Typical 3-bedroom house£338kmost £289k–£398k
Houses per m²£3,723flats £2,995
Sold last year2871,979 in five years
Prices in East Cambridgeshire+5.9%on a year ago
A typical 3-bedroom house in CB6 sold for £338,298 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £289,362 and £397,627, for about 90 m² of space. That is about the same as the same home across Ely (£343,000).
287 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 £146k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in CB6 1 (£3,404) and the most in CB6 3 (£4,031).
Across East Cambridgeshire, prices are up 5.9% on a year ago and up 20.2% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,168 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £1,543 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £68,000 for that mortgage: what £70,000 buys.
Questions about CB6
Is CB6 a good area to buy a home?
What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs about the same as across Ely; prices in East Cambridgeshire are up 5.9% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (68% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (57.6% against 43.8%); 287 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 CB6?
A typical 3-bedroom house in CB6 sold for £338,298 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £289,362 and £397,627.
Is CB6 expensive for Ely?
A 3-bedroom house in CB6 costs about the same as the typical 3-bedroom house across Ely (£343,000).
How many homes sell in CB6 each year?
287 homes sold in the last year and 1,979 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 CB6?
The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Ely St John's Community Primary School, where 68% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).
Where is cheaper near CB6?
For a 3-bedroom house, PE16 (£245k, 13 km), PE15 (£242k, 17 km), IP28 (£277k, 22 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.