Housing in CB2 9BX
What the homes in CB2 9BX are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Trumpington
- Council
- Cambridge
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,642 (2024)
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What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (43.3%). Flats make up 44.1%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
40.5% of households in the CB2 9BX area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 20.8% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 14.5% own outright and 26.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned40.5%61.3%
- Shared ownership14.3%1%
- Private rented20.8%20.5%
- Social rented24.4%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.6 people living in it. 22.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple with dependent children (32.1%). 46.9% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around CB2 9BX (Trumpington) (about 1,642 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.