Detached
£678,110
27% above the Castle Ward average
26.7% of sales
England and Wales / England / Cambridgeshire and Peterborough / Cambridgeshire / Cambridge / Castle Ward
What is the average house price in Castle Ward? £532,461
The average house price in Castle Ward is £532,461, based on 45 homes sold in the 12 months to September 2026. Prices are down 10.0% (£59,095) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- −10.0%
- Sold in 12 months
- 45
- 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 Castle Ward?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£696,853
31% above the Castle Ward average
19.2% of sales
Terraced
£501,850
6% below the Castle Ward average
28.1% of sales
Flats
£355,156
33% below the Castle Ward average
26.0% of sales
Are house prices in Castle Ward going up or down?
House prices in Castle Ward are falling: down 10.0% (£59,095) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are down 7.7% (£44,297).
Past 12 months
−10.0%
−£59,095From £591,556 to £532,461
£595,602£529,321
Past 10 years
−7.7%
−£44,297From £576,758 to £532,461
£656,001£500,612
Quick answers for Castle Ward
9 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£1,678,333
Highest average, reached in October 2022
How many homes sold?
45
Recorded so far for the 12 months to September 2026
What sells most often?
Terraced houses
28.1% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£500k - £1m
55.5% of sales
How many people live in Castle Ward?
12,337
9,264 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 Castle Ward?
2,960
2,223 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 Castle Ward?
22 m² per resident
Less green space per resident than 66% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 3 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
7.8% of the area · 1 public park. 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 Castle Ward?
38 crimes per 1,000 residents
Low · +10.0% on the previous year · 12 months to September 2026
Crime rate is Low, 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 Castle Ward rank?
7th most expensive area of Cambridge.
Compared with 14 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Castle Ward?
The highest recorded sale prices in Castle Ward, from HM Land Registry.
How do house prices in Castle Ward compare with nearby areas?
Castle Ward compared with the 6 nearest other areas in Cambridge.
Castle Ward vs Newnham Ward
- Castle Ward
- £532,461
- Newnham Ward
- £1,330,288+£797,827
Open comparison
Castle Ward vs Arbury Ward
- Castle Ward
- £532,461
- Arbury Ward
- £485,994−£46,467
Open comparison
Castle Ward vs West Chesterton Ward
- Castle Ward
- £532,461
- West Chesterton Ward
- £587,377+£54,916
Open comparison
Castle Ward vs Market Ward
- Castle Ward
- £532,461
- Market Ward
- £652,523+£120,062
Open comparison
Castle Ward vs King's Hedges Ward
- Castle Ward
- £532,461
- King's Hedges Ward
- £378,974−£153,487
Open comparison
Castle Ward vs Petersfield Ward
- Castle Ward
- £532,461
- Petersfield Ward
- £584,199+£51,738
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 Castle Ward dataset covers 233 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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