Housing in MK5 7GR
What the homes in MK5 7GR are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Furzton
- Council
- Milton Keynes
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,167 (2024)
MK5 7GRMilton Keynes
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are detached houses (28%). Flats make up 24.8%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
34.4% of households in the MK5 7GR area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 15.3% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 12.9% own outright and 21.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned34.4%61.3%
- Shared ownership14.3%1%
- Private rented15.3%20.5%
- Social rented35.8%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.1%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 32.7% 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 (25.4%). 35.4% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around MK5 7GR (Furzton) (about 2,167 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.