Housing in MK43 8RB
What the homes in MK43 8RB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Kempston West & South
- Council
- Bedford
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,634 (2024)
MK43 8RBBedford
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (44.6%). Flats make up 12.9%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
68.4% of households in the MK43 8RB area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 11.5% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 20.8% own outright and 47.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned68.4%61.3%
- Shared ownership6%1%
- Private rented11.5%20.5%
- Social rented14.1%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% 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 (27.3%). 36.3% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around MK43 8RB (Kempston West & South) (about 1,634 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.