Detached
£1,118,215
95% above the Cambridge average
11.3% of sales
What is the average house price in Cambridge? £572,768
The average house price in Cambridge is £572,768, based on 1,057 homes sold in the 12 months to September 2026. Prices are down 0.4% (£2,382) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- −0.4%
- Sold in 12 months
- 1,057
- Data up to
- September 2026
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, not asking prices. How we calculate this
How much does each type of property cost in Cambridge?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£648,584
13% above the Cambridge average
21.9% of sales
Terraced
£556,075
3% below the Cambridge average
38.9% of sales
Flats
£334,626
42% below the Cambridge average
27.8% of sales
Are house prices in Cambridge going up or down?
House prices in Cambridge are falling: down 0.4% (£2,382) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 15.6% (£77,422).
Past 12 months
−0.4%
−£2,382From £575,150 to £572,768
£588,119£570,166
Past 10 years
+15.6%
+£77,422From £495,346 to £572,768
£583,110£495,346
Quick answers for Cambridge
10 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£766,204
Highest average, reached in June 2022
How many homes sold?
1,057
Recorded so far for the 12 months to September 2026
What sells most often?
Terraced houses
38.9% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£500k - £1m
38.9% of sales
How many people live in Cambridge?
145,322
9,222 people per square mile · Very High (Census 2021)
Population density is Very High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Usual residents, including communal establishments.
How many households are in Cambridge?
52,360
3,323 households per square mile · Very High (Census 2021)
Household density is Very High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Occupied households, not communal establishments.
How much green space is in Cambridge?
30 m² per resident
Less green space per resident than 51% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 4.2 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
10.6% of the area · 47 public parks. Parks, playing fields, allotments and other public green space, not counting golf courses. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
What is the crime rate in Cambridge?
99 crimes per 1,000 residents
Very High · +3.4% on the previous year · 12 months to September 2026
Crime rate is Very High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.
Which areas cost the most and least?
Most expensive
Newnham Ward
£1,330,288
Least expensive
King's Hedges Ward
£378,974
How does Cambridge rank?
1st most expensive area of Cambridgeshire.
Compared with 5 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Cambridge?
The highest recorded sale prices in Cambridge, from HM Land Registry.
How do house prices in Cambridge compare with nearby areas?
Cambridge compared with the 4 nearest other areas in Cambridgeshire.
Cambridge vs South Cambridgeshire
- Cambridge
- £572,768
- South Cambridgeshire
- £484,061−£88,707
Open comparison
Cambridge vs East Cambridgeshire
- Cambridge
- £572,768
- East Cambridgeshire
- £370,424−£202,344
Open comparison
Cambridge vs Huntingdonshire
- Cambridge
- £572,768
- Huntingdonshire
- £337,467−£235,301
Open comparison
Cambridge vs Fenland
- Cambridge
- £572,768
- Fenland
- £242,868−£329,900
Open comparison
Which areas of Cambridge are most expensive?
Average sold price in each of the 14 areas of Cambridge, most expensive first.
- 1
£1,330,288
Change over one year: +12.7%
- 2
£787,358
Change over one year: −8.7%
- 3
£696,530
Change over one year: +4.7%
- 4
£652,523
Change over one year: −4.7%
- 5
£587,377
Change over one year: −5.9%
- 6
£584,199
Change over one year: +5.1%
- 7
£532,461
Change over one year: −10.0%
- 8
£496,676
Change over one year: −5.3%
- 9
£494,398
Change over one year: −1.7%
- 10
£485,994
Change over one year: +7.6%
- 11
£442,619
Change over one year: −3.8%
- 12
£437,020
Change over one year: −8.2%
- 13
£418,405
Change over one year: −9.8%
- 14
£378,974
Change over one year: +0.4%
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Price information is from HM Land Registry, location boundaries are from OpenStreetMap, and households and population are from Nomis Census 2021 postcode estimates (21 March 2021). Parks and green space are from OS Open Greenspace. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Crime is from police.uk street-level data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.
Last updated 6 November 2026 at 00:27 with the latest Land Registry data (September 2026). The Cambridge dataset covers 5,896 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.