Housing in MK17 8UP
What the homes in MK17 8UP 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
- 2,389 (2024)
MK17 8UPMilton Keynes
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (29.9%). Flats make up 29.1%, above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
63.9% of households in the MK17 8UP area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 21.8% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 26.3% own outright and 37.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned63.9%61.3%
- Shared ownership5.3%1%
- Private rented21.8%20.5%
- Social rented9%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 28.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple with dependent children (24.6%). 33.4% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around MK17 8UP (Bow Brickhill & Woburn Sands) (about 2,389 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.