What can you afford in Fenland?
1,194 homes changed hands in Fenland over the last 12 months (Jul 2025 – Jun 2026). Half sold for £230,000 or less, a quarter for under £184,000, and three quarters for under £300,000. Buying the median home with a 10% deposit needs roughly a £46,000 salary at the typical 4.5× lending multiple , see what £46,000 takes home.
Affordability in one number: the median home here sold for 6.7× the local median full-time salary of £34,170 (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 · Fenland
£230,000
median sold price, Jul 2025 – Jun 2026
- A quarter under
- £184,000
- Three quarters under
- £300,000
- Sales
- 1,194
- HPI average
- £225,725
What each salary reaches here
Budget = 4.5× salary with a 10% deposit, against the 1,194 actual sales.
| Salary | Budget | Share of sales in reach |
|---|---|---|
| £25,000 | £125,000 | 6% |
| £35,000 | £175,000 | 21.3% |
| £50,000 | £250,000 | 60% |
| £75,000 | £375,000 | 88.4% |
| £100,000 | £500,000 | 95.7% |
By property type · median sold price
And the salary that price implies, at 4.5× with 10% down.
| Type | Median · sales | Salary needed |
|---|---|---|
| Flat | £105,000 · 35 | ≈£21,000 |
| Terraced house | £170,000 · 212 | ≈£34,000 |
| Semi-detached house | £210,000 · 379 | ≈£42,000 |
| Detached house | £296,750 · 568 | ≈£59,350 |
For context, the UK House Price Index puts Fenland average prices up 1.6% over 12 months.
Nearby in the index
- Epping Forest
- Epsom and Ewell
- Erewash
- Exeter
- Fareham
- Flintshire
- Folkestone and Hythe
- Forest of Dean
- Fylde
- Gateshead
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.