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Housing in CB4 1YU

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

Neighbourhood
Kings Hedges
Council
Cambridge
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,837 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (53%). Flats make up 54.6%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

CB4 1YUEngland
Detached7.6%22.9%
Semi-detached10.3%31.5%
Terraced27.4%23%
Purpose-built flat53%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.5%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

28.3% of households in the CB4 1YU area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 28% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 13.2% own outright and 15.1% with a mortgage.

CB4 1YU
28%
28%
37%
England
  • Owned28.3%61.3%
  • Shared ownership6.3%1%
  • Private rented28%20.5%
  • Social rented37.3%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

CB4 1YUEngland
Owned outright13.2%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan15.1%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent23.5%18.2%
Other private rented4.5%2.2%
From the council24.5%8.3%
From a housing association12.8%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 36% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

CB4 1YUEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (29.2%). 24.8% of households include dependent children.

CB4 1YUEngland
Living alone, under 6629.2%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over6.8%12.8%
Couple, no children17.7%16.8%
Couple with dependent children16.3%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.1%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children8.5%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.8%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over3%9.2%
Sharers and other households11.5%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 CB4 1YU (Kings Hedges) (about 1,837 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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