Terraced
£739,583
13% above the Market Ward average
64.3% of sales
England and Wales / England / Cambridgeshire and Peterborough / Cambridgeshire / Cambridge / Market Ward
What is the average house price in Market Ward? £652,523
The average house price in Market Ward is £652,523, based on 35 homes sold in the 12 months to September 2026. Prices are down 4.7% (£32,134) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- −4.7%
- Sold in 12 months
- 35
- 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 Market Ward?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Flats
£387,500
41% below the Market Ward average
34.5% of sales
Are house prices in Market Ward going up or down?
House prices in Market Ward are falling: down 4.7% (£32,134) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 17.4% (£96,648).
Past 12 months
−4.7%
−£32,134From £684,657 to £652,523
£736,894£645,350
Past 10 years
+17.4%
+£96,648From £555,875 to £652,523
£811,525£555,875
Quick answers for Market Ward
9 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£2,412,500
Highest average, reached in September 2023
How many homes sold?
35
Recorded so far for the 12 months to September 2026
What sells most often?
Terraced houses
64.3% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£500k - £1m
66.7% of sales
How many people live in Market Ward?
9,322
13,659 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 Market Ward?
1,975
2,894 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 Market Ward?
48 m² per resident
More green space per resident than 72% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 6.7 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
25.4% 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 Market Ward?
352 crimes per 1,000 residents
Very High · +8.5% 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 Market Ward rank?
4th most expensive area of Cambridge.
Compared with 14 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Market Ward?
The highest recorded sale prices in Market Ward, from HM Land Registry.
#1 Most expensive sale
12 maids causeway, cambridgeshire
£2,975,000
Sold September 2023
View house details
How do house prices in Market Ward compare with nearby areas?
Market Ward compared with the 6 nearest other areas in Cambridge.
Market Ward vs Petersfield Ward
- Market Ward
- £652,523
- Petersfield Ward
- £584,199−£68,324
Open comparison
Market Ward vs West Chesterton Ward
- Market Ward
- £652,523
- West Chesterton Ward
- £587,377−£65,146
Open comparison
Market Ward vs Romsey Ward
- Market Ward
- £652,523
- Romsey Ward
- £494,398−£158,125
Open comparison
Market Ward vs Arbury Ward
- Market Ward
- £652,523
- Arbury Ward
- £485,994−£166,529
Open comparison
Market Ward vs Abbey Ward
- Market Ward
- £652,523
- Abbey Ward
- £418,405−£234,118
Open comparison
Market Ward vs Newnham Ward
- Market Ward
- £652,523
- Newnham Ward
- £1,330,288+£677,765
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 Market Ward dataset covers 520 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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