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Ramsey: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Ramsey neighbourhood of Huntingdonshire, England (ONS area Huntingdonshire 003). Headline figures assembled 29 October 2026. Postcodes PE15, PE26, PE28, PE7. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near PE26 2SB.

A middle-income neighbourhood, with signals pointing away from gentrification

Ramsey is a middle-income neighbourhood. But area signals point away from gentrification against Huntingdonshire (3 of 17 signals falling, 2 rising). Houses here typically resell for £265,000 and flats for £123,250 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is higher than across Huntingdonshire (1.3 times the borough's rate) and the nearest railway station, Whittlesea, is 10.2 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

£265,000

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

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Typical flat price

£123,250

Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +30% 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

Moving the other way

Weighted balance -0.21; 2 of 17 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.

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

Deprivation

Decile 8 of 10

English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 5 small areas range from decile 3 to 8.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£52,600

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

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

1.3 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

Where Ramsey sits in Huntingdonshire

Typical house price: 3rd lowest of 22 neighbourhoods in Huntingdonshire
Typical flat price: the lowest of the 12 neighbourhoods in Huntingdonshire with enough flat sales for one
Average household income: 2nd lowest of 22 neighbourhoods in Huntingdonshire

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 Ramsey

Median resale price of houses each year here and across Huntingdonshire, 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 Huntingdonshire, 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

2 of 17 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Huntingdonshire, 3 the other way and 12 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

Single-person households under 65
Lifestyle businesses

Falling behind the borough

Recent price momentum
Income deprivation ranking
Benefit claims (DWP)

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

Whittlesea Railway station, 10.2 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 1.4 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Greater Anglia, CrossCountry and East Midlands Railway to Peterborough (about 9 min); Greater Anglia to Ipswich (about 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 Ramsey Junior School 910 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: Standards maintained (Feb 2025).
Nearest state secondary school Abbey College, Ramsey 1.6 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Oct 2023).

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 Ramsey

What is the typical house price in Ramsey?

£265,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +18% against 2017-2019.

How does Ramsey compare with the rest of Huntingdonshire?

Typical house price: 3rd lowest of 22 neighbourhoods in Huntingdonshire. Typical flat price: the lowest of the 12 neighbourhoods in Huntingdonshire with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 2nd lowest of 22 neighbourhoods in Huntingdonshire.

Is Ramsey an affluent area?

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

Is Ramsey gentrifying?

Moving the other way. Weighted balance -0.21; 2 of 17 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Ramsey?

Whittlesea. Railway station, 10.2 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 1.4 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Greater Anglia, CrossCountry and East Midlands Railway to Peterborough (about 9 min); Greater Anglia to Ipswich (about 88 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Ramsey?

Nearest state primary school. Ramsey Junior School. 910 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: Standards maintained (Feb 2025). Nearest state secondary school. Abbey College, Ramsey. 1.6 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Oct 2023).

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.