Housing in MK43 0SU
What the homes in MK43 0SU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Cranfield & Aspley Guise
- Council
- Central Bedfordshire
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,978 (2024)
MK43 0SUBedford
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (35.8%). Flats make up 5.2%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
61.5% of households in the MK43 0SU area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 23.9% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 34.7% own outright and 26.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned61.5%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.8%1%
- Private rented23.9%20.5%
- Social rented12.8%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.6 people living in it. 23.6% 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 (26.2%). 29.8% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Central Bedfordshire
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Central Bedfordshire (August 2026, +3.7% 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 MK43 0SU (Cranfield & Aspley Guise) (about 1,978 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.