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Housing in CB1 8PL

What the homes in CB1 8PL 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
1,925 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (74.3%). Flats make up 9.7%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

CB1 8PLEngland
Detached10.5%22.9%
Semi-detached74.3%31.5%
Terraced5.4%23%
Purpose-built flat8.1%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.2%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.4%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

44.5% of households in the CB1 8PL area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 12.3% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 24.6% own outright and 19.9% with a mortgage.

CB1 8PL
45%
12%
43%
England
  • Owned44.5%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0%1%
  • Private rented12.3%20.5%
  • Social rented43%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

CB1 8PLEngland
Owned outright24.6%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan19.9%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent11.4%18.2%
Other private rented0.9%2.2%
From the council41.9%8.3%
From a housing association1.1%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.6 people living in it. 17.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

CB1 8PLEngland
0%
20%
40%
60%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (26.7%). 27% of households include dependent children.

CB1 8PLEngland
Living alone, under 669.6%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over7.6%12.8%
Couple, no children26.7%16.8%
Couple with dependent children19.6%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.3%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children7.4%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.5%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over6.2%9.2%
Sharers and other households11.2%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 8PL (Addenbrooke's & Queen Edith's) (about 1,925 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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