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East Chesterton: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the East Chesterton neighbourhood of Cambridge, England (ONS area Cambridge 003). Headline figures assembled 29 October 2026. Postcodes CB4. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near CB4 1RZ.

A middle-income neighbourhood, changing little against Cambridge

East Chesterton is a middle-income neighbourhood; it is changing little against Cambridge (few signs of gentrification: 1 of 19 signals rising, 2 falling). Houses here typically resell for £499,725 and flats for £302,500 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is higher than across Cambridge (1.2 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving in line with the council's and the nearest station, Cambridge North, is about a 13-minute walk 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

£499,725

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +19% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Typical flat price

£302,500

Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +18% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Middle income

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

Few signs

Weighted balance -0.07; 1 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 9.

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

1.2 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

In line with the council's

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

Source: Ofsted, Department for Education

Where East Chesterton sits in Cambridge

Typical house price: 5th lowest of 14 neighbourhoods in Cambridge
Typical flat price: 7th 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 East Chesterton

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

1 of 19 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Cambridge, 2 the other way and 16 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

New stations nearby

Falling behind the borough

Recorded crime
Home improvement applications

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

Cambridge North Railway station, about a 13-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.0 km 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 Chesterton Primary School 140 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: Standards maintained (Mar 2025).
Nearest state secondary school North Cambridge Academy 1.1 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: Standards maintained (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 East Chesterton

What is the typical house price in East Chesterton?

£499,725. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +19% against 2017-2019.

How does East Chesterton compare with the rest of Cambridge?

Typical house price: 5th lowest of 14 neighbourhoods in Cambridge. Typical flat price: 7th lowest of 14 neighbourhoods in Cambridge. Average household income: joint 3rd lowest of 14 neighbourhoods in Cambridge.

Is East Chesterton an affluent area?

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

Is East Chesterton gentrifying?

Few signs. Weighted balance -0.07; 1 of 19 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to East Chesterton?

Cambridge North. Railway station, about a 13-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.0 km 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 East Chesterton?

Nearest state primary school. Chesterton Primary School. 140 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: Standards maintained (Mar 2025). Nearest state secondary school. North Cambridge Academy. 1.1 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: Standards maintained (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.