Typical 3-bedroom house£593kmost £495k–£740k
Houses per m²£5,590flats £5,369
Sold last year93592 in five years
Prices in Cambridge0.0%on a year ago
A typical 3-bedroom house in CB2 sold for £593,177 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £494,528 and £740,211, for about 100 m² of space. That is 26% more than the same home across Cambridge (£470,000).
93 homes sold here in the last year: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month. Flats start at around £280k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in CB2 9 (£5,367) and the most in CB2 7 (£10,847).
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 £2,705 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £119,000 for that mortgage: what £120,000 buys.
Questions about CB2
Is CB2 a good area to buy a home?
What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 26% 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%); 93 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 CB2?
A typical 3-bedroom house in CB2 sold for £593,177 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £494,528 and £740,211.
Is CB2 expensive for Cambridge?
A 3-bedroom house in CB2 costs 26% more than the typical 3-bedroom house across Cambridge (£470,000).
How many homes sell in CB2 each year?
93 homes sold in the last year and 592 in five years: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month.
What are the schools like near CB2?
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 CB2?
For a 3-bedroom house, CB5 (£480k, 4 km), CB4 (£502k, 4 km), CB22 (£450k, 6 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.