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Housing in MK45 2LA

What the homes in MK45 2LA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Ampthill & Millbrook
Council
Central Bedfordshire
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,520 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (24.6%). Flats make up 28.1%, above the 22.2% across England.

MK45 2LAEngland
Detached24.6%22.9%
Semi-detached22.8%31.5%
Terraced24.4%23%
Purpose-built flat20.6%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.9%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building5.5%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

68.6% of households in the MK45 2LA area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 18.4% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 33.7% own outright and 34.9% with a mortgage.

MK45 2LA
69%
18%
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England
  • Owned68.6%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1%1%
  • Private rented18.4%20.5%
  • Social rented12%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

MK45 2LAEngland
Owned outright33.7%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan34.9%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent16.2%18.2%
Other private rented2.2%2.2%
From the council1%8.3%
From a housing association11%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 37.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

MK45 2LAEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (20.3%). 21.2% of households include dependent children.

MK45 2LAEngland
Living alone, under 6620.3%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over17.4%12.8%
Couple, no children17.1%16.8%
Couple with dependent children17.3%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.8%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children3.9%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.5%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over10.3%9.2%
Sharers and other households3.3%7.7%
Rents

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.

Central BedfordshireEngland
All homes£1,250£1,459
One bedroom£865£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,097£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,376£1,489
Four or more£2,044£2,161
Detached£1,761£1,640
Semi-detached£1,352£1,449
Terraced£1,205£1,435
Flat or maisonette£989£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around MK45 2LA (Ampthill & Millbrook) (about 1,520 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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