Neighbourhood · South Cambridgeshire
Milton, Fen Ditton & Quy: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the Milton, Fen Ditton & Quy neighbourhood of South Cambridgeshire, England (ONS area South Cambridgeshire 007). Headline figures assembled 30 October 2026. Postcodes CB1, CB24, CB25, CB4, CB5. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near CB5 8TA.
An affluent neighbourhood, showing some signs of gentrification
Milton, Fen Ditton & Quy is an affluent neighbourhood; it shows some signs of gentrification against South Cambridgeshire (4 of 19 signals rising, 2 falling). Houses here typically resell for £450,000 (median resale price, 2023-2025). Schools nearby are improving in line with the council's and the nearest station, Cambridge North, is about a 15-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre. Recorded crime per resident is 2.4 times the borough's rate, but there are about 2.5 jobs for every resident here, so crime per resident overstates the risk to people who live here.
The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 30 October 2026; source dates are shown below.
Typical house price
£450,000
Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +22% 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
Some signs
Weighted balance +0.07; 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 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 4 small areas range from decile 5 to 10.
Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Average household income
£76,000
ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).
Source: Office for National Statistics
Recorded crime
2.4 times the borough's rate
A busy centre, with about 2.5 jobs for every resident here, so crime per resident overstates the risk to people who live here (14,990 jobs in 2024 against 6,093 residents at the 2021 census). 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 Milton, Fen Ditton & Quy sits in South Cambridgeshire
- Typical house price: 9th highest of 19 neighbourhoods in South Cambridgeshire
- Average household income: 6th highest of 19 neighbourhoods in South Cambridgeshire
Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 30 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 Milton, Fen Ditton & Quy
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 30 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 South Cambridgeshire, 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
- Recent price momentum
- Anti-social behaviour
- New-build activity
- New stations nearby
Falling behind the borough
- Income deprivation ranking
- Homes selling
Stations and schools nearby
Nearest station
- Cambridge North Railway station, about a 15-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.2 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 Fen Ditton Primary School 1.3 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Apr 2022).
- Nearest state secondary school North Cambridge Academy 2.7 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 Milton, Fen Ditton & Quy
What is the typical house price in Milton, Fen Ditton & Quy?
£450,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +22% against 2017-2019.
How does Milton, Fen Ditton & Quy compare with the rest of South Cambridgeshire?
Typical house price: 9th highest of 19 neighbourhoods in South Cambridgeshire. Average household income: 6th highest of 19 neighbourhoods in South Cambridgeshire.
Is Milton, Fen Ditton & Quy an affluent area?
Affluent. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is Milton, Fen Ditton & Quy gentrifying?
Some signs. Weighted balance +0.07; 4 of 19 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.
What is the nearest station to Milton, Fen Ditton & Quy?
Cambridge North. Railway station, about a 15-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.2 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 Milton, Fen Ditton & Quy?
Nearest state primary school. Fen Ditton Primary School. 1.3 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Apr 2022). Nearest state secondary school. North Cambridge Academy. 2.7 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.