East Cambridgeshire property market
In East Cambridgeshire (East of England) the average private rent is £1,024/month (ONS, May 2026) and the average house price is £338,848 (HM Land Registry, April 2026). That puts rent 26% below and house prices 25% above the UK average. The gross rental yield works out at 3.6%.
- Average rent
- £1,024/mo
- +0.2% YoY
- Average house price
- £338,848
- +0.8% 12m
- Gross rental yield
- 3.6%
- UK avg 6.1%
- Price-to-rent
- 27.6
- UK avg 16.3
Rent vs buy in East Cambridgeshire
The average home in East Cambridgeshire costs about 27.6 years of average rent (price-to-rent ratio 27.6), compared with 16.3 for the UK as a whole. On this market-level signal, buying looks relatively more expensive here than the UK average. This is an arithmetic ratio of the two official figures above — a market indicator, not personal financial advice.
Go deeper
- Rent in East Cambridgeshire (1/2/3/4-bed breakdown)£1,024
- House prices in East Cambridgeshire (by property type)£338,848
Nearby areas in East of England
- Southend-on-Sea£1,287/mo · £327,030
- Thurrock£1,366/mo · £328,942
- Bedford£1,168/mo · £330,716
- Basildon£1,410/mo · £356,216
- Central Bedfordshire£1,247/mo · £358,992
- Castle Point£1,249/mo · £363,997
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average rent in East Cambridgeshire?
- The average monthly private rent in East Cambridgeshire is £1,024, according to the ONS Price Index of Private Rents (May 2026), +0.2% over the past 12 months. The UK average is £1,383.
- What is the average house price in East Cambridgeshire?
- The average house price in East Cambridgeshire is £338,848 (HM Land Registry UK House Price Index, April 2026), +0.8% over 12 months. The UK average is £270,080.
- What is the gross rental yield in East Cambridgeshire?
- Dividing the average annual rent (£12,288) by the average house price (£338,848) gives a gross rental yield of 3.6% in East Cambridgeshire. This is a "gross" figure — before voids, management, maintenance and tax. The UK-average gross yield on the same basis is 6.1%.
- Is it cheaper to rent or buy in East Cambridgeshire?
- In East Cambridgeshire the average house price equals about 27.6 years of average rent (price-to-rent ratio 27.6). A higher ratio leans toward renting being relatively cheaper month-to-month; a lower ratio leans toward buying. The UK-average ratio is 16.3. This is a market-level signal, not personal financial advice.
Rent: Office for National Statistics — Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics — edition 17 June 2026, reference May 2026 (ONS PIPR). House prices: HM Land Registry — UK House Price Index (UKHPI), reference April 2026 (UKHPI). Both © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Gross rental yield and price-to-rent ratio are computed from these two figures.