Cambridgeshire, England
Property market | £306,064 for a semi-detached property | |
Airport access | Closest airport is London Luton (33.3 miles) | |
Ethnic diversity | White: 92.4% residents (vs 81.7% England & Wales) Other: 7.6% residents (vs 18.3% England & Wales) | |
Community | Median age is 43.5 | Population of 1,391 | Happiness is Above Average for Cambridgeshire, Average for UK | |
Crime | 3.0 burglaries per 1k people (Huntingdonshire) | |
Commute (approx) | - Kings Cross (36 mins) - Highbury & Islington (50 mins) - Cambridge (53 mins) - London St Pancras (65 mins) - York (77 mins) - London Bridge (80 mins) | |
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£306,064 for a semi-detached property | |
Closest airport is London Luton (33.3 miles) | |
Median age is 43.5 | 1,391 | Happiness is Above Average for Cambridgeshire, Average for UK | |
3.0 burglaries per 1k people (Huntingdonshire) | |
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Houghton (Huntingdonshire) has a range of train stations and schools nearby, as shown in the map below.
The property market in Houghton (Huntingdonshire) has had a steep increase over the last few years but slowing growth. Based on data published on 15 November 2023, on average a detached house costs £498,559, which is up 0.5% on last year. A semi-detached house on average costs £306,064 (up 0.2% on last year) , a terraced house £242,354 (down -1.0% on last year) and a flat £154,927. Renting a two bedroom flat will cost you approximately £742 per month. Property prices in Houghton (Huntingdonshire) are similar to the average property prices across Cambridgeshire and are similar when compared to other locations with a similar density in England. When looking at the annual change in property prices in Houghton (Huntingdonshire), prices have risen much slower than the annual average price change seen across the Cambridgeshire region.
Property data is based on Huntingdonshire level pricing data and is as at September 2023 (publicised 15 November 2023)
Detached and Semi-detached House Trend (£) to September 2023
County | Avg Detached Price | Annual Change | Avg Semi-Detached Price | Annual Change |
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Rutland | £557,774 | +11.3% | £341,529 | +11.7% |
Northumberland | £333,743 | +7.3% | £183,403 | +6.1% |
Lancashire | £326,887 | +4.3% | £195,848 | +3.4% |
Leicestershire | £432,076 | +3.9% | £262,308 | +3.0% |
Derbyshire | £340,545 | +3.7% | £209,276 | +2.9% |
Oxfordshire | £706,629 | +3.5% | £450,305 | +3.5% |
Merseyside | £340,051 | +3.4% | £214,398 | +2.4% |
Gloucestershire | £536,963 | +3.4% | £330,457 | +3.4% |
Nottinghamshire | £334,429 | +2.8% | £206,257 | +2.8% |
Wiltshire | £521,688 | +2.7% | £328,877 | +3.0% |
Greater Manchester | £396,806 | +2.7% | £254,125 | +2.3% |
West Yorkshire | £351,673 | +2.5% | £210,889 | +2.0% |
West Midlands | £407,684 | +2.2% | £245,250 | +2.4% |
East Riding of Yorkshire | £326,098 | +2.2% | £203,163 | +2.1% |
Staffordshire | £364,884 | +2.1% | £221,783 | +2.1% |
Herefordshire | £434,518 | +2.1% | £276,148 | +2.2% |
South Yorkshire | £284,409 | +2.0% | £182,869 | +1.9% |
West Sussex | £686,980 | +1.9% | £441,716 | +2.3% |
Kent | £619,795 | +1.8% | £386,201 | +1.4% |
Shropshire | £404,408 | +1.8% | £252,891 | +1.8% |
Warwickshire | £515,326 | +1.8% | £299,238 | +1.3% |
Devon | £503,963 | +1.6% | £337,624 | +2.3% |
North Yorkshire | £422,027 | +1.5% | £265,231 | +1.2% |
Norfolk | £406,137 | +1.4% | £267,820 | +1.2% |
North Northamptonshire | £426,370 | +1.3% | £254,947 | +1.2% |
Buckinghamshire | £853,940 | +1.2% | £460,891 | +1.2% |
West Northamptonshire | £478,844 | +0.9% | £279,006 | +0.7% |
Hampshire | £628,455 | +0.6% | £386,140 | +1.0% |
Lincolnshire | £307,354 | +0.6% | £205,466 | +1.4% |
Worcestershire | £455,558 | +0.6% | £276,201 | +0.9% |
Essex | £586,972 | +0.4% | £379,804 | 0.0% |
Somerset | £465,131 | +0.3% | £296,160 | +0.7% |
Suffolk | £454,636 | +0.2% | £283,920 | +0.6% |
East Sussex | £595,763 | +0.1% | £385,074 | +0.4% |
Cambridgeshire | £486,349 | 0.0% | £330,028 | +0.2% |
Surrey | £957,680 | -0.2% | £546,201 | +0.7% |
Isle of Wight | £435,441 | -0.4% | £298,787 | 0.0% |
Hertfordshire | £939,983 | -0.7% | £542,021 | -0.2% |
Cornwall | £453,159 | -1.1% | £300,170 | -0.6% |
Dorset | £528,863 | -1.3% | £348,080 | -0.8% |
Recent property transactions in the area
Listed below are some recent property purchases in the area, to give you an idea of the market. Click on a postcode if you would like to see data on that specific area of Houghton (Huntingdonshire), or click here to browse the longer list of Houghton (Huntingdonshire) property transactions from 2023.
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Houghton (Huntingdonshire) has a few schools nearby to choose from. We did not find any secondary schools, but there are some primary school options, including Thorndown Primary School (Maintained school) which is a primary school based in Hill Rise, St Ives. Example schools in the area are listed below, with some information on their rating and access criteria.
School | Type | Latest Rating | Parent View Reviews (if available) | Ofsted Report (if available) | Address |
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Hemingford Grey Primary School Save school | Primary Community school - Mixed | 2: Good (10/9/2014) | Ofsted Report Link | Hegrey | |
Houghton Primary School Save school | Primary Community school - Mixed | 2: Good (2/28/2014) | Ofsted Report Link | Huntingdon | |
Wyton on the Hill Community Primary School Save school | Primary Community school - Mixed | 2: Good (11/10/2016) | Ofsted Report Link | Huntingdon | |
Thorndown Primary School Save school | Primary Community school - Mixed | 2: Good (4/27/2017) | 159 submissions 98.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy | Ofsted Report Link | St Ives |
School | Type |
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Hemingford Grey Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (10/9/2014) |
Houghton Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (2/28/2014) |
Wyton on the Hill Community Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (11/10/2016) |
Thorndown Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (4/27/2017) 159 submissions 98.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy |
Station | Distance from Houghton (Huntingdonshire) | Commute options |
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Huntingdon A relatively busy station. Station footfall changed -3% from the previous year. | 4 miles |
- Kings Cross (46 mins - London North Eastern Railway - £570 monthly fare) View details - Highbury & Islington (1 change(s) - 50 mins - Govia Thameslink Railway (Great Northern) - £570 monthly fare) View details - Cambridge (1 change(s) - 53 mins - Govia Thameslink Railway (Great Northern)) View details - London St Pancras (67 mins - Thameslink - £570 monthly fare) View details - York (90 mins - London North Eastern Railway) View details - London Bridge (1 change(s) - 82 mins - Thameslink - £570 monthly fare) View details - East Croydon (1 change(s) - 100 mins - Thameslink - £570 monthly fare) View details - Cannon Street (1 change(s) - 99 mins - Southeastern - £570 monthly fare) View details - Leeds (113 mins - London North Eastern Railway) View details - Charing Cross (1 change(s) - 104 mins - Southeastern - £570 monthly fare) View details - Wimbledon (1 change(s) - 120 mins - Thameslink - £570 monthly fare) View details - Victoria (1 change(s) - 126 mins - Southern - £570 monthly fare) View details - Brighton (1 change(s) - 132 mins - Thameslink) View details - Birmingham New Street (1 change(s) - 132 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Manchester Piccadilly (1 change(s) - 155 mins - TransPennine Express) View details |
St Neots A relatively quiet station. Station footfall changed -4% from the previous year. | 12 miles |
- Kings Cross (57 mins - Govia Thameslink Railway (Great Northern) - £520 monthly fare) View details - London St Pancras (58 mins - Thameslink - £520 monthly fare) View details - Cambridge (1 change(s) - 60 mins - Govia Thameslink Railway (Great Northern)) View details - Highbury & Islington (1 change(s) - 62 mins - Govia Thameslink Railway (Great Northern) - £520 monthly fare) View details - London Bridge (1 change(s) - 73 mins - Thameslink - £547 monthly fare) View details - East Croydon (1 change(s) - 90 mins - Thameslink - £520 monthly fare) View details - Cannon Street (1 change(s) - 91 mins - Southeastern - £520 monthly fare) View details - Charing Cross (1 change(s) - 96 mins - Southeastern - £520 monthly fare) View details - York (1 change(s) - 99 mins - London North Eastern Railway) View details - Wimbledon (1 change(s) - 112 mins - Thameslink - £520 monthly fare) View details - Victoria (1 change(s) - 118 mins - Southern - £520 monthly fare) View details - Leeds (1 change(s) - 121 mins - London North Eastern Railway) View details - Brighton (1 change(s) - 144 mins - Thameslink) View details - Birmingham New Street (1 change(s) - 146 mins - CrossCountry) View details |
The table below lists ethnicities living in the local authority (Huntingdonshire) as per the data published in December 2022. Source: ethnicity-facts-figures.service.gov.uk
Ethnicity | % of Huntingdonshire residents | Benchmark:% of England & Wales residents |
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White | 92.4% | 81.7% |
Asian | 3.2% | 9.3% |
Mixed | 2.2% | 2.9% |
Black | 1.5% | 4.0% |
Other | 0.7% | 2.1% |
Relative to the UK average, the average broadband download speed in Cambridgeshire is fast (74mbps). No local data is available for Houghton (Huntingdonshire).
Average speed | mbps |
% households with superfast broadband access | % |
% households unable to access decent broadband | % |
Crime stats were found at the Huntingdonshire level:
Type | Huntingdonshire | UK |
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Total Crimes (per thousand people) | 59 | 93 |
Burglaries (per thousand people) | 3 | 5 |
Public Order Offences (per thousand people) | 7 | 10 |
Bicycle Thefts (per thousand people) | 1 | 1 |
Violence Against People (per thousand people) | 23 | 36 |
We use an API provided by Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) to identify any live flood warnings to be aware of and we also provide insight into whether flooding could occur from rivers, sea and groundwater within 1km of Houghton (Huntingdonshire).
There are no live flood warnings in the area, according to our interpretation of the DEFRA API.
The areas in the table below have been identified by the DEFRA API as areas where it is possible for flooding to occur from rivers, sea and in some locations, groundwater. Some of these areas will have measures in place to minimise the risk of flooding and they may be monitored by the Flood Warning Service.
Area | Cause | Description |
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East Anglia | River Great Ouse | River Great Ouse from Brampton to Earith, including Back Brook, Hall Green Brook, Parsons Drove Drain, Swavesey Drain and Wadsbys Folly |
East Anglia | River Great Ouse | Meadow Lane, River Meadow, Common Lane, High Street, Church Lane, Rideaway, Royal Oak Lane and New Road in Hemmingford Abbotts, Church Street, Meadow Lane, Mill Lane, High Street, Marsh Lane, Pound Lane and St Ives Road in Hemmingford Grey |
East Anglia | River Great Ouse | Banks End, Splash Lane, Manor Close, St Margarets Road, Warren Close, Ware Lane, Victoria Crescent, Rectory Lane and Huntingdon Road in Wyton, St Ives Road, Home Farm Road, Mill Street, Chapel Lane, Thicket Road and Meadow Lane in Houghton |
Name | Property market | Crimes per 1,000 | Schools nearby | Socio Economic |
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Houghton (Huntingdonshire), Cambridgeshire Affordability: Average Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £306,064 Detached: £498,559 | 59 | Primary: 2Secondary: | |
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire Affordability: Expensive Outstanding schools Slowing property market Local Waitrose Local John Lewis Local M&S | Semi-detached: £621,893 Detached: £1,059,215 | 113 | Primary: 20Secondary: 18 | 23.7% residents in higher managerial positions 4.4% residents long-term unemployed |
Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire Affordability: Expensive Low Crime Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £409,914 Detached: £643,144 | 47 | Primary: 1Secondary: | 23.7% residents in higher managerial positions 4.4% residents long-term unemployed |
Bourn, Cambridgeshire Affordability: Expensive Low Crime Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £409,914 Detached: £643,144 | 47 | Primary: Secondary: | 23.7% residents in higher managerial positions 4.4% residents long-term unemployed |
Grantchester, Cambridgeshire Affordability: Expensive Low Crime Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £409,914 Detached: £643,144 | 47 | Primary: 4Secondary: 1 | 23.7% residents in higher managerial positions 4.4% residents long-term unemployed |
Linton, Cambridgeshire Affordability: Expensive Low Crime Outstanding schools Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £409,914 Detached: £643,144 | 47 | Primary: 3Secondary: 2 | 19.4% residents in higher managerial positions 5.0% residents long-term unemployed |
Ramsey, Cambridgeshire Affordability: Average Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £306,064 Detached: £498,559 | 59 | Primary: 2Secondary: 1 | 14.0% residents in higher managerial positions 6.1% residents long-term unemployed |
Ely, Cambridgeshire Affordability: Expensive Low Crime Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Local Waitrose Local M&S | Semi-detached: £320,235 Detached: £482,384 | 45 | Primary: 7Secondary: 3 | 19.4% residents in higher managerial positions 5.0% residents long-term unemployed |
Name | Property | Crimes per 1,000 | Schools nearby |
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Houghton (Huntingdonshire), Cambridgeshire Affordability: Average Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £306,064 Detached: £498,559 | 59 | Primary: 2Secondary: |
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire Affordability: Expensive Outstanding schools Slowing property market Local Waitrose Local John Lewis Local M&S | Semi-detached: £621,893 Detached: £1,059,215 | 113 | Primary: 20Secondary: 18 |
Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire Affordability: Expensive Low Crime Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £409,914 Detached: £643,144 | 47 | Primary: 1Secondary: |
Bourn, Cambridgeshire Affordability: Expensive Low Crime Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £409,914 Detached: £643,144 | 47 | Primary: Secondary: |
Grantchester, Cambridgeshire Affordability: Expensive Low Crime Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £409,914 Detached: £643,144 | 47 | Primary: 4Secondary: 1 |
Linton, Cambridgeshire Affordability: Expensive Low Crime Outstanding schools Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £409,914 Detached: £643,144 | 47 | Primary: 3Secondary: 2 |
Ramsey, Cambridgeshire Affordability: Average Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £306,064 Detached: £498,559 | 59 | Primary: 2Secondary: 1 |
Ely, Cambridgeshire Affordability: Expensive Low Crime Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Local Waitrose Local M&S | Semi-detached: £320,235 Detached: £482,384 | 45 | Primary: 7Secondary: 3 |
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