Detached
£658,181
41% above the Melbourn average
32.0% of sales
England and Wales / England / Cambridgeshire and Peterborough / Cambridgeshire / South Cambridgeshire / Melbourn
What is the average house price in Melbourn? £466,290
The average house price in Melbourn is £466,290, based on 71 homes sold in the 12 months to September 2026. Prices are up 3.4% (£15,233) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- +3.4%
- Sold in 12 months
- 71
- 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 Melbourn?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£401,821
14% below the Melbourn average
38.5% of sales
Terraced
£337,467
28% below the Melbourn average
22.4% of sales
Flats
£247,625
47% below the Melbourn average
7.0% of sales
Are house prices in Melbourn going up or down?
House prices in Melbourn are rising: up 3.4% (£15,233) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 28.7% (£104,106).
Past 12 months
+3.4%
+£15,233From £451,057 to £466,290
£469,735£442,539
Past 10 years
+28.7%
+£104,106From £362,184 to £466,290
£496,931£362,184
Quick answers for Melbourn
9 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£792,500
Highest average, reached in June 2018
How many homes sold?
71
Recorded so far for the 12 months to September 2026
What sells most often?
Semi-detached houses
38.5% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£300k - £400k
34.0% of sales
How many people live in Melbourn?
4,905
716 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 Melbourn?
2,150
314 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 Melbourn?
34 m² per resident
More green space per resident than 56% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 4.8 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
0.9% 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 Melbourn?
41 crimes per 1,000 residents
Low · +23.5% 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 Melbourn rank?
73rd most expensive area of South Cambridgeshire.
Compared with 103 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Melbourn?
The highest recorded sale prices in Melbourn, from HM Land Registry.
How do house prices in Melbourn compare with nearby areas?
Melbourn compared with the 6 nearest other areas in South Cambridgeshire.
Melbourn vs Meldreth
- Melbourn
- £466,290
- Meldreth
- £543,042+£76,752
Open comparison
Melbourn vs Shepreth
- Melbourn
- £466,290
- Shepreth
- £626,100+£159,810
Open comparison
Melbourn vs Fowlmere
- Melbourn
- £466,290
- Fowlmere
- £679,333+£213,043
Open comparison
Melbourn vs Bassingbourn cum Kneesworth
- Melbourn
- £466,290
- Bassingbourn cum Kneesworth
- £410,903−£55,387
Open comparison
Melbourn vs Whaddon
- Melbourn
- £466,290
- Whaddon
- £359,800−£106,490
Open comparison
Melbourn vs Heydon
- Melbourn
- £466,290
- Heydon
- £495,000+£28,710
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 Melbourn dataset covers 167 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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