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Housing in MK43 9AA

What the homes in MK43 9AA 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
1,558 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (38%). Flats make up 19.3%, below the 22.2% across England.

MK43 9AAEngland
Detached15%22.9%
Semi-detached38%31.5%
Terraced27.7%23%
Purpose-built flat18.2%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.3%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.8%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

63.9% of households in the MK43 9AA area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 16.2% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 9.4% own outright and 54.5% with a mortgage.

MK43 9AA
64%
16%
England
  • Owned63.9%61.3%
  • Shared ownership8.1%1%
  • Private rented16.2%20.5%
  • Social rented11.9%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

MK43 9AAEngland
Owned outright9.4%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan54.5%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent14.7%18.2%
Other private rented1.5%2.2%
From the council0.8%8.3%
From a housing association11.1%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 25.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

MK43 9AAEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (32%). 41.3% of households include dependent children.

MK43 9AAEngland
Living alone, under 6624.3%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over1.5%12.8%
Couple, no children24.1%16.8%
Couple with dependent children32%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children2.3%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children9.2%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children1.5%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over0%9.2%
Sharers and other households5.1%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 MK43 9AA (Kempston West & South) (about 1,558 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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