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Housing in CB8 7BY

What the homes in CB8 7BY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
North Newmarket, Studlands & Exning
Council
West Suffolk
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,306 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (32.5%). Flats make up 38.5%, well above the 22.2% across England.

CB8 7BYEngland
Detached32.5%22.9%
Semi-detached12.2%31.5%
Terraced16.6%23%
Purpose-built flat26.9%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house3.6%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building8%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.2%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

47.9% of households in the CB8 7BY area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 34.3% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 30.2% own outright and 17.7% with a mortgage.

CB8 7BY
48%
34%
15%
England
  • Owned47.9%61.3%
  • Shared ownership2.3%1%
  • Private rented34.3%20.5%
  • Social rented15.4%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.2%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

CB8 7BYEngland
Owned outright30.2%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan17.7%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent24.3%18.2%
Other private rented10%2.2%
From the council3.1%8.3%
From a housing association12.3%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.9 people living in it. 44.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

CB8 7BYEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (26.2%). 14.7% of households include dependent children.

CB8 7BYEngland
Living alone, under 6626.2%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over18.8%12.8%
Couple, no children17.8%16.8%
Couple with dependent children11.5%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.3%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children3.3%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over9.2%9.2%
Sharers and other households6.7%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 7BY (North Newmarket, Studlands & Exning) (about 1,306 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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