What can you afford in East Cambridgeshire?
944 homes changed hands in East Cambridgeshire over the last 12 months (Jul 2025 – Jun 2026). Half sold for £340,000 or less, a quarter for under £265,000, and three quarters for under £450,000. Buying the median home with a 10% deposit needs roughly a £68,000 salary at the typical 4.5× lending multiple , see what £68,000 takes home.
Affordability in one number: the median home here sold for 8.2× the local median full-time salary of £41,464 (ONS ASHE 2025). A typical lender stretches to about 4.5× one income plus your deposit, which is why the deposit and second incomes decide so much here.
Sold prices · East Cambridgeshire
£340,000
median sold price, Jul 2025 – Jun 2026
- A quarter under
- £265,000
- Three quarters under
- £450,000
- Sales
- 944
- HPI average
- £347,020
What each salary reaches here
Budget = 4.5× salary with a 10% deposit, against the 944 actual sales.
| Salary | Budget | Share of sales in reach |
|---|---|---|
| £25,000 | £125,000 | 3.1% |
| £35,000 | £175,000 | 6% |
| £50,000 | £250,000 | 20% |
| £75,000 | £375,000 | 61% |
| £100,000 | £500,000 | 80.4% |
By property type · median sold price
And the salary that price implies, at 4.5× with 10% down.
| Type | Median · sales | Salary needed |
|---|---|---|
| Flat | £162,500 · 46 | ≈£32,500 |
| Terraced house | £280,000 · 232 | ≈£56,000 |
| Semi-detached house | £300,000 · 269 | ≈£60,000 |
| Detached house | £470,000 · 397 | ≈£94,000 |
For context, the UK House Price Index puts East Cambridgeshire average prices up 5.6% over 12 months.
Nearby in the index
- Doncaster
- Dorset
- Dover
- Dudley
- Ealing
- East Devon
- East Hampshire
- East Hertfordshire
- East Lindsey
- East Riding of Yorkshire
Sold prices: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data (standard residential sales), Jul 2025 – Jun 2026, standard residential sales, England & Wales. Averages: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry / ONS). Lending estimates use a typical 4.5× single-income multiple and are not a mortgage offer or financial advice.