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Housing in CB5 8UH

What the homes in CB5 8UH are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
East Barnwell & Abbey
Council
Cambridge
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,581 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (37.9%). Flats make up 40.3%, well above the 22.2% across England.

CB5 8UHEngland
Detached5.5%22.9%
Semi-detached35.1%31.5%
Terraced19.1%23%
Purpose-built flat37.9%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.3%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

25.8% of households in the CB5 8UH area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 14.7% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 9.9% own outright and 15.9% with a mortgage.

CB5 8UH
26%
15%
59%
England
  • Owned25.8%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0%1%
  • Private rented14.7%20.5%
  • Social rented59.1%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.4%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

CB5 8UHEngland
Owned outright9.9%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan15.9%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent13.6%18.2%
Other private rented1%2.2%
From the council42.7%8.3%
From a housing association16.3%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 34.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

CB5 8UHEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (22.6%). 30.6% of households include dependent children.

CB5 8UHEngland
Living alone, under 6622.6%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over11.6%12.8%
Couple, no children14.6%16.8%
Couple with dependent children18.1%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.1%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children12.5%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over2.1%9.2%
Sharers and other households10.3%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 CB5 8UH (East Barnwell & Abbey) (about 1,581 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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