Renting in Cambridge

Average Rent in Cambridge

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The average rent in Cambridge is £1,600/mo, with 5,226 live listings across 5 portals from £400/mo. Compare rents by bedroom and area below — and get alerted the moment a new Cambridge rental appears.

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Renting in Cambridge

What it costs to rent in Cambridge

Cambridge currently has 5,226 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £1,600 a month. 135 new homes appeared in the past week alone. Among the houses and flats listed, roughly 38% are houses and the rest are flats.

Rents vary sharply by postcode. The most affordable outcode we track is CB8 at around £900/mo, while CB2 sits nearer £1,850/mo. For a wider view of where the UK’s cheapest rents are, see our guide to the cheapest cities to rent in the UK.

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Market snapshot

Cambridge rental market at a glance

5,226

Active rentals in Cambridge

£1,600/mo

Median monthly rent

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Rental prices

Rent by bedrooms in Cambridge

Median monthly rent, based on 5,226 active listings across 5 property sites.

Bedrooms	Median rent	Available
1 bed	£1,200/mo	1727
2 bed	£1,750/mo	1260
3 bed	£1,960/mo	540
4+ bed	£2,750/mo	792
Room	£750/mo	560

Updated July 2026. Prices normalised to monthly where weekly was listed.

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Rent trend · ONS PIPR

How Cambridge rents have moved

Office for National Statistics Price Index of Private Rents — official monthly average rent across all tenures in Cambridge. Latest: £1,795/mo (Mar 26, +1.8% YoY).

Latest

£1,795

Mar 26

Annual

+1.8%

vs last year

5-yr ago

£1,387

Apr 21

Total change

+29%

since 2021

Source: Office for National Statistics · Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR). Updated monthly with a ~2-month lag. ONS uses Broad Rental Market Areas in Scotland — figures may aggregate beyond the city itself.

Affordability · ONS ASHE

What share of Cambridge pay goes on rent?

Renters in Cambridge spend an estimated 56% of the local median gross salary on rent — based on the ONS Price Index of Private Rents and ASHE Table 8 (2025).

Median rent

£1,795/mo

£21,540/yr

Median pay

£38,711/yr

gross, ASHE 2025

Rent burden

56%

Expensive — half of local median pay before tax.

0%30% threshold80%

Sources: Office for National Statistics — Price Index of Private Rents (latest month) and Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings Table 8.7a (median annual gross pay, place of residence). The 30% line is the conventional rent-burden threshold above which housing costs are considered to crowd out other essentials.

Council tax · VOA 2024

Council tax bands across Cambridge

Most Cambridge homes sit in Band C. The weighted average works out close to Band C–D across 60,610 properties on the council-tax list.

Modal band

most common band

Mean band

3.50

≈ Band C–D

Stock

61k

60,610 properties

A
7%4,420
B
18%11,070
C
34%20,780
D
17%10,550
E
10%6,050
F
7%3,970
G
5%3,270
H
1%500

Source: HM Valuation Office Agency — Council Tax Stock of Properties (CTSOP1.0), extract dated 31 March 2024. Covers England and Wales; Scotland and Northern Ireland use separate band schemes and aren't included.

Broadband · Ofcom Connected Nations

Broadband coverage across Cambridge

88% of Cambridge premises can already get full-fibre and 94% can get gigabit speeds — Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage, July 2025.

Full fibre

88%

FTTP-ready premises

Gigabit

94%

≥1Gbit/s available

Superfast

99%

≥30Mbit/s available

Mean speed

481 Mbit/s

bucket-weighted estimate

Full fibre (FTTP)
88%
Gigabit-capable
94%
Superfast (≥30 Mbit/s)
99%

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage by Local Authority (Cambridge), July 2025, covering 58,108 premises. Mean download speed is estimated from Ofcom speed-bucket midpoints.

Energy efficiency · DESNZ EPC

EPC ratings for Cambridge homes

59% of Cambridge homes hold a current EPC in bands A–C — the bands that meet the proposed 2030 minimum energy-efficiency standard for rented stock.

Bands A–C

59%

good energy-efficiency stock

Bands D–G

41%

below the proposed 2030 floor

Certificates

53k

53,230 EPCs

A
1%740
B
21%11,313
C
36%19,151
D
30%16,234
E
9%4,850
F
1%753
G
0%189

Source: DESNZ Energy Performance of Buildings register (replacement for opendatacommunities.org), domestic certificates filed under Cambridge. Covers England and Wales — Scottish EPCs are held in a separate Scottish register and aren't included.

Schools · GIAS · DfE

State-funded schools near Cambridge

13 open state-funded schools sit within one mile of the Cambridge centroid. The five closest:

1
Parkside Community College
Secondary · Academy converter · CB1 1EH
0.29 mi
2
Park Street CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · CB5 8AR
0.32 mi
3
St Alban's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · CB2 1EN
0.52 mi
4
St Matthew's Primary School
Primary · Community school · CB1 2LD
0.62 mi
5
St Pauls CofE VA Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · CB2 1HJ
0.64 mi

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools (state-funded extract). Distances are straight-line from each school's postcode to the Cambridge centroid. Ofsted ratings were removed from GIAS in January 2025 and aren't available here.

Property types

What’s on offer in Cambridge

Flats & apartments

2212

53% of listings

Houses

1348

32% of listings

Rooms

560

14% of listings

Bungalows

1% of listings

Property mix · houses

Houses to rent in Cambridge — what's on the market

Terraced houses make up 42% of the 1,376 houses currently advertised in Cambridge.

Terraced
42%583
Semi-detached
25%344
Other house
22%309
Detached
8%112
Bungalow
2%28

Rent by postcode

Where Cambridge rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 3,011 live listings in 9 outcodes. Outcodes with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental.

Most expensive in Cambridge

1CB2£1,850/mo360 rentals
2CB3£1,850/mo230 rentals
3CB5£1,725/mo386 rentals

Cheapest in Cambridge

1CB8£900/mo4 rentals
2CB24£1,350/mo24 rentals
3CB4£1,395/mo891 rentals

Features · Cambridge

Garden, parking, and floor area in Cambridge

Live signal across 5,226 Cambridge rentals scraped from six UK portals. Coverage varies by portal — figures below show the share of listings whose advertiser surfaces the feature.

Garden

86%

of 1,266 Cambridge listings advertise a garden, patio, or terrace.

Parking

87%

of 1,693 Cambridge listings include parking, a driveway, or a garage.

Floor area · £/sqft

£2.58 /sqft

Median 694 sqft across 839 Cambridge listings that publish floor area.

Area safety

Safety in Cambridge

Higher Crime Area

Based on the latest police data (July 2026), Cambridge has a higher crime rate compared to other UK cities. Across 70 of 70 postcode districts analysed, the median was 268 reported crimes per area. The most common category in Cambridge is Violent crime, accounting for 2% of all incidents.

Crime overview

268 crimes per area (median)
70 of 70 postcode districts covered
Data: July 2026

Most reported

Violent crime
2% of incidents

Cambridge’s overall figures sit above the national median, but crime varies a lot by neighbourhood. Dwellio alerts include the area’s data so you can pick the right street.

Data from data.police.uk, updated monthly. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Area breakdown

Safety by suburb in Cambridge

Street-level crime counts from data.police.uk for May 2026, covering a ~1 mile radius around each suburb centre. Figures are normalised per 1,000 residents so you can compare neighbourhoods fairly.

Cherry Hinton has the lowest crime count of the top 5 suburbs in Cambridge.

Chesterton
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (136) · pop. ~16,000
28
per 1k
Trumpington
Safer area
Most common: Violent crime (32) · pop. ~8,000
15
per 1k
Cherry Hinton
Safer area
Most common: Violent crime (78) · pop. ~16,000
14
per 1k
Newnham
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (69) · pop. ~6,000
41
per 1k
Arbury
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (124) · pop. ~10,000
37
per 1k

Suburbs shown are representative populated areas; figures reflect street-level incidents within ~1 mile of each centre. Data from data.police.uk. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Where we search

Cambridge listings by portal

We watch 5 property sites for rentals in Cambridge.

Rightmove

2883

OpenRent

1160

SpareRoom

560

OnTheMarket

456

Leaders

167

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Frequently asked

Renting in Cambridge — your questions answered

What is the average rent in Cambridge?

The median rent in Cambridge is £1600/month based on 5226 active listings across 5 property portals (2026-07).

How many rental properties are available in Cambridge?

There are currently 5226 rental properties available in Cambridge, with 135 new listings added in the last 7 days.

Is Cambridge safe for renters?

Cambridge has a higher crime rate compared to other UK cities, with a median of 268 reported crimes per postcode area (July 2026). The most common category is Violent crime. Data from data.police.uk.

What is the most common crime in Cambridge?

The most commonly reported crime category in Cambridge is Violent crime, based on data.police.uk records for July 2026.

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