Housing in CB8 9BL
What the homes in CB8 9BL 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
- 1,937 (2024)
CB8 9BLNewmarket
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (37.5%). Flats make up 45.8%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
44.7% of households in the CB8 9BL area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 47.9% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 27.1% own outright and 17.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned44.7%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.2%1%
- Private rented47.9%20.5%
- Social rented6.2%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 1.8 people living in it. 50.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (37%). 14.8% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around CB8 9BL (South Newmarket & Racecourse) (about 1,937 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.