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Housing in CB22 5EF

What the homes in CB22 5EF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Great Shelford & Stapleford
Council
South Cambridgeshire
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,784 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (35.3%). Flats make up 22.9%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.

CB22 5EFEngland
Detached19.2%22.9%
Semi-detached35.3%31.5%
Terraced22.4%23%
Purpose-built flat21.1%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.2%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.6%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.2%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

42.2% of households in the CB22 5EF area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 20.4% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 26.2% own outright and 16% with a mortgage.

CB22 5EF
42%
20%
36%
England
  • Owned42.2%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.3%1%
  • Private rented20.4%20.5%
  • Social rented35.7%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.4%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

CB22 5EFEngland
Owned outright26.2%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan16%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent19.2%18.2%
Other private rented1.1%2.2%
From the council30.9%8.3%
From a housing association4.8%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.9 people living in it. 42.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

CB22 5EFEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (27.6%). 19.4% of households include dependent children.

CB22 5EFEngland
Living alone, under 6627.6%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over15.4%12.8%
Couple, no children18.3%16.8%
Couple with dependent children14.2%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.8%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children5.3%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.9%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over9.1%9.2%
Sharers and other households2.5%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 CB22 5EF (Great Shelford & Stapleford) (about 1,784 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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