Typical 3-bedroom house£636kmost £543k–£725k
Houses per m²£6,166flats £5,734
Sold last year62448 in five years
Prices in Cambridge0.0%on a year ago
A typical 3-bedroom house in CB3 sold for £636,048 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £543,121 and £725,000, for about 98 m² of space. That is 35% more than the same home across Cambridge (£470,000).
62 homes sold here in the last year: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month. Flats start at around £216k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in CB3 0 (£5,749) and the most in CB3 9 (£7,849).
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 £2,900 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £127,000 for that mortgage: what £130,000 buys.
Questions about CB3
Is CB3 a good area to buy a home?
What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 35% more than across Cambridge; prices in Cambridge are up 0% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (79% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (81.6% against 43.8%); 62 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 CB3?
A typical 3-bedroom house in CB3 sold for £636,048 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £543,121 and £725,000.
Is CB3 expensive for Cambridge?
A 3-bedroom house in CB3 costs 35% more than the typical 3-bedroom house across Cambridge (£470,000).
How many homes sell in CB3 each year?
62 homes sold in the last year and 448 in five years: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month.
What are the schools like near CB3?
The best-performing state primary within 2 km is St Luke's CofE Primary School, where 79% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).
Where is cheaper near CB3?
For a 3-bedroom house, CB4 (£502k, 2 km), CB1 (£543k, 4 km), CB5 (£480k, 4 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.