Crap Towns / East Cambridgeshire / Empty homes
How many homes stand empty in East Cambridgeshire?
In the East Cambridgeshire council area, 463 homes had stood empty for more than six months on 6 October 2025: 1.12% of all homes, about the same as England's 1.17%.
| Period | Empty homes | Share | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2013 | 262 | 0.72% | 0.93% |
| October 2014 | 244 | 0.67% | 0.88% |
| October 2015 | 246 | 0.67% | 0.86% |
| October 2016 | 244 | 0.66% | 0.84% |
| October 2017 | 242 | 0.65% | 0.86% |
| October 2018 | 315 | 0.84% | 0.89% |
| October 2019 | 305 | 0.80% | 0.92% |
| October 2020 | 487 | 1.27% | 1.09% |
| October 2021 | 391 | 1.01% | 0.95% |
| October 2022 | 467 | 1.18% | 0.99% |
| October 2023 | 532 | 1.32% | 1.03% |
| October 2024 | 525 | 1.28% | 1.03% |
| October 2025 | 463 | 1.12% | 1.17% |
| Council | % of homes empty, October 2025 |
|---|---|
| King's Lynn and West Norfolk | 1.75% |
| South Cambridgeshire | 1.54% |
| Cambridge | 1.18% |
| Fenland | 1.16% |
| East Cambridgeshire | 1.12% |
| West Suffolk | 1.08% |
| Across England | 1.17% |