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Housing in LU7 9ED

What the homes in LU7 9ED 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
1,533 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (42%). Flats make up 5.3%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

LU7 9EDEngland
Detached32.6%22.9%
Semi-detached42%31.5%
Terraced20%23%
Purpose-built flat3.3%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.1%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.9%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

66.6% of households in the LU7 9ED area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 9.6% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 32.7% own outright and 33.9% with a mortgage.

LU7 9ED
67%
23%
England
  • Owned66.6%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.8%1%
  • Private rented9.6%20.5%
  • Social rented22.9%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.2%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

LU7 9EDEngland
Owned outright32.7%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan33.9%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent7.9%18.2%
Other private rented1.7%2.2%
From the council7.8%8.3%
From a housing association15.2%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 28.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

LU7 9EDEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (20%). 23.9% of households include dependent children.

LU7 9EDEngland
Living alone, under 6612%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over16.1%12.8%
Couple, no children20%16.8%
Couple with dependent children19.7%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.7%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children4.2%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over12.6%9.2%
Sharers and other households4.4%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 9ED (Cheddington, Pitstone & Edlesborough) (about 1,533 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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