Typical 3-bedroom house£543kmost £467k–£643k
Houses per m²£6,200flats £5,589
Sold last year3092,232 in five years
Prices in Cambridge0.0%on a year ago
A typical 3-bedroom house in CB1 sold for £543,110 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £466,900 and £642,807, for about 87 m² of space. That is 16% more than the same home across Cambridge (£470,000).
309 homes sold here in the last year: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from. Flats start at around £230k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in CB1 9 (£5,556) and the most in CB1 1 (£7,893).
Across Cambridge, prices are up 0% on a year ago and up 4.8% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,907 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £2,477 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £109,000 for that mortgage: what £110,000 buys.
Questions about CB1
Is CB1 a good area to buy a home?
What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 16% more than across Cambridge; prices in Cambridge are up 0% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (83% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (81.6% against 43.8%); 309 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.
How much is a 3-bedroom house in CB1?
A typical 3-bedroom house in CB1 sold for £543,110 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £466,900 and £642,807.
Is CB1 expensive for Cambridge?
A 3-bedroom house in CB1 costs 16% more than the typical 3-bedroom house across Cambridge (£470,000).
How many homes sell in CB1 each year?
309 homes sold in the last year and 2,232 in five years: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from.
What are the schools like near CB1?
The best-performing state primary within 2 km is St Alban's Catholic Primary School, where 83% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).
Where is cheaper near CB1?
For a 3-bedroom house, CB5 (£480k, 2 km), CB22 (£450k, 7 km), CB24 (£431k, 10 km).
Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.