Buying a home in PE27, St. Ives. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£343kmost £304k–£383k

Houses per m²£4,039flats £3,617

Sold last year1721,247 in five years

Prices in Huntingdonshire+3.1%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in PE27 sold for £342,915 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £303,770 and £382,595, for about 87 m² of space.

172 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £148k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in PE27 4 (£3,945) and the most in PE27 3 (£4,129).

Across Huntingdonshire, prices are up 3.1% on a year ago and up 14.3% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,170 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £1,564 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £69,000 for that mortgage: what £70,000 buys.

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House prices in PE27 by bedrooms

Bedrooms	Typical price	Most sell for	Size	Sold, 5 years
1	£173,230	£164k–£186k	39 m²	50
2	£262,243	£226k–£301k	62 m²	361
3	£342,915	£304k–£383k	87 m²	401
4	£415,435	£352k–£470k	108 m²	166
5+	£527,397	£470k–£629k	141 m²	130

Prices by type of home

	1 bed	2 bed	3 bed	4 bed	5+ bed
Houses	£173k	£262k	£343k	£415k	£527k
Detached	—	£345k	£396k	£443k	£547k
Semi-detached	£177k	£283k	£340k	£360k	£426k
Terraced	£171k	£242k	£306k	£312k	£439k
Flats	£148k	£196k	£185k	—	—

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

Price per m² across PE27

Postcode sector	Houses	Flats
PE27 3	£4,129	£2,988
PE27 4	£3,945	£4,792
PE27 5	£4,033	£3,614
PE27 6	£3,962	£3,627

Schools near PE27

Best state primary within 2 kmThorndown Primary School61% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%4 state primaries within 2 km

Best state secondary within 5 kmSt Ivo Academy57.4% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%1 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

PE29 Huntingdon · 7 km3-bed house £296k PE28 Huntingdon · 9 km3-bed house £326k CB24 Cambridge · 12 km3-bed house £431k CB23 Cambridge · 13 km3-bed house £386k PE26 Huntingdon · 14 km3-bed house £274k PE16 Chatteris · 16 km3-bed house £245k PE19 St. Neots · 17 km3-bed house £341k CB3 Cambridge · 17 km3-bed house £636k

Questions about PE27

Is PE27 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: prices in Huntingdonshire are up 3.1% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is below the England average (61% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (57.4% against 43.8%); 172 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 PE27?

A typical 3-bedroom house in PE27 sold for £342,915 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £303,770 and £382,595.

How many homes sell in PE27 each year?

172 homes sold in the last year and 1,247 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.

What are the schools like near PE27?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Thorndown Primary School, where 61% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near PE27?

For a 3-bedroom house, PE29 (£296k, 7 km), PE26 (£274k, 14 km), PE16 (£245k, 16 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.