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Ely

From July 2023 to June 2026, homes in Ely typically sold for £330,000. Half of the 2,993 sales were between £260k and £420k, against a typical £345,000 across East Cambridgeshire.

Postcodes CB6, CB7

All of East Cambridgeshire
LittleportLittle Downham & SuttonNorth ElySouth ElyHaddenham, Stretham & WitchfordSohamIsleham, Fordham & Chippenham
The neighbourhoods of Ely, in East Cambridgeshire.Open the map
Typical price Typical priceThe middle sale. Half sold for more and half for less. £330k half sold for £260k to £420k
Homes sold Homes soldHomes sold from July 2023 to June 2026. 2,993 July 2023 to June 2026
Over 5 years Over 5 yearsThe change in the typical price against the same three years five years before. +13.8% typical price, against 5 years before
New builds 16% of sales · 7% leasehold

By type of home

What homes sold for

The band is the middle half of sales, a quarter sold for less and a quarter for more, with the typical price marked. The dashed line is the typical price for the same type across East Cambridgeshire.

  • Detached £425,000 typical
    Half between £350k and £525k · 1,245 sales · East Cambridgeshire £440k
  • Semi-detached £300,000 typical
    Half between £260k and £360k · 888 sales · East Cambridgeshire £310k
  • Terraced £270,000 typical
    Half between £230k and £325k · 696 sales · East Cambridgeshire £271k
  • Flat £185,000 typical
    Half between £156k and £240k · 164 sales · East Cambridgeshire £175k

Since 1995

Each year in Ely

This town East Cambridgeshire Homes sold
£0£200k£400k 1995: £57,9501996: £57,3001997: £61,5001998: £68,3951999: £76,7002000: £88,5002001: £104,9502002: £126,2002003: £140,0002004: £160,0002005: £167,0002006: £170,0002007: £182,0002008: £175,0002009: £164,0002010: £179,5002011: £177,7502012: £175,0002013: £184,0002014: £199,9952015: £225,0002016: £246,0002017: £262,0002018: £265,0002019: £284,9952020: £300,0002021: £308,0002022: £330,0002023: £350,0002024: £337,6602025: £329,500 1995: 933 sold1996: 1217 sold1997: 1454 sold1998: 1361 sold1999: 1556 sold2000: 1345 sold2001: 1786 sold2002: 1809 sold2003: 1529 sold2004: 1568 sold2005: 1445 sold2006: 1893 sold2007: 1730 sold2008: 916 sold2009: 994 sold2010: 1091 sold2011: 1092 sold2012: 1034 sold2013: 1126 sold2014: 1262 sold2015: 1127 sold2016: 1095 sold2017: 1072 sold2018: 1115 sold2019: 1028 sold2020: 961 sold2021: 1649 sold2022: 1534 sold2023: 1068 sold2024: 1053 sold2025: 1065 sold 1995200020052010201520202025
£0£200k£400k 1995: £57,9501996: £57,3001997: £61,5001998: £68,3951999: £76,7002000: £88,5002001: £104,9502002: £126,2002003: £140,0002004: £160,0002005: £167,0002006: £170,0002007: £182,0002008: £175,0002009: £164,0002010: £179,5002011: £177,7502012: £175,0002013: £184,0002014: £199,9952015: £225,0002016: £246,0002017: £262,0002018: £265,0002019: £284,9952020: £300,0002021: £308,0002022: £330,0002023: £350,0002024: £337,6602025: £329,500 1995: 933 sold1996: 1217 sold1997: 1454 sold1998: 1361 sold1999: 1556 sold2000: 1345 sold2001: 1786 sold2002: 1809 sold2003: 1529 sold2004: 1568 sold2005: 1445 sold2006: 1893 sold2007: 1730 sold2008: 916 sold2009: 994 sold2010: 1091 sold2011: 1092 sold2012: 1034 sold2013: 1126 sold2014: 1262 sold2015: 1127 sold2016: 1095 sold2017: 1072 sold2018: 1115 sold2019: 1028 sold2020: 961 sold2021: 1649 sold2022: 1534 sold2023: 1068 sold2024: 1053 sold2025: 1065 sold 199520102025

The typical price is the middle sale of each full year, shown where at least 5 homes sold. It moves with which homes happened to sell, so a single year can jump.

The homes that sell here

  • Detached42% · East Cambridgeshire 44%
  • Semi-detached30% · East Cambridgeshire 29%
  • Terraced23% · East Cambridgeshire 22%
  • Flat6% · East Cambridgeshire 5%

New builds and leaseholds

New builds, share of sales16% · East Cambridgeshire 14%
Leaseholds, share of sales7% · East Cambridgeshire 7%

New builds can take up to a year to appear in Land Registry's figures, so the latest year may show fewer than were sold.

Neighbourhoods

Where in Ely

The 7 neighbourhoods mostly in Ely and what homes sold for in each from July 2023 to June 2026. The range is the middle half of sales.

Neighbourhood Typical price Typical priceThe middle sale. Half sold for more and half for less. Middle half Middle halfHalf the homes sold within this range. A quarter sold for less and a quarter for more. Sales SalesHomes sold from July 2023 to June 2026. Over 5 years Over 5 yearsThe change in the typical price against the same three years five years before.
Haddenham, Stretham & Witchford £360,000 £286k to £485k 459 +14.3%
Isleham, Fordham & Chippenham £373,250 £295k to £500k 270 +8.2%
Little Downham & Sutton £325,000 £260k to £420k 276 +12.1%
Littleport £286,250 £248k to £339k 468 +17.8%
North Ely £368,975 £290k to £435k 656 +16.2%
Soham £280,000 £230k to £360k 538 +10.0%
South Ely £350,000 £285k to £457k 352 +4.5%

About these figures

Every standard home sale registered with HM Land Registry since 1995: homes sold at full market value to a person, so repossessions and sales to companies are left out. Recent months fill in as late sales are registered. Not financial advice.

Sources and licences

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Neighbourhood names: contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 (House of Commons Library). Neighbourhood boundaries and the postcode lookup: source, Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026.