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Housing in MK6 3BB

What the homes in MK6 3BB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Woughton & Woolstone
Council
Milton Keynes
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,817 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (31.3%). Flats make up 25.5%, above the 22.2% across England.

MK6 3BBEngland
Detached25.5%22.9%
Semi-detached15.7%31.5%
Terraced31.3%23%
Purpose-built flat24.2%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.3%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home2.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

41.1% of households in the MK6 3BB area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 30.3% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 27.9% own outright and 13.3% with a mortgage.

MK6 3BB
41%
30%
24%
England
  • Owned41.1%61.3%
  • Shared ownership3.8%1%
  • Private rented30.3%20.5%
  • Social rented24.5%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.3%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

MK6 3BBEngland
Owned outright27.9%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan13.3%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent28.4%18.2%
Other private rented2%2.2%
From the council6.2%8.3%
From a housing association18.2%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 33.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

MK6 3BBEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (22.2%). 20.7% of households include dependent children.

MK6 3BBEngland
Living alone, under 6622.2%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over11.3%12.8%
Couple, no children15.3%16.8%
Couple with dependent children10.8%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.9%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children9.9%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.7%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over8%9.2%
Sharers and other households12%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 MK6 3BB (Woughton & Woolstone) (about 1,817 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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