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Housing in CB24 9NS

What the homes in CB24 9NS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
HIston, Impington & Orchard Park
Council
South Cambridgeshire
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,455 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (43.7%). Flats make up 11.7%, well below the 22.2% across England.

CB24 9NSEngland
Detached25.8%22.9%
Semi-detached43.7%31.5%
Terraced18.9%23%
Purpose-built flat11%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.2%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.5%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

55.4% of households in the CB24 9NS area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 8.3% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 30.1% own outright and 25.3% with a mortgage.

CB24 9NS
55%
33%
England
  • Owned55.4%61.3%
  • Shared ownership2.7%1%
  • Private rented8.3%20.5%
  • Social rented33.3%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.3%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

CB24 9NSEngland
Owned outright30.1%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan25.3%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent7.2%18.2%
Other private rented1.1%2.2%
From the council24.8%8.3%
From a housing association8.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 30.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

CB24 9NSEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (22.1%). 27.8% of households include dependent children.

CB24 9NSEngland
Living alone, under 6613.9%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over16.8%12.8%
Couple, no children13.4%16.8%
Couple with dependent children22.1%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.2%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children5.8%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.6%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over11.8%9.2%
Sharers and other households4.3%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 CB24 9NS (HIston, Impington & Orchard Park) (about 1,455 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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