Housing in MK6 5LY
What the homes in MK6 5LY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Oldbrook & Coffee Hall
- Council
- Milton Keynes
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,233 (2024)
MK6 5LYMilton Keynes
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (52.7%). Flats make up 13.5%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
24.3% of households in the MK6 5LY area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 12.2% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 10.1% own outright and 14.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned24.3%61.3%
- Shared ownership11.5%1%
- Private rented12.2%20.5%
- Social rented51.6%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.5%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 31.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (19.3%). 29.7% 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 MK6 5LY (Oldbrook & Coffee Hall) (about 2,233 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.