Housing in CB23 5ED
What the homes in CB23 5ED 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
- 1,579 (2024)
CB23 5EDCambridge
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are detached houses (43.4%). Flats make up 3.5%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
68.6% of households in the CB23 5ED area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 18% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 33.2% own outright and 35.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned68.6%61.3%
- Shared ownership3.9%1%
- Private rented18%20.5%
- Social rented9.6%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 23.3% 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 (27.1%). 32.3% 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 5ED (Papworth, Caxton & Fen Drayton) (about 1,579 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.