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Housing in CB25 9DW

What the homes in CB25 9DW are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Swaffham & Bottisham
Council
East Cambridgeshire
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,613 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (39.6%). Flats make up 9.1%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

CB25 9DWEngland
Detached34.1%22.9%
Semi-detached39.6%31.5%
Terraced17.1%23%
Purpose-built flat8.3%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.3%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.5%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

63.1% of households in the CB25 9DW area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 12.3% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 36.2% own outright and 26.9% with a mortgage.

CB25 9DW
63%
12%
21%
England
  • Owned63.1%61.3%
  • Shared ownership3.1%1%
  • Private rented12.3%20.5%
  • Social rented21.4%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

CB25 9DWEngland
Owned outright36.2%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan26.9%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent10.9%18.2%
Other private rented1.4%2.2%
From the council2.2%8.3%
From a housing association19.2%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 24.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

CB25 9DWEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (25.7%). 33.6% of households include dependent children.

CB25 9DWEngland
Living alone, under 6612%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over12.5%12.8%
Couple, no children13.2%16.8%
Couple with dependent children25.7%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.9%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children7.9%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.2%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over13.4%9.2%
Sharers and other households5.2%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in East Cambridgeshire

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in East Cambridgeshire (August 2026, +0.5% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

East CambridgeshireEngland
All homes£1,038£1,459
One bedroom£732£1,195
Two bedrooms£958£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,168£1,489
Four or more£1,665£2,161
Detached£1,449£1,640
Semi-detached£1,086£1,449
Terraced£1,025£1,435
Flat or maisonette£830£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around CB25 9DW (Swaffham & Bottisham) (about 1,613 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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