CB2Cambridge, England

House prices in CB2, Cambridge

Homes in CB2 sold for a median of £525,500 between September 2024 and August 2026, from 400 standard sales.

That makes it the second most expensive of the 16 CB postcode districts with at least 100 sales.

Median sale price£525,500400 standard sales
Middle half of prices£389,000 to £768,000
Against the Cambridge council area7% aboveCambridge median £490,000

Prices by property type

Standard sales in CB2, September 2024 to August 2026
TypeSalesMedian priceMiddle half
Detached59£985,000£723,000 to £1,789,000
Semi-detached44£716,000£585,000 to £863,000
Terraced117£640,000£515,000 to £875,000
Flats and maisonettes180£385,000£324,000 to £455,000

CB2 has too few sales linked to an energy certificate for its own price per m². Nearby districts priced within 20% of it have their own: CB1 at £5,978 per m² from 36 sales and CB3 at £6,794 per m² from 22 sales.

Flats and maisonettes were the most common type sold here, at 45% of sales, ahead of terraced houses at 29%.

56 sales in CB2, or 14%, were for £1 million or more, against 3% across England and Wales.

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Where prices are higher in CB2

Of the postcode sectors with at least 20 standard sales, prices were highest in CB2 1, around Cambridge, with a median of £570,000, and lowest in CB2 0, around Cambridge, at £435,000. Dashed outlines on the map show roughly where the two sectors are.

Each dot is a postcode in CB2 with at least 3 standard sales from September 2024 to August 2026, shaded by the median price of those sales. Select a dot for its median and a link to its sales, or use the list below the map.

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Each dot sits at the centre of its postcode, so it marks a street or part of one, not a single home. Medians mix all types of home, so a street of flats looks cheaper than a street of houses.
List the 52 postcodes on the map, dearest first
Median price of standard sales by postcode in CB2, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first
PostcodeMedian priceStandard sales
CB2 7EB£3,500,0003
CB2 8RP£1,808,5003
CB2 0AP£1,500,0003
CB2 9BX£1,122,5006
CB2 9DQ£1,064,0004
CB2 9DD£911,5004
CB2 9NQ£901,0004
CB2 9DL£900,0003
CB2 9FA£885,0003
CB2 0AQ£827,5004
CB2 9DN£820,0003
CB2 9PH£815,0004
CB2 9AJ£770,0003
CB2 1NS£760,0003
CB2 9FU£725,0007
CB2 1HP£675,0003
CB2 0AL£672,5004
CB2 9PB£659,5004
CB2 9PR£625,0003
CB2 8EN£620,0003
CB2 1ND£580,0005
CB2 8BP£580,0003
CB2 8BN£530,0005
CB2 8EF£530,0006
CB2 9EA£522,5008
CB2 9DJ£480,0004
CB2 9HS£480,0004
CB2 8RA£470,00011
CB2 9EW£452,5006
CB2 9ET£450,0007
CB2 9GY£450,0007
CB2 9HT£450,0005
CB2 8EZ£435,0003
CB2 9NR£418,0003
CB2 8AN£410,0003
CB2 8PB£410,0003
CB2 9GR£400,0003
CB2 9DP£395,0004
CB2 9FE£385,0003
CB2 0NT£380,0004
CB2 8PS£380,0003
CB2 9DW£380,0003
CB2 9BE£379,0006
CB2 9HQ£370,0005
CB2 8DT£365,0007
CB2 9AD£360,0004
CB2 0NU£350,0003
CB2 8DG£342,5004
CB2 9BA£340,0006
CB2 1LE£320,0003
CB2 8AY£280,0003
CB2 9GQ£252,5004

Prices over time

  1. 2016: £517,500
  2. 2017: £505,000
  3. 2018: £595,000
  4. 2019: £530,000
  5. 2020: £510,000
  6. 2021: £495,000
  7. 2022: £480,000
  8. 2023: £550,000
  9. 2024: £496,500
  10. 2025: £547,500
  11. 2026, January to August: £465,000
Yearly median of standard sales, not adjusted for inflation. 2026 covers January to August only, and the ringed bar, 2025, is the latest full year.

The median rose 6%, from £517,500 in 2016 to £547,500 in 2025, the third smallest rise of the 233 districts in the East of England.

Postcode districts in the Cambridge council area

Median sale price of the 5 districts with at least 100 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first, each named by its post town. CB2 is the second most expensive.

  1. CB3 Cambridge£627,000
  2. CB2 Cambridge, this district£525,500
  3. CB1 Cambridge£490,000
  4. CB4 Cambridge£435,000
  5. CB5 Cambridge£427,500

Energy ratings of homes for sale

Energy certificates made for homes put up for sale in CB2, lodged 1 October 2024 to 30 September 2026
RatingHomesShare
A20.5%, England and Wales 0.4%
B10828.4%, England and Wales 4.8%
C18949.7%, England and Wales 46.9%
D6216.3%, England and Wales 38.1%
E174.5%, England and Wales 7.3%
F20.5%, England and Wales 1.9%

79% of homes put up for sale were rated C or better, against 52% across England and Wales.

When the homes were built

Construction age band of homes put up for sale in CB2, as estimated by the assessor on the same certificates
BuiltHomesShare
Before 1900277.1%, England and Wales 9.3%
1900 to 1929256.6%, England and Wales 14.8%
1930 to 1949143.7%, England and Wales 13.9%
1950 to 1966379.7%, England and Wales 15.8%
1967 to 19825113.4%, England and Wales 18.5%
1983 to 1995246.3%, England and Wales 10.1%
1996 to 20114912.9%, England and Wales 11.9%
2012 or later15340.3%, England and Wales 5.7%

53% of homes put up for sale were built in 1996 or later, against 18% across England and Wales.

Leasehold homes

46% of sales in CB2 were leasehold, against 21% across England and Wales. Most are flats, so ask for the years left on the lease and the service charge, and read how long a lease should be and what to check about cladding.

Flats here sold for a median of £385,000, 31% more than the £295,000 typical of the 6 nearest districts with enough flat sales.

Recent sales

The 10 latest sales ran from £195,000 for a flat on Monkswell to £900,000 for a semi-detached house on Windmill Drive.

The latest standard sales recorded in CB2. Sales take 2 weeks to 2 months to appear (how to find out what a house sold for). Select an address to check that home, or a postcode for every sale there.

  1. 40 MonkswellSold for £195,000CB2 9JUSold on 17 Sep 2026Flat
  2. 32 Lantree CrescentSold for £515,000CB2 9NJSold on 11 Sep 2026Terraced
  3. 59, Scholars Court Harrison DriveSold for £420,000CB2 8EFSold on 7 Sep 2026Flat
  4. 27 Windmill DriveSold for £900,000CB2 9FASold on 4 Sep 2026Semi-detached
  5. 39 Bateman StreetSold for £450,000CB2 1NASold on 2 Sep 2026Terraced
  6. Flat 4, Brooklands Court Brooklands AvenueSold for £565,000CB2 8BPSold on 28 Aug 2026Flat
  7. 167 Addenbrookes RoadSold for £350,000CB2 9BASold on 28 Aug 2026Flat
  8. 278 Glenalmond AvenueSold for £318,000CB2 8DTSold on 28 Aug 2026Flat
  9. Apartment 15, The Light Building Brooklands AvenueSold for £315,000CB2 8DGSold on 28 Aug 2026Flat
  10. 135 Addenbrookes RoadSold for £270,000CB2 9BASold on 24 Aug 2026Flat

Streets with the most standard sales, with their median price, September 2024 to August 2026:

  • Hills Road, Cambridge£452,50026 sales
  • Osprey Drive, Trumpington£641,00016 sales
  • Glenalmond Avenue, Cambridge£342,50014 sales

Living in CB2

Crime

165 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026

Higher than 94 in 100 postcode districts. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of postcode districts are between 47 and 93.

The rate counts every crime recorded in an area against the people who live there, so shops, stations and nightlife push it up.

Gigabit broadband

Across its postcodes, an average of 85% of homes can get it

Near the middle of all postcode districts. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of postcode districts are between 73% and 94%.

Radon

No postcode is in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area

Lower than 73 in 100 postcode districts.

In a radon Affected Area, UKHSA recommends a radon test. A UKradon report gives the result for an exact address.

Council tax

Band D is £2,467 a year in Cambridge for 2026 to 2027

Near the middle of all council areas. England: £2,392. The middle half of council areas are between £2,323 and £2,526.

Band D includes every charge on the bill, such as police, fire and any county, parish or town council.

The free check gives these for a single home, with the nearest schools and road and rail noise (how we work them out).

Crime: data.police.uk, with Census 2021 population from the Office for National Statistics. Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026. Radon: the British Geological Survey and UKHSA. Council tax: the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Prices by council ward

Median price in the council wards that cover most of CB2, from the sales in CB2, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first:

  1. Queen Edith's 45 sales£562,000
  2. Trumpington 236 sales£525,500
  3. Petersfield 51 sales£402,500

Fewer than 30 sales, so no median: Market.

About these figures

The figures come from 400 standard sales in CB2, the latest on 28 August 2026 (what counts as a standard sale). Of these, 45% were flats.

Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Energy certificate data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Both are licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.