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Housing in CB3 0UL

What the homes in CB3 0UL 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
1,393 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (42.9%). Flats make up 44.3%, well above the 22.2% across England.

CB3 0ULEngland
Detached13%22.9%
Semi-detached35.8%31.5%
Terraced6.9%23%
Purpose-built flat42.9%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.2%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.2%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

56.3% of households in the CB3 0UL area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 23.3% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 27.3% own outright and 29.1% with a mortgage.

CB3 0UL
56%
23%
18%
England
  • Owned56.3%61.3%
  • Shared ownership2.4%1%
  • Private rented23.3%20.5%
  • Social rented18%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

CB3 0ULEngland
Owned outright27.3%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan29.1%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent21.3%18.2%
Other private rented2%2.2%
From the council4.2%8.3%
From a housing association13.8%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 0ULEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (29.4%). 35.6% of households include dependent children.

CB3 0ULEngland
Living alone, under 6620%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over6.1%12.8%
Couple, no children19.8%16.8%
Couple with dependent children29.4%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children6.1%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over4.5%9.2%
Sharers and other households6.5%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 0UL (Eddington & Castle) (about 1,393 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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