Housing in CB4 2WS
What the homes in CB4 2WS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- HIston, Impington & Orchard Park
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,288 (2024)
CB4 2WSCambridge
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (44.1%). Flats make up 45.6%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
30.8% of households in the CB4 2WS area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 29.8% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 7.8% own outright and 22.9% with a mortgage.
- Owned30.8%61.3%
- Shared ownership13.6%1%
- Private rented29.8%20.5%
- Social rented25.9%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.6 people living in it. 26.3% 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 (25.6%). 33.3% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around CB4 2WS (HIston, Impington & Orchard Park) (about 2,288 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.