Detached
£517,338
25% above the Waterbeach average
32.8% of sales
England and Wales / England / Cambridgeshire and Peterborough / Cambridgeshire / South Cambridgeshire / Waterbeach
What is the average house price in Waterbeach? £412,375
The average house price in Waterbeach is £412,375, based on 72 homes sold in the 12 months to September 2026. Prices are down 6.9% (£30,436) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- −6.9%
- Sold in 12 months
- 72
- 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 Waterbeach?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£388,548
6% below the Waterbeach average
35.7% of sales
Terraced
£331,034
20% below the Waterbeach average
31.6% of sales
Are house prices in Waterbeach going up or down?
House prices in Waterbeach are falling: down 6.9% (£30,436) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 14.0% (£50,777).
Past 12 months
−6.9%
−£30,436From £442,811 to £412,375
£442,811£412,375
Past 10 years
+14.0%
+£50,777From £361,598 to £412,375
£447,271£358,813
Quick answers for Waterbeach
9 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£724,000
Highest average, reached in April 2025
How many homes sold?
72
Recorded so far for the 12 months to September 2026
What sells most often?
Semi-detached houses
35.7% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£300k - £400k
44.4% of sales
How many people live in Waterbeach?
5,562
616 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 Waterbeach?
2,409
267 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 Waterbeach?
22 m² per resident
Less green space per resident than 65% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 3.1 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
0.5% of the area · 3 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 Waterbeach?
50 crimes per 1,000 residents
Typical · +1.1% on the previous year · 12 months to September 2026
Crime rate is Typical, 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 Waterbeach rank?
84th most expensive area of South Cambridgeshire.
Compared with 103 areas with sales in the last 12 months
What are the most expensive homes sold in Waterbeach?
The highest recorded sale prices in Waterbeach, from HM Land Registry.
#1 Most expensive sale
106 cambridge road, cambridgeshire
£1,500,000
Sold April 2025
View house details
How do house prices in Waterbeach compare with nearby areas?
Waterbeach compared with the 6 nearest other areas in South Cambridgeshire.
Waterbeach vs Landbeach
- Waterbeach
- £412,375
- Landbeach
- £553,142+£140,767
Open comparison
Waterbeach vs Cottenham
- Waterbeach
- £412,375
- Cottenham
- £412,516+£141
Open comparison
Waterbeach vs Horningsea
- Waterbeach
- £412,375
- Horningsea
- £856,666+£444,291
Open comparison
Waterbeach vs Milton
- Waterbeach
- £412,375
- Milton
- £420,695+£8,320
Open comparison
Waterbeach vs Fen Ditton
- Waterbeach
- £412,375
- Fen Ditton
- £513,250+£100,875
Open comparison
Waterbeach vs Stow cum Quy
- Waterbeach
- £412,375
- Stow cum Quy
- £505,277+£92,902
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 Waterbeach dataset covers 229 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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