Typical 3-bedroom house£350kmost £297k–£403k
Houses per m²£3,872flats £3,232
Sold last year2091,507 in five years
Prices in East Cambridgeshire+5.9%on a year ago
A typical 3-bedroom house in CB7 sold for £350,025 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £297,003 and £403,207, for about 94 m² of space. That is about the same as the same home across Ely (£343,000).
209 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £132k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in CB7 5 (£3,653) and the most in CB7 4 (£4,306).
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 £1,596 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £70,000 for that mortgage: what £70,000 buys.
Questions about CB7
Is CB7 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 below the England average (55% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (54.4% against 43.8%); 209 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 CB7?
A typical 3-bedroom house in CB7 sold for £350,025 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £297,003 and £403,207.
Is CB7 expensive for Ely?
A 3-bedroom house in CB7 costs about the same as the typical 3-bedroom house across Ely (£343,000).
How many homes sell in CB7 each year?
209 homes sold in the last year and 1,507 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.
What are the schools like near CB7?
The best-performing state primary within 2 km is The Shade Primary School, where 55% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).
Where is cheaper near CB7?
For a 3-bedroom house, IP28 (£277k, 14 km), IP27 (£254k, 19 km), PE16 (£245k, 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.