Housing in CB8 7LN
What the homes in CB8 7LN are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Isleham, Fordham & Chippenham
- Council
- East Cambridgeshire
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,404 (2024)
CB8 7LNNewmarket
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (47%). Flats make up 4.2%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
57.7% of households in the CB8 7LN area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 20.1% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 29.7% own outright and 28% with a mortgage.
- Owned57.7%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.9%1%
- Private rented20.1%20.5%
- Social rented21.3%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 29.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple without children (21.4%). 24.7% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around CB8 7LN (Isleham, Fordham & Chippenham) (about 2,404 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.