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Macaulay Avenue, Great Shelford, Cambridge

MyStreetCheck free street report: Macaulay Avenue, Great Shelford, Cambridge · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/cambridge-cambridgeshire/macaulay-avenue/

House prices, sold prices and local information for CB22 5AE, CB22 5AF.

Average price (last 12 months)
£370,667
3 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£349,177
31 sales
Price range
£209k – £500k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
3 Jul 2026
CB22 5AF

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At a glance

House prices£371k average28% below the Cambridge average CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 8 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskIn a flood warning areaCheck the GOV.UK long-term risk Nearest station7 min walkShelford (Cambs) station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold94% freeholdAcross 36 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

31 property sales on Macaulay Avenue, Great Shelford, Cambridge have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 3 homes sold here for an average of £370,667. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £359,867. Average sale prices rose from £264,500 in 2016 to £370,667 in 2026 (+40%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 28% below the Cambridge average of £512,977 over the same period. 9 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 9 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 48% semi-detached, 35% terraced, 10% detached. Recorded sale prices on Macaulay Avenue range from £208,500 to £500,000. 94% of homes sold here were freehold and 6% leasehold. Of 494 streets in Cambridge with at least two sales in the last year, Macaulay Avenue ranks 341st for average price.

House prices on Macaulay Avenue compared

Macaulay Avenue£370,667
CB22 postcode area£599,159
Cambridge£512,977
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all CB22 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £264,500 (2 sales)2016£265k2017: £208,500 (1 sales)2017£209k2018: £333,333 (3 sales)2018£333k2019: £337,333 (3 sales)2019£337k2020: £245,000 (1 sales)2020£245k2021: £342,833 (6 sales)2021£343k2022: £248,000 (2 sales)2022£248k2023: £430,000 (2 sales)2023£430k2024: £410,000 (4 sales)2024£410k2025: £416,250 (4 sales)2025£416k2026: £370,667 (3 sales)2026£371k

Tenure: 94% freehold and 6% leasehold across 36 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached15£359,8678 Jun 2026
Terraced11£334,50027 Feb 2026
Detached3£431,6673 Jul 2026
Flat2£226,0002 Sep 2022

Sold prices on Macaulay Avenue

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
73, Macaulay Avenue CB22 5AF 3 Jul 2026£450,000 DetachedFreehold
10, Macaulay Avenue CB22 5AE 8 Jun 2026£425,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
90, Macaulay Avenue CB22 5AF 27 Feb 2026£237,000 TerracedFreehold
59, Macaulay Avenue CB22 5AE 10 Nov 2025£300,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
1, Macaulay Avenue CB22 5AE 18 Aug 2025£415,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
9, Macaulay Avenue CB22 5AE 18 Jul 2025£425,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
22, Macaulay Avenue CB22 5AE 5 Jun 2025£425,000 TerracedFreehold
13, Macaulay Avenue CB22 5AE 5 Feb 2025£400,000 TerracedFreehold
52A, Macaulay Avenue CB22 5AE 1 Nov 2024£500,000 DetachedFreehold
103, Macaulay Avenue CB22 5AF 1 Jul 2024£310,000 TerracedFreehold
40, Macaulay Avenue CB22 5AE 6 Jun 2024£435,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
33, Macaulay Avenue CB22 5AE 28 Mar 2024£395,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
33A, Macaulay Avenue CB22 5AE 31 Oct 2023£500,500 OtherFreehold
44, Macaulay Avenue CB22 5AE 2 Oct 2023£400,000 TerracedFreehold
83, Macaulay Avenue CB22 5AF 20 Jul 2023£460,000 TerracedFreehold
109, Macaulay Avenue CB22 5AF 2 Sep 2022£243,500 FlatLeasehold
83, Macaulay Avenue CB22 5AF 21 Jan 2022£252,500 TerracedFreehold
38, Macaulay Avenue CB22 5AE 14 Dec 2021£400,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
10, Macaulay Avenue CB22 5AE 1 Oct 2021£421,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
33, Macaulay Avenue CB22 5AE 28 Sep 2021£381,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
123, Macaulay Avenue CB22 5AF 21 May 2021£300,000 TerracedFreehold
24, Macaulay Avenue CB22 5AE 14 May 2021£295,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
38, Macaulay Avenue CB22 5AE 31 Mar 2021£251,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
68, Macaulay Avenue CB22 5AE 18 Mar 2021£390,000 TerracedFreehold
38, Macaulay Avenue CB22 5AE 17 Dec 2020£230,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
86, Macaulay Avenue CB22 5AF 11 Dec 2020£245,000 TerracedFreehold
86, Macaulay Avenue CB22 5AF 28 Feb 2020£235,000 TerracedFreehold
44A, Macaulay Avenue CB22 5AE 18 Dec 2019£412,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
44, Macaulay Avenue CB22 5AE 17 Oct 2019£260,000 TerracedFreehold
40, Macaulay Avenue CB22 5AE 11 Mar 2019£340,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
73, Macaulay Avenue CB22 5AF 13 Jul 2018£345,000 DetachedFreehold
44A, Macaulay Avenue CB22 5AE 15 Jun 2018£335,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
125, Macaulay Avenue CB22 5AF 9 Mar 2018£320,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
39A, Macaulay Avenue CB22 5AE 19 Dec 2017£208,500 FlatLeasehold
56, Macaulay Avenue CB22 5AE 6 Sep 2016£254,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
57, Macaulay Avenue CB22 5AE 8 Aug 2016£275,000 Semi-detachedFreehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
73, Macaulay Avenue £345,000 (Jul 2018) → £450,000 (Jul 2026) +30%
over 8 yrs
10, Macaulay Avenue £421,000 (Oct 2021) → £425,000 (Jun 2026) +1%
over 5 yrs
40, Macaulay Avenue £340,000 (Mar 2019) → £435,000 (Jun 2024) +28%
over 5 yrs
33, Macaulay Avenue £381,000 (Sep 2021) → £395,000 (Mar 2024) +4%
over 2 yrs
44, Macaulay Avenue £260,000 (Oct 2019) → £400,000 (Oct 2023) +54%
over 4 yrs
83, Macaulay Avenue £252,500 (Jan 2022) → £460,000 (Jul 2023) +82%
over 1 yr
38, Macaulay Avenue £230,000 (Dec 2020) → £251,000 (Mar 2021) → £400,000 (Dec 2021) +74%
over under a year
86, Macaulay Avenue £235,000 (Feb 2020) → £245,000 (Dec 2020) +4%
over under a year
44A, Macaulay Avenue £335,000 (Jun 2018) → £412,000 (Dec 2019) +23%
over 2 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Macaulay Avenue

Crime

11 crimes were reported within about a mile of Macaulay Avenue in August 2026.

Crime level compared with the rest of England (10 = lowest crime):

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Lower crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences6
Burglary2
Drugs1
Other theft1
Possession of weapons1

Source: data.police.uk. Locations are approximate and cover the surrounding area, not just this street.

Flood risk

Macaulay Avenue is in or near 3 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • River Cam at Stapleford, Great Shelford and Hauxton Flood warning area
  • Lower River Cam in Cambridgeshire Flood alert area
  • Ely Ouse in Cambridgeshire, Suffolk and Norfolk Flood alert area

Flood warning areas cover places at risk from rivers and the sea. Surface water risk isn't included. Check the long-term flood risk for a postcode on GOV.UK.

Schools near Macaulay Avenue

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Stapleford Community Primary School 210 pupils Primary 2–11 Report 0.7 mi
Great and Little Shelford CofE (Aided) Primary School 201 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Good Report 0.8 mi
Cambridge Academy for Science and Technology 455 pupils Secondary 13–19 Report 1.4 mi
Trumpington Park Primary School 415 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 1.5 mi
Hauxton Primary School 51 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 1.7 mi
Long Road Sixth Form College 16 plus 16–19 Report 1.8 mi
Trumpington Community College 613 pupils Secondary 11–16 Good Report 1.8 mi
Homerton Early Years Centre 110 pupils Nursery 2–5 Report 1.9 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train stations

  • Shelford (Cambs) station 0.4 mi · 7 min walk
  • Cambridge South station 1.5 mi · 30 min walk
  • Cambridge station 2.8 mi · 56 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Queen Edith Medical Practice
    Queen Edith Medical Centre, 59 Queen Ediths Way, Cambridge · 1.8 mi
  • Cornford House Surgery
    364 Cherry Hinton Road, Cambridge · 2.3 mi
  • Cherry Hinton Medical Centre
    34 Fishers Lane, Cherry Hinton, Cambridge · 2.7 mi
  • Granta Medical Practices
    Sawston Medical Centre, London Road, Cambridge · 2.9 mi

Supermarkets

  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Great Shelford - High Green · 0.4 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Great Shelford Express · 0.6 mi
  • Spar Spar - Stapleford · 0.7 mi
  • Marks and Spencer Hospital M&S Addenbrookes Hospital · 1.5 mi

Pharmacies

  • Boots · 0.6 mi
  • Welfare Pharmacy · 1.6 mi
  • Polaris Pharmacy · 1.9 mi

Dentists

  • Dental Surgery · 0.6 mi
  • Form Dental · 0.6 mi
  • 4 Bishops Road (dental Surgery) · 1.6 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 8 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income6 of 10
Employment6 of 10
Education and skills8 of 10
Health and disability7 of 10
Crime9 of 10
Access to housing and services5 of 10
Living environment9 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned43.5%62.5%
Private rented20.4%20.3%
Social rented35.7%17.1%
Households894

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1514.3%17.4%
Aged 15–6463.9%64.1%
Aged 65+21.8%18.6%
Residents1,742

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable100%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks66%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks99%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks74%92%

Share of homes across South Cambridgeshire with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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Who lives around Macaulay Avenue

Ethnic group

HereSouth Cambridgeshire
White84%89%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh7.2%5.8%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups6.4%2.8%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.3%1.2%
Other ethnic group1.1%1.1%

Religion

HereSouth Cambridgeshire
Christian44.3%45.3%
No religion44.1%43.3%
Not answered6.8%6.7%
Muslim1.6%1.7%
Hindu1.3%1.5%
Buddhist0.9%0.5%
Other religion0.7%0.5%
Sikh0.2%–

Country of birth

HereSouth Cambridgeshire
Born in the UK76.4%83.8%
Born outside the UK23.6%16.2%

Highest qualification

HereSouth Cambridgeshire
Level 4 qualifications and above52.3%47.8%
No qualifications13.3%11.8%
Level 2 qualifications11.3%11.7%
Level 3 qualifications9.6%14.2%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.3%7.7%
Apprenticeship3.8%4.6%
Other qualifications2.4%2.1%

General health

HereSouth Cambridgeshire
Very good health46%52.2%
Good health34.3%33.6%
Fair health13.9%10.7%
Bad health3.9%2.7%
Very bad health1.8%0.8%

Cars or vans per household

HereSouth Cambridgeshire
1 car or van in household50.1%40.8%
No cars or vans in household24.4%10.9%
2 cars or vans in household19.6%35.6%
3 or more cars or vans in household5.9%12.6%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of South Cambridgeshire.

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