East Cambridgeshire, in numbers

Average home prices reached £346,000 in East Cambridgeshire.

East Cambridgeshire local authority area. July 2026. Every figure carries its own date.

Ely has affordable homes, museum investment and new walking and cycling links in progress. The route plans matter for daily journeys, but funding approval is only one step towards a connection people can use.

The short version

Average home price over time

August 1996 to July 2026

East Cambridgeshire local authority area · Cash prices, before allowing for inflation

Reviewed figures: January 1995 to July 2026. The chart opens on the latest 30 years; choose All history for the full reviewed record.

From To

Shown on this chart: £56,051 in August 1996; £346,413 in July 2026. 518% higher between these observations.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Full history context

Average home prices rose from £59,000 to £346,000 between January 1995 and July 2026.

July 2025 to July 2026: £19,000 more per home (5.8% higher).

Cash prices, before allowing for inflation. Changes do not show affordability without local earnings and household circumstances.

Data table and workings

Published UK House Price Index average price, all property types and all buyers, not seasonally adjusted. Entire series comes from the 2026-07 official full-file release, preserving its historical revisions and exact area codes. It is a mix-adjusted average, not the median price paid.

Prices are in pounds at the time, not adjusted for inflation.

Whole local authority area; not a typical home listing or the budget needed by a first-time buyer.

Provisional estimates can be revised. Historical boundaries follow the exact published source code; no old-code series has been relabelled.

The table retains the full reviewed history when the chart is shortened. Preset ranges end at this measure’s latest published period. Yearly windows count published annual periods; monthly windows count months. Gaps are never filled with estimates.

Average home price over time — East Cambridgeshire local authority area: full reviewed history
Period	£
January 1995	58,589
February 1995	53,611
March 1995	54,565
April 1995	54,048
May 1995	56,170
June 1995	55,878
July 1995	56,197
August 1995	57,779
September 1995	59,155
October 1995	57,537
November 1995	58,265
December 1995	57,643
January 1996	59,575
February 1996	58,078
March 1996	57,590
April 1996	56,209
May 1996	55,209
June 1996	55,603
July 1996	55,192
August 1996	56,051
September 1996	56,458
October 1996	57,856
November 1996	58,675
December 1996	59,211
January 1997	60,276
February 1997	59,540
March 1997	59,610
April 1997	59,201
May 1997	60,682
June 1997	62,542
July 1997	64,028
August 1997	64,640
September 1997	64,388
October 1997	65,443
November 1997	65,267
December 1997	65,892
January 1998	66,959
February 1998	67,592
March 1998	68,356
April 1998	67,633
May 1998	69,871
June 1998	70,356
July 1998	71,320
August 1998	69,930
September 1998	70,621
October 1998	69,735
November 1998	71,126
December 1998	70,441
January 1999	72,819
February 1999	72,978
March 1999	72,383
April 1999	72,048
May 1999	72,839
June 1999	76,040
July 1999	75,958
August 1999	77,078
September 1999	76,680
October 1999	78,055
November 1999	79,244
December 1999	81,892
January 2000	81,793
February 2000	84,508
March 2000	85,845
April 2000	89,678
May 2000	89,224
June 2000	89,128
July 2000	90,939
August 2000	92,728
September 2000	93,640
October 2000	92,893
November 2000	93,158
December 2000	94,923
January 2001	93,190
February 2001	94,044
March 2001	93,615
April 2001	97,342
May 2001	98,928
June 2001	100,658
July 2001	102,508
August 2001	104,057
September 2001	107,371
October 2001	107,848
November 2001	109,441
December 2001	108,941
January 2002	110,954
February 2002	112,794
March 2002	115,045
April 2002	117,636
May 2002	120,290
June 2002	120,741
July 2002	125,301
August 2002	126,205
September 2002	131,970
October 2002	133,106
November 2002	132,985
December 2002	132,453
January 2003	131,290
February 2003	130,778
March 2003	134,427
April 2003	134,885
May 2003	138,787
June 2003	137,036
July 2003	141,407
August 2003	144,584
September 2003	145,183
October 2003	143,511
November 2003	144,288
December 2003	145,001
January 2004	146,302
February 2004	144,658
March 2004	148,244
April 2004	150,964
May 2004	153,148
June 2004	152,516
July 2004	153,316
August 2004	158,805
September 2004	165,522
October 2004	168,916
November 2004	167,849
December 2004	161,822
January 2005	162,055
February 2005	159,382
March 2005	162,851
April 2005	164,315
May 2005	167,582
June 2005	168,984
July 2005	167,394
August 2005	168,444
September 2005	170,029
October 2005	170,618
November 2005	173,498
December 2005	169,025
January 2006	167,806
February 2006	162,574
March 2006	163,443
April 2006	166,704
May 2006	170,272
June 2006	171,917
July 2006	172,335
August 2006	173,927
September 2006	176,423
October 2006	178,447
November 2006	177,859
December 2006	181,620
January 2007	182,292
February 2007	187,264
March 2007	189,911
April 2007	191,033
May 2007	194,244
June 2007	194,224
July 2007	196,955
August 2007	192,940
September 2007	192,914
October 2007	194,653
November 2007	197,939
December 2007	196,238
January 2008	192,405
February 2008	188,776
March 2008	186,827
April 2008	184,335
May 2008	182,500
June 2008	184,004
July 2008	190,364
August 2008	188,061
September 2008	185,262
October 2008	174,825
November 2008	170,735
December 2008	167,342
January 2009	170,225
February 2009	169,650
March 2009	164,955
April 2009	157,703
May 2009	156,219
June 2009	158,528
July 2009	160,537
August 2009	165,756
September 2009	168,663
October 2009	171,394
November 2009	172,677
December 2009	172,465
January 2010	175,345
February 2010	178,129
March 2010	179,004
April 2010	177,101
May 2010	175,031
June 2010	179,065
July 2010	181,102
August 2010	182,651
September 2010	182,506
October 2010	182,824
November 2010	181,425
December 2010	180,353
January 2011	177,052
February 2011	179,121
March 2011	178,855
April 2011	179,643
May 2011	178,472
June 2011	178,527
July 2011	180,471
August 2011	177,559
September 2011	176,747
October 2011	177,104
November 2011	181,272
December 2011	184,723
January 2012	184,600
February 2012	185,514
March 2012	182,729
April 2012	182,056
May 2012	179,296
June 2012	180,656
July 2012	182,938
August 2012	185,555
September 2012	186,935
October 2012	188,015
November 2012	185,123
December 2012	185,743
January 2013	182,823
February 2013	183,765
March 2013	182,604
April 2013	185,822
May 2013	187,505
June 2013	188,280
July 2013	188,759
August 2013	195,365
September 2013	199,482
October 2013	200,604
November 2013	197,180
December 2013	195,785
January 2014	198,163
February 2014	199,015
March 2014	203,276
April 2014	203,972
May 2014	208,096
June 2014	207,940
July 2014	209,956
August 2014	214,039
September 2014	219,853
October 2014	224,395
November 2014	221,834
December 2014	220,546
January 2015	219,929
February 2015	222,253
March 2015	222,920
April 2015	222,796
May 2015	224,261
June 2015	226,539
July 2015	230,656
August 2015	238,522
September 2015	240,764
October 2015	245,353
November 2015	242,262
December 2015	243,437
January 2016	245,979
February 2016	253,173
March 2016	254,356
April 2016	257,274
May 2016	255,466
June 2016	258,238
July 2016	257,986
August 2016	258,211
September 2016	264,257
October 2016	264,317
November 2016	265,203
December 2016	263,644
January 2017	265,828
February 2017	271,331
March 2017	268,229
April 2017	268,478
May 2017	269,545
June 2017	273,069
July 2017	273,327
August 2017	271,768
September 2017	275,875
October 2017	281,205
November 2017	280,421
December 2017	280,258
January 2018	275,230
February 2018	276,460
March 2018	274,559
April 2018	273,639
May 2018	277,840
June 2018	280,787
July 2018	286,342
August 2018	283,784
September 2018	282,219
October 2018	278,749
November 2018	280,708
December 2018	276,217
January 2019	275,601
February 2019	272,237
March 2019	274,283
April 2019	279,313
May 2019	286,346
June 2019	286,712
July 2019	288,271
August 2019	284,554
September 2019	289,458
October 2019	284,421
November 2019	279,778
December 2019	279,174
January 2020	276,592
February 2020	280,789
March 2020	281,833
April 2020	279,788
May 2020	278,807
June 2020	279,356
July 2020	281,842
August 2020	286,068
September 2020	290,242
October 2020	294,109
November 2020	289,052
December 2020	282,393
January 2021	282,670
February 2021	286,949
March 2021	289,686
April 2021	288,037
May 2021	284,341
June 2021	289,435
July 2021	288,335
August 2021	293,314
September 2021	293,509
October 2021	299,821
November 2021	302,117
December 2021	296,712
January 2022	302,820
February 2022	302,936
March 2022	306,514
April 2022	306,340
May 2022	306,690
June 2022	313,442
July 2022	316,630
August 2022	323,593
September 2022	326,402
October 2022	328,504
November 2022	326,752
December 2022	325,817
January 2023	319,960
February 2023	320,389
March 2023	319,461
April 2023	323,333
May 2023	322,368
June 2023	318,100
July 2023	326,037
August 2023	328,228
September 2023	325,674
October 2023	319,196
November 2023	317,584
December 2023	319,251
January 2024	326,119
February 2024	326,448
March 2024	329,848
April 2024	322,645
May 2024	321,968
June 2024	317,771
July 2024	314,351
August 2024	315,817
September 2024	322,589
October 2024	326,502
November 2024	325,442
December 2024	325,934
January 2025	329,796
February 2025	336,582
March 2025	339,960
April 2025	336,038
May 2025	328,595
June 2025	324,475
July 2025	327,298
August 2025	333,318
September 2025	342,919
October 2025	348,237
November 2025	354,882
December 2025	344,071
January 2026	342,314
February 2026	332,667
March 2026	342,329
April 2026	338,547
May 2026	347,136
June 2026	343,356
July 2026	346,413

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People living in the area

94,599

Mid-2025 · East Cambridgeshire local authority area

Show the workings

Published mid-year estimate for the whole local authority area. This is not automatically the population of the named city settlement.

All usual residents

Source and method →

Average home price

£346,000

July 2026 · East Cambridgeshire local authority area

Show the workings

Shown to the nearest £1,000. Published value: £346,413.

Homes in the local authority area

Source and method →

Average monthly rent

£1,038

August 2026 · East Cambridgeshire local authority area

Show the workings

Official local housing data feed. House prices are provisional, not seasonally adjusted; rents use the Price Index of Private Rents. Local short-term estimates are variable. Country references use only the explicitly country-coded ctry object, never the local place object.

Homes in the local authority area

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Look beneath the average

Homes rented privately

10% to 25.3%

Homes rented privately ranged from 10% in Sutton to 25.3% in Ely East — a gap of 15.3 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 14 of 14 current wards with comparable figures.

A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.

See each ward and the workings

These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

Homes rented privately · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Sutton	10%	236	2,356
Stretham	10.4%	288	2,773
Downham Villages	10.7%	132	1,231
Burwell	11.2%	309	2,762
Haddenham	12.6%	183	1,451
Bottisham	13.4%	316	2,357
Fordham & Isleham	15.1%	408	2,703
Ely West	17%	718	4,216
Littleport	17.6%	722	4,100
Woodditton	19.5%	567	2,910
Ely North	19.9%	379	1,905
Soham South	19.9%	543	2,729
Soham North	20.6%	592	2,878
Ely East	25.3%	720	2,845

Source and method →

What could respond to this pattern →

People reporting bad or very bad health

2.7% to 5%

People reporting bad or very bad health ranged from 2.7% in Ely North to 5% in Littleport — a gap of 2.4 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 14 of 14 current wards with comparable figures.

Residents described their own health. Differences in age matter, so this is a prompt to investigate needs, not a score for local health services.

See each ward and the workings

These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

People reporting bad or very bad health · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Ely North	2.7%	129	4,851
Woodditton	3.4%	225	6,631
Fordham & Isleham	3.6%	231	6,399
Ely West	3.8%	374	9,873
Burwell	3.8%	245	6,407
Soham North	3.9%	274	6,994
Downham Villages	4%	122	3,027
Stretham	4.2%	278	6,644
Sutton	4.3%	240	5,640
Haddenham	4.6%	158	3,439
Ely East	4.6%	270	5,852
Bottisham	4.7%	277	5,845
Soham South	4.8%	302	6,245
Littleport	5%	500	9,910

Source and method →

What could respond to this pattern →

People aged 65 or over

13% to 25.8%

People aged 65 or over ranged from 13% in Ely North to 25.8% in Bottisham — a gap of 12.8 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 14 of 14 current wards with comparable figures.

Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.

See each ward and the workings

These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

People aged 65 or over · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Ely North	13%	628	4,848
Soham North	15.5%	1,087	6,994
Littleport	17.4%	1,728	9,910
Soham South	19.6%	1,226	6,252
Ely West	20.2%	1,998	9,873
Sutton	21.3%	1,202	5,640
Fordham & Isleham	21.5%	1,374	6,399
Stretham	22.4%	1,491	6,643
Burwell	22.9%	1,469	6,407
Downham Villages	23%	696	3,026
Haddenham	23.2%	799	3,441
Ely East	24%	1,405	5,849
Woodditton	24.3%	1,610	6,627
Bottisham	25.8%	1,503	5,835

Source and method →

What could respond to this pattern →

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What could change things?

The action plan connects local evidence to proposed next steps. Announced projects and proposed responses are shown separately.

opportunity

Follow Arbour Square’s grant through to social rented homes

The council has approved funding to convert planned sale homes at Arbour Square to social rent.

Proposed response: Track the agreed change through to completed homes being available in the intended tenure.

Evidence

What could help →

opportunity

Make Ely’s new routes work as complete journeys

Ely–Soham has entered a funded programme, while New Barns Avenue has a separately listed footpath scheme. Neither announcement proves an open, continuous journey.

Proposed response: show each route’s remaining gaps, safe crossings and connections to everyday destinations.

Evidence 1 · Evidence 2

What could help →

strength

Use the museum’s longer lease to plan for the future

Ely Museum has an extended lease to support future investment.

A clearer tenure position can help the museum seek funding.

Evidence

What could help →

Read the action plan →

Local work to follow

The Old Gaol, Market Street

Ely Museum: long-term lease

A longer lease gives the museum a firmer basis for seeking grants and improving its historic building.

Lease extended to support future investment · evidence dated 2026-09-28

Responsible body: East Cambridgeshire District Council and Ely Museum

What the source says: The council confirms the museum lease has been extended to March 2125. The decision supports grant applications; no specific funded refurbishment is confirmed.

Progress, funding and source

Cost: Not established by the evidence checked.
Funding: Not established by the evidence checked.
Area covered: Unmapped: a verified current ward boundary or council ward statement is still needed.

No verified ward footprint is assigned.

Ely Museum lease extended to support future investment →

Source checked 2026-10-17. A plan or announcement is not proof of completion.

Use the museum’s longer lease to plan for the future →

Connect local skills to local opportunities →

Target support where disadvantages overlap →

How to track delivery →

Arbour Square, Ely

Arbour Square affordable homes

Funding will convert homes intended for sale into social rented homes, making the whole third phase affordable.

Council grant approved · evidence dated 2026-10-02

Responsible body: East Cambs Trading Company and East Cambridgeshire District Council

What the source says: The council approved £405,000 to change nine homes to social rent, making all 13 homes in phase three affordable. The separate Mepal energy project is outside Ely and is excluded.

Progress, funding and source

Cost: Not established by the evidence checked.
Funding: £405,000 grant from the Growth and Infrastructure Fund; not the total housing construction cost.
Area covered: Unmapped: a verified current ward boundary or council ward statement is still needed.

No verified ward footprint is assigned.

East Cambs invests in affordable homes and greener future for residents →

Source checked 2026-10-17. A plan or announcement is not proof of completion.

Follow Arbour Square’s grant through to social rented homes →

Keep affordable-housing funding tied to homes people can occupy →

Make room for homes people can afford →

Target support where disadvantages overlap →

How to track delivery →

Ely–Soham corridor, with proposed links to the wider cycle network

Ely to Soham walking, wheeling and cycling route

A new route is in the county’s funded programme, with construction expected to finish by March 2030. That is a target, not an open route.

Funding programme approved; construction completion targeted for March 2030 · evidence dated 2026-10-06

Responsible body: Cambridgeshire County Council, East Cambridgeshire District Council and the Walk, Wheel, Cycle Trust

What the source says: The October decision includes Ely–Soham among 16 schemes. The route would connect to the National Cycle Network and proposed Soham–Wicken Greenway. No completed route is claimed.

Progress, funding and source

Cost: Not established by the evidence checked.
Funding: More than £14 million is allocated across the county’s four-year active-travel programme. The reviewed announcement does not state an Ely–Soham-only allocation.
Area covered: No verified current ward footprint is assigned. The named site or council-wide remit is not proof of benefits to every ward.

No verified ward footprint is assigned.

Active-travel funding approved, 6 October 2026 →

Source checked 2026-10-17. A plan or announcement is not proof of completion.

Make Ely’s new routes work as complete journeys →

Close the gap between a funded route and a usable journey →

Target support where disadvantages overlap →

How to track delivery →

All reviewed projects →

What this local evidence covers

14 of 14 wards

Have at least one valid census comparison with the whole council. Missing measures stay visible.

Read the neighbourhood evidence →

4 reviewed plans and projects

4 have a source-dated stage; 2 have some funding evidence; 0 have some cost evidence. These counts do not prove that funding or costs are complete.

Check each project →

0 verified ward links

Project locations cannot be treated as a map of who benefits. Each record explains any verified ward association.

Read the sources and limits →

What is still missing

The reviewed local schemes are a selected evidence collection, not a complete council capital programme.

Current service capacity, incomes, waiting lists, school demand and project outcomes need additional verified local evidence before firm claims can be made.

The museum lease enables future fundraising but does not guarantee a building project. Completion of the Arbour Square homes still needs checking.

Project locations have not yet been checked against current ward boundaries. No ward impact is inferred from a city-centre address.

The Ely–Soham route’s individual allocation and verified full route footprint have not been captured. The New Barns Avenue opening date is unconfirmed; county programme totals are not Ely spending totals.