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Housing in CB3 0DU

What the homes in CB3 0DU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Eddington & Castle
Council
Cambridge
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
8,580 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (33.5%). Flats make up 40.6%, well above the 22.2% across England.

CB3 0DUEngland
Detached12.6%22.9%
Semi-detached13.3%31.5%
Terraced33.5%23%
Purpose-built flat31.4%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house6.9%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building2.4%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

40.3% of households in the CB3 0DU area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 40.6% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 27.4% own outright and 12.8% with a mortgage.

CB3 0DU
40%
41%
18%
England
  • Owned40.3%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.3%1%
  • Private rented40.6%20.5%
  • Social rented18.3%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.4%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

CB3 0DUEngland
Owned outright27.4%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan12.8%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent33.6%18.2%
Other private rented7%2.2%
From the council7.3%8.3%
From a housing association11%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 40.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

CB3 0DUEngland
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20%
40%
60%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (25.3%). 14.9% of households include dependent children.

CB3 0DUEngland
Living alone, under 6625.3%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over15.5%12.8%
Couple, no children18.4%16.8%
Couple with dependent children12.3%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children2.5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children2.6%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.1%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over6%9.2%
Sharers and other households15.3%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Cambridge

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Cambridge (August 2026, +1.8% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

CambridgeEngland
All homes£1,805£1,459
One bedroom£1,256£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,613£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,907£1,489
Four or more£2,656£2,161
Detached£2,342£1,640
Semi-detached£2,008£1,449
Terraced£1,833£1,435
Flat or maisonette£1,455£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around CB3 0DU (Eddington & Castle) (about 8,580 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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