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Arbury: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Arbury neighbourhood of Cambridge, England (ONS area Cambridge 002). Headline figures assembled 29 October 2026. Postcodes CB3, CB4. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near CB4 3PB.

An affluent neighbourhood, changing little against Cambridge

Arbury is an affluent neighbourhood; it is changing little against Cambridge (signals are mixed: 4 rising and 2 falling of 19). Houses here typically resell for £492,500 and flats for £250,000 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is lower than across Cambridge (0.9 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving faster than the council's and the nearest railway station, Cambridge North, is 2.9 km from the neighbourhood's centre.

The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 29 October 2026; source dates are shown below.

Typical house price

£492,500

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +20% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Typical flat price

£250,000

Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +16% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Affluent

How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation

Signs of gentrification

Mixed signs

Weighted balance +0.09; 4 of 19 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.

Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)

Deprivation

Decile 5 of 10

English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 6 small areas range from decile 4 to 8.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£62,100

ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

0.9 times the borough's rate

Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.

Source: Police.uk

Schools getting better

Faster than the council's

Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.

Source: Ofsted, Department for Education

Where Arbury sits in Cambridge

Typical house price: 4th lowest of 14 neighbourhoods in Cambridge
Typical flat price: 2nd lowest of 14 neighbourhoods in Cambridge
Average household income: joint 3rd lowest of 14 neighbourhoods in Cambridge

Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 29 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.

Prices over time in Arbury

Median resale price of houses each year here and across Cambridge, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Median resale price of flats each year here and across Cambridge, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 29 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.

How the area is changing, signal by signal

4 of 19 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Cambridge, 2 the other way and 13 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.

Rising against the borough

Income deprivation ranking
Schools improving
New-build activity
Home improvement applications

Falling behind the borough

Recorded crime
Benefit claims (DWP)

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

Cambridge North Railway station, 2.9 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 8.2 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Great Northern to London Kings Cross (56 to 61 min); Greater Anglia to London Liverpool Street (80 to 88 min).

Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.

Nearest state schools

Nearest state primary school Arbury Primary School 360 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Sep 2023).
Nearest state secondary school Chesterton Community College 590 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Outstanding in 4 areas (Feb 2025).

Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (20 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 30 September 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.

Questions about Arbury

What is the typical house price in Arbury?

£492,500. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +20% against 2017-2019.

How does Arbury compare with the rest of Cambridge?

Typical house price: 4th lowest of 14 neighbourhoods in Cambridge. Typical flat price: 2nd lowest of 14 neighbourhoods in Cambridge. Average household income: joint 3rd lowest of 14 neighbourhoods in Cambridge.

Is Arbury an affluent area?

Affluent. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Is Arbury gentrifying?

Mixed signs. Weighted balance +0.09; 4 of 19 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Arbury?

Cambridge North. Railway station, 2.9 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 8.2 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Great Northern to London Kings Cross (56 to 61 min); Greater Anglia to London Liverpool Street (80 to 88 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Arbury?

Nearest state primary school. Arbury Primary School. 360 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Sep 2023). Nearest state secondary school. Chesterton Community College. 590 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Outstanding in 4 areas (Feb 2025).

Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.

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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.