Cambridge property guide

This guide brings together the latest property, schools and crime data for Cambridge, Cambridgeshire. Figures cover the 12 months to the end of February 2026 and are sourced from HM Land Registry, Police.uk and the DfE schools register.

Median sale price (12m)

£440,000

Sales registered (12m)

1,946

Open schools

135

House prices in Cambridge

The median sale price in Cambridge over the last 12 months was £440,000, across 1,946 recorded transactions. That is 2.2% lower than the previous 12 months.

Terraced homes were the most-traded type in Cambridge, accounting for 589 of the period's sales at a median of £410,000.

Median price by property type, last 12 months

Type	Median price	Sales
Detached	£590,000	535
Semi-detached	£425,000	492
Terraced	£410,000	589
Flat	£295,000	292
Other	£375,000	38

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Schools in Cambridge

Cambridge has 135 open schools recorded in the DfE register, including 77 primary, 16 secondary and 26 with a sixth form or 16-plus provision.

Nearest secondary schools to Cambridge centre

School	Postcode	Distance
Parkside Community College	CB1 1EH	1.6 km
Chesterton Community College	CB4 3NY	2.2 km
Trumpington Community College	CB2 9FD	2.4 km
Coleridge Community College	CB1 3RJ	3.3 km
North Cambridge Academy	CB4 2JF	3.4 km

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Crime in Cambridge

In Cambridge, the largest reported categories over the last 12 months were violence and sexual offences (28.1%), anti-social behaviour (18.6%) and criminal damage and arson (8.8%).

Largest reported categories, last 12 months

Category	Share
Violence and sexual offences	28.1%
Anti-social behaviour	18.6%
Criminal damage and arson	8.8%
Other theft	8.2%
Public order	6.4%

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Postcode districts in Cambridge

Reported incident counts vary across postcode districts within the Cambridge boundary, partly reflecting where Police.uk anonymises locations and partly reflecting genuine differences in foot traffic and population density.

Postcode district	Reports (12m)
CB1	17,808
CB2	17,808
CB21	17,808
CB22	17,808
CB23	17,808

Living near Cambridge

Nearby towns include Huntingdon, Ely, St. Neots, Wisbech and St. Ives.

Huntingdon
Ely
St. Neots
Wisbech
St. Ives

Frequently asked questions about Cambridge

The median sale price in Cambridge over the last 12 months was £440,000, based on HM Land Registry data.

There are 135 open schools listed in the DfE register within the Cambridge area, covering primary, secondary and sixth-form provision.

According to Police.uk, the most-reported category in Cambridge over the last 12 months was violence and sexual offences, out of around 17,808 recorded incidents.

Sale prices come from HM Land Registry, crime statistics from the Police.uk open-data feed, schools data from the Department for Education, flood data from the Environment Agency, and energy ratings from the EPC public register.

The figures refresh monthly as new data is published by each source.

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Crime in Cambridge

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Schools in Cambridge

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