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Housing in MK18 3LY

What the homes in MK18 3LY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Winslow & Padbury
Council
Buckinghamshire
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,545 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (29.9%). Flats make up 13.7%, well below the 22.2% across England.

MK18 3LYEngland
Detached27.4%22.9%
Semi-detached29.9%31.5%
Terraced29.1%23%
Purpose-built flat12.4%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.9%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.4%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

57.8% of households in the MK18 3LY area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 14.5% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 34.7% own outright and 23.1% with a mortgage.

MK18 3LY
58%
14%
27%
England
  • Owned57.8%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.7%1%
  • Private rented14.5%20.5%
  • Social rented26.9%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

MK18 3LYEngland
Owned outright34.7%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan23.1%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent13.1%18.2%
Other private rented1.3%2.2%
From the council5.8%8.3%
From a housing association21%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 33% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

MK18 3LYEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (18.9%). 23.3% of households include dependent children.

MK18 3LYEngland
Living alone, under 6614.1%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over18.9%12.8%
Couple, no children17.7%16.8%
Couple with dependent children16.5%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.1%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children6.7%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.4%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over11.7%9.2%
Sharers and other households4.8%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 MK18 3LY (Winslow & Padbury) (about 1,545 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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