Detached
£536,000
28% above the Abbey Ward average
8.1% of sales
England and Wales / England / Cambridgeshire and Peterborough / Cambridgeshire / Cambridge / Abbey Ward
What is the average house price in Abbey Ward? £418,405
The average house price in Abbey Ward is £418,405, based on 77 homes sold in the 12 months to September 2026. Prices are down 9.8% (£45,322) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- −9.8%
- Sold in 12 months
- 77
- 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 Abbey Ward?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£462,300
10% above the Abbey Ward average
30.1% of sales
Terraced
£453,031
8% above the Abbey Ward average
31.6% of sales
Flats
£292,657
30% below the Abbey Ward average
30.1% of sales
Are house prices in Abbey Ward going up or down?
House prices in Abbey Ward are falling: down 9.8% (£45,322) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 30.1% (£96,761).
Past 12 months
−9.8%
−£45,322From £463,727 to £418,405
£463,727£407,875
Past 10 years
+30.1%
+£96,761From £321,644 to £418,405
£514,645£321,644
Quick answers for Abbey Ward
9 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£608,273
Highest average, reached in November 2023
How many homes sold?
77
Recorded so far for the 12 months to September 2026
What sells most often?
Terraced houses
31.6% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£500k - £1m
29.7% of sales
How many people live in Abbey Ward?
10,372
6,684 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 Abbey Ward?
4,231
2,726 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 Abbey Ward?
78 m² per resident
More green space per resident than 86% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 11 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
20.2% of the area · 4 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 Abbey Ward?
121 crimes per 1,000 residents
Very High · −1.1% 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.
How does Abbey Ward rank?
13th most expensive area of Cambridge.
Compared with 14 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Abbey Ward?
The highest recorded sale prices in Abbey Ward, from HM Land Registry.
#1 Most expensive sale
51 riverside place, cambridgeshire
£1,360,000
Sold June 2017
View house details
How do house prices in Abbey Ward compare with nearby areas?
Abbey Ward compared with the 6 nearest other areas in Cambridge.
Abbey Ward vs Romsey Ward
- Abbey Ward
- £418,405
- Romsey Ward
- £494,398+£75,993
Open comparison
Abbey Ward vs Petersfield Ward
- Abbey Ward
- £418,405
- Petersfield Ward
- £584,199+£165,794
Open comparison
Abbey Ward vs East Chesterton Ward
- Abbey Ward
- £418,405
- East Chesterton Ward
- £437,020+£18,615
Open comparison
Abbey Ward vs Coleridge Ward
- Abbey Ward
- £418,405
- Coleridge Ward
- £496,676+£78,271
Open comparison
Abbey Ward vs Market Ward
- Abbey Ward
- £418,405
- Market Ward
- £652,523+£234,118
Open comparison
Abbey Ward vs West Chesterton Ward
- Abbey Ward
- £418,405
- West Chesterton Ward
- £587,377+£168,972
Open comparison
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What to check before you buyWhere does this data come from?
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 00:30 with the latest Land Registry data (September 2026). The Abbey Ward dataset covers 1,381 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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