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Housing in MK42 8PS

What the homes in MK42 8PS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Kempston Central & East
Council
Bedford
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,556 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (49.8%). Flats make up 20.5%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.

MK42 8PSEngland
Detached14.1%22.9%
Semi-detached49.8%31.5%
Terraced15.5%23%
Purpose-built flat18.2%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.1%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.2%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

63.7% of households in the MK42 8PS area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 19.8% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 36.1% own outright and 27.6% with a mortgage.

MK42 8PS
64%
20%
16%
England
  • Owned63.7%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.5%1%
  • Private rented19.8%20.5%
  • Social rented16%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

MK42 8PSEngland
Owned outright36.1%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan27.6%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent18.4%18.2%
Other private rented1.4%2.2%
From the council2.3%8.3%
From a housing association13.6%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 30.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

MK42 8PSEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (18.2%). 23.8% of households include dependent children.

MK42 8PSEngland
Living alone, under 6618.2%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over12.5%12.8%
Couple, no children11.9%16.8%
Couple with dependent children17.5%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children8%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children6.3%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children7%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over10.2%9.2%
Sharers and other households8.3%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 MK42 8PS (Kempston Central & East) (about 1,556 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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