Detached
£971,250
12% above the Little Shelford average
75.0% of sales
England and Wales / England / Cambridgeshire and Peterborough / Cambridgeshire / South Cambridgeshire / Little Shelford
What is the average house price in Little Shelford? £865,000
The average house price in Little Shelford is £865,000, based on 4 homes sold in the 12 months to August 2026. Prices are down 6.4% (£59,250) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- −6.4%
- Sold in 12 months
- 4
- Data up to
- August 2026
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, not asking prices. How we calculate this
How much does each type of property cost in Little Shelford?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£920,000
6% above the Little Shelford average
18.8% of sales
Are house prices in Little Shelford going up or down?
House prices in Little Shelford are falling: down 6.4% (£59,250) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 35.3% (£225,517).
Past 12 months
−6.4%
−£59,250From £924,250 to £865,000
£1,013,600£865,000
Past 10 years
+35.3%
+£225,517From £639,483 to £865,000
£1,055,812£456,500
Quick answers for Little Shelford
9 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£2,410,000
Highest average, reached in October 2022
How many homes sold?
4
Recorded so far for the 12 months to August 2026
What sells most often?
Detached houses
75.0% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£500k - £1m
62.5% of sales
How many people live in Little Shelford?
770
372 people per square mile · High (Census 2021)
Population density is High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Usual residents, including communal establishments.
How many households are in Little Shelford?
322
156 households per square mile · High (Census 2021)
Household density is High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Occupied households, not communal establishments.
How much green space is in Little Shelford?
66 m² per resident
More green space per resident than 82% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 9.2 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
0.9% of the area · 0 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 Little Shelford?
23 crimes
+35.3% on the previous year · 12 months to September 2026
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.
How does Little Shelford rank?
5th most expensive area of South Cambridgeshire.
Compared with 103 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Little Shelford?
The highest recorded sale prices in Little Shelford, from HM Land Registry.
How do house prices in Little Shelford compare with nearby areas?
Little Shelford compared with the 6 nearest other areas in South Cambridgeshire.
Little Shelford vs Great Shelford
- Little Shelford
- £865,000
- Great Shelford
- £826,217−£38,783
Open comparison
Little Shelford vs Harston
- Little Shelford
- £865,000
- Harston
- £563,000−£302,000
Open comparison
Little Shelford vs Sawston
- Little Shelford
- £865,000
- Sawston
- £399,737−£465,263
Open comparison
Little Shelford vs Hauxton
- Little Shelford
- £865,000
- Hauxton
- £591,461−£273,539
Open comparison
Little Shelford vs Newton
- Little Shelford
- £865,000
- Newton
- £482,000−£383,000
Open comparison
Little Shelford vs Whittlesford
- Little Shelford
- £865,000
- Whittlesford
- £510,796−£354,204
Open comparison
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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 00:30 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Little Shelford dataset covers 50 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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