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Housing in HP11

What the homes in HP11 are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Council
Buckinghamshire
Region
South East
Population
35,440 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (34%). Flats make up 40.3%, well above the 22.2% across England.

HP11England
Detached17.3%22.9%
Semi-detached29.7%31.5%
Terraced12.1%23%
Purpose-built flat34%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house3.5%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building2.8%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.6%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

56.7% of households in HP11 own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 29.3% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 23.3% own outright and 33.4% with a mortgage.

HP11
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29%
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England
  • Owned56.7%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.3%1%
  • Private rented29.3%20.5%
  • Social rented12.6%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

HP11England
Owned outright23.3%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan33.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent26.9%18.2%
Other private rented2.4%2.2%
From the council2%8.3%
From a housing association10.6%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 30.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

HP11England
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (22.9%). 28.1% of households include dependent children.

HP11England
Living alone, under 6622.9%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over8%12.8%
Couple, no children17.1%16.8%
Couple with dependent children21.8%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.9%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children6.3%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.5%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over4.8%9.2%
Sharers and other households10.8%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Buckinghamshire

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Buckinghamshire (August 2026, +4.9% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

BuckinghamshireEngland
All homes£1,475£1,459
One bedroom£1,035£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,310£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,603£1,489
Four or more£2,357£2,161
Detached£2,163£1,640
Semi-detached£1,578£1,449
Terraced£1,421£1,435
Flat or maisonette£1,211£1,444

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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