House prices in CB1 9 (Cambridge)

This article reveals price per square foot data and various charts to help you understand current housing market in 'CB1 9' (Cambridge) - statistics were last calculated on 30 August 2024.

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Defining 'CB1 9'

This analysis is limited to properties whose postcode starts with "CB1 9", 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.

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FYI, a postcode sector is the full postcode without the last two letters.

Price per square foot

Knowing the average house price in Cambridge is not much use. However, knowing average price per square foot can be quite useful. Price per sqft allows some comparison between properties of different size. We define price per square foot as the sold price divided by the internal area of a property:

£ per sqft = price ÷ internal area

E.g. 19, Whitgift Road, Cambridge, sold for £315,000 on Jul-2024. Given the internal area of 548 square feet, the price per sqft is £573.

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The chart below is called a histogram, it helps you see the distribution of this house price per sqft data. To make this chart we put the sales data into a series of £ per sqft 'buckets' (e.g. £445-£464, £464-£483, £483-£501 etc...) we then count the number of sales with within in each bucket and plot the results. The chart is based on 160 sales in Cambridge (CB1 9) that took place in the last two years.

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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 9). Of the 160 transactions, half were sold for between £458 and £566 per square foot. The median, or 'middle', price per square foot in 'CB1 9' is £524. Notably, only 25% of properties that sold recently were valued at more than £566 sqft. 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 9' compares to neighbouring postcode sectors.

Postcode sector	Lower quartile	Middle quartile	Upper quartile
CB1 3 Cambridge	£496 sqft	£560 sqft	£641 sqft
CB1 9 Cambridge	£458 sqft	£524 sqft	£566 sqft
CB1 7 Cambridge	£516 sqft	£606 sqft	£718 sqft
CB1 8 Cambridge	£474 sqft	£551 sqft	£613 sqft
CB1 2 Cambridge	£559 sqft	£646 sqft	£702 sqft
CB1 1 Cambridge	£555 sqft	£619 sqft	£748 sqft

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 9 (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.

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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.

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 £sqft	Recent sales
Chartfield Road, Cambridge, CB1 9J	0 sqft	£455	17
Tamarin Gardens, Cambridge, CB1 9G	656 sqft	£492	16
Malvern Road, Cambridge, CB1 9L	925 sqft	£499	14
Kelsey Crescent, Cambridge, CB1 9X	936 sqft	£498	14
Speedwell Close, Cambridge, CB1 9Y	581 sqft	£498	12
Caribou Way, Cambridge, CB1 9X	656 sqft	£489	11
Fishers Lane, Cambridge, CB1 9H	796 sqft	£523	9
Lucerne Close, Cambridge, CB1 9Y	581 sqft	£541	9

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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	sqft	£/sqft
19, Whitgift Rd, Cambridge	£315,000 Jul-2024	548	573
52, Malletts Rd, Cambridge	£437,374 Jun-2024	818	534
59, High St, Cambridge	£371,000 Jun-2024	904	410

See the entire list of all sales in Cambridge (CB1 9) here.