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Housing in CB2 5HJ

What the homes in CB2 5HJ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Little Shelford , Foxton & Haslingfield
Council
South Cambridgeshire
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,145 (2024)
Status
No longer in use
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (55.4%). Flats make up 1%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

CB2 5HJEngland
Detached55.4%22.9%
Semi-detached34.9%31.5%
Terraced8.6%23%
Purpose-built flat0.4%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.4%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.2%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

74.5% of households in the CB2 5HJ area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 11.7% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 45.2% own outright and 29.4% with a mortgage.

CB2 5HJ
75%
13%
England
  • Owned74.5%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.2%1%
  • Private rented11.7%20.5%
  • Social rented13.3%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.2%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

CB2 5HJEngland
Owned outright45.2%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan29.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent9.2%18.2%
Other private rented2.5%2.2%
From the council10.9%8.3%
From a housing association2.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 25.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

CB2 5HJEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (21.8%). 27% of households include dependent children.

CB2 5HJEngland
Living alone, under 6612.1%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over13%12.8%
Couple, no children18.9%16.8%
Couple with dependent children21.8%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.8%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children5.1%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.7%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over15.6%9.2%
Sharers and other households3.9%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in South Cambridgeshire

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in South Cambridgeshire (August 2026, +3.4% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

South CambridgeshireEngland
All homes£1,408£1,459
One bedroom£1,010£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,281£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,530£1,489
Four or more£2,148£2,161
Detached£1,928£1,640
Semi-detached£1,469£1,449
Terraced£1,400£1,435
Flat or maisonette£1,171£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around CB2 5HJ (Little Shelford , Foxton & Haslingfield) (about 1,145 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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