Housing in CB3 9HE
What the homes in CB3 9HE are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Central & West Cambridge
- Council
- Cambridge
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,900 (2024)
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What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (54.8%). Flats make up 21.6%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
54.2% of households in the CB3 9HE area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 33.3% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 36.5% own outright and 17.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned54.2%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.4%1%
- Private rented33.3%20.5%
- Social rented11.1%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 32.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple with dependent children (21.2%). 24.7% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around CB3 9HE (Central & West Cambridge) (about 1,900 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.