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Housing in MK17 8RN

What the homes in MK17 8RN are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Bow Brickhill & Woburn Sands
Council
Milton Keynes
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,463 (2024)
Status
No longer in use
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (35.7%). Flats make up 14.2%, well below the 22.2% across England.

MK17 8RNEngland
Detached32.6%22.9%
Semi-detached35.7%31.5%
Terraced17.4%23%
Purpose-built flat9.1%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.9%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building3.3%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.2%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

74.1% of households in the MK17 8RN area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 16.4% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 47.9% own outright and 26.2% with a mortgage.

MK17 8RN
74%
16%
England
  • Owned74.1%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.9%1%
  • Private rented16.4%20.5%
  • Social rented8.6%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

MK17 8RNEngland
Owned outright47.9%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan26.2%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent14.5%18.2%
Other private rented1.9%2.2%
From the council7.6%8.3%
From a housing association0.9%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 34.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

MK17 8RNEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (22.1%). 20.2% of households include dependent children.

MK17 8RNEngland
Living alone, under 6612.1%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over22.1%12.8%
Couple, no children17.9%16.8%
Couple with dependent children16.5%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children3.7%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.8%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over15%9.2%
Sharers and other households3.3%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Milton Keynes

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Milton Keynes (August 2026, +3.9% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

Milton KeynesEngland
All homes£1,344£1,459
One bedroom£978£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,217£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,451£1,489
Four or more£2,088£2,161
Detached£1,954£1,640
Semi-detached£1,423£1,449
Terraced£1,345£1,435
Flat or maisonette£1,138£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around MK17 8RN (Bow Brickhill & Woburn Sands) (about 1,463 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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