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Postcode · Sawbridgeworth

Housing in CM21 9BB

What the homes in CM21 9BB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Sawbridgeworth
Council
East Hertfordshire
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
2,065 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (30.2%). Flats make up 15%, well below the 22.2% across England.

CM21 9BBEngland
Detached25.6%22.9%
Semi-detached30.2%31.5%
Terraced29.3%23%
Purpose-built flat12.9%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.7%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.3%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

82.6% of households in the CM21 9BB area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 12.8% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 42.6% own outright and 40.1% with a mortgage.

CM21 9BB
83%
13%
England
  • Owned82.6%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.1%1%
  • Private rented12.8%20.5%
  • Social rented4.5%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

CM21 9BBEngland
Owned outright42.6%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan40.1%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent11.9%18.2%
Other private rented0.9%2.2%
From the council1.3%8.3%
From a housing association3.1%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 28.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

CM21 9BBEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (22.1%). 27.4% of households include dependent children.

CM21 9BBEngland
Living alone, under 6615.9%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over12.7%12.8%
Couple, no children15.8%16.8%
Couple with dependent children22.1%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.9%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children5.4%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over14%9.2%
Sharers and other households3%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in East Hertfordshire

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in East Hertfordshire (August 2026, +3.5% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

East HertfordshireEngland
All homes£1,533£1,459
One bedroom£1,086£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,382£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,673£1,489
Four or more£2,449£2,161
Detached£2,156£1,640
Semi-detached£1,661£1,449
Terraced£1,423£1,435
Flat or maisonette£1,255£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around CM21 9BB (Sawbridgeworth) (about 2,065 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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