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Housing in HP12 4RT

What the homes in HP12 4RT are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Oakridge & Castlefield
Council
Buckinghamshire
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,864 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (66.2%). Flats make up 13.5%, well below the 22.2% across England.

HP12 4RTEngland
Detached10.5%22.9%
Semi-detached66.2%31.5%
Terraced9.8%23%
Purpose-built flat10.5%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house2.8%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.2%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

49.8% of households in the HP12 4RT area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 24.8% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 24.7% own outright and 25.2% with a mortgage.

HP12 4RT
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  • Owned49.8%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0%1%
  • Private rented24.8%20.5%
  • Social rented25.3%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

HP12 4RTEngland
Owned outright24.7%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan25.2%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent20.8%18.2%
Other private rented4%2.2%
From the council6.7%8.3%
From a housing association18.7%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.9 people living in it. 27.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

HP12 4RTEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (21.6%). 26% of households include dependent children.

HP12 4RTEngland
Living alone, under 6613.3%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over14.3%12.8%
Couple, no children9.6%16.8%
Couple with dependent children21.6%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children4.5%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over5.1%9.2%
Sharers and other households19.9%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
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around HP12 4RT (Oakridge & Castlefield) (about 1,864 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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