House prices in CB1 2 (Cambridge)
This article reveals price per square metre data and various charts to help you understand current housing market in 'CB1 2' (Cambridge) - statistics were last calculated on 30 June 2024.
Defining 'CB1 2'
This analysis is limited to properties whose postcode starts with "CB1 2", this is also called the postcode sector. It is shown in red on the map above. There are no official names for postcode sectors so I've just labelled it Cambridge.
You can click on the map labels to change to a neighbouring sector, or you can enter a different postcode sector (e.g. CM23 4) below.
FYI, a postcode sector is the full postcode without the last two letters.
Price per square metre
Knowing the average house price in Cambridge is not much use. However, knowing average price per square metre can be quite useful. Price per sqm allows some comparison between properties of different size. We define price per square metre as the sold price divided by the internal area of a property:
£ per sqm = price ÷ internal areaE.g. 68, York Terrace, Cambridge, sold for £460,000 on May-2024. Given the internal area of 72 square metres, the price per sqm is £6,388.
England & Wales have been officially metric since 1965. However house price per square foot is prefered by some estate agents and those of sufficiently advanced age ;-) They may want to convert square meters on this page to square feet.
The chart below is called a histogram, it helps you see the distribution of this house price per sqm data. To make this chart we put the sales data into a series of £ per sqm 'buckets' (e.g. £5,600-£6,000, £6,000-£6,400, £6,400-£6,800 etc...) we then count the number of sales with within in each bucket and plot the results. The chart is based on 141 sales in Cambridge (CB1 2) that took place in the last two years.
Distribution of £ per sqm for Cambridge
You can see the spread of prices above. This is because although internal area is a key factor in determining valuation, it is not the only factor. Many factors other than size affect desirability; these factors could be condition, aspect, garden size, negotiating power of the vendor etc.
The spread of prices will give you a feel of the typical range to expect in Cambridge (CB1 2). Of the 141 transactions, half were sold for between £5,850 and £7,480 per square metre. The median, or 'middle', price per square metre in 'CB1 2' is £6,840. Notably, only 25% of properties that sold recently were valued at more than £7,480 sqm. For anything to be valued more than this means it has to be more desireable than the clear majority of homes.
Price map for Cambridge
Do have a look at the interactive price map I created. I find it useful and I am sure it will help you in exploring Cambridge. You can zoom in all the way to individual properties and then all the way back out to see the whole country. The colours show the current estimated property values.
House price heatmap for Cambridge
Comparison with neighbouring postcode sectors
The table below shows how 'CB1 2' compares to neighbouring postcode sectors.
Postcode sector | Lower quartile | Middle quartile | Upper quartile |
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CB1 3 Cambridge | £5,220 sqm | £5,970 sqm | £6,850 sqm |
CB1 9 Cambridge | £4,820 sqm | £5,490 sqm | £6,050 sqm |
CB1 7 Cambridge | £5,320 sqm | £6,490 sqm | £7,750 sqm |
CB1 2 Cambridge | £5,850 sqm | £6,840 sqm | £7,480 sqm |
CB1 8 Cambridge | £5,150 sqm | £5,950 sqm | £6,600 sqm |
CB1 1 Cambridge | £6,110 sqm | £6,990 sqm | £8,280 sqm |
Will Cambridge house prices drop in 2024?
I cannot tell the future and don't believe anyone who says they can. I can however plot price trends - I have done this in the chart below for CB1 2 (Cambridge) compared with both the wider area CB1 and inflation (CPIH from the Office of National Statistics). The dashed trend lines in the chart show the average over time.
Historic price per square metre in Cambridge,Cambridge
Download time series data as CSV (paying users only).
For the most recent sales activity, rather than a summarized average, it is better to see the underlying data. This is shown in the chart below, where blue dots represent individual sales, click on them to see details. If there is an obvious trend you should be able to spot it here amid the noise from outliers.
Most recent CB1 2 sales
Data from Land Registry comes in gradually over time. I update it every month but it takes about 5 months for the majority of sales for Cambridge to be recorded. Disclaimer: I do not verify and cannot guarantee the accuracy of any data shown. Outliers exist in the data, typically these are where the EPC registry records the internal area incorrectly, sometimes although very rarely the Land Registry price paid data can be wrong. The data provided throughout this website about Cambridge and any other area, is not financial advice. Any information provided does not and cannot ever take in to account the particular financial situation, objectives or property needs of either you or anyone reading this information.
Street level data
Street | Avg size | Avg £sqm | Recent sales |
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St Matthews Gardens, Cambridge, CB1 2P | 78 sqm | £5,191 | 25 |
Gwydir Street, Cambridge, CB1 2L | 90 sqm | £7,189 | 25 |
Sturton Street, Cambridge, CB1 2Q | 75 sqm | £7,017 | 21 |
York Street, Cambridge, CB1 2P | 66 sqm | £6,942 | 20 |
Mill Park, Cambridge, CB1 2F | 55 sqm | £5,894 | 16 |
Ravensworth Gardens, Cambridge, CB1 2X | 75 sqm | £6,227 | 15 |
Tenison Road, Cambridge, CB1 2D | 128 sqm | £6,869 | 13 |
York Terrace, Cambridge, CB1 2P | 58 sqm | £6,546 | 11 |
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New build activity
Street | Avg size | Avg £sqm | New build sales |
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Headly Street, Cambridge, CB1 2G | 116 sqm | £5,823 | 20 |
Eagle Street, Cambridge, CB1 2G | 65 sqm | £6,346 | 12 |
Headly Street, Cambridge, CB1 2G has seen 20 new build sales in the last 4 years (average price £690,832). These new build homes typically have an internal area of 116 sqm, with an average price of £5,823 sqm. This £sqm average is £0 below the average for CB1 2. New builds typically command a £ per sqm premium. In the case of Headly Street the premium seems not to exist. Without more info we can only speculate why this may be. Perhaps it may be greater density and smaller gardens, but this is just a guess.
Raw data
Our analysis of Cambridge is derived from what is essentially a big table of sold prices from Land Registry with added property size information. Below are three rows from this table to give you an idea.
Address | Paid | sqm | £/sqm |
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68, York Terrace, Cambridge | £460,000
May-2024
|
72 | 6,388 |
143, St Matthews Gardens, Cambridge | £615,000
May-2024
|
154 | 3,993 |
104, Ainsworth St, Cambridge | £537,500
Apr-2024
|
78 | 6,891 |
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