What is the average house price in Cambridge (CB5)?

Over the last 12 months the median house sale price in CB5 (Cambridge) was £463k, with an average of £519k, from 55 recorded sales (HM Land Registry).

How much do flats cost in CB5?

The median flat sale price in CB5 over the last 12 months was £255k (about £5,980 per square metre), from 23 recorded sales.

What is the price per square metre in CB5?

Typical sale prices per square metre in CB5 are £5,209 for houses and £5,980 for flats, where floor area is recorded on the energy certificate.

What EPC rating do homes in CB5 have?

Homes in CB5 most commonly hold EPC band C, with a median current energy-efficiency score of 73 (a potential of 82 after improvements).

How many properties sold in CB5 in the last year?

78 properties were sold in CB5 over the last 12 months, and 414 over the last three years (HM Land Registry Price Paid data).

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AREA REPORT · CAMBRIDGE CB5

CB5.

Cambridge

CB5 is an outcode in Cambridge, covering the neighbourhoods of East Barnwell & Abbey, Central & West Cambridge, Milton, Fen Ditton & Quy and Fulbourn & Teversham. Over the last 12 months 78 properties changed hands — a median of £255k for flats (£5,980/sqm) and £463k for houses (£5,209/sqm). Housing stock peaks at EPC band C.

Recorded dwellings

4,859

residential addresses we hold records for

Across

sectors — see breakdown below

Sales

12 month

3 year

Flats

113

Houses

301

Recorded transactions across the area.

Median sale price

12 month

3 year

Flats

£255k

n = 23

£315k

n = 113

Houses

£463k

n = 55

£595k

n = 301

Median sale price across the window.

Median £/sqm

12 month

3 year

Flats

£5,980

n = 22

£5,678

n = 112

Houses

£5,209

n = 53

£5,413

n = 290

Typical price per square metre, where floor area is available.

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PRICE MATRIX

Sales by window, type, and floor area.

Headline price

Mean

Houses

▲Rebounding

+11.2% vs 12m

−13.5% vs 3y

Flats

▼Sliding

−8.2% vs 12m

−25.7% vs 3y

Bar height = median sale price. Tick = mean. Trend word reads the joint state of the 6m-vs-12m and 6m-vs-3y tiers.

Size-normalised — £ per sqm

Mean

Houses

·Stabilising

+0.1% vs 12m

−3.7% vs 3y

Flats

▼Softening

−4.3% vs 12m

+0.8% vs 3y

From EPC-matched floor area. Hatched bars mark windows where fewer than 60% of sales matched a certificate.

›Show numbers

Segment

Avg £

Median £

Avg £/sqm

Median £/sqm

Houses · 6m

Avg £

£567k

n=12

Median £

£515k

n=12

Avg £/sqm

£5,455

n=12

Median £/sqm

£5,213

n=12

Houses · 12m

Avg £

£519k

n=55

Median £

£463k

n=55

Avg £/sqm

£5,462

n=53

Median £/sqm

£5,209

n=53

Houses · 3y

Avg £

£623k

n=301

Median £

£595k

n=301

Avg £/sqm

£5,510

n=290

Median £/sqm

£5,413

n=290

Flats · 6m

Avg £

£268k

n=9

Median £

£234k

n=9

Avg £/sqm

£5,702

n=8

Median £/sqm

£5,722

n=8

Flats · 12m

Avg £

£334k

n=23

Median £

£255k

n=23

Avg £/sqm

£5,958

n=22

Median £/sqm

£5,980

n=22

Flats · 3y

Avg £

£366k

n=113

Median £

£315k

n=113

Avg £/sqm

£5,809

n=112

Median £/sqm

£5,678

n=112

PRICE + VOLUME · 25Y

Medians and monthly sales, 2001–present.

EPC · 25Y

Certificates issued, by band.

Median EPC score

Median potential

COUNCIL TAX

Band distribution.

Column width shows the number of properties in each council tax band. Colour shows the composition within that band.

Flats/maisonettes

Other/unknown

Band A

605

Flats/maisonettes

Band B

1,749

Flats/maisonettes

Terraced

Semi-detached

Band C

3,607

Flats/maisonettes

Terraced

Semi-detached

Band D

1,297

Terraced

Semi-detached

Detached

Band E

581

Terraced

Detached

Band F

486

Flats/maisonettes

Terraced

Detached

Band G

356

Detached

Other/unknown

Band H

Band I

Flats/maisonettes

Terraced houses

Semi-detached houses

Detached houses

Bungalows

Other/unknown

Property type totals

Flats/maisonettes

2,967

34%

Terraced houses

2,576

29%

Semi-detached houses

2,224

25%

Detached houses

544

6.2%

Bungalows

323

3.7%

Other/unknown

171

1.9%

AMENITIES

Transport access and schools.

Counts of public transport stop points and schools inside the outcode (or within ~100m of the boundary). Drill into a sector for the full stop-by-stop list.

Rail stations

Metro & tram

Bus & coach

Bus stops

Schools

SECTORS

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Sector

Sales (3y)

Median house

Median flat

COVERAGE

Neighbourhoods and wards.

Neighbourhoods (MSOA)

4 · click column to sort

East Barnwell & Abbey

4,578

3,819

Central & West Cambridge

1,041

765

Milton, Fen Ditton & Quy

1,337

677

Fulbourn & Teversham

Wards

3 · click column to sort

Abbey

4,578

3,819

Market

1,041

765

Fen Ditton & Fulbourn

1,406

736

NEARBY OUTCODES

Nearby outcodes.

FAQ

CB5 property data — common questions

What is the average house price in Cambridge (CB5)?: Over the last 12 months the median house sale price in CB5 (Cambridge) was £463k, with an average of £519k, from 55 recorded sales (HM Land Registry).
How much do flats cost in CB5?: The median flat sale price in CB5 over the last 12 months was £255k (about £5,980 per square metre), from 23 recorded sales.
What is the price per square metre in CB5?: Typical sale prices per square metre in CB5 are £5,209 for houses and £5,980 for flats, where floor area is recorded on the energy certificate.
What EPC rating do homes in CB5 have?: Homes in CB5 most commonly hold EPC band C, with a median current energy-efficiency score of 73 (a potential of 82 after improvements).
How many properties sold in CB5 in the last year?: 78 properties were sold in CB5 over the last 12 months, and 414 over the last three years (HM Land Registry Price Paid data).

REFRESHED 11 JUN 2026 ·DATA & SOURCES