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Housing in SG8 5JS

What the homes in SG8 5JS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Bassingbourn & the Mordens
Council
South Cambridgeshire
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,305 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (45.1%). Flats make up 1.7%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

SG8 5JSEngland
Detached45.1%22.9%
Semi-detached32%31.5%
Terraced17.9%23%
Purpose-built flat0.7%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.2%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.7%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home3.3%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

62.4% of households in the SG8 5JS area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 23.4% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 27% own outright and 35.4% with a mortgage.

SG8 5JS
62%
23%
13%
England
  • Owned62.4%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.2%1%
  • Private rented23.4%20.5%
  • Social rented12.9%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

SG8 5JSEngland
Owned outright27%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan35.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent12.4%18.2%
Other private rented11%2.2%
From the council9.3%8.3%
From a housing association3.6%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.6 people living in it. 19.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SG8 5JSEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (28.6%). 34.1% of households include dependent children.

SG8 5JSEngland
Living alone, under 6612.6%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over6.4%12.8%
Couple, no children24.8%16.8%
Couple with dependent children28.6%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.9%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children5.5%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.4%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over6.4%9.2%
Sharers and other households5.3%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in South Cambridgeshire

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in South Cambridgeshire (August 2026, +3.4% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

South CambridgeshireEngland
All homes£1,408£1,459
One bedroom£1,010£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,281£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,530£1,489
Four or more£2,148£2,161
Detached£1,928£1,640
Semi-detached£1,469£1,449
Terraced£1,400£1,435
Flat or maisonette£1,171£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around SG8 5JS (Bassingbourn & the Mordens) (about 1,305 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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