Landlord templates, St Ives.

St Ives rental market, what landlords need to know

St Ives is a market town in Huntingdonshire District, Cambridgeshire, situated on the River Great Ouse approximately 12 miles north-west of Cambridge, 7 miles east of Huntingdon, 20 miles south of Peterborough, and 65 miles north of London. With a population of approximately 16,000, St Ives is a prosperous and attractive market town with a medieval bridge and chapel, a busy market square, and a strong retail and hospitality offer relative to its size. St Ives is the northern terminus of the Cambridgeshire Guided Busway — the world's longest guided busway — which opened in 2011 and runs 25 km from St Ives to Cambridge city centre, Addenbrooke's Hospital, and Cambridge South (mainline rail interchange from 2024). The busway has transformed St Ives into one of the most accessible satellite towns for Cambridge, providing a rapid transit connection to Cambridge city centre in approximately 25 minutes (non-stop Citi 1 or Citi 4 services) and to Addenbrooke's Hospital/Cambridge Biomedical Campus in approximately 28 minutes. This makes St Ives exceptionally attractive to Cambridge professionals who want more space and lower rents than Cambridge city while maintaining fast access to work. Key employers and commuter draw: Cambridge city and the Cambridge Biomedical Campus (~25 min by guided busway): AstraZeneca (UK HQ and R&D at Granta Park, 2 miles from Cambridge — employs ~2,000 scientists and commercial staff; Addenbrooke's Hospital (~3,000 NHS consultants, doctors, nurses, allied health professionals, and admin staff; the largest employer on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus); Wellcome Genome Campus (Hinxton, ~15 miles south of Cambridge — employs ~1,500 scientists in genomics, bioinformatics, and related fields; commutable from St Ives via Cambridge bus + car); ARM Holdings (Cambridge HQ — chip design; ~5,000+ staff); Cambridge University (25,000+ students; 10,000+ academic and administrative staff; multiple departments accessible from central Cambridge); Cambridge Science Park and Granta Park (100+ high-tech and pharmaceutical companies — easily accessible by guided busway into Cambridge). Locally: Hinchingbrooke Hospital, Huntingdon (~7 miles west; East of England Ambulance Service and North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust employer); Huntingdonshire District Council offices (Godmanchester, ~7 miles west); The Cromwell Hospital (private healthcare, Huntingdon); significant logistics employment along the A14 corridor (Amazon at St Neots; DHL at Huntingdon). Rail: the nearest mainline station is Huntingdon (~7 miles west; Great Northern services to Cambridge ~15 min; Peterborough ~20 min; London King's Cross ~55 min). Road: A14 passes south of St Ives (~2 miles south; connects to Cambridge ~12 miles east; Huntingdon ~7 miles west; M11 via Cambridge). Average rents for a 2-bed are £1,050–£1,350 pcm.