South Cambridgeshire, in numbers

Average home prices reached £440,000 in South Cambridgeshire.

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

South Cambridgeshire surrounds Cambridge city but is a separate district. New homes at Cambium Square, proposed services at Northstowe and a relocated community shop in Cambourne show different aspects of growth. The wider plan also has to address water and other infrastructure constraints across the district and Cambridge together.

The short version

Average home price over time

August 1996 to July 2026

South 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: £81,175 in August 1996; £439,573 in July 2026. 441.5% higher between these observations.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Full history context

Average home prices rose from £75,000 to £440,000 between January 1995 and July 2026.

July 2025 to July 2026: £10,000 more per home (2.2% 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 — South Cambridgeshire local authority area: full reviewed history
Period	£
January 1995	75,071
February 1995	75,788
March 1995	77,638
April 1995	78,653
May 1995	79,246
June 1995	78,432
July 1995	78,920
August 1995	79,063
September 1995	79,720
October 1995	79,350
November 1995	79,309
December 1995	77,389
January 1996	76,950
February 1996	77,789
March 1996	78,329
April 1996	78,661
May 1996	77,172
June 1996	77,745
July 1996	78,791
August 1996	81,175
September 1996	81,210
October 1996	79,410
November 1996	78,896
December 1996	80,039
January 1997	82,870
February 1997	82,268
March 1997	83,078
April 1997	82,404
May 1997	83,626
June 1997	83,886
July 1997	86,772
August 1997	89,151
September 1997	94,027
October 1997	94,747
November 1997	96,079
December 1997	93,708
January 1998	96,122
February 1998	96,547
March 1998	98,130
April 1998	98,055
May 1998	99,999
June 1998	98,991
July 1998	99,960
August 1998	100,553
September 1998	105,488
October 1998	106,190
November 1998	105,929
December 1998	103,473
January 1999	99,814
February 1999	99,504
March 1999	97,942
April 1999	102,457
May 1999	102,622
June 1999	107,273
July 1999	108,173
August 1999	112,696
September 1999	113,665
October 1999	114,371
November 1999	114,587
December 1999	116,777
January 2000	120,696
February 2000	120,911
March 2000	120,751
April 2000	123,231
May 2000	126,618
June 2000	129,529
July 2000	130,707
August 2000	131,486
September 2000	135,637
October 2000	134,278
November 2000	135,363
December 2000	132,875
January 2001	130,052
February 2001	131,029
March 2001	132,099
April 2001	139,645
May 2001	141,928
June 2001	144,275
July 2001	144,696
August 2001	147,924
September 2001	154,414
October 2001	156,702
November 2001	156,601
December 2001	151,235
January 2002	155,335
February 2002	155,414
March 2002	156,563
April 2002	155,374
May 2002	159,613
June 2002	163,086
July 2002	166,270
August 2002	174,142
September 2002	183,455
October 2002	186,546
November 2002	185,229
December 2002	182,641
January 2003	182,669
February 2003	182,543
March 2003	188,304
April 2003	190,791
May 2003	192,393
June 2003	186,442
July 2003	191,542
August 2003	195,069
September 2003	199,740
October 2003	198,653
November 2003	197,510
December 2003	201,312
January 2004	201,151
February 2004	203,912
March 2004	205,504
April 2004	209,898
May 2004	209,479
June 2004	212,559
July 2004	212,232
August 2004	215,920
September 2004	215,724
October 2004	218,084
November 2004	223,949
December 2004	218,552
January 2005	215,678
February 2005	209,022
March 2005	211,814
April 2005	211,354
May 2005	213,166
June 2005	215,681
July 2005	218,156
August 2005	217,975
September 2005	217,645
October 2005	220,392
November 2005	218,659
December 2005	220,692
January 2006	225,962
February 2006	230,913
March 2006	231,606
April 2006	229,792
May 2006	230,564
June 2006	233,492
July 2006	236,408
August 2006	242,478
September 2006	248,614
October 2006	250,173
November 2006	248,069
December 2006	247,077
January 2007	247,605
February 2007	245,907
March 2007	243,221
April 2007	248,038
May 2007	256,064
June 2007	259,701
July 2007	258,486
August 2007	260,633
September 2007	262,619
October 2007	261,876
November 2007	260,982
December 2007	267,185
January 2008	270,289
February 2008	269,859
March 2008	261,499
April 2008	254,541
May 2008	253,817
June 2008	256,173
July 2008	260,502
August 2008	253,453
September 2008	246,027
October 2008	237,354
November 2008	230,922
December 2008	223,293
January 2009	217,339
February 2009	216,797
March 2009	217,217
April 2009	219,281
May 2009	221,267
June 2009	223,041
July 2009	227,660
August 2009	232,183
September 2009	237,874
October 2009	235,670
November 2009	231,987
December 2009	232,767
January 2010	234,861
February 2010	243,968
March 2010	242,591
April 2010	247,728
May 2010	247,325
June 2010	249,023
July 2010	253,997
August 2010	257,016
September 2010	264,413
October 2010	257,541
November 2010	253,152
December 2010	245,435
January 2011	247,289
February 2011	248,704
March 2011	254,965
April 2011	251,799
May 2011	249,608
June 2011	245,013
July 2011	248,592
August 2011	254,927
September 2011	262,063
October 2011	264,429
November 2011	260,186
December 2011	252,939
January 2012	249,850
February 2012	248,102
March 2012	252,476
April 2012	256,152
May 2012	265,865
June 2012	264,213
July 2012	269,793
August 2012	261,934
September 2012	265,380
October 2012	261,711
November 2012	264,623
December 2012	263,330
January 2013	266,734
February 2013	262,023
March 2013	264,105
April 2013	259,248
May 2013	269,461
June 2013	267,331
July 2013	272,398
August 2013	274,979
September 2013	276,671
October 2013	274,648
November 2013	268,620
December 2013	269,332
January 2014	274,818
February 2014	279,364
March 2014	280,607
April 2014	281,345
May 2014	284,893
June 2014	290,103
July 2014	290,515
August 2014	297,443
September 2014	304,011
October 2014	309,303
November 2014	305,113
December 2014	307,215
January 2015	312,913
February 2015	320,850
March 2015	322,820
April 2015	314,730
May 2015	315,163
June 2015	311,841
July 2015	325,192
August 2015	336,195
September 2015	343,741
October 2015	344,676
November 2015	340,699
December 2015	343,833
January 2016	341,477
February 2016	342,481
March 2016	349,460
April 2016	352,188
May 2016	352,453
June 2016	350,384
July 2016	356,833
August 2016	362,424
September 2016	369,307
October 2016	372,087
November 2016	367,828
December 2016	367,549
January 2017	364,778
February 2017	368,199
March 2017	369,439
April 2017	372,032
May 2017	380,342
June 2017	384,084
July 2017	383,680
August 2017	378,267
September 2017	375,462
October 2017	377,726
November 2017	378,332
December 2017	382,287
January 2018	388,194
February 2018	385,832
March 2018	385,128
April 2018	380,304
May 2018	380,309
June 2018	374,635
July 2018	375,743
August 2018	382,806
September 2018	386,277
October 2018	387,844
November 2018	386,816
December 2018	383,016
January 2019	379,562
February 2019	370,390
March 2019	367,373
April 2019	366,140
May 2019	371,191
June 2019	376,900
July 2019	382,290
August 2019	384,125
September 2019	383,591
October 2019	378,848
November 2019	376,710
December 2019	381,749
January 2020	386,474
February 2020	385,099
March 2020	376,147
April 2020	373,602
May 2020	368,216
June 2020	376,646
July 2020	370,453
August 2020	382,306
September 2020	380,929
October 2020	385,550
November 2020	382,089
December 2020	379,654
January 2021	386,043
February 2021	386,039
March 2021	387,798
April 2021	381,658
May 2021	385,126
June 2021	389,109
July 2021	390,859
August 2021	395,816
September 2021	394,842
October 2021	399,467
November 2021	401,119
December 2021	402,207
January 2022	405,443
February 2022	404,383
March 2022	407,849
April 2022	412,982
May 2022	417,469
June 2022	417,739
July 2022	422,388
August 2022	428,293
September 2022	432,110
October 2022	429,093
November 2022	424,278
December 2022	428,686
January 2023	427,057
February 2023	434,324
March 2023	434,054
April 2023	432,231
May 2023	424,718
June 2023	417,797
July 2023	420,845
August 2023	427,768
September 2023	431,029
October 2023	433,321
November 2023	427,479
December 2023	427,691
January 2024	423,308
February 2024	419,833
March 2024	417,900
April 2024	422,317
May 2024	423,894
June 2024	423,302
July 2024	423,245
August 2024	431,903
September 2024	434,776
October 2024	432,634
November 2024	427,920
December 2024	431,204
January 2025	432,930
February 2025	430,852
March 2025	432,497
April 2025	424,719
May 2025	420,731
June 2025	415,554
July 2025	430,057
August 2025	440,724
September 2025	450,849
October 2025	445,426
November 2025	439,990
December 2025	428,762
January 2026	427,107
February 2026	431,667
March 2026	429,559
April 2026	433,481
May 2026	423,728
June 2026	433,733
July 2026	439,573

Source →

People living in the area

174,641

Mid-2025 · South Cambridgeshire local authority area

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

All usual residents

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Average home price

£440,000

July 2026 · South Cambridgeshire local authority area

Show the workings

Shown to the nearest £1,000. Published value: £439,573.

Homes in the local authority area

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Average monthly rent

£1,408

August 2026 · South 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

5.9% to 22.5%

Homes rented privately ranged from 5.9% in Barrington to 22.5% in Fen Ditton & Fulbourn — a gap of 16.6 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 26 of 26 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
Barrington	5.9%	87	1,483
Balsham	9.3%	140	1,500
Foxton	9.6%	137	1,428
Over & Willingham	10.1%	304	3,001
Melbourn	10.2%	355	3,466
Gamlingay	10.5%	169	1,613
The Mordens	10.7%	148	1,384
Hardwick	10.7%	140	1,309
Sawston	11.4%	349	3,057
Harston & Comberton	11.4%	506	4,426
Bassingbourn	11.7%	186	1,596
Linton	11.8%	362	3,068
Whittlesford	12.1%	157	1,302
Caxton & Papworth	12.1%	317	2,618
Cottenham	12.6%	368	2,912
Girton	12.7%	268	2,105
Caldecote	13.1%	177	1,347
Longstanton	13.8%	393	2,846
Shelford	14.5%	458	3,166
Swavesey	14.5%	233	1,608
Duxford	15%	244	1,630
Histon & Impington	16.4%	769	4,689
Cambourne	17.5%	765	4,361
Bar Hill	19.9%	347	1,741
Milton & Waterbeach	20.4%	960	4,711
Fen Ditton & Fulbourn	22.5%	1,039	4,622

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What could respond to this pattern →

People reporting bad or very bad health

2.3% to 4.6%

People reporting bad or very bad health ranged from 2.3% in Cambourne to 4.6% in Sawston — a gap of 2.3 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 26 of 26 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.

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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
Cambourne	2.3%	288	12,351
Girton	2.7%	144	5,300
Foxton	2.9%	99	3,433
Balsham	2.9%	104	3,593
Longstanton	2.9%	211	7,197
Bar Hill	3%	117	3,898
Swavesey	3.1%	118	3,785
Milton & Waterbeach	3.2%	345	10,926
Harston & Comberton	3.2%	338	10,584
Fen Ditton & Fulbourn	3.2%	340	10,641
Hardwick	3.2%	104	3,233
Duxford	3.3%	131	4,006
Caxton & Papworth	3.4%	216	6,404
Caldecote	3.5%	121	3,489
Whittlesford	3.6%	111	3,103
The Mordens	3.6%	121	3,353
Shelford	3.6%	264	7,308
Histon & Impington	3.6%	417	11,428
Over & Willingham	3.7%	268	7,240
Linton	3.9%	283	7,236
Barrington	3.9%	134	3,418
Cottenham	4%	270	6,779
Bassingbourn	4%	166	4,114
Melbourn	4.1%	342	8,281
Gamlingay	4.5%	170	3,750
Sawston	4.6%	338	7,272

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What could respond to this pattern →

People aged 65 or over

5.3% to 26.7%

People aged 65 or over ranged from 5.3% in Cambourne to 26.7% in Gamlingay — a gap of 21.5 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 26 of 26 current wards with comparable figures.

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

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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
Cambourne	5.3%	651	12,351
Longstanton	12.8%	922	7,198
Caxton & Papworth	15.6%	996	6,404
Milton & Waterbeach	17.5%	1,911	10,926
Histon & Impington	17.9%	2,050	11,429
Swavesey	18.6%	706	3,787
Fen Ditton & Fulbourn	19.2%	2,048	10,643
Bassingbourn	19.3%	793	4,111
Caldecote	19.7%	687	3,489
Over & Willingham	20.4%	1,476	7,237
Duxford	21%	840	4,005
Bar Hill	21.1%	823	3,900
Whittlesford	21.1%	655	3,100
Hardwick	21.3%	687	3,231
Harston & Comberton	21.4%	2,265	10,585
Melbourn	22.2%	1,835	8,282
Cottenham	22.4%	1,520	6,779
Sawston	22.5%	1,636	7,272
Girton	24.2%	1,281	5,298
Foxton	24.5%	840	3,434
Linton	24.5%	1,774	7,235
Barrington	24.8%	847	3,420
Shelford	24.8%	1,811	7,309
The Mordens	24.8%	832	3,355
Balsham	25.7%	923	3,591
Gamlingay	26.7%	1,001	3,745

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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.

strength

Build on a service already helping household budgets

The Cambourne shop is operating from dedicated new premises.

Affordable goods and wider support are available through a local service.

Evidence

What could help →

weakness

Close the gap between homes and local services

Northstowe residents have asked for more facilities as the town grows.

A planning application cannot substitute for services people can use now.

Evidence

What could help →

opportunity

Follow the housing mix through to occupation

Cambium Square has completed its first homes.

Separate tenures meet different needs and should remain visible.

Evidence

What could help →

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Local work to follow

Cambourne Business Park

Cambium Square homes and public spaces

The development combines council rent, shared ownership and private-sale homes.

First homes completed in September 2026; whole development not complete · evidence dated 2026-09-22

Responsible body: South Cambridgeshire District Council and The Hill Group

What the source says: The council reports the first completion milestone while describing the remaining mix of homes and public spaces as planned delivery.

Progress, funding and source

Cost: Not established by the evidence checked.
Funding: Not established by the evidence checked.
Area covered: Named scheme or programme area only. No official impact boundary has been matched to current wards; a nearby location is not evidence that a whole ward benefits.

No verified ward footprint is assigned.

Cambium Square major milestone →

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

Follow the housing mix through to occupation →

Make room for homes people can afford →

Target support where disadvantages overlap →

How to track delivery →

Northstowe future town centre

Proposed Northstowe Town Hub

The application combines community rooms, library space and space intended for health services.

Planning application submitted; approval, construction and staffed services not established · evidence dated 2026-09-03

Responsible body: South Cambridgeshire District Council

What the source says: The proposal responds to residents’ requests for local facilities as the town grows. Intended medical space is not an operating practice.

Progress, funding and source

Cost: Not established by the evidence checked.
Funding: Not established by the evidence checked.
Area covered: Named scheme or programme area only. No official impact boundary has been matched to current wards; a nearby location is not evidence that a whole ward benefits.

No verified ward footprint is assigned.

Northstowe Town Hub planning application →

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

Close the gap between homes and local services →

Target support where disadvantages overlap →

How to track delivery →

Great Cambourne High Street

Cambourne Community Shop’s new premises

An operating community shop has moved into a dedicated building at The Hub.

New premises operating by September 2026 · evidence dated 2026-09-17

Responsible body: Hope CIC, Cambourne Town Council and South Cambridgeshire District Council

What the source says: The council records affordable goods, food reuse and accessible paths at the new premises.

Progress, funding and source

Cost: Not established by the evidence checked.
Funding: Not established by the evidence checked.
Area covered: Named scheme or programme area only. No official impact boundary has been matched to current wards; a nearby location is not evidence that a whole ward benefits.

No verified ward footprint is assigned.

Cambourne community shop celebrates new home →

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

Build on a service already helping household budgets →

Connect local skills to local opportunities →

Target support where disadvantages overlap →

How to track delivery →

All reviewed projects →

What this local evidence covers

26 of 26 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; 0 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.

Selected council projects and issues, not a complete council programme. Delivery stages describe the dated source; elapsed planned dates do not prove completion.

Action steps are UK Facts proposals for scrutiny and delivery, not council commitments, funded promises or deadlines.

Project locations do not establish ward-wide impact. Missing cost or funding means unverified, not zero.

A direct council area and its member districts must not be added together. County wards are district wards, not county electoral divisions.

Sources and calculations are traceable, but this is not independent AQuA Book assurance or certification.