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Housing in LU7 0SD

What the homes in LU7 0SD are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Cheddington, Pitstone & Edlesborough
Council
Buckinghamshire
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,870 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (36.7%). Flats make up 2.6%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

LU7 0SDEngland
Detached36.7%22.9%
Semi-detached33.3%31.5%
Terraced25.3%23%
Purpose-built flat1.7%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.9%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home2.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

74.6% of households in the LU7 0SD area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 11.9% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 36.6% own outright and 38% with a mortgage.

LU7 0SD
75%
England
  • Owned74.6%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.6%1%
  • Private rented11.9%20.5%
  • Social rented11.9%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

LU7 0SDEngland
Owned outright36.6%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan38%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent9.6%18.2%
Other private rented2.3%2.2%
From the council4%8.3%
From a housing association7.9%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 23% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

LU7 0SDEngland
0%
20%
40%
60%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (25.3%). 25.3% of households include dependent children.

LU7 0SDEngland
Living alone, under 6612.1%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over10.8%12.8%
Couple, no children25.3%16.8%
Couple with dependent children21.5%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.3%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children3.8%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.1%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over11%9.2%
Sharers and other households4.1%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 LU7 0SD (Cheddington, Pitstone & Edlesborough) (about 1,870 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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