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Housing in MK41 7XP

What the homes in MK41 7XP are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Brickhill
Council
Bedford
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,378 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (35.3%). Flats make up 36.6%, well above the 22.2% across England.

MK41 7XPEngland
Detached23.8%22.9%
Semi-detached22%31.5%
Terraced17.7%23%
Purpose-built flat35.3%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.6%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.6%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

48.7% of households in the MK41 7XP area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 9.9% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 29.3% own outright and 19.4% with a mortgage.

MK41 7XP
49%
41%
England
  • Owned48.7%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.5%1%
  • Private rented9.9%20.5%
  • Social rented40.9%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

MK41 7XPEngland
Owned outright29.3%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan19.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent8.5%18.2%
Other private rented1.4%2.2%
From the council4.5%8.3%
From a housing association36.4%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 39.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

MK41 7XPEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (21.5%). 22.6% of households include dependent children.

MK41 7XPEngland
Living alone, under 6621.5%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over17.9%12.8%
Couple, no children12.5%16.8%
Couple with dependent children13.9%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.1%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children8.7%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.6%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over10.1%9.2%
Sharers and other households4.6%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Bedford

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Bedford (August 2026, +3% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

BedfordEngland
All homes£1,173£1,459
One bedroom£800£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,029£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,260£1,489
Four or more£1,806£2,161
Detached£1,599£1,640
Semi-detached£1,313£1,449
Terraced£1,147£1,435
Flat or maisonette£915£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around MK41 7XP (Brickhill) (about 1,378 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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