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The average house price in Elm is £256,418 over the last 12 months. Over the past year prices rose 3.3%.

England / Cambridgeshire and Peterborough / Cambridgeshire / Fenland

Elm

£256,418

Average price, last 12 months

+3.3% in a year
OCT 2016£197kSEPT 2026£256k

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What can I buy with my budget in Elm?

With £260,000 you could afford the average semi-detached house in Elm.

£260,000

Elm

  • Terraced

    £151,000

    In budget

  • Semi-detached

    £192,760

    In budget

  • Detached

    £300,240

    £40k 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 Elm?

With a 10% deposit, a 25-year mortgage at 4.5% on the average home in Elm costs £1,283 a month.

10%
4.5%
25 years
  • Elm

    £1,283

    a month

    Average price
    £256,418
    Deposit
    £25,642
    Mortgage
    £230,776
    Salary needed at 4.5×
    £51,284

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

  • £300,240

Semi-detached

  • £192,760

Terraced

  • £151,000

What kinds of homes sell in each area?

Share of last 12 months' sales by property type.

  • Detached
  • Semi-detached
  • Terraced
  • Flats

Elm

Mostly detached houses

51%
42%

How green is Elm?

Elm has 4 public parks among 18 green space sites. Green space covers 0.1% of the area: about 19 m² per resident, or 2.7 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 71% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

  • Elm

    0.1%

    of the land is green space
    19 m² per resident, or 2.7 football pitches for every 1,000 residents
    4 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 Elm?

Elm has about 0.5 residents for every football pitch of land, or 177 people per square mile, which counts as typical density.

Elm
0.5 people per football pitch of land · 177 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 Elm?

Prices in Elm were down on a year earlier in 45 months of the 108 since October 2017. They are now up 3.3% on a year earlier.

Elm45 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

  • Elm

    England / Cambridgeshire and Peterborough / Cambridgeshire / Fenland / Elm

    £256,418

Change over 1 year

  • Elm

    England / Cambridgeshire and Peterborough / Cambridgeshire / Fenland / Elm

    +£8,300

Change over ~10 years

  • Elm

    England / Cambridgeshire and Peterborough / Cambridgeshire / Fenland / Elm

    +£47,578

Homes sold (last 12 months)

  • Elm

    England / Cambridgeshire and Peterborough / Cambridgeshire / Fenland / Elm

    43

Number of postcodes

  • Elm

    England / Cambridgeshire and Peterborough / Cambridgeshire / Fenland / Elm

    137

Households (Census 2021)

  • Elm

    England / Cambridgeshire and Peterborough / Cambridgeshire / Fenland / Elm

    1,739

Household density

  • Elm

    England / Cambridgeshire and Peterborough / Cambridgeshire / Fenland / Elm

    77 per sq mi · Typical

Population (Census 2021)

  • Elm

    England / Cambridgeshire and Peterborough / Cambridgeshire / Fenland / Elm

    4,028

Population density

  • Elm

    England / Cambridgeshire and Peterborough / Cambridgeshire / Fenland / Elm

    177 per sq mi · Typical

Green space per resident

  • Elm

    England / Cambridgeshire and Peterborough / Cambridgeshire / Fenland / Elm

    19 m² per resident · less than 71% of areas

Green space share of area

  • Elm

    England / Cambridgeshire and Peterborough / Cambridgeshire / Fenland / Elm

    0.1%

Public parks

  • Elm

    England / Cambridgeshire and Peterborough / Cambridgeshire / Fenland / Elm

    4

Crime rate (per 1,000 residents)

  • Elm

    England / Cambridgeshire and Peterborough / Cambridgeshire / Fenland / Elm

    83 per 1,000 · Very High

Crime vs previous 12 months

  • Elm

    England / Cambridgeshire and Peterborough / Cambridgeshire / Fenland / Elm

    −17.9%

Anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents

  • Elm

    England / Cambridgeshire and Peterborough / Cambridgeshire / Fenland / Elm

    14 per 1,000

Peak month

  • Elm

    England / Cambridgeshire and Peterborough / Cambridgeshire / Fenland / Elm

    JUN 2020 · £515,000

Most common price band

  • Elm

    England / Cambridgeshire and Peterborough / Cambridgeshire / Fenland / Elm

    £200k – £300k · 37.7%

Detached average

  • Elm

    England / Cambridgeshire and Peterborough / Cambridgeshire / Fenland / Elm

    £300,240

Semi-detached average

  • Elm

    England / Cambridgeshire and Peterborough / Cambridgeshire / Fenland / Elm

    £192,760

Terraced average

  • Elm

    England / Cambridgeshire and Peterborough / Cambridgeshire / Fenland / Elm

    £151,000

Flats average

  • Elm

    England / Cambridgeshire and Peterborough / Cambridgeshire / Fenland / Elm

    —

Detached share of sales

  • Elm

    England / Cambridgeshire and Peterborough / Cambridgeshire / Fenland / Elm

    50.9%

Semi-detached share of sales

  • Elm

    England / Cambridgeshire and Peterborough / Cambridgeshire / Fenland / Elm

    42.1%

Terraced share of sales

  • Elm

    England / Cambridgeshire and Peterborough / Cambridgeshire / Fenland / Elm

    7.0%

Flats share of sales

  • Elm

    England / Cambridgeshire and Peterborough / Cambridgeshire / Fenland / Elm

    0.0%

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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