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The average house price in Ely is £377,240 over the last 12 months. Over the past year prices rose 2.9%.

England / Cambridgeshire and Peterborough / Cambridgeshire / East Cambridgeshire

Ely

£377,240

Average price, last 12 months

+2.9% in a year
OCT 2016£293kSEPT 2026£377k

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What can I buy with my budget in Ely?

With £380,000 you could afford the average semi-detached house in Ely.

£380,000

Ely

  • Flats

    £219,875

    In budget

  • Terraced

    £311,352

    In budget

  • Semi-detached

    £349,556

    In budget

  • Detached

    £517,119

    £137k 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 Ely?

With a 10% deposit, a 25-year mortgage at 4.5% on the average home in Ely costs £1,887 a month.

10%
4.5%
25 years
  • Ely

    £1,887

    a month

    Average price
    £377,240
    Deposit
    £37,724
    Mortgage
    £339,516
    Salary needed at 4.5×
    £75,448

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

  • £517,119

Semi-detached

  • £349,556

Terraced

  • £311,352

Flats

  • £219,875

What kinds of homes sell in each area?

Share of last 12 months' sales by property type.

  • Detached
  • Semi-detached
  • Terraced
  • Flats

Ely

Mostly terraced houses

30%
23%
35%

How green is Ely?

Ely has 14 public parks among 76 green space sites. Green space covers 1.4% of the area: about 41 m² per resident, or 5.7 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 65% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

  • Ely

    1.4%

    of the land is green space
    41 m² per resident, or 5.7 football pitches for every 1,000 residents
    14 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 Ely?

Ely has about 2.5 residents for every football pitch of land, or 901 people per square mile, which counts as high density.

Ely
2.5 people per football pitch of land · 901 per square mile

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 Ely?

Prices in Ely were down on a year earlier in 43 months of the 108 since October 2017. They are now up 2.9% on a year earlier.

Ely43 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

  • Ely

    England / Cambridgeshire and Peterborough / Cambridgeshire / East Cambridgeshire / Ely

    £377,240

Change over 1 year

  • Ely

    England / Cambridgeshire and Peterborough / Cambridgeshire / East Cambridgeshire / Ely

    +£10,463

Change over ~10 years

  • Ely

    England / Cambridgeshire and Peterborough / Cambridgeshire / East Cambridgeshire / Ely

    +£87,580

Homes sold (last 12 months)

  • Ely

    England / Cambridgeshire and Peterborough / Cambridgeshire / East Cambridgeshire / Ely

    254

Number of postcodes

  • Ely

    England / Cambridgeshire and Peterborough / Cambridgeshire / East Cambridgeshire / Ely

    820

Households (Census 2021)

  • Ely

    England / Cambridgeshire and Peterborough / Cambridgeshire / East Cambridgeshire / Ely

    8,962

Household density

  • Ely

    England / Cambridgeshire and Peterborough / Cambridgeshire / East Cambridgeshire / Ely

    393 per sq mi · High

Population (Census 2021)

  • Ely

    England / Cambridgeshire and Peterborough / Cambridgeshire / East Cambridgeshire / Ely

    20,576

Population density

  • Ely

    England / Cambridgeshire and Peterborough / Cambridgeshire / East Cambridgeshire / Ely

    901 per sq mi · High

Green space per resident

  • Ely

    England / Cambridgeshire and Peterborough / Cambridgeshire / East Cambridgeshire / Ely

    41 m² per resident · more than 65% of areas

Green space share of area

  • Ely

    England / Cambridgeshire and Peterborough / Cambridgeshire / East Cambridgeshire / Ely

    1.4%

Public parks

  • Ely

    England / Cambridgeshire and Peterborough / Cambridgeshire / East Cambridgeshire / Ely

    14

Crime rate (per 1,000 residents)

  • Ely

    England / Cambridgeshire and Peterborough / Cambridgeshire / East Cambridgeshire / Ely

    63 per 1,000 · High

Crime vs previous 12 months

  • Ely

    England / Cambridgeshire and Peterborough / Cambridgeshire / East Cambridgeshire / Ely

    +3.7%

Anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents

  • Ely

    England / Cambridgeshire and Peterborough / Cambridgeshire / East Cambridgeshire / Ely

    22 per 1,000

Peak month

  • Ely

    England / Cambridgeshire and Peterborough / Cambridgeshire / East Cambridgeshire / Ely

    JAN 2024 · £441,041

Most common price band

  • Ely

    England / Cambridgeshire and Peterborough / Cambridgeshire / East Cambridgeshire / Ely

    £300k – £400k · 31.7%

Detached average

  • Ely

    England / Cambridgeshire and Peterborough / Cambridgeshire / East Cambridgeshire / Ely

    £517,119

Semi-detached average

  • Ely

    England / Cambridgeshire and Peterborough / Cambridgeshire / East Cambridgeshire / Ely

    £349,556

Terraced average

  • Ely

    England / Cambridgeshire and Peterborough / Cambridgeshire / East Cambridgeshire / Ely

    £311,352

Flats average

  • Ely

    England / Cambridgeshire and Peterborough / Cambridgeshire / East Cambridgeshire / Ely

    £219,875

Detached share of sales

  • Ely

    England / Cambridgeshire and Peterborough / Cambridgeshire / East Cambridgeshire / Ely

    30.4%

Semi-detached share of sales

  • Ely

    England / Cambridgeshire and Peterborough / Cambridgeshire / East Cambridgeshire / Ely

    23.1%

Terraced share of sales

  • Ely

    England / Cambridgeshire and Peterborough / Cambridgeshire / East Cambridgeshire / Ely

    34.5%

Flats share of sales

  • Ely

    England / Cambridgeshire and Peterborough / Cambridgeshire / East Cambridgeshire / Ely

    11.9%

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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