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Housing in CB2 9LZ

What the homes in CB2 9LZ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Trumpington
Council
Cambridge
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,647 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (39.9%). Flats make up 40.7%, well above the 22.2% across England.

CB2 9LZEngland
Detached8.2%22.9%
Semi-detached26.2%31.5%
Terraced24.9%23%
Purpose-built flat39.9%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.5%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.4%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

37.7% of households in the CB2 9LZ area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 25.2% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 18.2% own outright and 19.5% with a mortgage.

CB2 9LZ
38%
25%
36%
England
  • Owned37.7%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.3%1%
  • Private rented25.2%20.5%
  • Social rented35.6%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.2%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

CB2 9LZEngland
Owned outright18.2%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan19.5%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent24.9%18.2%
Other private rented0.4%2.2%
From the council27.2%8.3%
From a housing association8.4%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.7 people living in it. 20.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

CB2 9LZEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (24.9%). 35.4% of households include dependent children.

CB2 9LZEngland
Living alone, under 6614.7%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over5.5%12.8%
Couple, no children18.1%16.8%
Couple with dependent children24.9%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.3%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children10.6%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.9%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over4.7%9.2%
Sharers and other households14.5%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 CB2 9LZ (Trumpington) (about 1,647 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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