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Housing in CB7 5AA

What the homes in CB7 5AA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Soham
Council
East Cambridgeshire
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,922 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (28.5%). Flats make up 24.4%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.

CB7 5AAEngland
Detached23.9%22.9%
Semi-detached28.5%31.5%
Terraced23.2%23%
Purpose-built flat15.3%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house4.1%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building5%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

46.2% of households in the CB7 5AA area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 34% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 23.3% own outright and 22.9% with a mortgage.

CB7 5AA
46%
34%
19%
England
  • Owned46.2%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.7%1%
  • Private rented34%20.5%
  • Social rented19.2%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

CB7 5AAEngland
Owned outright23.3%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan22.9%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent31.6%18.2%
Other private rented2.4%2.2%
From the council3.3%8.3%
From a housing association15.9%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 40.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

CB7 5AAEngland
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20%
40%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (24.4%). 23.7% of households include dependent children.

CB7 5AAEngland
Living alone, under 6624.4%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over16.5%12.8%
Couple, no children13.6%16.8%
Couple with dependent children17.8%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.8%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children5.9%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.6%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over7.9%9.2%
Sharers and other households6.5%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in East Cambridgeshire

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in East Cambridgeshire (August 2026, +0.5% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

East CambridgeshireEngland
All homes£1,038£1,459
One bedroom£732£1,195
Two bedrooms£958£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,168£1,489
Four or more£1,665£2,161
Detached£1,449£1,640
Semi-detached£1,086£1,449
Terraced£1,025£1,435
Flat or maisonette£830£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around CB7 5AA (Soham) (about 1,922 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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