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Housing in CB3 1TZ

What the homes in CB3 1TZ 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
1,387 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (94.9%). Flats make up 96.8%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

CB3 1TZEngland
Detached1.2%22.9%
Semi-detached1%31.5%
Terraced1%23%
Purpose-built flat94.9%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.7%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.2%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

9.6% of households in the CB3 1TZ area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 68.9% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 3.7% own outright and 5.9% with a mortgage.

CB3 1TZ
69%
20%
England
  • Owned9.6%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.2%1%
  • Private rented68.9%20.5%
  • Social rented20.3%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

CB3 1TZEngland
Owned outright3.7%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan5.9%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent37%18.2%
Other private rented31.9%2.2%
From the council4.4%8.3%
From a housing association15.9%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.9 people living in it. 42.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

CB3 1TZEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (42.1%). 21% of households include dependent children.

CB3 1TZEngland
Living alone, under 6642.1%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over0.5%12.8%
Couple, no children25.9%16.8%
Couple with dependent children20.3%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children1%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children0.7%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children0.5%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over1.2%9.2%
Sharers and other households7.8%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 1TZ (Eddington & Castle) (about 1,387 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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