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Housing in CB1 7TE

What the homes in CB1 7TE are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Addenbrooke's & Queen Edith's
Council
Cambridge
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,866 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (51.9%). Flats make up 18.8%, below the 22.2% across England.

CB1 7TEEngland
Detached51.9%22.9%
Semi-detached18%31.5%
Terraced11%23%
Purpose-built flat16.1%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house2.1%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.6%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.4%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

58.7% of households in the CB1 7TE area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 32% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 35.5% own outright and 23.1% with a mortgage.

CB1 7TE
59%
32%
England
  • Owned58.7%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.2%1%
  • Private rented32%20.5%
  • Social rented9.1%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

CB1 7TEEngland
Owned outright35.5%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan23.1%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent29.3%18.2%
Other private rented2.7%2.2%
From the council6.2%8.3%
From a housing association2.9%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 3.0 people living in it. 18.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

CB1 7TEEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is sharers or another multi-adult household (22.3%). 24.8% of households include dependent children.

CB1 7TEEngland
Living alone, under 669.1%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over9.1%12.8%
Couple, no children15.5%16.8%
Couple with dependent children20.2%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.8%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children4.5%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.7%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over10.7%9.2%
Sharers and other households22.3%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Cambridge

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Cambridge (August 2026, +1.8% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

CambridgeEngland
All homes£1,805£1,459
One bedroom£1,256£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,613£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,907£1,489
Four or more£2,656£2,161
Detached£2,342£1,640
Semi-detached£2,008£1,449
Terraced£1,833£1,435
Flat or maisonette£1,455£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around CB1 7TE (Addenbrooke's & Queen Edith's) (about 1,866 residents).

Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.

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