambridge / West Chesterton Ward

    73

Number of postcodes

  • West Chesterton Ward

    England / Cambridgeshire and Peterborough / Cambridgeshire / Cambridge / West Chesterton Ward

    226

Households (Census 2021)

  • West Chesterton Ward

    England / Cambridgeshire and Peterborough / Cambridgeshire / Cambridge / West Chesterton Ward

    3,750

Household density

  • West Chesterton Ward

    England / Cambridgeshire and Peterborough / Cambridgeshire / Cambridge / West Chesterton Ward

    6,270 per sq mi · Very High

Population (Census 2021)

  • West Chesterton Ward

    England / Cambridgeshire and Peterborough / Cambridgeshire / Cambridge / West Chesterton Ward

    8,416

Population density

  • West Chesterton Ward

    England / Cambridgeshire and Peterborough / Cambridgeshire / Cambridge / West Chesterton Ward

    14,071 per sq mi · Very High

Green space per resident

  • West Chesterton Ward

    England / Cambridgeshire and Peterborough / Cambridgeshire / Cambridge / West Chesterton Ward

    11 m² per resident · less than 86% of areas

Green space share of area

  • West Chesterton Ward

    England / Cambridgeshire and Peterborough / Cambridgeshire / Cambridge / West Chesterton Ward

    6.2%

Public parks

  • West Chesterton Ward

    England / Cambridgeshire and Peterborough / Cambridgeshire / Cambridge / West Chesterton Ward

    2

Crime rate (per 1,000 residents)

  • West Chesterton Ward

    England / Cambridgeshire and Peterborough / Cambridgeshire / Cambridge / West Chesterton Ward

    108 per 1,000 · Very High

Crime vs previous 12 months

  • West Chesterton Ward

    England / Cambridgeshire and Peterborough / Cambridgeshire / Cambridge / West Chesterton Ward

    +10.7%

Anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents

  • West Chesterton Ward

    England / Cambridgeshire and Peterborough / Cambridgeshire / Cambridge / West Chesterton Ward

    15 per 1,000

Peak month

  • West Chesterton Ward

    England / Cambridgeshire and Peterborough / Cambridgeshire / Cambridge / West Chesterton Ward

    DEC 2025 · £1,030,501

Most common price band

  • West Chesterton Ward

    England / Cambridgeshire and Peterborough / Cambridgeshire / Cambridge / West Chesterton Ward

    £500k – £1m · 38.2%

Detached average

  • West Chesterton Ward

    England / Cambridgeshire and Peterborough / Cambridgeshire / Cambridge / West Chesterton Ward

    £780,919

Semi-detached average

  • West Chesterton Ward

    England / Cambridgeshire and Peterborough / Cambridgeshire / Cambridge / West Chesterton Ward

    £872,657

Terraced average

  • West Chesterton Ward

    England / Cambridgeshire and Peterborough / Cambridgeshire / Cambridge / West Chesterton Ward

    £597,086

Flats average

  • West Chesterton Ward

    England / Cambridgeshire and Peterborough / Cambridgeshire / Cambridge / West Chesterton Ward

    £285,664

Detached share of sales

  • West Chesterton Ward

    England / Cambridgeshire and Peterborough / Cambridgeshire / Cambridge / West Chesterton Ward

    9.4%

Semi-detached share of sales

  • West Chesterton Ward

    England / Cambridgeshire and Peterborough / Cambridgeshire / Cambridge / West Chesterton Ward

    26.7%

Terraced share of sales

  • West Chesterton Ward

    England / Cambridgeshire and Peterborough / Cambridgeshire / Cambridge / West Chesterton Ward

    34.0%

Flats share of sales

  • West Chesterton Ward

    England / Cambridgeshire and Peterborough / Cambridgeshire / Cambridge / West Chesterton Ward

    29.8%

Sold prices from HM Land Registry. Households and population from Census 2021. Green space from OS Open Greenspace, not counting golf courses; Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Crime is police-recorded crime from police.uk, per 1,000 residents, over the latest 12 published months; anti-social behaviour is counted separately. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.

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