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Housing in CB23 3QT

What the homes in CB23 3QT are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Papworth, Caxton & Fen Drayton
Council
South Cambridgeshire
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
2,769 (2024)
Status
No longer in use
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (50%). Flats make up 8%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

CB23 3QTEngland
Detached50%22.9%
Semi-detached23.7%31.5%
Terraced18.4%23%
Purpose-built flat7.8%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.1%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

71.7% of households in the CB23 3QT area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 8.8% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 22% own outright and 49.8% with a mortgage.

CB23 3QT
72%
16%
England
  • Owned71.7%61.3%
  • Shared ownership3.4%1%
  • Private rented8.8%20.5%
  • Social rented16%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

CB23 3QTEngland
Owned outright22%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan49.8%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent7.7%18.2%
Other private rented1.2%2.2%
From the council2.5%8.3%
From a housing association13.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 24.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

CB23 3QTEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (31.1%). 35.1% of households include dependent children.

CB23 3QTEngland
Living alone, under 6619%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over5.3%12.8%
Couple, no children22.6%16.8%
Couple with dependent children31.1%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.9%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children4%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.7%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over5.8%9.2%
Sharers and other households4.7%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 CB23 3QT (Papworth, Caxton & Fen Drayton) (about 2,769 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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