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Housing in CB24 9PU

What the homes in CB24 9PU 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
1,540 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (40.5%). Flats make up 18.8%, below the 22.2% across England.

CB24 9PUEngland
Detached16.6%22.9%
Semi-detached40.5%31.5%
Terraced24.1%23%
Purpose-built flat17.2%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.1%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.5%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

32.4% of households in the CB24 9PU area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 25.5% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 15.6% own outright and 16.8% with a mortgage.

CB24 9PU
32%
26%
39%
England
  • Owned32.4%61.3%
  • Shared ownership3.3%1%
  • Private rented25.5%20.5%
  • Social rented38.6%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.2%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

CB24 9PUEngland
Owned outright15.6%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan16.8%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent24.5%18.2%
Other private rented1.1%2.2%
From the council2.7%8.3%
From a housing association35.9%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.6 people living in it. 22.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

CB24 9PUEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is sharers or another multi-adult household (19.6%). 28.4% of households include dependent children.

CB24 9PUEngland
Living alone, under 6615.8%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over6.5%12.8%
Couple, no children14.5%16.8%
Couple with dependent children17.1%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children3.8%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children11.3%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children6.4%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over4.9%9.2%
Sharers and other households19.6%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 9PU (HIston, Impington & Orchard Park) (about 1,540 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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