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Housing in CB8 0FL

What the homes in CB8 0FL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
South Newmarket & Racecourse
Council
West Suffolk
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,255 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (34.4%). Flats make up 11.7%, well below the 22.2% across England.

CB8 0FLEngland
Detached20.8%22.9%
Semi-detached33.1%31.5%
Terraced34.4%23%
Purpose-built flat8.3%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house2.5%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

68.3% of households in the CB8 0FL area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 22.1% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 39.4% own outright and 28.9% with a mortgage.

CB8 0FL
68%
22%
England
  • Owned68.3%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.2%1%
  • Private rented22.1%20.5%
  • Social rented9.3%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.2%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

CB8 0FLEngland
Owned outright39.4%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan28.9%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent20%18.2%
Other private rented2.1%2.2%
From the council4%8.3%
From a housing association5.3%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 34.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

CB8 0FLEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (20.2%). 21.9% of households include dependent children.

CB8 0FLEngland
Living alone, under 6620.2%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over13.9%12.8%
Couple, no children16%16.8%
Couple with dependent children16.5%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.1%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children5.3%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.4%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over12.2%9.2%
Sharers and other households7.4%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in West Suffolk

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in West Suffolk (August 2026, +4.3% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

West SuffolkEngland
All homes£1,183£1,459
One bedroom£818£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,061£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,320£1,489
Four or more£1,856£2,161
Detached£1,668£1,640
Semi-detached£1,262£1,449
Terraced£1,162£1,435
Flat or maisonette£952£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around CB8 0FL (South Newmarket & Racecourse) (about 1,255 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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