Typical 3-bedroom house£339kmost £281k–£416k
Houses per m²£3,751flats £2,847
Sold last year2641,922 in five years
Prices in West Suffolk+0.3%on a year ago
A typical 3-bedroom house in CB8 sold for £339,044 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £280,662 and £415,992, for about 90 m² of space.
264 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 £128k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in CB8 7 (£3,624) and the most in CB8 9 (£4,129).
Across West Suffolk, prices are up 0.3% on a year ago and up 9.2% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,320 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £1,546 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 CB8
Is CB8 a good area to buy a home?
What the numbers say: prices in West Suffolk are up 0.3% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (96% against 64%); the best secondary is below it (37.9% against 43.8%); 264 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 CB8?
A typical 3-bedroom house in CB8 sold for £339,044 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £280,662 and £415,992.
How many homes sell in CB8 each year?
264 homes sold in the last year and 1,922 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 CB8?
The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Ditton Lodge Primary School, where 96% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).
Where is cheaper near CB8?
For a 3-bedroom house, IP28 (£277k, 13 km), CB9 (£273k, 16 km), IP32 (£286k, 20 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.