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Housing in CB3 0NS

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

Neighbourhood
Bar Hill, Girton & Grantchester
Council
South Cambridgeshire
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
2,553 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (43.6%). Flats make up 19.3%, below the 22.2% across England.

CB3 0NSEngland
Detached43.6%22.9%
Semi-detached28.3%31.5%
Terraced8.9%23%
Purpose-built flat17.4%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.5%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.4%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

72.3% of households in the CB3 0NS area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 13.5% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 42.9% own outright and 29.4% with a mortgage.

CB3 0NS
72%
13%
England
  • Owned72.3%61.3%
  • Shared ownership3.8%1%
  • Private rented13.5%20.5%
  • Social rented10.3%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

CB3 0NSEngland
Owned outright42.9%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan29.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent11.3%18.2%
Other private rented2.2%2.2%
From the council1.8%8.3%
From a housing association8.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 26.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

CB3 0NSEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (28.7%). 31.6% of households include dependent children.

CB3 0NSEngland
Living alone, under 669.5%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over16.6%12.8%
Couple, no children15.9%16.8%
Couple with dependent children28.7%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.7%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children2.9%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.5%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over12.6%9.2%
Sharers and other households5.5%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 CB3 0NS (Bar Hill, Girton & Grantchester) (about 2,553 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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