CB23Cambridge, England

House prices in CB23, Cambridge

Homes in CB23 sold for a median of £400,000 between September 2024 and August 2026, from 962 standard sales.

It is the cheapest of the 5 postcode districts in the South Cambridgeshire council area with at least 100 sales.

Median sale price£400,000962 standard sales
Middle half of prices£315,000 to £559,000
Against the South Cambridgeshire council area7% belowSouth Cambridgeshire median £432,000

Prices by property type

Standard sales in CB23, September 2024 to August 2026
TypeSalesMedian priceMiddle halfPer m²
Detached417£564,500£465,000 to £685,000£4,085/m²from 21 sales
Semi-detached252£378,000£320,000 to £446,000Too few
Terraced219£320,000£260,000 to £365,000Too few
Flats and maisonettes74£187,500£161,000 to £237,000Too few

Only 37 sales here are linked to an energy certificate with a floor area, so treat the per m² figures as a rough guide.

Detached houses were the most common type sold here, at 43% of sales, ahead of semi-detached houses at 26%.

The gap between types is wide: detached houses sold for 3.0 times the median for flats, so compare an asking price with the same type of home.

Flats here sold for a median of £187,500, 39% less than the £307,500 typical of the 6 nearest districts with enough flat sales.

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See where an asking price sits among homes of the same type sold in CB23. Add the floor area from the home's energy certificate to compare its price per m² too.

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Where prices are higher in CB23

Of the postcode sectors with at least 20 standard sales, prices were highest in CB23 2, around Bourn and Toft, with a median of £560,000, and lowest in CB23 3, around Papworth Everard, at £331,000. Dashed outlines on the map show roughly where the two sectors are.

Each dot is a postcode in CB23 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 134 postcodes on the map, dearest first
Median price of standard sales by postcode in CB23, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first
PostcodeMedian priceStandard sales
CB23 7PL£1,175,0006
CB23 1JE£940,0003
CB23 2TR£875,0003
CB23 4JR£830,0003
CB23 7NL£770,0003
CB23 8DB£765,0003
CB23 8AF£750,0003
CB23 8SR£725,0004
CB23 7FP£710,0003
CB23 8BT£709,0004
CB23 8DA£695,0003
CB23 7FQ£687,0006
CB23 7BQ£676,5003
CB23 1JB£660,0003
CB23 7BG£655,0004
CB23 7NX£650,0007
CB23 7XT£641,0003
CB23 1HE£640,5006
CB23 3GT£640,0005
CB23 7PR£640,0003
CB23 7FH£620,0003
CB23 4HX£615,0005
CB23 3LF£605,0003
CB23 2SS£600,0003
CB23 5BQ£595,0005
CB23 1LP£580,0003
CB23 5EF£580,0004
CB23 7DG£575,0003
CB23 7EF£575,0004
CB23 1HG£560,0003
CB23 6LR£542,5009
CB23 6NP£540,5008
CB23 7DT£535,0003
CB23 6NA£521,5008
CB23 2RE£520,0004
CB23 6EP£515,0008
CB23 6JA£515,0005
CB23 6GD£512,5003
CB23 7EQ£501,5006
CB23 7AZ£500,0007
CB23 6BF£482,5004
CB23 6LZ£481,5008
CB23 6AS£475,0007
CB23 7NY£475,0008
CB23 7PW£475,0004
CB23 1HR£445,0003
CB23 6NH£440,0008
CB23 7XU£440,0003
CB23 7DL£432,5005
CB23 6DS£430,0003
CB23 6LN£430,00021
CB23 7DD£430,0004
CB23 6NG£427,50015
CB23 7EH£425,5004
CB23 1LL£425,0003
CB23 6DJ£416,0006
CB23 8BN£415,0003
CB23 8SY£414,5006
CB23 6NN£410,0007
CB23 6GB£408,0003
CB23 6ND£401,0006
CB23 8TB£400,0003
CB23 6LS£396,0008
CB23 1ND£395,0006
CB23 3LQ£392,5004
CB23 2TA£390,0003
CB23 6FP£390,0009
CB23 8ER£385,0003
CB23 1JU£382,0004
CB23 5ED£378,0004
CB23 7XN£375,0003
CB23 5BN£372,0005
CB23 6JY£370,0003
CB23 7DJ£370,0003
CB23 2TJ£368,0003
CB23 6FW£365,0003
CB23 8EQ£362,5003
CB23 8SW£360,0005
CB23 5JA£355,0004
CB23 6AU£355,0007
CB23 6DH£355,0003
CB23 6FE£355,0003
CB23 6JQ£355,0004
CB23 3PJ£350,0003
CB23 4JJ£350,0003
CB23 4LP£350,0003
CB23 6AT£350,0004
CB23 6AX£350,0007
CB23 7EG£348,0004
CB23 5BH£345,5004
CB23 3AB£339,0007
CB23 5DU£337,5004
CB23 7DN£337,0004
CB23 8TA£332,5004
CB23 8SA£328,0003
CB23 7AN£327,5004
CB23 3AA£325,00010
CB23 8DT£325,0003
CB23 7DB£322,5007
CB23 3NY£320,0008
CB23 8DU£317,5003
CB23 8SB£317,5003
CB23 8DY£316,5004
CB23 6FS£315,0003
CB23 6JZ£312,0007
CB23 5AW£310,0005
CB23 8EN£310,0004
CB23 8SZ£309,5004
CB23 3UG£304,0006
CB23 5FA£300,0005
CB23 3AT£295,0006
CB23 3AE£294,5004
CB23 3UQ£290,0003
CB23 8TQ£285,0003
CB23 8TD£282,5006
CB23 3UU£277,5006
CB23 8TE£272,0003
CB23 8TG£265,0005
CB23 6AR£262,0004
CB23 6BA£260,0003
CB23 6EF£260,0003
CB23 8EA£258,0003
CB23 8ST£257,5004
CB23 6LH£255,0006
CB23 3PR£235,0003
CB23 3UN£230,0003
CB23 8TW£222,5007
CB23 3NZ£215,0006
CB23 6BD£210,0005
CB23 7PP£200,0003
CB23 6FN£165,0003
CB23 5JH£162,5003
CB23 5BL£143,5004
CB23 6HB£97,50014

Prices over time

  1. 2016: £300,000
  2. 2017: £320,000
  3. 2018: £315,000
  4. 2019: £320,000
  5. 2020: £340,000
  6. 2021: £355,500
  7. 2022: £395,000
  8. 2023: £415,000
  9. 2024: £406,000
  10. 2025: £407,500
  11. 2026, January to August: £387,000
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 36%, from £300,000 in 2016 to £407,500 in 2025, more than the 33% rise for a typical district in the East of England.

Postcode districts in the South Cambridgeshire 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. CB23 is the cheapest.

  1. CB22 Cambridge£495,000
  2. CB21 Cambridge£475,000
  3. SG8 Royston£412,500
  4. CB24 Cambridge£405,000
  5. CB23 Cambridge, this district£400,000

Energy ratings of homes for sale

Energy certificates made for homes put up for sale in CB23, lodged 1 October 2024 to 30 September 2026
RatingHomesShare
A60.7%, England and Wales 0.4%
B829.3%, England and Wales 4.8%
C50557.1%, England and Wales 46.9%
D19722.3%, England and Wales 38.1%
E697.8%, England and Wales 7.3%
F182.0%, England and Wales 1.9%
G70.8%, England and Wales 0.6%

67% 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 CB23, as estimated by the assessor on the same certificates
BuiltHomesShare
Before 1900515.8%, England and Wales 9.3%
1900 to 1929242.7%, England and Wales 14.8%
1930 to 1949182.0%, England and Wales 13.9%
1950 to 1966627.0%, England and Wales 15.8%
1967 to 198218721.2%, England and Wales 18.5%
1983 to 199510311.7%, England and Wales 10.1%
1996 to 201131335.4%, England and Wales 11.9%
2012 or later12614.3%, England and Wales 5.7%

50% of homes put up for sale were built in 1996 or later, against 18% across England and Wales.

Prices by council ward

Median price in the council wards that cover most of CB23, from the sales in CB23, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first:

  1. Caldecote 74 sales£560,000
  2. Harston & Comberton 159 sales£508,500
  3. Hardwick 82 sales£440,000
  4. Cambourne 385 sales£385,000
  5. Caxton & Papworth 148 sales£345,000
  6. Bar Hill 103 sales£317,500

Recent sales

The 10 latest sales ran from £157,500 for a semi-detached house on Watermead to £1,900,000 for a detached house on Caxton End.

The latest standard sales recorded in CB23. 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. 71 Broad StreetSold for £175,000CB23 6DHSold on 25 Sep 2026Flat
  2. 81 Gladiator RoadSold for £400,000CB23 6JYSold on 22 Sep 2026Semi-detached
  3. 13 Apley WaySold for £525,000CB23 6DFSold on 18 Sep 2026Detached
  4. 27 South Park DriveSold for £250,000CB23 3LQSold on 17 Sep 2026Terraced
  5. 24 Hamden WaySold for £350,000CB23 3UGSold on 17 Sep 2026Semi-detached
  6. 37 WatermeadSold for £157,500CB23 8TJSold on 16 Sep 2026Semi-detached
  7. 6 Webb CloseSold for £560,000CB23 7EWSold on 11 Sep 2026Semi-detached
  8. 1 Thorny WaySold for £480,000CB23 7ZESold on 7 Sep 2026Detached
  9. 5 Woodpecker WaySold for £315,000CB23 6GZSold on 4 Sep 2026Terraced
  10. 51 Caxton EndSold for £1,900,000CB23 2SSSold on 4 Sep 2026Detached

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

  • Dobbins Avenue, West Cambourne£430,00025 sales
  • Cavell Avenue, West Cambourne£430,00021 sales
  • Summers Hill Drive, Papworth Everard£325,00017 sales
  • Gladiator Road, Upper Cambourne£332,50014 sales
  • Sackville Way, Great Cambourne£97,50014 sales

Living in CB23

Crime

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

Lower than 76 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 88% 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

under 1% of postcodes are in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area

Lower than 71 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 £2,536 a year in South Cambridgeshire for 2026 to 2027

Higher than 76 in 100 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.

About these figures

The figures come from 962 standard sales in CB23 (what counts as a standard sale). Of these, 11% were new builds and fewer than 1 in 10 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.