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Housing in CB4 1PS

What the homes in CB4 1PS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Milton, Fen Ditton & Quy
Council
South Cambridgeshire
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,477 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (33.9%). Flats make up 20.1%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.

CB4 1PSEngland
Detached22.8%22.9%
Semi-detached33.9%31.5%
Terraced4.4%23%
Purpose-built flat18%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.1%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home18.7%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

64.3% of households in the CB4 1PS area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 26% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 44.3% own outright and 20% with a mortgage.

CB4 1PS
64%
26%
England
  • Owned64.3%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0%1%
  • Private rented26%20.5%
  • Social rented9.4%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.3%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

CB4 1PSEngland
Owned outright44.3%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan20%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent23.4%18.2%
Other private rented2.6%2.2%
From the council4.5%8.3%
From a housing association4.8%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 40.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

CB4 1PSEngland
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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 (22.5%). 17.9% of households include dependent children.

CB4 1PSEngland
Living alone, under 6622.5%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over17.9%12.8%
Couple, no children17.1%16.8%
Couple with dependent children14.7%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.9%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children3.2%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.6%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over9.5%9.2%
Sharers and other households7.6%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 CB4 1PS (Milton, Fen Ditton & Quy) (about 1,477 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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