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Housing in MK5 6LY

What the homes in MK5 6LY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Fairfields & Grange Farm
Council
Milton Keynes
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,478 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (38.3%). Flats make up 39.4%, well above the 22.2% across England.

MK5 6LYEngland
Detached16.9%22.9%
Semi-detached22%31.5%
Terraced21.5%23%
Purpose-built flat38.3%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.7%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.4%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.2%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

40.2% of households in the MK5 6LY area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 28.8% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 5.7% own outright and 34.5% with a mortgage.

MK5 6LY
40%
16%
29%
15%
England
  • Owned40.2%61.3%
  • Shared ownership16%1%
  • Private rented28.8%20.5%
  • Social rented15%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

MK5 6LYEngland
Owned outright5.7%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan34.5%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent27.7%18.2%
Other private rented1.1%2.2%
From the council1.8%8.3%
From a housing association13.2%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.7 people living in it. 24.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

MK5 6LYEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (27.9%). 39.8% of households include dependent children.

MK5 6LYEngland
Living alone, under 6621.7%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over2.4%12.8%
Couple, no children14.6%16.8%
Couple with dependent children27.9%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children2.6%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children11.9%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.7%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over0.9%9.2%
Sharers and other households12.4%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Milton Keynes

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Milton Keynes (August 2026, +3.9% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

Milton KeynesEngland
All homes£1,344£1,459
One bedroom£978£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,217£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,451£1,489
Four or more£2,088£2,161
Detached£1,954£1,640
Semi-detached£1,423£1,449
Terraced£1,345£1,435
Flat or maisonette£1,138£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around MK5 6LY (Fairfields & Grange Farm) (about 1,478 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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