Housing in CB23 5AB
What the homes in CB23 5AB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Cambourne
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,425 (2024)
CB23 5ABCambridge
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are detached houses (39.1%). Flats make up 20.4%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
58.5% of households in the CB23 5AB area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 25.5% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 19.3% own outright and 39.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned58.5%61.3%
- Shared ownership6.5%1%
- Private rented25.5%20.5%
- Social rented9.3%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.2%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.6 people living in it. 25% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple with dependent children (31.5%). 38.9% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around CB23 5AB (Cambourne) (about 1,425 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.