Housing in CB8 8BL
What the homes in CB8 8BL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Dullingham & Cheveley
- Council
- East Cambridgeshire
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,104 (2024)
CB8 8BLNewmarket
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are detached houses (55.3%). Flats make up 4.2%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
70.5% of households in the CB8 8BL area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 18.9% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 45.4% own outright and 25.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned70.5%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.7%1%
- Private rented18.9%20.5%
- Social rented8.9%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 26.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple with dependent children (19.9%). 26.8% 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 8BL (Dullingham & Cheveley) (about 1,104 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.