Stowfields, Downham Market house prices are built from 58 sales lodged with HM Land Registry, the oldest in 2004 and the most recent on 14 Mar 2025. The median price paid across the whole record is £180,000. Across the 19 years from 2005 to 2024 the median moved +51.2% in cash — but once inflation is taken out, the change in 2026 money is -12.7%.
Median price paid
£180,000
Change in cash, 2005–2024
+51.2%
Change in real terms
-12.7%
Median per m²
£1,605
HM Land Registry58 sales12 with floor areaLatest sale 14 Mar 2025
Section 01
How Stowfields, Downham Market prices moved
The chart tracks the median Stowfields, Downham Market house price for every year with a recorded sale, from 2004 to 2024. The dashed line restates each year in 2026 money, so the two lines separate exactly as much as inflation has eroded the cash figure.
| Decade | Years with sales | Median paid | In today's money |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2 | £150,000 | £273,256 |
| 2020s | 1 | £257,000 | £262,587 |
The highest yearly median on record for Stowfields, Downham Market is £257,000 in 2024; the lowest is £150,000 in 2004. Across the full 21-year record the cash median has moved from £150,000 to £257,000.
In 2026 money that first median is worth £278,289, so the real change over the whole record is -2.8% — about -0.14% a year after inflation. Cash growth and real growth are not the same story, and the gap is the part most price reports leave out.
Over the last decade alone the difference is stark: +51.2% in cash against -12.7% once inflation is removed. A buyer who sold at the end of that decade would have needed the real figure, not the headline one, to know whether they had actually gained.
Section 02
The most recent sales
Every row is a completed sale as lodged with HM Land Registry. The right-hand column restates the price in 2026 money, which is the only fair way to compare a sale from the 1990s with one from last year.
| Address | Sold | Type | Price paid | In today's money |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 14 Mar 2025 | Terraced | £258,000 | £263,609 |
| 17 | 14 Mar 2025 | Terraced | £245,000 | £250,326 |
| 4 | 25 Oct 2024 | Detached | £345,000 | £363,022 |
| 21 | 6 Sep 2024 | Terraced | £259,000 | £272,530 |
| 9 | 2 Aug 2024 | Terraced | £225,000 | £236,754 |
| 19 | 23 May 2024 | Terraced | £255,000 | £268,321 |
| 2 | 26 Mar 2024 | Detached | £279,000 | £293,575 |
| 7 | 25 Jan 2024 | Terraced | £250,000 | £263,060 |
| 12 | 6 Sep 2023 | Terraced | £245,000 | £264,713 |
| 16 | 10 Aug 2023 | Terraced | £182,500 | £197,184 |
| 15 | 5 Aug 2022 | Terraced | £232,000 | £268,792 |
| 18 | 21 Jul 2022 | Terraced | £180,000 | £208,546 |
| 14 | 28 Jan 2022 | Terraced | £279,995 | £324,398 |
| 13 | 30 Sep 2021 | Terraced | £218,000 | £275,430 |
| 19 | 25 Nov 2020 | Terraced | £217,500 | £281,612 |
| 8 | 27 Sep 2019 | Detached | £250,000 | £326,994 |
| 11 | 8 Apr 2019 | Terraced | £198,000 | £258,980 |
| 6 | 12 Oct 2018 | Detached | £250,000 | £333,176 |
| 4 | 24 Aug 2018 | Detached | £305,000 | £406,474 |
| 5 | 21 Mar 2018 | Semi-detached | £178,000 | £237,221 |
| 13 | 13 Jan 2017 | Terraced | £187,500 | £255,188 |
| 12 | 22 Jan 2016 | Terraced | £165,000 | £230,347 |
| 10 | 17 Sep 2014 | Terraced | £180,000 | £258,189 |
| 23 | 11 Sep 2014 | Terraced | £155,000 | £222,330 |
| 21 | 17 Apr 2014 | Terraced | £170,000 | £243,845 |
Section 03
Homes that sold twice
These addresses appear in the register more than once, so the same bricks are being priced twice. That makes them the strongest evidence of what actually happened to Stowfields, Downham Market values — no mix of property types can flatter the number.
| Address | First recorded sale | Most recent sale | Cash a year | Real a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Stowfields | £150,000 (2004) | £258,000 (2025) | +2.6% | -0.3% |
| 17 Stowfields | £150,000 (2004) | £245,000 (2025) | +2.4% | -0.5% |
| 4 Stowfields | £236,000 (2005) | £345,000 (2024) | +2.0% | -0.9% |
| 21 Stowfields | £150,000 (2005) | £259,000 (2024) | +2.9% | 0.0% |
| 9 Stowfields | £150,000 (2004) | £225,000 (2024) | +2.0% | -0.8% |
| 19 Stowfields | £40,000 (2005) | £255,000 (2024) | +10.2% | +7.1% |
| 7 Stowfields | £150,000 (2004) | £250,000 (2024) | +2.6% | -0.3% |
| 12 Stowfields | £165,000 (2016) | £245,000 (2023) | +5.8% | +2.0% |
| 15 Stowfields | £173,000 (2004) | £232,000 (2022) | +1.6% | -1.0% |
| 8 Stowfields | £244,000 (2005) | £250,000 (2019) | +0.2% | -2.2% |
| 11 Stowfields | £150,000 (2004) | £198,000 (2019) | +1.9% | -0.5% |
| 6 Stowfields | £242,000 (2004) | £250,000 (2018) | +0.2% | -2.1% |
Section 04
What sells here
The mix of property types explains a large part of any area's median. Stowfields, Downham Market is dominated by the type at the top of this table, so its overall median leans that way.
| Property type | Sales | Share | Median paid | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terraced | 43 | 74.1% | £175,000 | £40,000 – £279,995 |
| Detached | 13 | 22.4% | £250,000 | £100,000 – £358,000 |
| Semi-detached | 2 | 3.4% | £150,000 | £150,000 – £178,000 |
Section 06
Ownership and new build in Stowfields, Downham Market
0 of the sales on record are leasehold and 58 freehold — 0.0% of the market. Tenure is not a detail: a leasehold flat and a freehold house are different assets, and mixing them into one median hides the difference.
| Category | Sales | Share | Median paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leasehold | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Freehold | 58 | 100.0% | £180,000 |
| New build | 11 | 19.0% | £150,000 |
| Existing home | 47 | 81.0% | £186,995 |
New builds sold for less than the median existing home — -19.8%. A new-build premium is normal: the buyer gets a warranty and nothing to fix, and the price is set by a developer rather than negotiated between two households.
Section 07
Living in Stowfields, Downham Market
Every certificate carries an energy efficiency band as well as a floor area. Across East Cambridgeshire, 47.9% of 44,518 certificates sit in bands A to C, and 5.6% in F or G — the bands that cost the most to heat and are hardest to mortgage.
| Energy band | Certificates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A | 748 | 1.7% |
| B | 6,858 | 15.4% |
| C | 13,740 | 30.9% |
| D | 14,050 | 31.6% |
| E | 6,646 | 14.9% |
| F | 2,028 | 4.6% |
| G | 448 | 1.0% |
The Office for National Statistics puts the mean private rent in East Cambridgeshire at £1,029 a month as of Jun 2026 — £725 for a one-bedroom home and £1,157 for three bedrooms.
Against the median sale of £180,000 here, that rent is a gross yield of 6.86% a year. It is a measured figure rather than an assumption: a real local rent over a real local price, before any cost of ownership.
Police forces publish every recorded street-level crime. Within a mile of the centre of PE38, 22 crimes were recorded in Jun 2026: 7 violent, 0 burglary, 0 vehicle-related and 7 anti-social behaviour. The median postcode district in this archive recorded 167 in the same month, so this one is 7.6 times quieter.
Against the 87,762 residents the 2021 census counted in East Cambridgeshire, that is 0.25 recorded crimes per thousand people in the month. The count covers a mile around the district centre while the population covers the whole council, so read the rate as an order of magnitude rather than a precise figure.
A count is not a rate. A district with shops and a station records more crime than a residential one of the same size, because more people pass through it. Read this next to the median, not on its own.
Section 08
The neighbourhood around Stowfields, Downham Market
The 2021 census counted 87,762 residents in East Cambridgeshire across 37,202 households. 69.5% of those households own their home and 30.4% rent — a split the sold record cannot show, because only owners appear in it.
6 state and independent schools have a PE38 postcode: 5 primary, 1 secondary. Catchment areas do not follow postcodes, so treat this as what is nearby rather than what a child would be offered.
| School | Phase | Type | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|
| Downham Market Academy | Secondary | Academy sponsor led | 1,329 |
| Downham Market, Hillcrest Primary School | Primary | Community school | 404 |
| Nelson Academy | Primary | Academy sponsor led | 386 |
| Denver Voluntary Controlled Primary School | Primary | Voluntary controlled school | 108 |
| Southery Academy | Primary | Academy sponsor led | 83 |
| Hilgay Riverside Academy | Primary | Academy converter | 75 |
| Station | Mode | Distance from the district centre |
|---|---|---|
| Downham Market Rail Station | Rail | 1.8 km |
| Watlington Rail Station | Rail | 9.4 km |
| Littleport Rail Station | Rail | 14.6 km |
| Manea Rail Station | Rail | 16.8 km |
Section 09
How Stowfields, Downham Market compares
The median across the whole archive is £157,500. Stowfields, Downham Market sits above that national figure — +14.3%.
Within Downham Market the street ranks 83 of 268 by median price, and its median is above the town figure of £154,000 (+16.9%).
Where an EPC floor area could be matched to the sale, the median works out at £1,605 per square metre, across 12 of the 58 sales on record. Price per square metre is the only figure that compares a two-bed flat with a four-bed house honestly.
The full range on record runs from £40,000 to £358,000. Extremes usually mean something unusual — a plot sold without a house on it, a transfer between family members, or a very large property — so the median is the number to trust.
Stowfields, Downham Market sits in East Cambridgeshire, in the East of England.
The Office for National Statistics puts the median home in East Cambridgeshire at 10.0 times median local earnings of £34,117 a year, measured to Sep 2025. Across England and Wales the same ratio is 7.6. That number, not the price alone, is what decides whether a place is within reach of the people who work in it.
Section 10
Nearby on the record
Streets nearby
- Priory Road£115,225 median
- Rosemary Way£160,000 median
- Lynn Road£120,000 median
- Civray Avenue£182,500 median
- Bexwell Road£172,000 median
- Richmond Road£145,000 median
- Railway Road£108,000 median
- Feltwell Road£131,250 median
- Paradise Road£105,000 median
- Wimbotsham Road£167,750 median
- Maple Road£84,000 median
- Grimshoe Road£180,000 median
- Landseer Drive£166,500 median
- Church Road£135,000 median
- High Street£116,500 median
- Bennett Street£140,000 median
Addresses with more than one recorded sale
- 13 Stowfields5 sales
- 19 Stowfields5 sales
- 23 Stowfields5 sales
- 21 Stowfields4 sales
- 7 Stowfields4 sales
- 17 Stowfields3 sales
- 4 Stowfields3 sales
- 9 Stowfields3 sales
- 8 Stowfields3 sales
- 11 Stowfields3 sales
- 6 Stowfields3 sales
- 1 Stowfields3 sales
- 12 Stowfields2 sales
- 15 Stowfields2 sales
- 5 Stowfields2 sales
- 10 Stowfields2 sales
- 3 Stowfields2 sales
Back to Downham Market house prices.
Quick answers
Common questions about this data
What is the average house price in Stowfields, Downham Market?
The median price paid in Stowfields, Downham Market across every sale on the register is £180,000. The median is used rather than the mean because a handful of very large sales would otherwise drag the average away from what a typical buyer paid.
How many homes have sold in Stowfields, Downham Market?
58 sales are on record for Stowfields, Downham Market, the most recent completing on 14 Mar 2025. Every one is a completed transfer lodged with HM Land Registry, not an asking price or an estimate.
Have Stowfields, Downham Market house prices actually risen?
In cash, the median rose +51.2% between 2005 and 2024. In 2026 money — that is, after inflation — the change is -12.7%. Both numbers are true; only the second one tells you whether buying here preserved value.
When were Stowfields, Downham Market house prices at their highest?
The highest yearly median on record is £257,000, set in 2024. That is the cash figure; measured in 2026 money the peak may fall in a different year, because inflation reshapes the series.
What is the price per square metre in Stowfields, Downham Market?
£1,605 per square metre, from the 12 sales where an EPC floor area could be matched to the address. Price per square metre strips out size, so a flat and a house can be compared on the same basis.
How current is this data?
The latest sale shown here completed on 14 Mar 2025. HM Land Registry publishes Price Paid Data monthly and a sale can take a month or two to appear after completion, so the most recent weeks are always incomplete.
Cite this page: Sold Price History, “Stowfields, Downham Market house prices”, 2026. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data © Crown copyright and database right, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Inflation adjustment: ONS CPIH.