Housing in HP20 2UP
What the homes in HP20 2UP are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Watermead & Elmhurst
- Council
- Buckinghamshire
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,686 (2024)
HP20 2UPAylesbury
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (37.9%). Flats make up 25.5%, above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
51.1% of households in the HP20 2UP area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 15.6% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 20.2% own outright and 30.9% with a mortgage.
- Owned51.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.4%1%
- Private rented15.6%20.5%
- Social rented31.7%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.2%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 33.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (21.7%). 26.9% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around HP20 2UP (Watermead & Elmhurst) (about 1,686 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.