Buying a home in CB21, Cambridge. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£441kmost £372k–£522k

Houses per m²£4,550flats £2,916

Sold last year119735 in five years

Prices in South Cambridgeshire+2.2%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in CB21 sold for £440,917 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £371,662 and £521,850, for about 91 m² of space. That is 6% less than the same home across Cambridge (£470,000).

119 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £227k for two bedrooms. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in CB21 4 (£4,323) and the most in CB21 5 (£5,026).

Across South Cambridgeshire, prices are up 2.2% on a year ago and up 12.5% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,530 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £2,011 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £88,000 for that mortgage: what £90,000 buys.

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House prices in CB21 by bedrooms

Bedrooms	Typical price	Most sell for	Size	Sold, 5 years
1	£216,182	£182k–£235k	45 m²	14
2	£335,106	£284k–£401k	68 m²	165
3	£440,917	£372k–£522k	91 m²	253
4	£556,101	£464k–£718k	123 m²	131
5+	£737,934	£583k–£947k	170 m²	155

Prices by type of home

	1 bed	2 bed	3 bed	4 bed	5+ bed
Houses	£216k	£335k	£441k	£556k	£738k
Detached	—	£399k	£525k	£692k	£793k
Semi-detached	£216k	£357k	£428k	£466k	£540k
Terraced	£210k	£290k	£370k	£451k	—
Flats	—	£227k	£277k	—	—

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Price per m² across CB21

Postcode sector	Houses	Flats
CB21 4	£4,323	£2,817
CB21 5	£5,026	£3,596
CB21 6	£4,798	—

Schools near CB21

Best state secondary within 5 kmLinton Village College49% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%1 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

CB22 Cambridge · 10 km3-bed house £450k CB10 Saffron Walden · 11 km3-bed house £451k CB9 Haverhill · 12 km3-bed house £273k CB1 Cambridge · 12 km3-bed house £543k CB2 Cambridge · 13 km3-bed house £593k CB5 Cambridge · 13 km3-bed house £480k CB4 Cambridge · 15 km3-bed house £502k CB25 Cambridge · 15 km3-bed house £405k

Questions about CB21

Is CB21 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 6% less than across Cambridge; prices in South Cambridgeshire are up 2.2% on a year ago; the best secondary is above it (49% against 43.8%); 119 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 CB21?

A typical 3-bedroom house in CB21 sold for £440,917 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £371,662 and £521,850.

Is CB21 expensive for Cambridge?

A 3-bedroom house in CB21 costs 6% less than the typical 3-bedroom house across Cambridge (£470,000).

How many homes sell in CB21 each year?

119 homes sold in the last year and 735 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.

Where is cheaper near CB21?

For a 3-bedroom house, CB9 (£273k, 12 km), CB8 (£339k, 15 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.