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Housing in CB22 7NU

What the homes in CB22 7NU 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
3,104 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (40.7%). Flats make up 21.4%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.

CB22 7NUEngland
Detached40.7%22.9%
Semi-detached26.9%31.5%
Terraced10.6%23%
Purpose-built flat20.7%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.5%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.2%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.4%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

64.8% of households in the CB22 7NU area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 12.2% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 33.4% own outright and 31.4% with a mortgage.

CB22 7NU
65%
12%
18%
England
  • Owned64.8%61.3%
  • Shared ownership4.7%1%
  • Private rented12.2%20.5%
  • Social rented18.3%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

CB22 7NUEngland
Owned outright33.4%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan31.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent11.2%18.2%
Other private rented1%2.2%
From the council4.4%8.3%
From a housing association13.9%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 22.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

CB22 7NUEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (29%). 36.9% of households include dependent children.

CB22 7NUEngland
Living alone, under 6612%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over10.6%12.8%
Couple, no children19.1%16.8%
Couple with dependent children29%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.9%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children7.9%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.4%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over9.1%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 CB22 7NU (Little Shelford , Foxton & Haslingfield) (about 3,104 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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