Cathedral Rise
From£335,000
- 2-5 beds
- 2-3 baths
- 757-1,880 sq ft
Development in Ely, East Cambridgeshire CB6 2FU
Assisted move, on every home
BellwayLiving in East Cambridgeshire
Living in East Cambridgeshire, a local authority area in Cambridgeshire: its new homes, prices and builders, the neighbourhoods, schools and people, and what buying here costs, from today's listings and the official records.
- New homes for sale
- 84
- Developments
- 12
- Middle price
- £419,995
- Builders
- 8
Listings updated 12 Nov 2026
Cathedral RiseBellway
Newman FieldsPersimmon Homes
Millstone ParkLinden HomesAbout East Cambridgeshire
East Cambridgeshire is a district in Cambridgeshire whose council is based in the cathedral city of Ely. It also takes in the towns of Littleport and Soham and a rural area that includes part of the Fens. Its neighbours are South Cambridgeshire, Huntingdonshire, Fenland, King's Lynn and West Norfolk and West Suffolk.
Ely, 14 miles north-east of Cambridge, stands on an island of clay that stayed dry while the Fenland around it was waterlogged. Its cathedral grew from an abbey founded in 672 by St Etheldreda; the earliest parts of the present building date from 1083, and its towers, seen across the flat country, earned it the name the Ship of the Fens. Oliver Cromwell lived in Ely until 1646, in a house that is now open to visitors. The district is rich in Bronze Age finds, notably at Isleham.
Drained Fen peat makes fertile farmland, and the Great Ouse at Ely is now a boating river with a marina. Wicken Fen, cared for by the National Trust since 1899, is a National Nature Reserve of fen, marsh and reedbeds, and further south Devil's Dyke, an earthwork thought to be Anglo-Saxon, runs in an almost straight line from Reach to Woodditton across open chalkland.
Ely station is on the Fen line and is a railway hub, with lines to King's Lynn, Peterborough, Norwich, Ipswich, Cambridge and London. The A10 runs north and south through Ely between London and King's Lynn, and the A142 passes Soham on its way between Ely and Newmarket.
Written by NewHomeSearch and checked on 11 Nov 2026 against: Wikipedia: East Cambridgeshire; Wikipedia: Ely, Cambridgeshire; Wikipedia: Ely Cathedral; Wikipedia: Wicken Fen; Wikipedia: Devil's Dyke, Cambridgeshire; Wikipedia: Soham
East Cambridgeshire in brief
East Cambridgeshire has 84 new homes for sale today across 12 developments from 8 builders, priced from £244,995 to £750,000. The middle asking price is £419,995.
That middle price is 7% below the East of England middle of £450,000 and 5% above England's £399,995, across the new homes for sale in each.
Of the towns in East Cambridgeshire, Ely has the most new homes for sale (27), then Soham (17) and Littleport (12).
6 more developments are coming soon: announced by their builders but not yet released for sale.
Where the new homes are
Every development with homes for sale in East Cambridgeshire, at its lowest price, inside its boundary.
Boundaries from the ONS; map data from Ordnance Survey OS Open Zoomstack.
New homes in East Cambridgeshire
4-bedroom homes are the most common, 48% of those for sale and 96% are houses. 29 homes came on the market in the last 30 days. 4 homes (5%) are listed below their first price, by 3.2% in the middle. Where the floor area is stated, the middle price is £370 a square foot.
Bellway
Newman Fields
From£300,000
- 3-5 beds
- 2-4 baths
Development in Soham, East Cambridgeshire CB7 5EL
Deposit contribution, 5% stated on the listing, on 7 of 26 homes · 4 more
Persimmon Homes
Millstone Park
From£419,995
- 3-5 beds
- 2 baths
- 970-1,967 sq ft
Development in Burwell, East Cambridgeshire CB25 0AE
Deposit contribution, £15,000 builder-stated, on 1 of 11 homes · 8 more
Linden Homes
Peacock Grove
From£267,995
- 2-4 beds
- 1-3 baths
Development in Littleport, East Cambridgeshire CB6 1UJ
Mortgage contribution, £26,999 stated on the listing, on 1 of 16 homes · 3 more
David Wilson Homes
Lantern Croft
From£310,000
- 2-4 beds
- 2 baths
- 676-1,226 sq ft
Development in Ely, East Cambridgeshire CB6 2YL
Stamp duty paid, on 1 of 7 homes · 3 more
Taylor Wimpey
The Ferns at Kennett Garden Village
From£375,000
- 3-4 beds
- 2 baths
- 937-1,374 sq ft
Development in East Cambridgeshire CB8 7QQ
Assisted move, on every home
BellwayNew build prices in East Cambridgeshire
The middle asking price of the homes for sale, by bedrooms and by kind of home.
New homes listed with HomePortfolio and on the builders’ own sites, today.
How East Cambridgeshire compares
Sold prices, people, schools and costs, ranked among the council areas of England and Wales.
Where East Cambridgeshire stands out
Each figure is placed among up to 318 council areas, from the lowest on the left to the highest on the right.
- People per square kilometre13535th lowest of 318
- Walk score3138th lowest of 296
- Households with no car12%41st lowest of 318
- Crimes recorded per thousand residents6464th lowest of 318
- GCSE Attainment 8 score49.877th highest of 295
- Share of sales that were new homes1%86th highest of 318
Market trends against East of England
How East Cambridgeshire fares among the council areas of East of England on homes sold in the last twelve months.
- Middle sold price£335,00020th lowest of 45 in the region
- Price change in a year-1.5%15th lowest of 45 in the region
- Homes sold per thousand households2514th lowest of 45 in the region
Sold prices from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, people from the ONS Census, schools from Ofsted and the Department for Education, crime from data.police.uk, all via HomePortfolio, measured 10 Nov 2026.
Builders in East Cambridgeshire
Linden Homes has the most new homes for sale in East Cambridgeshire: 27 homes across 4 developments, from £275,000. Bellway, Persimmon Homes and David Wilson Homes have the next most, of 8 builders in all.
- Linden Homes4 developments27 homesFrom £275,000
- Bellway2 developments20 homesFrom £335,000
- Persimmon Homes1 development11 homesFrom £300,000
- David Wilson Homes1 development9 homesFrom £267,995
- Taylor Wimpey1 development7 homesFrom £310,000
- Ashberry1 development4 homesFrom £244,995
- Bovis Homes1 development3 homesFrom £295,000
- Persona Homes1 development3 homes
New homes listed with HomePortfolio and on the builders’ own sites, today.
What buying in East Cambridgeshire costs
At the middle asking price of £419,995, a home mover would pay £10,999 in stamp duty and a first-time buyer £5,999, on the rates in force today. A 5% deposit on that price is £21,000 and a 10% deposit £42,000. 71% of the homes for sale are priced at or under £500,000, the limit for first-time buyer relief. The Your First Home price cap in East Cambridgeshire is £370,000: 26 homes for sale here are under it. 67 homes have a builder-stated incentive, most often assisted move, deposit contribution and stamp duty paid.
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Everyday life near the new homes
What is within 1 mile of the 6 developments with the most homes.
Where to live in East Cambridgeshire
The best place depends on what you need, so this compares rather than ranks: each neighbourhood and town with its new homes for sale today and their middle price.
Towns in East Cambridgeshire
Best places to live in East Cambridgeshire? The neighbourhoods compared
Living in East Cambridgeshire: your questions
Answered from today's listings and the official rules.
How many new homes are for sale in East Cambridgeshire?
84 new homes are for sale in East Cambridgeshire today, across 12 developments from 8 builders. 6 more developments are coming soon.
Is East Cambridgeshire a good place to live?
That depends on what you need from a place, so this guide sets out the figures rather than a verdict. For a new home, East Cambridgeshire has 84 new homes for sale across 12 developments, the middle asking price £419,995 (7% below the East of England middle). The guide also shows the schools near the new homes and their Ofsted outcomes, the people from the census, recorded crime, the everyday places within reach and what buying costs here.
What is the average price of a new build home in East Cambridgeshire?
The middle asking price of the new homes for sale in East Cambridgeshire is £419,995, and the lowest is £244,995. By bedrooms: 2 bedrooms £270,995, 3 bedrooms £332,500, 4 bedrooms £497,500, 5+ bedrooms £562,500.
Which builders are building new homes in East Cambridgeshire?
Linden Homes, Bellway, Persimmon Homes, David Wilson Homes, Taylor Wimpey and Ashberry, and 2 other builders have new homes for sale in East Cambridgeshire today.
Which development in East Cambridgeshire has the most homes for sale?
Cathedral Rise by Bellway, with 13 homes for sale from £335,000. Then Newman Fields by Persimmon Homes and Millstone Park by Linden Homes.
How much is stamp duty on a new build in East Cambridgeshire?
On the middle asking price of £419,995, a home mover pays £10,999 and a first-time buyer £5,999, on the rates in force today. First-time buyer relief applies to homes priced at or under £500,000.
Are there new build incentives in East Cambridgeshire?
Yes: 67 homes for sale in East Cambridgeshire have a builder-stated incentive, most often assisted move (43), deposit contribution (13) and stamp duty paid (12). 4 homes are also listed below their first price.
What are the best places to live in East Cambridgeshire for new homes?
That depends on what you need from a place, so the guide compares its neighbourhoods rather than ranking them. By new homes for sale, the most are in Ely North (27 homes, middle £500,000), Littleport (12 homes, middle £344,495), Fordham & Isleham (11 homes, middle £380,000). The lowest middle price is in Soham North, at £320,000.
Which neighbourhoods in East Cambridgeshire have new homes?
Ely North (27), Littleport (12), Fordham & Isleham (11) and Soham North (11) have the most new homes for sale, of 7 neighbourhoods with homes.
What is the Your First Home price cap in East Cambridgeshire?
£370,000. 26 new homes for sale in East Cambridgeshire are under it today. The scheme is not open yet: its rules are on the scheme's page.