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Housing in CB23 4NT

What the homes in CB23 4NT 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
1,859 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (53.4%). Flats make up 3.1%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

CB23 4NTEngland
Detached53.4%22.9%
Semi-detached27%31.5%
Terraced10.9%23%
Purpose-built flat1.6%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.8%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.8%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home5.5%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

77.4% of households in the CB23 4NT area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 11.2% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 42.9% own outright and 34.5% with a mortgage.

CB23 4NT
77%
England
  • Owned77.4%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.9%1%
  • Private rented11.2%20.5%
  • Social rented10.5%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

CB23 4NTEngland
Owned outright42.9%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan34.5%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent8.1%18.2%
Other private rented3.1%2.2%
From the council7%8.3%
From a housing association3.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 24.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

CB23 4NTEngland
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20%
40%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (21.7%). 23.9% of households include dependent children.

CB23 4NTEngland
Living alone, under 6613.3%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over11.6%12.8%
Couple, no children21.7%16.8%
Couple with dependent children20%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children8.3%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children3.9%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.6%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over14%9.2%
Sharers and other households3.5%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 CB23 4NT (Papworth, Caxton & Fen Drayton) (about 1,859 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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