marketcodeAsking rent
£1,583 a month 12 months to Jul 2026
1,480 lets
Postcode district
CB1 rental market
Asking rent £1,583 a month · Gross yield 3.9% · 12 months, listings to Aug 2026
What is CB1?
- Buildings
- 17,102
- Mixed-use buildings
- 1.5%
- HMO-shaped units
- 1.3%
What does CB1 earn?
CB1: asking rent £1,583 a month (12 months to Jul 2026, 1,480 lets).
Gross yield, asking basis
3.9% 12 months to Aug 2026
2,492 lets
+1% on the previous 12 months.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Homes to rent
566 on 20 Sep 2026
How does CB1 vary by home size?
Asking rent in CB1 runs from £1,178 a month for 1 bedroom to £2,880 a month for 5+ bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking rent | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £1,178 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | +3.7% on the previous 12 months | 906 |
| 2 bedrooms | £1,671 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | -0.2% on the previous 12 months | 708 |
| 3 bedrooms | £1,857 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | -0.7% on the previous 12 months | 392 |
| 4 bedrooms | £2,543 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | +3.1% on the previous 12 months | 206 |
| 5+ bedrooms | £2,880 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | +31.1% on the previous 12 months | 130 |
Asking rent per calendar month by bedroom band: the monthly medians of lettings that came to market, weighted by their dated listings, over the last 12 observed months, from portal listings. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
Who owns CB1?
Corporate landlords hold 67% of the 1,037 units in CB1 whose freeholder is classified; 96% of all units are not yet classified.
- Corporate landlords67% of classified · 691 units
- Individuals (not traceable in bulk)28% of classified · 288 units
- Housing associations3.5% of classified · 36 units
- RMC2.0% of classified · 21 units
- Offshore companies0.1% of classified · 1 units
Freeholder class per addressable unit, from HM Land Registry CCOD/OCOD matched to the title and Companies House. Individuals are counted, never itemised.
Where does CB1 rank?
CB1 ranks 4th of 5 postcode districts in Cambridge for asking rent, at £1,583 a month.
Asking rent · postcode districts in Cambridge
CB1 ranks 4th of 5 postcode districts in Cambridge for asking rent, at £1,583 a month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CB3 | £2,024 a month | 253 | measured |
| 2 | CB2 | £1,849 a month | 612 | measured |
| 3 | CB5 | £1,630 a month | 419 | measured |
| 4 | CB1 | £1,583 a month | 1,480 | measured |
| 5 | CB4 | £1,438 a month | 1,070 | measured |
Full table: asking rent across postcode districts in Cambridge →
Gross yield, asking basis · postcode districts in Cambridge
CB1 ranks 4th of 5 postcode districts in Cambridge for gross yield, asking basis, at 3.9%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Where next from CB1?
- CambridgeThe wider market this area sits in.
- CB2Neighbouring postcode district · £5,701/m²
- CB3Neighbouring postcode district · £4,530/m²
- CB4Neighbouring postcode district · £5,361/m²
- CB5Neighbouring postcode district · £6,059/m²
- CB21Next door, in another authority · £5,063/m²
- CB22Next door, in another authority · £5,855/m²
- CB25Next door, in another authority · £4,082/m²
- CB23Next door, in another authority · £4,757/m²
- Homes for sale in CB1Live sale listings, the same place and cohort.
- Homes to rent in CB1Live lettings, the same place.
- Completed sales in CB1Registered completions, newest first.
- Planning applications in CB1Applications and decisions on record.
- Buildings in CB1Every building with its units, parcel and freeholder.
- Land in CB1Parcels, titles and adjacent ownership.
- Properties in CB1Every addressable home with its floor area, tenure and last sale.
- Estate agents in CB1Who actually lists here, ranked by volume over 12 months.
Questions about CB1
- What is the average rent in CB1?
- Homes to let in CB1 asked a median £1,583 a month over the 12 months to Jul 2026, 1,480 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
- What is the gross rental yield in CB1?
- 3.9% on the asking basis: the asking rent times twelve over the asking sale price in the same listing cell, before costs, voids and finance, over the 12 months to Aug 2026, 2,492 lets. +1% on the previous 12 months.
Where these figures come from
| Figure | Dataset | Window | Last month | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asking rent | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Jul 2026 | Jul 2026 | 1,480 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Aug 2026 | Aug 2026 | 2,492 lets |
| Homes to rent | portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026 | on 20 Sep 2026 | 20 Sep 2026 | — |