Residential dwellings
11,455
Addressable residential units in the area (OS AddressBase).
CB2 rents and yields
Asking rent £1,833/month · Gross yield 4.6% · 12 months, listings to Sep 2026
What is CB2?
CB2: residential dwellings 11,455.
HMO-shaped dwellings
4.4%
CB2 has the highest HMO-shaped dwellings of the 5 neighbouring postcode districts compared.
Share of dwellings OS AddressBase classifies RH01/RH02/RH03: laid out as a house in multiple occupation. A statement about built form, not about a licence.
- Buildings
- 5,739
- Mixed-use buildings
- 4.0%
- HMO-shaped units
- 3.6%
- EPC A or B
- 52%
- EPC D or worse
- 19%
What does CB2 earn?
CB2: asking rent £1,833/month (12 months to Sep 2026, 606 lets).
Asking rent
£1,833/month 12 months to Sep 2026
606 lets
Median asking rent per calendar month of residential lettings in the month, from portal listings. Asking, not achieved. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 606 lets.
Gross yield, asking basis
4.6% 12 months to Sep 2026
1,064 lets
+13.5% on the previous 12 months.
Cell asking rent × 12 over the same cell's asking sale price, before costs, voids and finance (cells with fewer than 5 dated listings are not built). 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 1,064 lets.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Homes to rent
259 on 4 Nov 2026
Count of live residential lettings on the day, from portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026. The count on 4 Nov 2026; the daily series began on 5 Sep 2026, so no change over a year is stated.
How does CB2 vary by home size?
Asking rent in CB2 runs from £1,441/month for 1 bedroom to £2,790/month for 4 bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking rent | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £1,441/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +3.3% on the previous 12 months | 311 |
| 2 bedrooms | £1,784/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | -2.5% on the previous 12 months | 473 |
| 3 bedrooms | £2,205/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · 11 of 12 months observed | — | 100 |
| 4 bedrooms | £2,790/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · 11 of 12 months observed | — | 86 |
| 5+ bedrooms | Not published | — | — | — |
Asking rent per calendar month by bedroom band: the monthly medians of lettings that came to market, weighted by their dated listings, within the last 12 calendar months, from portal listings. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
Who owns CB2?
Individuals (not traceable in bulk) hold 48% of the 438 units in CB2 whose freeholder is classified; 97% of all units are not yet classified.
- Individuals (not traceable in bulk)48% of classified · 212 units
- Corporate landlords47% of classified · 208 units
- RMC2.7% of classified · 12 units
- Housing associations1.1% of classified · 5 units
- Offshore companies0.2% 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 CB2 rank?
CB2 ranks 2nd of 5 postcode districts in Cambridge for asking rent, at £1,833/month.
Asking rent · postcode districts in Cambridge
CB2 ranks 2nd of 5 postcode districts in Cambridge for asking rent, at £1,833/month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CB3 | £2,115/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 281 | measured |
| 2 | CB2 | £1,833/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 606 | measured |
| 3 | CB5 | £1,647/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 462 | measured |
| 4 | CB1 | £1,579/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,511 | measured |
| 5 | CB4 | £1,432/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,117 | measured |
Full table: asking rent across postcode districts in Cambridge
Gross yield, asking basis · postcode districts in Cambridge
CB2 ranks 1st of 5 postcode districts in Cambridge for gross yield, asking basis, at 4.6%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CB2 | 4.6% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,064 | measured |
| 2 | CB5 | 4.5% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,358 | measured |
| 3 | CB4 | 4.0% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,979 | measured |
| 4 | CB1 | 3.9% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 2,547 | measured |
| 5 | CB3 | 3.4% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 826 | measured |
Full table: gross yield, asking basis across postcode districts in Cambridge
Where next from CB2?
- CambridgeThe wider market this area sits in.
- CB1Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £5,948/m² · Sep 2026
- CB3Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £5,949/m² · Sep 2026
- CB4Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £5,715/m² · Sep 2026
- CB5Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £6,542/m² · Sep 2026
- CB22Next door, in another authority · Asking £5,536/m² · Sep 2026
- CB23Next door, in another authority · Asking £4,044/m² · Sep 2026
- CB21Next door, in another authority · Asking £5,398/m² · Sep 2026
Questions about CB2
- What is the average rent in CB2?
- Homes to let in CB2 asked a median £1,833/month over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 606 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
- What is the gross rental yield in CB2?
- 4.6% 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 Sep 2026, 1,064 lets. +13.5% on the previous 12 months.
- What kind of homes are in CB2?
- CB2 has 11,455 homes, 4.4% laid out as houses in multiple occupation.
Construction costs Context for residential research
Sector and regional evidence. These figures are not a quote for an individual property.
Reading the cost index and the regional factors…
Everything else about CB2
- Property values in CB2Every addressable home with its floor area, tenure and last recorded sale.
- Land and development sites in CB2Registered land with its area, tenure and what stands on it.
- Houses and flats for sale in CB2What is on the market right now, with the evidence beside each asking price.
- Flats and houses to rent in CB2What is available to rent, with the recorded rent and yield beside each asking price.
- Sold house prices in CB2Registered completions from Price Paid, newest first.
- Planning applications in CB2What was proposed, who decided it and whether it was approved.
- Estate agents in CB2Who actually lists here, ranked by volume over 12 months.
Where these figures come from
| Figure | Dataset | Window | Latest | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential dwellings | HM Land Registry Price Paid and the address register, 12-month rollup | Latest published | — | — |
| HMO-shaped dwellings | HM Land Registry Price Paid and the address register, 12-month rollup | Latest published | — | — |
| Asking rent | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 606 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 1,064 lets |
| Homes to rent | Portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026 | on 4 Nov 2026 | 4 Nov 2026 | — |