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Housing in CB8 0HT

What the homes in CB8 0HT 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
1,892 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (52%). Flats make up 58.6%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

CB8 0HTEngland
Detached1.4%22.9%
Semi-detached23.3%31.5%
Terraced16.5%23%
Purpose-built flat52%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house3.4%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building3.2%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

31.5% of households in the CB8 0HT area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 25.1% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 14.7% own outright and 16.7% with a mortgage.

CB8 0HT
31%
25%
43%
England
  • Owned31.5%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.7%1%
  • Private rented25.1%20.5%
  • Social rented42.7%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

CB8 0HTEngland
Owned outright14.7%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan16.7%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent23.3%18.2%
Other private rented1.8%2.2%
From the council20.5%8.3%
From a housing association22.2%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 43.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

CB8 0HTEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (30.9%). 25.3% of households include dependent children.

CB8 0HTEngland
Living alone, under 6630.9%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over12.8%12.8%
Couple, no children12.3%16.8%
Couple with dependent children16.5%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children3.4%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children8.8%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.9%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over4.1%9.2%
Sharers and other households8.2%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 0HT (South Newmarket & Racecourse) (about 1,892 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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