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Housing in CB1 9BY

What the homes in CB1 9BY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Cherry Hinton
Council
Cambridge
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,513 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (47.4%). Flats make up 22.5%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.

CB1 9BYEngland
Detached3.9%22.9%
Semi-detached47.4%31.5%
Terraced26.1%23%
Purpose-built flat19%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house3.6%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

40.8% of households in the CB1 9BY area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 20% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 18.9% own outright and 21.9% with a mortgage.

CB1 9BY
41%
20%
39%
England
  • Owned40.8%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.4%1%
  • Private rented20%20.5%
  • Social rented38.8%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

CB1 9BYEngland
Owned outright18.9%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan21.9%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent19.2%18.2%
Other private rented0.7%2.2%
From the council35.6%8.3%
From a housing association3.2%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.6 people living in it. 24.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

CB1 9BYEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (24.2%). 32.8% of households include dependent children.

CB1 9BYEngland
Living alone, under 6614.9%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over9.7%12.8%
Couple, no children14.2%16.8%
Couple with dependent children24.2%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children8.6%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.7%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over4.7%9.2%
Sharers and other households12.7%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 9BY (Cherry Hinton) (about 1,513 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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